antonio tamcsu
undergraduatearchitectureportfolio
SACD | USF 2021
“I CHOSE TO MAKE THE RE SAW IN MY HEAD.” Virgil Abloh September 30, 1980 - November 28, 2021
EALITY I ”
table of contents intro
I - kit of elements
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intro
I - the palimpsest
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intro
I - the lightbox
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intro
II - le petit cabanon
intro
II - the inhabitable wall
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intro
II - the vertical light garden
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other work
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intro to architecture i
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spring
2021
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the kit of elements
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project one
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small scale models
proccess models
datum graphic
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f i n d i n g l i g h t w i t h i n t h e da r k n e ss
Oh Almighty! Lead us from the unreal (falsity) to the real (truth) From darkness to light From death to immortality Oh Almighty May there be Peace. Peace. Peace.
For my concept I wanted to find a concept that could be seen and viewed in various aspects. Finding lightwithin the darkness can have multiple meanings, and various interpretations. I was able to turn my concept into a more abstract idea, of finding light in the darkness, such as representing possibly finding the good in bad situations in life.
project one final| finding light within the darkness
the palimpsest
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project two
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concept graphic
concept
My concept for this project came after we watched the Disney film Soul. While there was many concepts and ideas that stood out and had themes throughout the film. The idea and concept that really stuck with me was the idea presented; The Illusion of Freedom. This idea that they talked about in the movie, that when everybody’s soul is created, they are given a predetermined set of personalities and a preset life career or passion. This made me wonder if this could be a real theory about us humans, if we all truly do get to chose what our career or passion in life is, or weather we are ment to find that as our passion or career because that is what we are supposed to do.
concept poem
“At times, wonder my purpose, Easy than to feel worthless but, peace is somethin’ that starts with me…”
i l l us i o n m o m e n t
escaping moment
freedom moment
-Reborn Kid Cudi
s
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i l l us i o n
escaping
freedom
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front large drawdle
e
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back large drawdle
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ground stud
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my ground models were created in a way that followed a similar fashion of my
3
drawdles., but with a conceptual twist.
My
left most model
starts out very simple, with clear movements flowing into the next model, which becomes very complex and has lots of depth, showing the multitude of interpretations my concept takes on.
Then
flowing into
my right most model, you start to see opening upof spaces through the y models
model to introduce a stronger dimensionality to my spaces and concept.
escaping moment
illusion moment
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my
concept
deals
with
the
ideas
that
fatalism
details.
Fatalism may apply to all events, or may take a more restricted form. It may be consistent with determinism, the belief that every event, including everything we do, is caused by something other than itself. On the other hand, it may be consistent with indeterminism, the belief that not every event has a cause, and that some events cannot be explained by universal laws or principles. Fatalism
may conflict with determinism if it asserts that
we cannot effectively change our actions, or cause a change in the outcome of events.
On
the other hand,
fatalism may conflict with indeterminism if it asserts that we do not have the freedom to choose our own actions.
Determinism
may allow that, even if our actions are caused
by forces which we cannot control, our actions can still be effective in changing the outcome of events.
On
the
other hand, indeterminism may allow that, even if there are events which we cannot control, we have the freedom to choose how to respond, without being compelled to respond in a certain way by forces beyond our control.
Fatalism
may take the view that, if all our actions are caused
by forces beyond our control, then we are not responsible for our actions. If we are placed in situations beyond our control, then we may not be free to choose how to respond.
freedom moment
This
may be in conflict with the theory of free will, that we
final draft mod el
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final draft model
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with these models i took all my ground studies and drawdles and tried to convey the multiple aspects of my concept in different spaces, while relating them to each other and creating a journey through the spaces to create a feeling associated
project two final| escaping the illusion of freedom
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final front
final axonometric
final back
the lightbox
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project three
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project two final| escaping the illusion of freedom
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“It ain’tmakin’ sense, I’m just here to vent It happen to one of your people, it’s different, We get it, the system is wicked, just learn how to pick it, Knowledge is power, I swear I’m a witness, I know that I’m gifted I won’t go too deep ‘causeI’m scared they’ll get me, Ain’tscared to admit it…” -The Bigger Picture Lil Baby
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intro to architecture ii
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fall
2021
l e p e t i t ca b a n o n
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project one
site
- hegyestu budapest
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site
Balaton Hegyestű shows its natural conic shape, however, its northern side was stripped off while mining for basalt. The 50-meter high pit wall displays columns of solidified basalt lava pentagonal and hexagonal in cross-section, which got stuck in the vent millions of years ago.
Past
volcanic activity less resistant rock
was worn away by weathering and erosion while basalt caprock was left standing isolated. signature buttes of
Balaton Uplands
This
is how other
were formed too.
- hegyestu budapest
Hegyestu Geologiai Zánka Monoszló és Monoszló között külterület, 8273 Hungary
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we began this project by looking at a series of famous homes and studied the various aspects of them that make them unique. we had drawn the different systems of the homes and studied the archtiectural techniques that made them each unique to each architect who designed them
The Bianchi House - designed by Italian architect Mario Botta in 1971. Built on a sharply inclined hillside above the village of Riva San Vitale on the shores of Lake Lugano, the house is set in the lower part of the plot and laid out on different levels like a tower.
casa bianchi
delta shelter
4x4 house
The 4x4 house - Ando has taken a plan, 13 feet by 13 feet (4 x 4 m) - the maximum dimensions possible for the site - and created a hour story tower. The entrance and utility room are on the first floor , a bedroom is on the second floor , a study is on the third floor and the living/dining room (the heart of the house) is on the top floor. Delta Shelter – a 1,000 square-foot cabin – is essentially a steel-clad box on stilts that can be completely shuttered when the owner is away. ... Most of the structure, including the steel structure, roof panels, shutters, and stairs, was prefabricated off-site, thereby reducing on-site waste and site disruption
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el d o m ss e proc
project one final| finding lost identity
final back side
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final clo se up sho t
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final section shortways
final section longways
47 my concept of fniding lost identity helped
me
create
an
intrecate
process with how i created my spaces,
to
force
a
journey
of
this loss identity to be refound.
The
very idea of finding yourself
is quite abstract.
Well,
a good
way to define it is to look back at the bullet points above that describe what it feels like to be lost.
The is
process of finding yourself one
that
should
hopefully
reverse each of those statements.
So
you should end up with a
strong sense of identity, know your place in the world, be able to imagine a different future, and feel content with your life in general.
You should feel engaged with life, as though you are choosing your path rather than letting it choose you.
It
means
where
to
you
through
life
are
reach
a
point
able
to
move
with
confidence final axonometric
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site map
+ analysis
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the inhabitable wall
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project two
plan drawing
The
Simmons park view, and breaking
site analysis of
through a plan
down various elements into different line types and weights allowed me to get a better understanding of the advantages of my site.
I
was
able to show also a more distinct connection between the shape of my site and surrounding infrastructure, and the design of my own structure.
I
had chosen
space, which
I
site drawdle
Simmons
park for my site, as it currently serves as a nature outdoors public
feel is very beautiful, but isnt known about enough.
I
want to bring people here
to experience the space outdoors, while bringing the idea of my concept into this space with my campus intervention.
I
plan to incorporate the outdoors space that already exists there into
my structure, and play with the idea of indoors and outdoors spaces blending together.
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dr aw dle
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project two final| finacial freedom
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final aerial view
sections
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perspective drawing
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g n i w a r d n tio c e s e v i t c e p pers
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perspective render
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front open cover shot
floor plan drawings
project three final|the quantum particle
the quantum particle In
some
description
respects, is
quite
the
quantum
similar
mechanical
to
the
classical
description of interfering waves.
The
particle is
described mathematically by a special quantum kind of wave called a wavefunction. When interference occurs, each particle’s wavefunction includes parts corresponding to the particle going each way, much like the way that a classical wave that interferes has parts going both ways. Unfortunately, eight decades
Erwin Schrdinger introduced the idea of a wavefunction, physicists still do not agree about the nature of the physical reality that it describes. after
using architecture to prove the quantum particle’s existence
the double-slit experiment is a demonstration that light and matter can display characteristics of both classically defined waves and particles; moreover, it displays the fundamentally probabilistic nature of quantum mechanical phenomena
We
now know that quantum particles create such an
interference pattern, too like nature.
Postulated
— evidence that they have a wavein 1924 by French physicist Louis
Broglie, this idea was verified for electrons a few years later by US physicists Clinton Davisson and Lester Germer. Even large molecules such as buckminsterfullerene — made of 60 carbon atoms — will behave in this way. The particles seem to interfere with themselves. it’s truly particle-like, with no more waviness. de
intro to digital architecture
final project spring proffessor Jason
2021
Henning
intro to digital architecture
2021 proffessor Jason Henning final project spring
personal work learning rendering softwares
personal work learning rendering softwares
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