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Visual Literacy II
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STUDIO IV Fall 2019
Sketches Summer 2019
Programs Used: • Hand renderings
Project Brief:
These sketches were done during a study abroad trip to Italy. We went to five different cities in three weeks. In each city we had to sketch a certain number of scenarios. These included material studies, perspectives, upside-down, fast and moving sketches. It was very important that by the end of the trip, proportion was understood. It is a very valuable quality to be able to sketch quickly and to proportion because that can be used any time in professional practice.
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The company SpaceX opened a new office in Orlando, Florida for their Marketing and Communications Division. The design needed to “align with SpaceX’s values, meet the client’s desires for an environmentally sensitive design, have flexible uses of space and a forwardthinking design.” The space planning of this project allowed SpaceX to have use of flexible spaces and room for growth while providing the flow of an open office floor plan.
Goals: - Create a space that sparks imagination and creativity by using different patterns and textures - Provide a “private” office for the head of the department - Bring the outdoors in by providing a lot of natural lighting and using natural materials - Provide comfortable workstations that conform to employees’ needs - Allow separation between collaborative spaces and individual spaces
STARGAZING
Stargazing was one of the first activities that human kind participated in. They would look at up and wonder what was in the night sky. They dreamed of one day being able to travel into the unknown. The act of wanting to expand their knowledge and travel to the stars was all inspired by stargazing. Using stars for way finding was one of the most important uses that early human kind figured out with the help of stars. The organization of calendars, numerical systems, and the start of an early type of mathematics was all inspired by the stars. Using this inspiration for the SpaceX office will transform the space to remind them of a time that transformed the way that humans lived, traveled and thought forever. It will take them back to their roots and how the night sky changed human history forever.
STUDIO III Spring 2019
STUDIO III Spring 2019
ADA Standards Met:
- 36” Door Openings - Doors swing out - Flooring is slip resistant - Walking surfaces are at least 36”
Since this space was for the Marketing and Communications Division, it was designed with the intent for other people who are interested in SpaceX to walk in and understand what kind of company they were. Stargazing was the inspiration for this design. Starlike colors, bright materials and finishes were used to help better define the mission of SpaceX to their clients. Their vision is “to revolutionize space technology, with the ultimate goal of enabling people to live on other planets.”
Project Brief:
This project is a backyard studio built in SketchUp with the proper architectural layout of materials. This project forced a break down of the key elements of construction. This allowed for a deeper understanding of how joists, beams, wall board, etc. can come together to create a sound structure. Sustainable materials like recycled paneling for the outside of the studio, a rain catcher system to use rain water as a water source and recycled tin to form a roof were used to make the studio. The studio consists of a foundation, wall joists, interior wall, exterior wall, sliding doors, windows, a ceiling, roof joists and a roof.
Computer aided design Fall 2018
Programs Used: • SketchUp
Creating path and mystery was the function of this project. A quote was given that helped describe what the project outcome was going to be. “The Plan proceeds from within to without; the exterior space is the result of the interior. The elements of architecture are light and shade, walls and space. Arrangement is the gradation of aims, the classification of intentions.” -Le Corbusier, Towards a New Architecture
The purpose was to choose an artist and take inspiration from their works to create a three dimensional dorm. The artist chosen to study was Sarah Oppenheimer. Her projects are geometric and include empty spaces that create individual pieces of art inside of her complete art piece. The process was to make parti diagrams of her work to look at the pieces from different angles and see which pieces would fit in the specific project. Many study models were made of the final model to see what worked and didn’t work, how light changed the way the structure was viewed and how to play with empty spaces. The final model is in 1/2”=1’0” scale and made out of matte board, glue and some Bristol board.
STUDIO I Spring 2018
Programs Used: • Hand Modeling
Materials Used: • Bristol Board • Matte Board • Glue
This project explored three-dimensional work that investigated the dynamic relationship between curvilinear volumes, concave and convex surfaces. The project had to be designed as asymmetrically balanced, visually engaging from all sides, considering the relationships between positive and negative space, and leading the viewer through the form. It also had to include at least one penetration through the finished work. The removal of material to shape, modify form and space was the key to this project.
The work of furniture designer Verner Panton, particularly “Phantasy Landscape” was what inspired this project. Inspiration from this room included, all the curves, indentions and uniqueness of the work and made it into a threedimensional representation of Panton’s work. The process consisted of simple sketch drawings of different works from the artist. The sketched then turned into clay sketch models. This allowed to see how the concavities and convexities interacted with each other.
VISUAL LITERACY II Spring 2018
Programs Used: • Hand Modeling
Materials Used: • Balsa Foam • Wood • Rasps • Drill • Utility Knife • Chisel • Sandpaper • Spray paint
