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ALPHABETS

ARC182S19

REPRESENTATION II COURSE PORTFOLIO APARAJITA RAO

SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE SPRING 2019 ARC182 REPRESENTATION II: ALPHABETS INSTRUCTOR: PROF. MOLLY HUNKER THIS PORTFOLIO CONTAINS THE WORK OF APARAJITA RAO

PP. 6-19

PHASE 1

LETTERS

PP. 4-5

PHASES

PHASE 2

BLOCK ARRANGEMENT 2: BLOCKS ROTATED ONLY IN PLAN

SPACES ARC182: Representa�on II PHASE 4

Alphabets

Exercise 01A Aparajita Rao

PP. 26-33

ARCH 182: REPRESENTATION II ALPHABETS EXERCISE 02B APARAJITA RAO

BLOCK ARRANGEMENT 3: BLOCKS ROTATED IN PLAN AND SECTION

PP. 20-25

BLOCK ARRANGEMENT 1: BLOCKS ROTATED ONLY IN SECTION

PHASE 3

ta�on II

SHALLOW PIXELLATED HOLE

OBJECTS

OLE

VOLUMES

0.05”

JAN 14 - JAN 27

LETTERS

PHASE 1 OF 4

ARC182: Representaï¿½on II Alphabets

Exercise 01A Aparajita Rao

STEP 1A INVOLVES EXTRACTING THE GEOMETRIC LOGIC OF THE HELVETICA ALPHABET THROUGH A SET OF PRECISE DRAWINGS. THE FIRST SET OF DRAWINGS IS THE RESULT OF THE EXTRACTION--A NETWORK OF GUIDELINES THAT ALIGN WITH THE MAJOR MOMENTS OF EACH CHARACTER. THE SECOND SET OF DRAWINGS IS A PRECISE TRACING OF THE HELVETICA CHARACTERS J AND N, WITH THE GUIDELINES UNDERLAID, AND CORNERS AND CRITICAL POINTS EXTRACTED FROM THESE TRACINGS. THE THIRD SET OF DRAWINGS IS A RECREATION OF THE ORIGINAL CHARACTERS USING ONLY THE EXTRACTED POINTS AND GUIDELINES. IT CONSTITUTES A NEW FONT THAT FOLLOWS THE GEOMETRIC LOGIC OF HELVETICA.

JAN 21 - JAN 27

STEP 1B

STEP 1B INVOLVES CREATING COMPOUND LETTERS FROM THE EXTRACTED FORMS.

ARC182: Representa�on II Alphabets

Exercise 01B Nested Details Aparajita Rao

5 ARC182: Representa�on II

VOLUMES

JAN 27 - MAR 03

PHASE 2

STEP 2A INVOLVES CREATING A THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECT FROM THE COMPOUND LETTER. THE FIRST OBJECT USES THE LETTER AS A TRACK, AND FORMS A CIRCULAR PIPE ALONG THE TRACK. THE HEMISHPHERIC CAPS COMPLETE THE PIPED APPEARANCE. THE SECOND OBJECT RECONSTRUCTS A SINGLE-AXIS EXTRUSION OF THE LETTER USING ONLY ONE-DEGREE CURVATURE. THESE ONE-DEGREE CURVES MEET AT THE CRITICAL POINTS AND CORNERS OF THE ORIGINAL LETTER, AND FORM A NETWORK OF TRIANGULAR PLANES THAT COMPRISES THE SOLID. THE THIRD OBJECT USES TWO-DEGREE CURVATURE TO CONNECT THE CORNERS AND BYPASS THE ORIGINAL CURVATURE, CREATING AN ORGANIC NETWORK OF NODES THAT COMPRISES AN INFLATED-LOOKING SOLID.

VOLUMES

JAN 27 - FEB 03

STEP 2A

ARC182: Representaï¿½on II Alphabets

Exercise 02A Aparajita Rao

VOLUMES

FEB 03 - FEB 10

STEP 2B

ISTEP 2B INVOLVES PRODUCING VARIATIONS OF ALPAHBET FORMS THAT FALL INTO THREE “FAMILIES.” THE FIRST FAMILY IS THE BLOCK REARRANGEMENT. EACH BLOCK REARRANGEMENT COMPRISES A SET OF BLOCKS CUT FROM SINGLE-AXIS EXTRUSIONS OF LETTER PROFILES. ONE REARRANGEMENT LIMITS THE AXIS OF ROTATION TO THE Z-AXIS, THE SECOND LIMITS IT TO THE X- AND Y-AXES, AND THE THIRD ROTATES BLOCKS ON ALL AXES. THE SECOND FAMILY IS THE SWEPT PROFILES OBJECT. EACH OBJECT COMPRISES A SET OF PIECES MADE FROM TWO DIFFERENT LETTER PROFILES, AND TWO DIFFERENT PARABOLIC ARCS THAT GUIDE THE CROSS-SECTIONAL TRANSITION BETWEEN LETTERS. THE FIRST TWO OBJECTS USE TWO OF THESE PIECES, WHILE THE THIRD USES THREE PIECES. THE THIRD FAMILY IS THE BOOLEAN PROFILE. EACH PROFILE IS THE RESULT OF A BOOLEAN INTERSECTION BETWEEN TWO DIFFERENT LETTER PROFILES, MADE THREE-DIMENSIONAL IN ONE OF TWO WAYS. THE FIRST IS THE RESULT OF AN INTERSECTION BETWEEN TWO PROFILES REVOLVED ABOUT THEIR INTERSECTIONS WITH THE SURROUNDING GRID. THE SECOND IS THE RESULT OF AN INTERSECTION BETWEEN TWO PROFILES EXTRUDED IN PERPENDICULAR AXES. THE THIRD IS AN INTERSECTION BETWEEN ONE EXTRUDED PROFILE, AND ONE REVOLVED PROFILE.

FEB 03 - FEB 10

BLOCK ARRANGEMENT 1: BLOCKS ROTATED ONLY IN SECTION

STEP 2B

BLOCK ARRANGEMENT 2: BLOCKS ROTATED ONLY IN PLAN

BLOCK ARRANGEMENT 3: BLOCKS ROTATED IN PLAN AND SECTION

ARCH 182: REPRESENTATION II ALPHABETS EXERCISE 02B APARAJITA RAO

SWEPT PROFILES 1: 3 PROFILES SWEEP BETWEEN 1:2, 1:3

SWEPT PROFILES 2: 3 PROFILES SWEEP BETWEEN 1:2, 1:3

SWEPT PROFILES 3: 4 PROFILES SWEEP BETWEEN 1:2, 1:3, 3:4

ST ARCH 182: REPRESENTATION II ALPHABETS EXERCISE 02B APARAJITA RAO

BOOLEAN PROFILES 1: 1 PROFILE REVOLVED IN PLAN, 1 PROFILE REVOLVED IN SECTION BOOLEAN INTERSECTION RESULT

BOOLEAN PROFILES 2: 2 PROFILES EXTRUDED PERPENDICULARLY TO ONE ANOTHER BOOLEAN INTERSECTION RESULT

BOOLEAN PROFILES 3: 1 PROFILE EXTRUDED PERPENDICULARLY, 1 PROFILE RESOLVED IN PLAN BOOLEAN INTERSECTION RESULT

VOLUMES

FEB 10 - FEB 17

STEP 2C FOCUSES ON ONE OBJECT FROM EACH FAMILY FOR A SET OF ANALYTICAL DRAWINGS DETAILING EACH OBJECTâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S MODELING PROCESS.

STEP 2C

SWEEP N TO J

SWEEP J TO n

SWEEP N TO N

ALL FIGURES

TOP VIEW

ELEVATION

BLOCKS ROTATED IN XY PLANE (PLAN)

BLOCKS ROATED IN XZ PLANE (SECTION)

n N j

CUTTING PLANE ARC182: Representaï¿½on II Alphabets

Exercise 02C Aparajita Rao

REVOLVED FIGURE

EXTRUDED FIGURE

COMBINED FIGURES

BOOLEAN INTERSECTION

TOP VIEW

ELEVATION

EXTRUSION DIRECTION REVOLUTION AXIS

N to REVOLUTION RADIUS

ARC182: Representaï¿½on II Alphabets

Exercise 02C Aparajita Rao

SWEEP N TO J

SWEEP J TO n

SWEEP N TO J ALT

ALL FIGURES

TOP VIEW

ELEVATION

* USING “J” INSTEAD OF SIMILAR FIGURE “n” FOR SIMPLER SWEEP RESULT WITH NO INTERSECTING CURVES

to J

o J ALT

J to n

N to J

J to n

N to J ALT

ARC182: Representa�on II Alphabets

Exercise 02C Aparajita Rao

VOLUMES

FEB 17 - MAR 03

THE FINAL STEP OF PHASE 2 IS A SET OF ANALYTICAL DRAWINGS DETAILING THE FABRICATION LOGICS OF THE THREE OBJECTS. THE BOOLEAN PROFILE IS SPLIT INTO NINE SECTION DRAWINGS. THE SWEPT PROFILES OBJECT IS DRAWN AS A NETWORK OF CONTOUR LINES IN THE XY AND XZ PLANES, AND A MULTI-AXIS WIREFRAME OUTLINE. THE BLOCK REARRANGEMENT IS DRAWN EXPLODED INTO A KIT OF PARTS, EXPOSING ITS ASSEMBLY PROCESS, AND ALSO DRAWN UNFOLDED, WHICH INFORMED THE NEXT PHASE OF THE LETTERâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S DEVELOPMENT.

14 14

STEP 2D

BOOLEAN PROFILE SERIAL SECTIONS

15 15

SWEPT PROFILES OBJECT

CONTOUR AND WIREFRAME DRAWINGS

18 Alphabets

Exercise 02D Block Rearrangement Unfolded Aparajita Rao

ARC182: Representaï¿½on II

BLOCK REARRANGEMENT SURFACES UNFOLDED

BLOCK REARRANGEMENT KIT OF PARTS

1 2

2 4 3

4 1

1 3

ARC182: Representa�on II

Alphabets

Exercise 02D Block Rearrangement Kit of Parts Aparajita Rao

ARC182: Representa�on II Alphabets

Exercise 02D Block Rearrangement Kit of Parts Aparajita Rao

MAR 04 - MAR 31

OBJECTS

PHASE 3 OF 4

THE THIRD PHASE ADDRESSES THE REQUIREMENTS OF FABRICATION AND ASSEMBLY OF THE OBJECTS AS TANGIBLE ENTITIES. STEP 3A OPTIMIZES THE OBJECTS FOR THREE CONSTRUCTION STRATEGIES-STACKING CUTOUTS OF THE OBJECT’S CONTOURS, A DOUBLE-AXIS JUNCTION OF THE OBJECT’S CONTOUR CUTOUTS AT THE PLACES WHERE THE PLANES INTERSECT, AKIN TO A LATTICE OR EGG CRATE, AND AN UNFOLDING OF ALL OF THE OBJECT’S SURFACES. STEP 3B USES THE LAST OF THESE DRAWINGS AS A CUTTING TEMPLATE, AND REALIZES THE BLOCK REARRANGEMENT AS A 6” X 6” X 6” HAND-SCORED AND FOLDED MODEL MADE FROM MUSEUM BOARD.

01 32”

18”

ARCH PROFILES 182: REPRESENTATION II SWEPT OBJECT ALPHABETS EXERCISE 03A FABRICATION TEMPLATE FOR CONTOUR MODEL CONTOUR MODEL APARAJITA RAO

AXIS B

32”

AXIS A

18”

ARCH 182: REPRESENTATION II ALPHABETS EXERCISE 03A EGG CRATE MODEL APARAJITA RAO

BOOLEAN PROFILE FABRICATION TEMPLATE FOR EGGCRATE MODEL

BLOCK REARRANGEMENT UNFOLDED DRAWING MODIFIED FOR FABRICATION

4 3

ARC

ARCH 182: REPRESENTATION II ALPHABETS EXERCISE 03A UNROLLED SURFACE MODEL APARAJITA RAO

32”

18”

32”

MAR 24 - MAR 31

OBJECTS

STEP 3B

*ABOVE PHOTO BY PROF. HUNKER

THE BLOCK REARRANGEMENT HAS ESCAPED FROM RHINOCEROS 3D AND IS NOW LOOSE IN THE MATERIAL WORLD. IT SPRINGS TO LIFE FROM THE PREVIOUS CUTTING TEMPLATE, ETCHED INTO A SHEET OF MUSEUM BOARD AND FOLDED TOGETHER.

MAR 31 - APR 23

SPACES

PHASE 4 OF 4

PHASE 4 INVOLVES CONTAINING AND PUNCTURING THE OBJECTS, TURNING THEM FROM FIGURE TO GROUND, FROM FORMS TO SPACES. THE OBJECTS TAKE ON “PROTO-ARCHITECTURAL” ROLES AS OCCUPIABLE VOIDS, AND ARE NO LONGER CONSIDERED FLOATING, ABSTRACT MASSES.

MAR 31 - APR 07

SPACES

STEP 4A

RECTANGLE LOFTED TO PENTAGON RECTANGLE LOFTED TO PENTAGON

0.05”

r=0.2155” r= 0.2155”

0.05”

0.02” 0.02”

LOFTED POLYGON DEEP HOLE

SPHERICAL SOFT HOLE

SHALLOW PIXELLATED HOLE

ARC182: Representa�on II Alphabets

Exercise 04A Aparajita Rao

A HOLE NOW PUNCTURES EACH OF THE THREE OBJECTS, FUNCTIONING AS FENESTRATION FOR A POTENTIAL INTERIOR.

APR 07 - APR 21

THIN COCOON-LIKE SKIN MADE ONLY OF TRIANGULAR PLANES CONCEALS INTERIOR CURVATURE

SPACES FACET EDGES CONNECT OUTERMOST VERTICES OF ORIGINAL OBJECTS

TECHNIQUE REPLICATES STRETCHING CANVAS OVER A FRAME

Axonometric and Cut Axonometric ARC182: Representa�on II Alphabets

Exercise 04B Aparajita Rao

STEP 4B SEALS THE THREE SELECTED OBJECTS IN A CONTAINER, RENDERING THEM INTERIOR SPACES WITH AN EXTERIOR FACADE. THE VOLUME BECOMES A “PROTO-ARCHITECTURAL” OBJECT, COMPLETE WITH CIRCULATION AND FENESTRATION RELATED TO ITS INTERNAL SPACE NETWORK.

STEP 4B

Sec�on Cut ARC182: Representa�on II Alphabets

Exercise 04B Aparajita Rao

“BARREL-VAULTED” TUNNEL ACTS AS FENESTRATION, AND LINKS TWO “n” FORMS

Plan Cut ARC182: Representa�on II Alphabets

Exercise 04B Aparajita Rao

APR 14- APR 23

SPACES

THE FINAL STEP REALIZES THE COCOON-LIKE CONTAINER AND ITS CONTENTS BY WAY OF THE IMAGE. THE COCOON IS DRESSED UP WITH CUSTOM MATERIALS AND INTRICATE LIGHTING SYSTEMS AS A FORM OF COSMETICS. THE FIRST RENDERED IMAGE OF THE COCOON IS A PHOTOREALISTIC ONE THAT PLACES IT IN GLACIER NATIONAL PARK, MONTANA, AND DRESSES IT UP LIKE AN OVERSIZED MALACOSOMA LARVA NEST. THE SECOND RENDERED IMAGE IS AN ABSTRACT ONE, MEANT TO HIGHLIGHT SIMULTANEOUSLY THE TRANSLUCENCY AND SHAPE OF THE SKIN BY USING A SYMBOLIC REPRESENTATION OF A KNOWN TRANSLUCENT MATERIAL, FRESH WATER, ON THE OUTSIDE, AND A PLAYFUL CHOICE OF POOL TILE ON THE INSIDE TO CREATE A COHESIVE AESTHETIC. THE DEFORMATION OF THE LOW-OPACITY WATER TEXTURE REVEALS THE SHAPE OF THE COCOON.

STEP 4C