Architectural studies portfolio by Ariel Souza

ARCH PORTFOLIO Ariel Alberto Souza

Ariel Alberto Souza

Contact: Email:arielsouza6767@hotmail.com Cell Phone: (909)-706-1698

Education: Pasadena CIty College 2011-present Mt.San Antonio College 2010

Skills: Rhinoceros 4.0+ Adobe Photoshop Adobe Illustrator Adobe InDesign Maxwell Render 2.0+ Fruity Loops Sound Engineering 3ds Max AutoCAD AutoCAD Architecture Revit Architecture

Table of Contents:

Boiler House

Century City Mixed Use Building

Bike Station

Minimal Surface

PCC Alumni COmmons

Thirst

Spatial Sequence

Bertula Parasitus

Skin and Bones

New Los Angeles Natural History Museum

Boiler House Arch 20b Instructor Coleman Griffith PCC Fall 2012

Boiler House Description The Boiler house at Pasadena city College is to be converted into the new Architecture Department of its own.

Precedents The Boiler was a given Precedent, It was meant to preserve its exterior structure, whilst we create a transformable core that changes the definition of space usage.

Concept The concept was taking directly from an eternal reference of white blood cells, they pertain a system that changes and improves it's defense mechanism against viruses. A system was developed to reapprioted spacial usage during different times of the day according the class schedule that the Department currently has. Some classrooms may combine with another during parts of the day while other classroom(while being in used) may be completely isolated.

Boiler House(precedent)

Site Plan (Pasadena city college)

Bi-nuclear Concept and words

Vicissitation

Exisiting bacterias produced by White Blood Cells

Modiffied Solving Method

Learners Adapt Problem

Exisiting Solving method (Bug)

Concept Developement

Efficacious

Adaptation (Boiler House to New Arch Department)

New Problem (BOILER HOUSE)

effective, productive.

Equivacation Modified Bacterias to combat new virus

Modified Solving method (TRANSFORMABLE CORE)

A modified element to compromise to a certain need

White Blood Cells Adapt

Virus

How Rule Sets relate to current project

A fallacy of applying the same elment for different application.

Traditional solving method (STATIC CORE)

Galler

Boiler House Circulation Grid Analysis CONTEXT DRIVEN #1

20AB STUDIO

10A/10B Studio

Computer Lab12

Gallery

Boiler House Circulation Grid Analysis CONCEPT DRIVEN #2

20AB STUDIO

Sunlight analysis around boiler house year round 8AM, 12PM, 4PM

Computer Lab12A

10A/10B Studio

4PM

12PM

8AM

Gallery

Boiler House Boiler House Circulation Grid Analysis RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN 1 &2 #3

Fall

20AB STUDIO

Summer

Compu 10A/10B Studio

Gallery

Spring

Winter

Sunlight analysis around boiler house year round 8AM, 12PM, 4PM 8AM Boiler House

Programs and sizes

New

Fall

1 10A Studio 1000SQFT. 2. 10B studio 1000SQFT 3. 20A studio 1000SQFT 4. 20B studio 1000SQFT 5. computer Lab 800SQFT 6. Drafting Room 900SQFT 7. Admin Office 600SQFT 8. Bathroom 400SQFT 9.24A/B room 750 SQFT

Old (Boiler House)

Summer

Spring

Winter

Program List

Sun Study

12PM

4PM

Floor plans

X X X entrance UP Lecture

entrance

Atrium Space

Restroom

Elevator UP

Lecture y

y Gallery Space

Atrium Space 10A/10B Studio

Computer Lab

Restroom

Drafting

Elevator

Second Level

X How Rule Sets relate to current project

ords

ion

Modified Solving method (TRANSFORMABLE CORE)

ent to certain need

New Problem (BOILER HOUSE)

Transformation 1

Traditional solving method (STATIC CORE)

Adaptation (Boiler House to New Arch Department)

Modified Solving method (TRANSFORMABLE CORE)

New Problem (BOILER HOUSE)

Traditional solving method (STATIC CORE)

g the fferent

Adaptation (Boiler House to New Arch Department)

X New Problem (BOILER HOUSE)

New Problem (BOILER HOUSE)

entrance UP Lecture 3rd floor cut

Gallery Space Elevator

Modified Solving method (TRANSFORMABLE CORE)

Office

Circulation Diagram First Floor

Transformation 2 10A/10B Studio

10A/10B Studio

20AB STUDIO

New Problem (BOILER HOUSE)

Atrium Space

10A/10B Studio

Restroom

Computer Lab12A12B

New Problem (BOILER HOUSE)

(BOILER HOUSE)

Gallery Space

Lecture

Gallery Space New Problem

10A/10B Studio

entrance UP

Boiler House Circulation Grid Analysis CONTEXT DRIVEN #1 Adaptation (Boiler House to New Arch Department)

New Problem (BOILER HOUSE)

Compute

Computer Lab

1st floor cut

Transformation 1

Traditional solving method (STATIC CORE)

20A/20B Studio

Office

2nd floor cut Restroom

Transformation 3

20A/20B Studio

Atrium Space

10A/10B Studio

20A/20B Studio

10A/10B Studio

Elevator

Lecture

20A/20B Studio

Gallery Space

(Learning Theory) Re

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Computer Lab

Gallery

Computer Lab

Gallery Space 20A/20B Studio

Drafting

Transformation 3

Drafting

10A/10B Studio

(External Referen

Computer Lab

Gallery Space

Boiler House Circulation Grid Analysis CONCEPT DRIVEN #2

Transformation 2

Circulation Diagram First Floor

Transformation 1

Circulation Diagram Second Floor

Third Level

20AB STUDIO

entrance

VEN #1

20AB STUDIO

Lecture

Computer Lab12A12B

10A/10B Studio

Elevator

(Learning Theory) Repair Learning Theory 20A/20B Studio

Computer Lab12A12B

Gallery Space

The repair learning theory is using when one encounters a problem in which the solving method is only valid for a certain type of problem, one modifies the method in which to accomadate the current problem. One also learns by using ingenuity of modifying the given methods, to learn to improvise and to be more adaptive to problems.

Computer Lab

Gallery

Boiler House Circulation Grid Analysis RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN 1 &2 #3

Lecture

10A/10B Studio

Gallery Space

Gallery

20A/20B Studio

Lecture

10A/10B Studio

Ariel Souza

20A/20B Studio

Atrium Space Restroom

Gallery Space

20A/20B Studio

Drafting 10A/10B Studio

10A/10B Studio

Transformation 3

Computer Lab

(External Reference) White Blood Cells combating Bacteria

Gallery Space

20A/20B Studio

Circulation Diagram First Floor

20A/20B Studio

Circulation Diagram Second Floor

Computer Lab12A12B

Office

20AB STUDIO

2nd floor cut

Computer Lab

10A/10B Studio

Computer Lab

Gallery Space

The way White Blood cells fight of bacterias is by producing bacterias themselves, in an attempt of fighting fire with fire to kill of the invading bacteria. Most of the time The bacteria produced by the White Blood Cells donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t usually suceed, therefore White Blood Cells deviate the existing bacteria they produce to combat the new invading Bacteria. Doing this not only destroys the new bacteria, but White Blood Cells also improve their adaptation on the imune system..

20AB STUDIO

3rd floor cut

sformation 2

Circulation Diagram Third Floor

entrance

1st floor cut

Gallery

Computer Lab12A12B

10A/10B Studio

Lecture

10A/10B Studio

20A/20B Studio

Atrium Space Restroom

Elevator

Gallery

10A/10B Studio

20A/20B Studio 10A/10B Studio

Lecture

10A/10B Studio

Gallery Space Lecture

Ariel Souza 20A/20B Studio Lecture

10A/10B Studio

Gallery Space

20A/20B Studio

Gallery Space

20A/20B Studio

Computer Lab

WEEN 1 &2 #3 Gallery Space 20A/20B Studio

20A/20B Studio

Drafting 10A/10B Studio

10A/10B Studio

Gallery Space

20AB STUDIO

Circulation Diagram Second Floor

Sunlight analysis around boiler house year round 8AM, 12PM, 4PM

Circulation 4PM Floor 12PM Diagram Third

Computer Lab12A12B

8AM

Circulation (static) 10A/10B Studio

Boiler House Gallery

Fall 20A/20B Studio 10A/10B Studio

Lecture

20A/20B Studio 10A/10B Studio

Gallery Space

Office

10A/10B Studio

10A/10B Studio Computer Lab

Computer Lab

The way White Blood cells fight to kill of the invading bacteria. M therefore White Blood Cells devi Doing this not only destroys the system..

Lecture

Computer Lab

Gallery Space

Office

20A/20B Studio

er Lab

North elevation

East elevation

Vicissitation A modified element to Equivacation compromise to a certain need

Exisiting bacterias produced by White Blood Cells erias to virus

White Blood Cells Adapt

Boiler House Transformations Efficacious

New Problem (BOILER HOUSE)

Vicissitation A modified element to Equivacation compromise to a certain need

White Blood Cells Adapt

effective, productive.

New Problem (BOILER HOUSE)

entrance

Efficacious

New Problem (BOILER HOUSE)

Modified Solving method (TRANSFORMABLE CORE)

Adaptation (Boiler House to New Arch Department)

Modified Solving method CORE) Traditional solving (TRANSFORMABLE method (STATIC CORE)

A fallacy of applying the same elment for different application.

New Problem (BOILER HOUSE)

Traditional solving method (STATIC CORE)

Adaptation (Boiler House to New Arch Department)

How Rule Sets relate to current project

Bi-nuclear Concept and words effective, productive.

g bacterias produced e Blood Cells as to us

New Problem (BOILER HOUSE)

Modified Solving method Traditional solving method (TRANSFORMABLE CORE) (STATIC CORE)

A fallacy of applying the same elment for different application.

New Problem (BOILER HOUSE)

Traditional solving method (STATIC CORE)

Adaptation (Boiler House to New Arch Department)

New Problem (BOILER HOUSE)

Boiler Ho

New Problem (BOILER HOUSE)

Boiler Hou

Modified Solving method (TRANSFORMABLE CORE)

Boiler House Cir Adaptation (Boiler House to New Arch Department)

Lecture Equivacation

New Problem

New Problem Boiler House Circulation Grid Analysis CONTEXT DRIVEN (BOILER HOUSE) #1(BOILER HOUSE)

Traditional solving method (STATIC CORE)

A fallacy of applying the same elment for different application.

New Problem (BOILER HOUSE)

20AB STUDIO

Atrium Space 10A/10B Studio Computer Lab12A12B

Restroom

Elevator

Boiler House Circulation Grid Analysis CONTEXT DRIVEN #1

Boiler House Cir

Gallery

20AB STUDIO

Boiler House Circ

Step 1

10A/10B Studio

Boiler House Computer Lab12A12B

Boiler House Circulation Analysis CONCEPT DRIVEN Boiler House Circulation GridGrid Analysis CONTEXT DRIVEN #1 #2

Gallery

20AB STUDIO

y 20AB STUDIO

10A/10B Studio

Computer Lab12A12B

y Boiler House Circulation Grid Analysis CONCEPT DRIVEN #2

Gallery Space

10A/10B Studio Gallery

Boiler House Ci

Gallery

10A/10B Studio

Boiler House

Computer Lab12A12B

20AB STUDIO

Computer Lab Boiler House Circulation Grid Analysis CONCEPT DRIVEN #2 Boiler House Circulation Grid Analysis RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN 1 &2 #3

Computer Lab12A12B

10A/10B Studio

Gallery

20AB STUDIO

Draft

Step 2

Computer Lab12A12B 20AB STUDIO

10A/10B Studio

Boiler House Circulation Grid Analysis RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN 1 &2 #3

Computer Lab12A12B

Gallery 10A/10B Studio

Gallery 20AB STUDIO

Boiler House Circulation Grid Analysis RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN 1 &2 #3

Computer Lab12A12B 10A/10B Studio

Gallery 20AB STUDIO

Computer Lab12A12B 10A/10B Studio

S Gallery

Step 3 Sunlight analysis around boiler house year round 8AM, 12PM, 4PM 4PM

12PM

8AM Boiler House

Fall

Sunlight analysis around boiler house year round 8AM, 12PM, 4PM

Fall

4PM

12PM

8AM

Summer Boiler House

Spring

Sunlight analysis around boiler house year round 8AM, 12PM, 4PM

3rd floor cut 20A/20B Studio

Summer Boiler House Winter

12PM

8AM

Office Fall

2nd floor cut

Computer Lab

Spring

Summer

1st floor cut

Winter Programs and sizes

10A/10B Studio Spring

Section X-X and North Elevation

Winter

4PM

Office

Computer Lab

Drafting

20A/20B Studio Computer Lab

10A/10B Studio

Section Y-Y

Gallery Space

Century City Mix Used Building Arch 20b Instructor Coleman Griffith PCC Fall 2012

Century City Mall Mixed Used Building Date Completed: 12/13/2012 Description Century City Mall is one of the citites that has its pedigree driven by location, due to its proximity to LAX, Downtown Los Angeles and Beverly Hills.. The Project is to change the Wells Fargo Building into a Multipurpose Building with an Atrium Throughout.

Precedents The Exisiting Precedent is the Wells Fargo Building. It is originally used as an Office. To accomadate and create potential commerce for the local area, Building would be reappropriated into Hotel, Office and retail Levels

B A

Construction and Inspiration The Atrium was driven by a nature of Parasitical Nature, which follows the basic rules of entering the external, chaging the core and exiting out. The form of the atrium.

Further Developemnts

Century City Mall Site Plan

The Building also introduces a brand new parking system. This system does not need human control, the system practically parks the car itself. The Idea is to create a Spatialexperience of the atrium, to be seen circulation crossing from all direction. Mainly cars can be seen parking above the retail as the guests sees it while riding the elevator.   Retail Retail TheRetail focus isn't too much on the program it self but more on the Atrium Storage 

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7096



 

   





50,000

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25,000

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

8000 22,910

 Retail  

16,000 17,000

5543

5543 6000

 





   

   



      



 



    

 

60000

50,000

200,000 250,000





 





  1,000,000

    



Atrium





 

   

220,000



Century City Mall





 

 

 













 





 Wells Fargo Building Site Plan





























 

















980,000



         

  

250,000

 











 

 



   





                        

 Sunlig  ht    (ene 



rgy) ’

         16,000 17,000          

 

 

22,910

 25,000

Retail



   



Retail



    





CO2 



     



Restroom



1,000,000

Retail Retail 





980,000

    

Retail



 

 

 

  

Concept Developement

 











7096



18:13

    



 wavelength (nanometers)

Precedent Case Study (Hong Kong) 



  



7:08 50,000

250,000

200,000 250,000

12 6:55

 120  1,000,000 09

980,000

210

 



90  12 E

18 

4PM

25,000

60000

240  16:48

220,000

22,910





270 W



16,000 17,000

5543

  5:42 





 

8000

50,000

8AM 





              







   

5543 6000

300



200,000 250,000

500 (Violet)

 10 330    20

 20:08

 



Today Winter (dec 21)









 Summer (June 21st)

      





2600  (red)

  

150 180 S





Sun Angle (LA) 









 







A Restroom

Restroom

Retail Retail

Retail

Elevator Retail

Bar Restaurant

Retail Retail

Retail Elevator

Storage

Stora

Retail

Reta

Retail

Bar

 Restaurant

Atrium 



    

   

  

Elevator

 

  ’  



Elevator

Atrium





  







   











 

Reception

    



   

Atrium (below



Atrium (below























      

  











    



   







        







 

Office

    

   



Office  

Office









 

 



 

Retail

 

  

   Ball Ball 





 





7096



22,910





Retail Floor Plan





220,000

50,000

250,000





     

      













 

   







22,910



 

50,000

    60000

Circulation of Century City Mall   





          

External Reference (Vines) 





200,000 250,000



 

220,000

50,000

 

25,000



  

250,000

980,000

 







17,000



8000



 





7096















16,000  









5543









  









5543 6000











CO2

   







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          



 

    

                    



200,000 250,000

   1,000,000  







     50,000 60000  

Retail

25,000





Hotel Floor Plan



Retail



   

8000







16,000 17,000

5543

  







   

5543 6000

 



Elevator



   

     



Elevator

 

 



 



Retail



Effects of the building to Century city 









 







Section B-B

Parking Level Floor Plans

A Office Office Office Office Office Office Office Office Office

Office e Office Office

Restroo

Hotel

Atrium Atrium Atrium Atrium Atrium Atrium Atrium Atrium Atrium

Auto AutoPark Auto Park Auto Park Auto Park Auto Park Auto Park Auto Park Auto ParkPark

Hotel

Hotel Lobby

Atrium Atrium Atrium Atrium Atrium Atrium Atrium Atrium Atrium

etail Retail Retail Retail Retail Retail Retail

Restaur

Elevators

B Atrium (below

Waiting area

Retail Retail Retail Retail Retail Retail Retail Retail Retail

Office

Out

Atrium

Auto Park

Auto AutoPark Auto Park Auto Park Auto Park Auto Park Auto Park Auto Park Auto ParkPark

Exit

Retail Retail

Entrace (from ave of stars)

Auto Park

A Site Section B-B

B A

Section Perspective (A-A)

Office Office Office Office Office Office Office Office Office Office Office Office Office

ffice Office Office Office Office Office Office

ork Auto Park Auto Park Auto Park Auto Park Auto Park Auto ParkPark

etail Retail Retail Retail Retail

Atrium Atrium Atrium Atrium Atrium Atrium Atrium Atrium Atrium AtriuA

Auto Park AutoAuto Park Auto Park Auto Park Auto Park Auto Park Auto Park Auto Park Auto Park Auto Park Auto Park Auto ParkPark

Retail Retail Retail Retail Retail Retail Retail Retail Retail Retail RetaiR Retail Retail Retail Retail Retail Retail Retail Retail Retail Retail Retail Retail Retail

Auto Park AutoAuto Park Auto Park Auto Park Auto Park Auto Park Auto Park Auto Park Auto Park Auto Park Auto Park Auto ParkPar

Site Section A-A

Bike Station Arch 10 B Instructor Coleman Griffith PCC Fall 2011

Bike Commuter Station Description

The Portal between two medium, regardless of its usage, has always been disregarded. Connections as such evidently became very rare and important. To emphasize such mediums in architecture, the most common medium is transportation. In this case, the medium between bike and metro. These two transportation has been important since the start of the century, yet rarely any examples has been set to connect two such transportations effectively. The Pan Pacific Park was a perfect example to exploit the meaning of this conneciton. Due to its complexity with Mediums ranging from local to international scale. Also the fact that it stands next to The Groove shopping mall, which will greatly improve traffic and commercial profit for the city of Los Angeles.

Beverly Blvd.

The Grove Drive.

To emphasize the connection greatly, and more to the point justify the concept of this project, i begin with a word map with 5 essential words: (1) Reunion, (2) Transition, (3) Exchange, these 3 words are the quintessential words since the dawn of commuting. (4) Metro, and (5) Bicycle Kitchen. i eventually with a bi-nuclear concept with the word struggle and two major characterisctics with defiance and bonding. Then i begin to analyze the site in terms of surrounding buildings, the grid organiztions, circulation, pros and cons of certain location, as well as sound and light pollution in the surrounding area. I combined all the research and create a 3d model of what would have been a physicla representation of my reasearch. then i beggin to look at this model and trim parts out i find it represents my concept of struggle. Then i apply Minimal Surface as a method of construction and also to stay away from the norm of “ walls” . I have also made case study of what a Bicycle Kitchen would function in a space. and made replicas of my own version of a bike kitchen. The bike kitchen would have parts where it is private, which is protected by a glass structure and skin mock-up structure. While designing the building i also kept in mind on how hte shape represents struggle by its psuedotwist like geometry and spatial expiereince wise how it tries to confuse guest that the bike station lofting around. Personal Learning Outcome While constructing The minimal Surface, I gain more expirience with spatial relation and spatial expierience, and the fact that how space could be utilize efficiently. This Project made me realize many fundamental problems getting to distracted with the original idea and most importantly grasping the concept of Spatial Sequence, Scale.

3rd St.

Sound

grids horizontal grid

Gardener st.

Sequnce

circulations

diagonal grid

conforming circulations

possible locations

defying circulations

vertical grids

40= 10’ 45= 20’ 50= 40’ 55= 80’’ 60= 80’’ 65= 160’’

Mutiny defiance

Fracas

form of distubance or struggle

matrix

circulations constrains access points

vinculum bond

Concept

Reasearch

open area

Lights

Trimed

3d Model of Reasearch

Site Plan

Section A

Section B

SUBWAY

ICS GROUP RESEARCH drawings

fosteritos bilbao, spain architect: norman foster

30ft

57.5ft 8ft

30ft

short section

9ft

longitudinal section

The great majority of subway systems are difficult to negotiate, relying on elaborate signage systems to tell you where to go. In Bilbao in contrast, the architecture itselft is legible. Routes in and out via escalators or glass lifts, lead directly via tunnels to cavernous stations, which are large enough to accomodate lightweight stainless steel mezzanines and stair cases above trains.

6in

1ft

Axonometric 28ft

The curved forms of these spaces are expressive of the enormous fprces they are designed to withstand, while theyre construction reflects Bilbao’s strong tradition of technology.

57.5ft

floor plan scale: 1’=1/8” scale: 1’=1/8”

DATUM

SITE PLAN

TYPES OF DATUMS BUILDINGS LIGHT POSTS VEHICLES TREES PEOPLE

1/4" = 1' 0" Light Post 17' 6" Trees 16'

Fences Cars Adult Child

6' 6" 5' - 5' 10" 5' 7" 4' 0"

Table/Bench 2' 9"

Light Post

Tree

Fence

Car (Larger SUV)

Car (Compact)

Table

Bench

Sidewalk

Child Adult

ICS GROUP ARCH 10B

Datum Reasearch and Subway case study

ARIEL SOUZA WANA BOGHOZIAN ANGINEH AGHAKIART MANI KARAMI YOUNG SUN PEDRO NEGRETE ALBERTO SALGADO WILLIAM MONTERROSO HEISSEN VELONZA

Bike Station and Bike Reasearch

Floor PLan

Section C

Minimal Surface Arch 12 B Instructor Andy Ku PCC Fall 2011

Minimal Surfaces Description The Purpose of the this reasearch is to study to construct geometries that speaks more than the regular â&#x20AC;&#x153; wallsâ&#x20AC;? we see in most of the architectural buildings we see today. Also to learn a method of construction and how we could manipulate and exploit this certain technique to utilize it in architectural design.

Purpose Once the minimal surface is constructed, i begin to utilize it architectually and also try to create a system by myself, using the the techniques i have learned.Batwing StructureI have chosen the batwing method, which one of simplest yet interesting type there is. The process is more orless like a receipe, there is only one way to create it. The following is a diagram of which how it was constructed.

Personal Learning Outcome One interesting aspect of minimal surface is that it has no particular scale to it. Minimal surface by itself cannot be sufficient enough to be architecture. It always in need of a reference like a human figure, or surrounding objects.

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PCC ALumni Commons Arch 20A Instructor Coleman Grififfith PCC Spring 2012

PCC Alumni Commons Description The plan to revitalize the cafeteria area of Pasadena City College has been one of the important hot topic in the college. The plan is to redesign the cafeteria in it's non-functional condition. To create a space to merges with the current landscape, and also to Create a common space for the Alumni Community when they visit Pasadena College Again and as well as to serve anyone that passes by the area.

Concept

Dual-Coding Theory The theory assumes that there are two cognitive subsystems, one specialized for the representation and processing of nonverbal objects/events (i.e., imagery), and the other specialized for dealing with language. Paivio also postulates two different types of representational units: "imagens" for mental images and"logogens" for verbal entities which he describes as being similar to "chunks" as described by Miller. Logogens are organized in terms of associations and hierarchies while imagens are organized in terms of part-whole relationships.

How it applies to learning Humans learn through different types of medium, mainly with words and images, to accel this learning, words itself or multiple forms of it isnt efficient for learning, in fact it is deffective when multiple things are trying to get across. The same goes with image, but when image and text combine to show the same image, the learning process became faster and learners are able to respond better.

Bi-nuclaer concept: Vacillation(an equilibrium instance)

image of table

Concept Development and Site Analysis

correlation

Rule Sets

Diagrams

Grid vacillation characteristics

chair

eisegetic characteristics

(one’s bias interpretation) = images

correlation characteristics

Bi-nuclaer concept: Vacillation(an equilibrium instance)

Diagrams image of table

correlation

Rule Sets

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1. There are independent systems, but inte 3. both systems work together for gretaer effi 2. This a true form of the unit

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Bi-nuclaer concept: Vacillation(an equilibrium instance) Sun Light Site SImulation Diagrams (micro)

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floor geology

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word Diagrams “science” 12PM

Rule Sets

Program to Circulation 1/32”

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biology

Circulation Datums

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Service/minor circulation

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Summer

(one’s bias interpretation) = images

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eisegetic (a direct representation)= logos,words

Quantifiable reasearch (ciruclation density)

table

(one’s bias interpretation) = images

eisegetic a direct representation)= logos,words correlation

1. There are independent systems, but interco 2. This a true form of the unit

table

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Program Site Analysis 1/32â&#x20AC;? Existing Datum Eiseetic Datum Landscape placement Circulation

Upper Surface

Programs

Circulation

Ground Plane

Lower Surface

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Main Circulation

Thirst Arch 10 A Instructor Deborah Bird PCC Spring 2011

T.H.I.R.S.T Description Water Conservation and generally marine knowlage are a vital part of society, especially in heavily populated areas, some take water as a everyday essential for survival for granted, especially in hevily developed areas. To counter this problem, Non-Profit organization have been organized over the years, to explain to its locals how important water is in general. To provide better working enviroment for these organization than a regular tent on the side of the street or just a stand. I have created a work place taken from a exisiting building and renovating it.

Precedents The city of Pasadena is one of the many examples to show the importance of water, due to its dense population and constant flow of tourist from around the world. The location has been choosen off Union station in pasadena to further impact the flow of traffic to motivate passer-by to get involved or just to learn a bit more about water coservation. The existing building was crepe house that was due for renovation.

Construction and Inspiration Water has many different types of characteristics, for this particular project, i have choosen refraction, due to its unpredictable results for water to be a medium, Refraction can be recognized the most by people because we encounter it every day, the image of water distorting image quenches or minds from thirst. The main building has been renovate to create extreme refraction, where lights are fragmented constant due to the placement of curtain walls and also the fact the roof is made of a imitative â&#x20AC;&#x153; underwater effectâ&#x20AC;? . the building is divided into 2 parts, office, reception area, and the second floor is the exhibition area. The path way leading to the ground towards union staion is also meant to epahsize refraction due to its chaotic pathway. below, 2 cafe have been place for public and for those who work in the building. at the end of the pathway, a landscape has been created to create a 3d form of gas(main building), liquid(pathway) and solid(landscape).

Personal Learning Outcomes This particualr project has been challenge due to my conceptâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; s chaotic nature, and keeping in mind the scale of the site was quite small, it was interesting to see how to fit such a big gesture in such a small site. sense of scaling was the most challeging part.

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Medium(Main Building) Water(or any medium)

Endtrance

Water Reasearch

Refraction COncept

Refraction Diagram

Chaotic Result(pathway)

Exhibition room Reasearch

Kiosk Research

Front Desk Design

Floor Plan

Long Section

Spatial Sequence Arch 10 B Instructor Coleman Griffith PCC Fall 2011

Spatial Sequence Description To create architcture, one must understand the concept of spatial relation and spatial organization. For this project, i have choosen a complex constructed architecural residential building. Stacked House Architects: Architecture Paradigm Private Location: Bangaladesh, India Project Year 2010

Sequnce To start i have understand different types of spatial organization, types of spaces, and lastly spatial relations. Each with a different purpose to study the building, once i have gather all the information, i begin to draw the possible circulation, interlocking spaces, and adjacent. Then i created a physical model for a better understanding of the building. Personal Learning Outcome The sequence was the most important factor of this study, it represents how a person would experience the space when enter a building. and it also helped me understand how to construct my own architectural buildings in the future, utilizing the idea of sequential construction.

Floor Plan

Circulation

Interlocking Space

Adjacent Space

Central Organization

Bertula Parasitus Arch 14 Instructor Jian Huang PCC Spring 2012

Material Description

Bertula Parasitus al Description Description

wood

Birch Plywood

We can't simply work create buildings without first understanding the material it was made from. for this project our group has chosen study the combined forces of tension and compression, we then come up with a shape that bears both of the forces within. We then experiment with different materials to see which has the best flexibility, materials such as acryllic, paper, wood etc... along with the fact that it could be scaled up and still stand on its on. Wood was the best contneder.

Plywood is a manufactured wood panel made from thin sheets of wood veneer. It is one of the most widely used wood products. It is flexible, inexpensive, workable, re-usable, and can usually be locally manufactured. Plywood is used instead of plain wood because of its resistance to cracking, shrinkage, splitting, and twisting/warping, and its general high degree of strength. Plywood layers (called veneers) are glued together with adjacent plies having their grain at right angles to each other. Cross-graining has several important benefits: it reduces the tendency of wood to split when nailed at the edges, it reduces expansion and shrinkage equating to improved dimensional stability, and it makes the strength of the panel consistent across both directions. There are usually an odd number of plies so that the sheet is balancedâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;this reduces warping. Because of the way plywood is bonded (with grains running against one another and with an odd number of composite parts) it is very hard to bend it perpendicular to the grain direction.

Paradigms Our Next step was to create a unit to aggregate system with our created module. scaling the shape itself was easy, but the problem lies within in how big can it go, and how thick the wood should be before it snaps or becomes to wobbly to stand on its own. We choose Birchwood since it has uses the woods pattern property, with crisscrossing patterns to provide more stength.

Second Layer

We then connect all of the modules in a transtion from biggest on the bottom to the smallest on the top, while adapting the structure to our site, the PCC library rotunda,

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The structure solely relies on the pull and push on the triangular nature are spread out evenly htrough out and since triangle being one of the strongest shape

the individual modules, due Unit Option of the modules, the forces

Module 1

First Layer

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Unit ProductionFront View

Side View

Unit Production Normal Condition

In Compression

Plywood layers (called veneers) right angles to each other. Cros tendency of wood to split when equating to improved dimension across both directions. There ar balancedâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;this reduces warping running against one another and bend it perpendicular to the grai

Third Layer

Scaling was the most difficult process, since we needed to develop a system that doesnt that the thickness doesnt become too strong that ir won't bend at all or too thin that it is too wobbly.

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Top View

In Tension

Final Module

need 3 stripes and 6 connections to Unit We Production complete each unit

Unit Construction

Unit Production

Front View We need 3 stripes and 6 connections to complete each unit

Module 2

Normal Condition We need 3 stripes and 6 connections to complete each unit

We need 3 stripes and 6 connections to complete each unit

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Top View piece connection for the finishing Sideone View

Side View

Front View

Top View

In Compression In Tension Connect the pieces together and leave

one connection for the finishing piece

Connect the pieces together and leave one connection for the finishing piece

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The forces created by connecting the two ends together followied the wood grain direction and caused the bending momment which reach the first equilibrium. Normal Condition

In Compression

The forces created by connecting the two ends together followied the wood grain direction and caused the bending momment which reach the first equilibrium.

The last connection needs the torsion forces which caused the bottom piece even bend more and reach the second equilibrium

The Third Dimension

In Tension

Material Limitation

Flexibility and forces acting on Unit Nutural Condition

In Compression

In Tension

Material Limitation

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Site Plan

Unit size size variation variation Unit

ial Limitation

Lenth Lenth

Thickness Thickness

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11/2” 1/2” 1Width

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1” 3/4” 113/4”

10” 16” 16”

2” 2”

12” 18” 18”

1 1/2” 1/4” 221/4”

14” 20” 20”

1 3/4” 1/2” 221/2”

16” 22” 22”

2” 3/4” 223/4”

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Unit Aggregation Scaling

Plan Unit size variation Width

Thickness

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3 1/2”

30”

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18” 24” 24”

3” 3”

20” 26” 26”

2 1/2” 1/4” 331/4”

22” 28” 28”

2 3/4” 1/2” 331/2”

24” 30” 30”

3” 3/4” 333/4”

26”

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30”

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Width Width

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Site elevation (Force Analysis)

Tension

Tension Tension

Compression

Site Information

Site Analysis Site Drawings

North 5.0

Primary Library Entrance

B East

West 5.1

5.1

East Elevation

South Elevation

Section A

19.5’

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Primary Library Entrance

8.5’ 6’ 3’

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North Elevation

Section C

Section B

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Circulation

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Artificial Light

Natural Light

Primary Library Entrance

The Third Dimension

Model Location

Primary Library Entrance

Skin and Bones Arch 12 B Instructor Andy Ku PCC Fall 2011

Skin and Bones Description The purpose of the skin and bone project is utilize a precedent case study, learn from that structure, and create a new system that might be a use in architecture.

Precedents The Vila NM was the choosen precedent, due to its geometric complexitiy and the good practice for 3d modeling work.I have taken inspiration from how the geometric complexity was logically construct especially with the middle part of the building.Instead of copying the form of the building, I have decided to create my own logistic construction of the “Bones” .

Construction and Inspiration

Physical Model

The development of the shape was taken inspiration from new BMW 3 series sedan, the chasis desgin gave a sense where the spoiler seems like is getting sharper when viewing from the side, but actually it is getting well rounded.

Further Developemnts Once the “ Bones are constructed, i begin to construct the “ skin” , while constructing the skin, i have made consideration with the overgeometry.The material of the skin is made out of glass like material in order to appreciate the overall skin and bones interaction, the deck is also made with consideration of the overall geometry of the building maintaining a one single flow. I have also begin to think how could this shape could apply to architecture. To utilize its potential interior space and exterior space, i have made what could possibly have been a airplane observatory Deck.The observatory is divided into 2 levels, the skin is modified to accomadate the entrance, to create a senese of hierarchy and more to the point, specify to visitors where the location of the entrance is.

Section A

Vila NM

Twist Concept

Construction Method(for any ribs)

Bmw Sketch

Ribs(Bones)

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New Los Angeles Natural History Museum Arch 20A Instructor Coleman Grififfith PCC Spring 2012

Diorama Display

New LANHM

The current, popular understanding of the term "diorama" denotes a partially three-dimensional, full-size replica or scale typically showing historical events, nature scenes or cityscapes, for purposes of education or entertainment.

Description

Existing Paradigm

Main Entrance

North American Mammal Hall

Grand Foyer

Fin Whale Passage

Rotunda

Miniature dioramas are typically much smaller, and use scale models and landscaping to create historical or fictional scen The Current state of the Natural History Museum diorama is used, for example, in Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry to display railroading. This diorama employs a has been problematic for visitors to get a full scale of 1:87 (HO scale). Hobbyist dioramas often use popular scales such as 1/35 or 1/48. experience of the museum. Due to it's long history The main problemDisplay with Diorama displays in museums that they do not have a certain flow, and the spatial expereice is ra Diorama of add-ons, it has become one of the most chaotic setups for a museum in the world. And Along with the possiblity of the Olympics being held in Los AnPossible New Paradigm The current, popular understanding of the term "diorama" denotes a partially three-dimen geles again, it is possible that the park that the typically showing historical events, nature scenes or cityscapes, for purposes of education museum sits on could be part of a new master plan Close up expereince for The next Los Angeles Olympics. To accomadate Miniature dioramas are typically much smaller, and use scale models and landscaping to c plan Case Study Washington Natural History Mueseum to such needs, the museum needs to be in landscape diorama is used, for example, in Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry to display railro form, to blend in with the master plan of the scale of 1:87 (HO scale). Hobbyist dioramas often use popular scales such as 1/35 or 1/48. Unlike The LA Natural history museum, the washington museum proposed a more contemprorary solution, where the visitors experience the exhibit Olympic village as a whole. rather than just to see it from the box. Visitors could feel the scale of the exhibits as they walk past it.

The main problem with Diorama displays in museums that they do not have a certain flow

The displays are elevated and still rather seperated, a possible solution to this is the landscape blends in with the exhibit ground African Mammal Hall

Paradigms

Main Entrance

Parking across street

African Mammal Hall

Grand Foyer

Fin Whale Passage

North American Mammal Hall

Rotunda

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Concepts & Diagrams

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Gems & Min.

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Savanna Exhibit

Desert Exhibit Garden

Cave Exhibit Auditorium

Section A-A

Office

Storage

Ocean Exhibit Mountain Exhibit

Storage

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2.1S

Ticket Booth

2.1S

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Museum Store

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Rain Forest Exhibit

Storage

2-1/2" STUD

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Office Cave Exhibit

Storage Mountain Exhibit

Section B-B

Auditorium

Storage

Ocean Exhibit Storage

Rain Forest Exhibit

Savanna Exhibit

Desert Exhibit

Auditorium

Section C-C

Cave Exhibit

Office

Ocean Exhibit

Storage

Mountain Exhibit

Storage

Garden Birds (Cave)

Insects(cave) Gems (Cave) Auditorium

Section D-D

North Elevation

South Elevation