Rendering Nature: Making the Invisible Perceivable
Final Portfolio Basia Carroll Arch 101 Jerry Lum
Meet Team SquatThrust
Natalya Pavlova
Basia Carroll
Kelly Doyle
Kody Burke
Hassna Abourraja
Thank you team for this experience and opportunity to grow with both education and abilities. I had a blast working with you guys, and am saddened that we were not able to complete what would have been the most awesome of awesome nostalgic structures. I hope to work with you all again in the near but distant future. Let’s be real, that project was a bit overwhelming for our ambitions.
Site Selection When selecting the site, we wanted an area that allowed us to take full advantage of the natural light. The courtyard was free of any obstructions for the time period which we intended to utilize it. We chose to take advantage of: The existing wall of the courtyard site for structural support. The concrete planter box to build a frame for the structure. The view of the surrounding landscape for participate observation. The far right side of the courtyard for maximum sunlight
What to Accomplish
Create a space that allowed individuals to reconnect, discover, and embrace the simple activities that helped shape us all.
Exploration through elevation
Creation through expression
Experience the unexpected through observation
Colored Cellophane & Fabric
PVC Piping & Tensioners
Materials Recycled Tires
Salvaged wood
Transforming & Processing Recycled Materials Pros:
Cons:
Low cost (or free) Already been through intended lifecycle Forces creative processing Lots of man hours in processing Lots of cleaning Lots of cutting into desired dimensions Having unusable materials
The majority of our time was spent in an assembly line making the “tiles� once the pallets were broken down. We did this for an excruciating two weeks almost.
As the base work of the tiles were completed‌
‌the cellophane and fabric were fastened to finalize the wall.
And up it went.
The tire-stairs and stage went up during a single class period.
Exterior Wall Once the other wall was completed, the task of attaching it to the same connection point while allowing for side to side movement was out of the question. Unfortunately there was no documentation of the issue, but the top half would sag and slump and actually fell on a teammate’s head. We tried tensioners, but that did not help with the arching, it would just move where the slump would be. We then had to alter the placement of the wall. Where we decided to connect the two ends is where it stood for the duration of the project.
Sadly but finally, this was our ending result. With only six of ten pieces showing, three were completed to our original idea, and three were either incomplete or altered from our original idea. Overall we learned that time management, an understanding of reasonable goals, and group participation are huge key factors in both working diligently as a team as well as being able to complete a group project. Unfortunately, none of these factors pertained to our group throughout the completion of the project . All in all it was a great learning experience, and although the list of “things gone wrong� could go on forever, that list will hopefully help me in the future in all aspects of life.