Environmental Design Studio 3 - Insecure Soul

Insecure soul is the idea of excavation zoning out and limits, as well as the freedom and the insecurity that will drop its shadows upon our life.

In this vortex how we manage to put back together what was once us.

We born to new forms. Behnia Behnia SM / 2014

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

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Project Overview Intent Analysis Client Introduction Site Analysis

EXPLORATION

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Form Exploration Concept Exploration Material Study : Paper Time Diagram Process Model

IDENTITY APPLICATION

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Model Adjustments Spacial Visualization Method Research Quick Application

SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT

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Spacial Ideas Site Diagrams Furniture Research Conceptual Sculpture

CONCLUSION

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Interior Renderings Final Model

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THE INSECURE HOUSE A Dionysian adjustment for a family facing an insecure experience of going through though moments.

INTRODUCTION

HOME: A DEFINITION A home is a place following the order of its inhabitants. It will can be customized according to its inhabitants’ needs, which brings varieties to its design.

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INTRODUCTION

DISNEY CONCERT HALL: A LOOK Looking at flexible shapes and how the material reacts to the environment provokes certain emotions, leading to a feeling of safety or insecurity.

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INTRODUCTION

CLIENT STORY A family of three including a mother (Susan) , father (Patric) and their teenage son (Tom) moves to Los Angeles from Germany. Right after Susan looses her job being a pilot for 15 years, due to the imbalance lifestyle and habits that fall out of the strict orders of Apollonian lifestyle.

Here in sunny southern California a Dionysian life begins, Patric gets a job at Universal Studios as an screen writer and their sun starts Elementary school.

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LOCATION 4363 Palmero Drive, Los Angeles

90065 Califronia

INTRODUCTION

SITE ANALYSIS Located on a slope, the site boasts grand views of the city. The site allows the inhabitant, a former pilot, to connect to nature and experience “flying� due to the height of the hill on which the site rests. In addition, the nature allows for a creative, open environment for another inhabitant.

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*US MAP

*CALIFORNIA

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HOLLYWOOD

TRANSPORTATION ROUTES DESTINATION / DURATION WORK (Warner Bros Studio) MEDITATION CENTER (EQUINOX) SCHOOL (GLASSEL PARK ELEMENTRY) GROCERY STORE (FRESH AND EASY) CHURCH (HOLY VIRGIN MARY)

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PASADENA 10.2 mi 7.8 mi

2.3 mi 1.4 mi 0.7 mi

LOS ANGELES

DESIGN PROCESS

EXPLORATION

SITE BENEFITS The site’s location is ideal for the prospective family. Dad has close proximity to Universal Studies (his work), mom to yoga classes and shopping, and school is just around the corner for their son.

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EXPLORATION

INSPIRATIONAL OBJECT Looking at this family, their lifestyle and characteristics results in a synthesis of freedom and insecurity transformed into the shape of a faceted bird, ready to take off in flight.

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EXPLORATION

KELIN BOTTLE HOUSE This faceted structure, with sharp edges and recurring reinforcement of forms reveals a secretive energy to the dwelling.

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EXPLORATION

FORM EXPLORATION The location of the house, in this case on a hill, is essential to its design. Where the house faces the sun, how large its openings are, how the views are framed, and even how air and light are circulated must be included in the design approach.

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EXPLORATION

CONCEPTUAL APPROACH The concept of insecurity and freedom through the anatomy of wire frames and plastic rope is explored through the stark juxtaposition of materials.

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EXPLORATION

CONCEPTUAL CHARACTER As compensation for the insecurity of the structure, this simple and elegant, yet chaotic spiraling sculpture grows from a single point, expanding into freedom.

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EXPLORATION

CONCEPT FINALIZATION This eclectic presentation of forms and material answer the question of how a person feels in an insecure and overly free space.

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EXPLORATION

MATERIAL LIMITATION By narrowing down the choices of material to paper, the qualities of insecurity and freedom can be more thoroughly identified. This eclectic combination of shapes flatters the figure of the tree with free movement dictated by the wind.

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EXPLORATION

TIME DIAGRAM Looking at the household occupants and their life style this diagram represents where each member of the family predict to be in the house in day time and from that we can undrestand to put emphesis in aerais where they spend most of their time.

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EXPLORATION

PROCESS MODEL Taking the conceptual experience and turning it into reality involves fitting the structure into the side of the hill using the techniques of layering, overlapping, folding and ruffling.

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IDENTITY APPLICATION

REFINEMENT PROCESS Further approaching the real site and facing the challenges of form and concept; thinking more deeply about lighting and environmental factors as well as security and convenience.

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IDENTITY APPLICATION

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IDENTITY APPLICATION

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IDENTITY APPLICATION

ENERGY

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EXPLORATION

GLASS WAVE Looking at the artistic expression of the realization of the wave crashing into the building via the material of the glass and how it shatters.

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IDENTITY APPLICATION

BAKLAVA RUSH A quick idea visualization of an street food kiosk, aiming to target the busy downtown and create a moment of joy with sweet taste of Baklava.

The form and style is extracted from the Baklava it self, the sharp edges and layering, as well as the green color of pistachio.

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IDENTITY APPLICATION

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FORM PROCESS

LIGHT AND SHADOW How light and shadow pass through the waffle shaped object and thinking of how it can be used as a partition or as an exterior wall.

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FORM PROCESS

COMMONALITY

ANGULAR COMPOSITION

THE WAVE Taking the experience from the glass wave installing and crafting a wall that transcends the raggedness of the broken glass.

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INSPIRATIONS

FORM PROCESS

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FORM PROCESS

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ENERGY LEVEL CHANGE

SECTION VIEW

SPACIAL DEVELOPMENT

SKETCH PROCESS Detailed sketches studying the plan’s organization. The interior and exterior are designed with accommodation for lighting and views, which makes the final decision for spacial organization.

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SPACIAL DEVELOPMENT

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MID TERM MODEL PROCESS

FORM PROCESS

REAR VIEW

LIVING ROOM SPACIAL OVERVIEW

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FACADE DEVELOPMENTS

SPACIAL DEVELOPMENT

SITE DIGRAM Looking into the wind direction throughout the dwelling and effect of open to semiopen to closed spaces.

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Helix Light - Carte & Barell Designer: Marc De Groot

Minuschle Chair - Republic of FRITZ HANSEN 2013 Designer: Cecilie Manz

ANGES Chandelier - Roll&Hill Designer: Lindsy Adelman

LOW LAND Sofa - Moroso Designer: Patrica Urquiola

Chair ONE - Mangis Designer: Konstantin Grcic

Dining Montis - DOBLE Table Designer: Gijs Papavoine HILTON Bed - Hepburn Designer: Matthew Hilton

Bedroom

ZH Duemilacinque Series - Valli & Valli Designer: Zaha Hadid, Woody Yao

Bathroom

IMO Bathroom Set - Dorn Bracht

SPACIAL DEVELOPMENT

CHOICES OF FURNITURE Getting closer to final stages of designing the space, it is important to think parallel with what are the furniture pices that influence the occupants. By making it an immerse experinse from the Architectural form to the elaborate detail of furniture.

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FORM PROCESS

INSECURE SOUL This sculptural piece is taking a closer more in depth look at the materiality and it conway content, aslo color and form have been studied in parallel.

The family being unsecured and gone through, being pictured by deconstructed tree branches, that are still united and storing, and each family member are represented with individual hue, and their shattered souls are the pieces of glass coming together in harmony with the wool.

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CONCLUSION

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CONCEPT DIAGRAM

FORM PROCESS

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EXPLODED AXONOMETIX

FORM PROCESS

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SECTIONAL VIEW

FORM PROCESS

TOP VIEW

PLAN

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FORM PROCESS

CONCLUSION

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CONCLUSION

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FINAL MODEL BIRD EYE VIEW

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YOGA STATION IN BALKONY (SUSAN)

CONCLUSION

INSPIRATIONAL OFFICE SPACE (PATRIC)

BEDROOM

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LIVING ROOM

CONCLUSION

DINING AERAI AND KITCHEN

ENTRANCE

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