PACIFIC RIM X
SoCa l Sanctuary
fall 15
This project observes and explores Southern California climates with the desire to unearth The sanctuary from within.
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Behnia Rahmati
Copyright Š 2015
Behnia Rahmati Me@Behniar.com Behniar.com 310.801.95.05
Images, Photography, Illustration, Binding. Behnia Rahmati Typefaces. PF Din Display Pro - Thin, Light, Regular, Medium, Bold Paper. White uncoated, White coated Print. Art Center College Of Design
Instructors . James Meraz Jenny Myers Pacific Rim 10
Art Center College Of Design 1700 Lida Street, Pasadena, CA 91103
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Content
Introduction
010_Preface 012_Research
SoCal Field Trips
Inspiration
016_Desert 018_Mountain 020_Beach
042_ Analysis 044_Taget Audience 046_Proposal
Form Development
Spacial Refinement
Identity Application
052_Mind Mapping 054_Functionaly 056_ Space Narrative
060_Study Model 1 062_Study Model 2 064_Study Model 3
082_Mid-term Review 094_Space refinement 096_Making process
Conclusion
122_Model / Boards 122_Final Review
Lull . Preface This project explores our need to develop a place for rest and contemplation in our hectic globally digital world. Whether a getaway in the desert, the mountains, at the sea - or an oasis in the city we are searching for a respite from our stressful day-to-day environment.
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Pacific Rim Activation
Two school come hand in hand exchanging experience, wisdom, and moments. A collaboration between the Art Center College Of Design in Pasadena, California and the TAMA Art University based in Tokyo. Firstly let us warm up with some candy color candy explosion, in Art Center’s Sinclair Pavilion.
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DESERT Joshua Tree
MOUNTAINS Big Bear
SEA
Santa Barbara
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Lull . Introduction
Week Zero
Generous - Desert
Lull . Introduction Inviting with abundant of love. The more we stayed, the more it revealed itself to us, but the more drawn to it the hotter it gets, the desert is sorceress in a way. Also the juxtaposition of the crisp blue sky, hot desert, and sand, living in harmony with trees unlike any other. The experience of challenging our limits, and seeing what’s the breaking point, walking and talking and eating under the sun, it was like breaking out the shell, being lighter. Melting out our rigidity and becoming fluid and versatile, that was what really took me away, watching other people reactions, how they are fighting the heat and sun, also how they are completely surrendered, their body and soul. I wished to maybe go to that exact spot and compare the day and night, pure myself into two different times of the same environment.
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Week Zero
Calligraphy and writing, as a way of self- expression
Lull . Introduction Calligraphy and writing, as a way of self- expression
There are places enhanced with richness, that - people’s life with their creation and infuse it with depth, meticulous beauty, and trust.
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Week Zero
Art is created with the energy of the artist, soulful.
Lull . Introduction Creation and infuse it with depth, meticulous beauty, and trust. This concept is powerful, as it speaks to a prevalent and epidemic issue that our society is struggling with. the process that develops the concept is explicit, the idea play calls the visitors to be part of it. The form language is working, yet it does not represents the victim and healing their pain.
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Week Zero
Alpine - Scenery
Lull . Introduction Maybe it is the water that making so much difference, it was not a mirage. The earth is pregnant with so many children here, it was green and sensitive to touch. There is the feeling of taking the risk, climbing up the tree, or a mountain, going down with speed or falling and the desire0 to belong to the lake. We looked up to the sky just like all those trees‌ not just any stars shooting stars that I thought they only exist in my dream, ah happiness was the energy from the earth from friends running up to my feet and passed to the universe. It is the floating on water, letting yourself free. Coming together stronger, the waves to push you to a safer point.
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Week Zero
The Wind, and the nature of ripples.
Lull . Introduction emergence of mountings from the flat grassland.
Those are whom enhance people’s life with their creation and infuse it with depth, meticulous beauty, and trust.
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Week Zero
Art is formed with the energy of the artist, a profound gesture.
Lull . Introduction Brainstorm in the woods; converting the mountains as the blanket of protection from the boisterous world around us. dropping into solitude.
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Week Zero
Ocianic - Dusk
Lull . Introduction Inseparable the land from the sky. Experineced the ambient of important mission, all that history and influential people who visited, to the incorporated city of Santa Barbara. Through its rooftops, and the ocean above all, that was energetic, It makes people just and reach for unreachable balconies were they shake hand for the lover. This sand was different, the smell was unique, we jumped high up assured by the soft sand beneath our feet. It was scintillating at night with people running around the shops, sparkling clean and decorated hotel rooms and lobby, which was well enjoyed. Maybe I wanted to keep my feet in the sand and make my day happier? Speaking about touching, the grass was refreshing in the shade, it welcomed. The obedient after all, that architecture needed regard and respect!
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Week Zero
Racing toward the light.
Lull . Introduction Gathering to observe and realize. realize.
Those are whom enhance people’s life with their creation and infuse it with depth, meticulous beauty, and trust.
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Week Zero
Lull . Introduction discussion about the nature of Big Bear, and how we can transform from one environment to another seamlessly, with no hesitation or delay. A form of clothing that embodies all necessary aspects of physical protection, which makes it all possible.
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Inspiration The collage of influences on my personality, what effects my personal choices, Lifestyle, architecture, colors, textures, materials, places, people, furniture, fashion, food, quotes, etc.
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Week Two
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Week Two
With life pulling furiously forward, this project starts to base on things slow in life, people are increasingly intrigued when things are slower, they tend to remember the moment and enjoy it more.
Compelling - Profound
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Lull . Inspiration
Week Three
The slowness at the moment encourages us to slow down the way we perform, communicate, and live life.
Lull . Inspiration The gradual growth in nature
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Week Three
We are entrenched in the culture, people are looking for a place of refuge, a sanctuary.
Making of the environment where things are being made, the touch of the hand.
Lull . Inspiration The slowness of growth within architecture.
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Week Three
Emergence from on point, and layered experience of moving through time.
The water, and its movement as an advocate of slow speed, A significant effect on an individual to calm mind, at the same time the body.
Lull . Inspiration The approach is about living in the moment and experiencing the here and now.
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Week Three
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Lull . Inspiration
Week Four
The soulful approach to programming of the Korean Spa, the Wi.
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Lull . Inspiration
Week Four
Uncommon -Within
Lull . Inspiration A digested narrative of human movement through space. Experiences ranging from, sand bath, hot and cold pool, water fall and mist, all elaborate the calm moment.
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Week Five
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Lull . Inspiration
Form Exploration The new approach to time requires a broad range of ideation and trying. Using the physical stimulation to creative a comparable experience of what is involved in the actual process of slowing down in a spa, or similarly defined space.
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Week Six
Lull . Exploration The making of the core elevator, which also functions as an informative changing room.
Follow up with the natural transformational pattern of water and how it is manifested in different forms.
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Week Six
Envisioning the elevation and how it is vertically connecting, the ground to the sky.
Lull . Exploration The newspaper as the solid element that is alive
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Week Seven
Artistic -Colaboration
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Lull . Exploration
Week Seven
Lull . Exploration The process of making, the environment where things are being made, the touch of the hand.
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Week Seven
Hillside Entry
Under ground pools (Hot/Cold)
Lull . Exploration Rear water feature
Site Vegetation
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Week Eight
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Lull . Exploration
Week Seven
Board A
Board B
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Lull . Exploration
Week Seven
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Lull . Exploration
Week Seven
Ultimate - Leisure
From dawn to dusk, life is moving, non-stop.
The brand is a personal story, condensed into a word or few, shaped and refined to illustrate a mood and desire.
Lull . Exploration The process of making, the environment where things are being made manually, by the touch of the hand.
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Spacial Development A spacial dedication to the moment, honoring the time, as it is defined today the pure luxury. The environment that encourages an exclusive immersing in the spirit of the place.
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Week Eight
Narrative process
Lull . Spacial Development The addictive culture to the present, here we are exploring with tactile techniques and methods to branch out more ideas, and solutions.
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Week Eight
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Lull . Spacial Development
Week Eight
Equa dees Mae temuste
Lull . Spacial Development Two set of freestyle ideation (five minutes each). Each session is rendered with the different color of jell pen. Achieves a very substantial result to work with.
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Week Eight
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Lull . Spacial Development
Week Nine
Deliberately - Unhurried
From dun to dusk, life is moving, non stop
The brand is a personal story, condensed into a word or few, shaped and refined to illustrate a mood and desire.
Lull . Spacial Development The sensation emerged from the moments of Uncertainty and surprised, on the edge perhaps with a small amount of danger. of danger.
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Week Nine
Tile, Slow life missed.
Merging man-made and nature creates a beautiful juxtaposition that embodies mindfulness, soul.
Lull . Spacial Development Shimmering green, yet so alive.
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Week Ten
Mixing Bucket
PETG Plastic Mold
Protective Gloves
Warm Water
Lull . Spacial Development
Rockite Cement Mix
Davis Cement Color / Tan
Davis Cement Color / Red
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Week Ten
Lull . Spacial Development The layered, embellished mixture of cement and plaster, rendering rammed earth.
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Week Ten
Discussing the motion of the curves, how it changes thickness and height as it moves around, layer by layer.
Shadow Study
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Lull . Spacial Development
Week Eleven
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Lull . Spacial Development
Week Eleven
Lull . Spacial Development A simple mistake in the process of making the mixture resulted in a severe disorder. One of the layers were never dried out, and it made the structure brake from multiple points. The lesson was that the balance mix of Rockite and Plaster is very crucial.
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A sensory escape from our hectic life to a serene and soothing state of leisure. Gradual
Sedate Opulent Tranquil
Objective To slow down the fast life we live everyday, this sensory experience stretches the moment, and reveals the true essence of nature.
LULL
Target Audiance Young adults who live in populated urban metropolis, And are consumed with socialmedia and over stimulated lifestyle.
1hour 30mintes 82.3 miles
Los Angeles, CA
Location Ojai Valley, a town away from the crowds of the city.
Circular structure to capture wide angle view
Stretch along horizontal axis to house staircase, with wider bottom to imply slow motion
Adjusting the hight for pleasant access to light and fresh
Creating space to house plant life in the environment
Opening slices for pleasant access to light and fresh air
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Plan Scale: 3/32” = 1’ - 0”
Section Scale: 3/32” = 1’ - 0”
A palce to find undiscovered secrets, that nobody has shared before.
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