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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.

Lull

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.

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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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