Fundamentals III Cameron Parker
Julie Rogers Varland
Spring 2014
This Portfoio is dedicated to my family. It is within this sacred ring of people that I was able to realize my potential as both an artist and designer. They have fueled and supported my decisions every step of the way and without them I would not be here today, studying Architecture.
Dedication
Factors Walk Analysis Good and Bad Architecture Artist Profile/Research Case Studies Stair Precedents/Design Concrete Exploration/Material Project/Concept Development Final Drawings Reflection& Addendum 1
Section 1 3/32" = 1'-0"
Table of Contents
Plan View/Figure Void Diagram
Section with Sensory Annotations
Factor’s Walk Analysis Diagramming
Perspective of Site( Factor’s Walk)
This analysis included a look at the sensory experiences and phenomena that were observed whilst walking along the Historic Factor’s Walk parallel to River Street and Bay Street. The above analysis takes a look at how light and distance of figure affect the amount of detail and information that the eye can process. With a lot of backlight and not much front light a figure can appear to be a silhouette rather than a sharply focused and apparently detailed pedestrian.
Analytical Model
Factor’s Walk Analysis Analytical Model and Statement
Architecture of the Senses
Engaged Precedents
Architecture of the Senses Dis-engaged Precedents
Quotes
Biography Born May 6th in 1943 in Los Angeles California Graduated
from
Pasadena
High
School
in
1961
Degree in Art Graduate Studies, University of California in 1973
Pedagogy Turrell is an artsist that deals with light as the only medium of his work. It is experiential and deals in
engaging and challenging the limits of
the human perception. His art is not about the form
but rather the experience and the recognition
of the viewer that he is in one of Turrell’s pieces.
Artist Profile James Turrell
“My no
work has image and
no no
object, focus.”
“I make spaces that apprehend light for our perception, and in some ways gather it, or seem to hold it... My work is more about your seeing, than it is about my seeing.”
Artist Research Significant Works
Chichu Art Museum This museum which was designed by Tadao Ando became a major precedent of mine as Ando instilled the same design liberties and morals within his design, which I also focused on achieving this quarter. His respect to both light and materiality in part of creating his phenomenological architecture were very attractive and I knew that I wanted to design with the idea that the building was to present light as an inclusive design element activating the implication of time on architecture. The Chichu Art Museum also became an architecture of study due to its involvement directly with my archetype artist James Turrell. Turrell worked with him to create an appropriate architecture which would blend cohesively and seamlessly with the art pieces and installations of Turrell. He creates spaces of gathering that appear to be quite sterile in order to influence the subject in a way of a lack thereof. Tadao Ando contains a beautiful design language as he design spaces and not form. He is just as much about the experience as Turrell is in his own work. Ando is an inspiration ans much of my work followed closely the pedagogy of his own design ideas.
Case Studies Tadao Ando
Case Studies The Chichu Art Museum
RESIDENTIAL CASE STUDY
Case Studies The Koshino House
KOSHINO HOUSE
TADAO ANDO
Stair Precedents Research & Analogies
Stair Section
Stair Plan
Stair Design Orthographics
For my design I decided to hone in more specifically on the design of the processional stair which leads to the underground sector of the complex from the ground level. My staircase is predominantly a concrete monolith riser that has the appearance of floating through both the removal of the kickplate on the riser of the stair and the banding condition on the edge of the stair. In an attempt to delineate the stair from the wall I have chosen to use a granite material on the edge that seperates the main stair mass from the material of the wall creating it as a separate entity. The stair of the design is still in fact connected to the wall to suppport the load of the stair, but the materiality change is used in a manner that creates the illusion that the entire stair mass does not attach to the wall. Another element which I have included in the design of the stair is is lighting which emanates from behind the stair and in between each tread. This once again reinforces the idea of the floating phenomenon and creates a striking contrast as well as a cast of light on the walls which follows the language of the repetitive bands of light that run down the support columns of the processional hallway.
Stair Model(Day)
Stair(Ascension)
Stair Model (Night)
Stair Design Model Shots
Concrete Concrete became a very compelling material to me after the study that we did of concrete in class. It is to be my main building material in this project due to its flexibility and tactile quality. Tadao Ando is able to use this material in a manner that is majestic and creates strong and heavy visuals. The color is beautiful as is the texture. I plan to cast the walls in place for the underground exhibition space retaining walls while the residence will be faced in pre -cast concrtete panels.
Cedar Wood i am using cedar wood to side the East and West exterior walls of the Turrell’s bedroom on his residence. I am using this material in order to break the monotony of the concrete material as well as to crete a natural juxtaposition to the industrial nature of the concrete. As much of Turrells work is about harnessing the elements of nature to create an experience, I would like to use this natural material to make a nod to his appreciation for nature.
Material Studies Materiality of Design
Glass I chose to embed a large portion of the concrete of the reside with glass in order to give it the effect of transparency. I want Turrell to have a largely open visual to the oublic exhibition space of the courtyard while he is inside of his residence. I also am using the glass element in order to reveal certain water features to patrons of Turrells gallery on the floating bridge over water channel hugging the edge of the depressed courtyard.
Aluminum I am using aluminum for the curtain wall systems within my design. I will have the system painted in black in order to make it less obvious to the eye while looking through the curtain wall. This material is the most commonly used one for a curtain wall system and that is why I have chosen to use it within my design.
Pie mold w/ Sycamore Seeds
Concrete Poured in Cross Mold
Concrete Poured in Latex Glove
Concrete Poured in Jello Mold
Concrete Poured in Pie Pan
Reaction of Aluminum w/ Concrete
Concrete Exploration
Site w/ Circulation
Site Analysis
Analysis/ Diagramming
Site Topography and Spatial Relationships
Sketch of Entry Privacy Fence Condition Perspective Sketch of Complex
Sectional Analysis of Entry
Sectional Analysis of Spaces Surface Procession Diagram
Project Development Public Space Development
Space Sequencing Diagram
Initial Space Programming
Project Development Public Space Development
Schematic Floor Plan
Machine Shop Facade Overlay
Residence Elevation Sketch
Machine Shop Facade Overlay
Machine Shop Facade Overlay
Residence (Wood Screen) Proposal
Residence Floor Plan Schemes
Residence Form Exploration
Project Development Residential Development
My project is a live, work and exhibition space for the artist James Turrell. The project focuses its form and experience around the idea of threshold and transit between points of interest. I have made the sky space view the focused vista of this project with the underground depressed courtyard. The procession to this compresses you and controls light in an anticipatory manner repeating small slivers of light that keep you moving toward the light washed and considerably less compressed courtyard. I am dealing with compression and enlightenmnet and how the repression of certain senses and infromation of a space can give you a certain perception that may be different from the reality of that space. This is much of what Turrell does in his experiential art pieces. I am mimicking this language and phenomenon in the design of this space.
Design Intent On Edge
Site Plan Southeast
Level -1
Floor Plans Levels -1, 1
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Floor Plans Levels: 2,3
Elevations North
Elevations South
Elevations East
Elevations West
Sections Longitudinal
Sections Transversal
Exploded Axonometric
Renderings Sequential View of Entry
Renderings View from Entry
Renderings
Entry Sequence
Renderings
Processional Sequence
Renderings Views of Complex
View of Main Stairway
Renderings
InteriorViews of Residence
View of Turrell’s Bedroom
The entirety of this quarter has taught me a lot about what the goal of architecture truly is. At the end of the day Architecture is about people and making an experience that is relatable to the human,as it is their space to inhabit. Before coming to this class I was hooked highly on the form of the building rather than the experience that happens and takes place within these spaces. Through looking back and tracking all of my design decisions this quarter to a specific experience or function, I have been able to create spaces that are relevant and non-ambiguous. I could not be happier this quarter with the space that I created and the design implications that it has on people that are to inhabit the space. Time management did become an issue this quarter and I know that the more projects I do, the more self discipline I will be able to gain in completing projects in a timely manner.
Reflection Statement
Site Inspiration(Photographic)
Site Visit Sketches
Light Study on Repetitive and Controlled Light
Study Models
Study of Optical Illusion- Material Proximity
Site Model
ON EDGE
“I make spaces that apprehend light
for our perception,
and in some ways gather it or seem to hold it. My work is more about your seeing it, than it is about my seeing.”
CONCEPT My project deals with the work of James Turrell in creating a live work and exhibition space that caters specifically to the design language of the artist. The artist looks to light as being his main medium and therefore in his exhibition space I am using the qualities of light and space to create repression and enlightenment in the viewers on their way to experiencing Turrell’s work.
WORK
ROUNDHOUSE COMPLEX SITE PLAN
Site Shot
SITE PHOTOS
FLOOR PLAN LEVEL 1
FLOOR PLAN LEVEL 2
FLOOR PLAN LEVEL 3
PROCESS
Interior Stair Perspective
Procession Perspective
SECTION AA
SECTION BB
SECTION CC
Interior Bedroom Perspective
SECTION DD