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ARCHITECTURE STUDIO 2 FALL 2015 INSTRUCTOR: Lee Peters LAB LEADER: Sheri Fabian Max Dehne Th e c o u rs e i s d e si g n e d t o d e ve l o p s tu d e n t un d e rs ta ndi n g o f t e ct o n i cs; t h e c o n s tru c te d re la tio ns h ip a m o n g b u i l d i n g e l e me n ts th a t f o rms a b u i l d i n g l a n g u a g e . Th ro u g h p ro j ects stud e nt s wi l l d e v e l o p a d e e p e r u n d e rsta n d ing o f r e l a t i o n sh i p s a m o n g : p a rts to th e who le , na tu r a l sy st e m s, a n d p h en o me n a a n d hu m a n e x p e r i e n ce . S t u d e n t s wi l l u ti l i ze k n o w l ed g e o f pr e v i o u s cl a sse s a n d p u rs u e o b jec tiv e thin k i n g , d r a wi n g a n d mo d e l ma k i n g .
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THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CENTER i s l o c a t ed i n o ne o f the man y m oun t a i n ra n g e s o f Co l o m b i a . T he M a t e rials used f o r t h i s p ro j e ct we r e wo o d , d r y wall, pr ef abr i c a t e d c e m e nt wa l l s a nd g l a ss. Th is s pac e is c o m p o s e d o f t hr e e se ct i o ns sharin g a c om m o n a re a of i nte r a ct i o n. T he co ncept of m idd l e o f t h e p r o j e ct i s “ l i mi t l e ss sp ace�, th e us e r wi l l e x p e r i e nce a se nse o f o pen ne s s an d o p e n c o mmuni ca ti o n.
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Th e p r o je c t is d e s ig ne d t o r e c e iv e f r e s h a ir from th e m o unt a ins a nd p r o v id e a t e r r a c e w ill p r o vide th e u s e r s w it h a n o p e n s p a c e w it h p a no r a m ic view s of t he m o unt a ins a nd a t o t a lly d if f e r e nt f e e l from th e r e s t o f t he b uild ing jus t a f e w s t e p s a w a y from th eir w o r k p la c e .
Th is s t r uc t ur e is d e s ig ne d t o e xp o s e t he us e r s w ith c lear v ie w s o f t he m o unt a ins t o ins p ir e p e o p le fresh n ew id e a s t ha t a r e o ut o f t he b o x. T his p la c e also provid e s a ll t he o p e n s p a c e t ha t a ny o ne w o uld n eed to dev e lo p a ny s o r t o f p r o je c t f o r his o r he r commu n ity. Wit h c le a r v ie w s a nd a n o p e n c o nc e p t , th e u ser w ill f e e l t o t a l e m p o w e r m e nt o f t he ir s ur rou n din gs.
By having an extremely open concept for this project, no definite boundaries would be set.
By having multiple openings throughout, the projects would be illuminated by natural sunlight 80% of the day.
The concept of having this project high on the mountain is to have clear breathtaking views of the town at the base of the mountain
The opening allows a fluent fresh air enter to the project. Th is project w ill provide th is ru ral tow n w ith a commu n ity developmen t cen ter w h ere people of th is tow n are w elc ome to work an d develop plan s for th eir ow n commu n ity.
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Al ong w i t h t h e re se a r ch f r o m p r e v i o us project a n d also c a rry i n g o v e r t he te ct o ni c l a ngu age fro m s a i d p ro j e c t , I wi l l se e k o ut t o cr eate a b u ildin g i n o n e o f B o sto n’ s ne i g hb o r ho o d. Th e l ayout o f t h e b u i l d i n g ne e d s to i ncl ud e : a work sh op, wh i c h f o r t h i s p r o j e ct I cho se a w ood wor ks h o p , a g a l l e r y , a ca f Ê a nd l i v i ng space. T h e pr o j e c t i s l o c at e d i n the ne i g hb o r hood of Mis s ion H i l l a f e w b l o cks a wa y f r o m B righ am Ci r c le s t a t i o n .
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Walk able roof
Sk eletal roof
T he b uild ing is d iv id e d int o 7 d if f e r e nt a r e a s w hic h a r e c o nne c t e d t o t he m a in e nt r a nc e o f t he p r o je c t . T he p r o je c t is d e s ig ne d t o f ill t he us e r w it h c ur io s it y , m a ke t he us e r e xp lo r e a nd e njo y t he e nt ir e ind o o r space.
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Wit h t he c o nc e p t o f b r ing ing t he o ut s id e t o t he ins id e t his p r o je c t s e e ks t o int e g r a t e t he p ub lic s p a c e w it h t he p r iv a t e s p a c e , w hic h in t his p r o je c t w o uld b e t he t e r r a c e o r t he w a lka b le r o o f w hic h is t he p ub lic s p a c e t ha t is c o nne c t e d w it h t he ins id e t hr o ug h la r g e s ky lig ht s t ha t a llo w s t he p ub lic t o s e e int o t he int e r io r a nd a ls o p r o v id e t he ins id e us e r w it h v ie w s o f t he o ut s id e .
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W o r ki ng thr o ug h d i a g r ams an d Variou s Sk etch es in plan sec tion and a xo no m e t r ic I s t a r t d e v e l o p i ng the p r o j e ct w ith man y differen t in terven tion s. Th an k s t o t he s e int e r v e nt io ns I wa s a b l e t o co ncl ud e an d decide for a fin al design th at in my c riteri a I f e lt b e s t a d d r e s s e d t h e p a r a m e t e r s o f ci r cu lation , con n ec tivity an d redefin in g th e bound a r ie s o f p ub lic a nd p r i v a te sp a ce s. 57
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UNIVERSIDAD PILOTO DE COLOMBIA. FALCULTY OF ARCHITECTURE AND ARTS Bachelor of Architecture 2014
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URBAN ARCHITECTURE (thesis) Semester 9 and 10 -- Fall INSTRUCTOR: Eduardo
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T h i s co ur se i s p a r t o f the u rban project, w h i c h i s c h a r a ct e r i ze d b y sp l i tti ng a problema t i c c o re i n whi ch i t sho ul d p r o p ose an an sw er a c c o rd i n g t o the i r o wn r e se a r ch in terests: des i g n , u rb a n ism o r t e chno l o g y , w h ich c an dev e l o p f ro m a p r o p o sa l o f a c tion researc h . T h e c o u rs e i s d e si g ne d to the l a st stage of form a t i o n i n whi ch t he stud e nt m ust perform spatial a n d f o rm a l a p p r o a che s f r o m hi s ow n re-elabora t i o n o f s e ma nti c sca l e s stud i e d du rin g th e race. S y n t h e s i s s t a g e whe r e p r o p o se d n ew stan dards t h a t e x e m p l i fy r e cr e a t i o n v a l ue s. Th ese valu e s i n t u rn must b e r e l a t e d to the w ay in w h ic h t h e p ro p o s a l e sta b l i she s the r e l a tive w eigh t of t h e a rc h i t e ctur a l fa ct a nd t he ci t y as a w h ole. 85
For th is proje c t it is und e r s t o o d t ha t t he c r e a t iv it y a nd tech n iqu e is ta r g e t e d t o w a r d s us e f ul liv ing s p a c e d a nd aesth etics th a t c a n b e r e p lic a t e d a nd a p p lie d t o a ny part w ith in V ic ha d a , s o t ha t w ha t is p r o p o s e d is a n arc h etype w it h t he b e s t p r o p e r t ie s in d e s ig n a nd f unc tion ality to be inha b it e d b y t he lo c a l p o p ula t io n, ho us ing model th at ca n b e r e p lic a t e d , t a king a s a g uid e line t o be follow ed in e a c h o f t he m unic ip a lit ie s t o int e r v e ne in th e th ree st e p s m e nt io ne d e ns ur ing t he q ua lit y o f lif e c on dition s but o p t im iz e d f o r m inim um s o c ia l , e c o no m ic an d en viro nm e nt a l d e v e lo p m e nt o f t he p o p ula t io n over th ere m a d e b y ind ig e no us g r o up s , s e t t le r s a nd traders in t he ins p e c t io n o f S a n T e o d o r o .
P r o j e c t: DESIGN AND APPLICATION OF MODELS OF PRODUCTIVE HOUSING FOR THE COMMUNITY OF SAN TEODORO, VICHADA. 86
LOCALIZATION AND ANALYSIS Design altern ative of h ou sin g spa c e s , g e ne r a t ing 3 typologies su pportin g th e c on cep t s o f p r o d uc t iv e h abitat for th e tow n of Vic h ada, d e v e lo p ing t his in th ree stages for 12,000 locals.
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DIAGNOSE
T r o ug h a se r i e s o f a nalysis of th e region w e w ere able to determ ine t ha t t his a r e a g r e a te st i ssue i s t he l ack of c on n ec tivity w ith th e rest of th e c ities in C o lo m b ia .
This zone main’s way of connectivity is through waterways. We worked on improving and providing more alternatives to this area and all surrounding areas as well. 88
We wanted to address as many issues as possible as we worked in our project. We also wanted to address the issue of abandon land due to the insecurity in the town and all surrounding areas. We brought in more commercial spaces to this area to increase tourism, thus utilizing the land to its fullest and proving an increase of profit to the the town.
Through multiple analyses and diagnoses we pinned point the major issues of this community. Along with instructors we discussed the issues we encountered during our visits and the cause of them. It became obvious that the lack of economic solutions in this town is a direct contributor to the connectivity issues in this town. 89
SITE SAN TEODORO ACTUAL
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LOT SAN TEODORO PROPOSAL
T h e b e t t e rm e nt o f the q ua l i ty o f live of th e h a b i t a n t s t h r o ug h the r e i nte r p r e ta tion of livin g space
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MORICHAL ROUND OF PROTECTION
A n atu r a l v e g e t a t io n b o und a r y w ill con trol t he g r o w t h o f t he ur b a n a r e a .
ZONING OF PUBLIC SPACE
DEVELOPING STAGES
A s e ri e s o f d e si g na te d b ui l d i ngs w ill gen e ra t e j o b o p p o r t uni t i e s t o tho se w h o live in t h e a re a .
F o ur t im e s t a g e s t o f ina liz e t he p r o je c t .
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CROPS T h e c o m muni t y ca n wo r k o n t h eir crops to p ro v i d e a nd e x p o r t.
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WASTE TREATMENT S t r a t e g ic p o int s o f w a s t e / g a r b a g e t r e a t m e nt s .
TRASNPORTATION By m a k i n g b i c ycl e s t he m a i n wa y o f tran sport a t i o n i n t h e co m m uni ty no t o n ly th e t ow n w i l l s e e a l o w co st fo r tr a nsp ortation t h ey wi l l a l s o b e a wa r e o f t he g r e at en vir on m e n t a l i m p act.
TREATMENT WATER Water treat m e nt t o r e us e t he w a t e r f o r t he crops an d ot he r s e r v ic e s .
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TYPOLOGY 1 We in te nd t o p r o v id e t he c o m m unit y w it h t hr e e type o f ho us ing . T he s e ho us e s a r e f o r d if f e r e nt types o f f a m ilie s d e p e nd ing o n ho w m a ny p e o ple will liv e in it . T he f ir s t o ne a r e f o r a f e w people w ho w ill liv e c lo s e r t o t he c e nt e r a nd w ork is t he ur b a n a r e a , b uild ing s o f o ut s id e t he c ommunit y .
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TYPOLOGY 2
As a tradition is th e commu n ity th ey try to live as a family, so an y n ew member in th e family w ill live in th e h ou se.
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A t la s t w e ha v e t he b ig ho us e t his , t he s e ho us e s a r e f o r f a m ilie s w ho w ill w o r k in t he c r o p s .
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SYMBOLIC STRUCTURES AND HABITAT Semester 6-- FALL 2011 1ntro du ci n g t h e su b j e ct o f s i g n i fi c a n t a rch ite ctura l st r u ct u r e s a t t h e me tro p o l i ta n le v e l, a fo rm a t i o n t h a t t r a i n s st u d e n ts i n th e c re a tio n a n d i n t e r v e n t i o n i n co ns o l i d a te d a re b a s e d o n t h e i m p r o v e m e n t o r re s to ra ti o n o f th e p hysi ca l - e n v i r o n m e n ta l c o n d i ti o n s o f the p la ce . D e si g n p r a ct i ce a n d i ts th e o re tica l ins tru m e n t a t i o n a r e t h e ba s i c fo u n d a tio n o f this l e v e l , co m m i t m e n t t o th e e n v i ro n me nt, the p r e ci se i d e n t i f i ca t i o n o f th e n a tu re o f the s e rvi ce t o d e v e l o p a n d a rc h i te c tu ra l im a g e o f th e n e w e n t i t y i n co nte x t. C h a ra c te rize th e i n t e r v e n t i o n a r e a a s a s i g n i fi c a n t c o m p le x s e t wh e r e i n t e r v e n ti o n s a ri s e i n c o n so lid a ted wi t h t h e o b j e ct i v e o f i d e n ti fy ing a nd pr o p o si n g a r e a s o f s o c i a l s i g n i fi c a n ce a s p l a ce s o f ci v i c co e xi s te n c e a re a s .
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Th is project is foc u sed t o im p r o v e t he a r e a b y c r e a t ing b ig g e r pu blic places, more gr e e n a r e a s a nd r e s t ing s p a c e f o r s t ud e nt s th at atten d to th e diffe r e nt c o lle g e s a r o und t he a r e a . T he la c k o f pu blic plac es an d gree n p a c e s a r e o ne o f t he b ig g e r is s ue s t ha t th is area is fac ed w ith , t his a r e a is e xt r e m e ly v is ua lly , s o und a nd air pollu ted by h eavy f o o t a nd v e hic ula r t r a f f ic w hic h c a us e s a h igh level of stress to a ny o ne liv ing c lo s e b y t he m a in s t r e e t s o f th is h igh ly popu lar com m e r c ia l a r e a o f B o g o t a .
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T hr o ug h site an alysis, I w as a b l e to fo c u s on th e projec t a nd ta ke a closer look to th e ne e d s o f th is area. With th e a na l y si s a n d visits, I made for t he p r o j e ct I n otic e th at th e site wa s l o ca t ed in a very “grey a r e a � tha t w as w h at c ame to m i nd a s we w alk ed an d n otice a l l ne w co n stru c tion s an d little t o no g r e e n spaces.
Th rou gh th e first Ph ot o s ho p p r o je c t t he is s ue o f a b s e nc e o f g r e e n spaces w as addres s e d b y a d d ing p le nt y o f la nd s c a p ing t o t he project.
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Th o u g h I u s ed R e v i t f o r t he fi r st t ime, I w as able to ad d re s s a n d p o r tr a i t the r e l a t i o n o f lan dsc ape an d its s u rro u n d i n g b y usi ng t he r e nd e r s an d plan s available w i t h i n t h e p ro g r a m.
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I w as able to address an d res o lv e t he is s ue c o nne c t iv it y b e t w e e n t he interior an d exterior spaces on t he g r o und le v e l. B y ha v ing t he la nd s c a p ing of th e project gu ide th e u sers t o a n im p o s ing e nt r a nc e t ha t in r e t ur n w ill also gu ide th e u sers th rou gh the int e r io r o f t he b uild ing .
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F I R S T FLO O R PLA N
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In th e first floor th e spac e is more private an d q uie t f o r t he p a t ie nt s m a ke t he m e xp e r ien ce th e tran qu ility an d h ave a better reco v e r y . T he f ir s t f lo o r la y o ut is d e s ig n t o no t on ly gu ide th e u sers, bu t also provide a better r e c o v e r y t hr o ug h t r a nq uilit y a nd s e r e nit y .
SEC TION A-A’
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W EST FAC AD E
SOUTH FAC AD E
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MOD E L
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VISUALIZATION IN PHOTOSHOP FOR COMERCIAL BUILDING.
ARPRO S.A
P ROF ES SION A L WORK
ORGANIZATION AND REVIEW OF THE PROJECTS
BIDDING FOR THE L`ORÈAL BRAND FOR CENTRAL OFFICE AND BEAUTY ACADEMY IN THE URBAN PLAZA BUILDING IN BOGOTA.
ORGANIZATION OF THE PRESENTATIONS.
SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS ASSEMBLY FALL 2015 INSTRUCTOR: Mike Fiorillo LAB LEADER: Blair Kershaw Th is co u rs e i s d e si g n e d t o f a m i l i ari ze s tu d e n ts t o su sta in a b i l i t y a n d co n st r u ct i o n a l p ra c ti c e s . Stud e nts a n a l y z e t h e p r o cu r e m e n t, p ro c e s s ing, finishing, detailed application, performance, re -us e a nd e n d o f l i f e o f a r a n g e o f c o mmo n c o n stru ctio n a l m a t e r i a l s t o co mp re h e n d i mp a c t o n th e b u i l t a n d n a t u r a l e n v i ro n me n ts . .
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ARTHOUSE Lewis.Tsurumaki.Lewis (LTL Architects)
C A S E S T U D Y 1:
M AT E R I A L I N Q U I R I E S
WOOD I PF REO M W OOD BRAZIL
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A r tH o use b y LTL is located in th e he a r t o f d o wnto w n Au stin Texas, th is p r o j e ct e ng a g e s very distin ct materials to r e no v a t e wha t it u sed to be a 1920’s the a t e r l a t e r a departmen t store. LTL so ug ht o ut to p r eserve th e feel of th is b ui l d i ng b e i ng p ul l ed in tw o differen t dir e ct i o ns. T hi s p r o j ec t carries a c on stan t fl o w o f i t s ma te r i als th rou gh ou t th e en tire str uctur e . T he wo oden roof dec k serves a s a fi l m scr e e ni ng space, even ts an d an i nco m e e a r ni ng spac e. Th e secon d floor co nstr ucte d a l m o st en tirely of con crete is the b ui l d i ng ’ s m a i n art gallery w ith a fu lly funct i o na l p o we r operated w all to eith er p r o v i d e a n o p e n spac e gallery or be div i d e d whe n ne ce ssary.
T hr o ug h i n- depth researc h it w as cl e a r tha t the p r o min en t material for th is p r o j e ct i s I P E W o o d. Th is type of w ood is mo stl y p r o d uce d i n Brazil an d h ave some cha r a ct e r i st i cs that mak e it a very app e a l i ng f o r the se t ype of projec ts.
THE IPE W O O D IS O NLY O NE PIECE IN THE W HO LE PRO YECT. DESK + STAIRS + SKYLIGHT + DECK
WOOD (IPE WOOD)
T he w o o d in t his p r o je c t is d e lib e r a t e ly us e d t hr o ug ho ut t he e nt ir e p r o je c t . O n t he f ir s t f lo o r t he v ie w e r is g r e e t e d b y a w o o d e n d e s k t ha t f lo w s int o a s e t o f s t a ir s le a d ing t he us e r t o a m a nip ula b le o p e n s p a c e t ha t is lit t hr o ug h f r a m e d w o o d e n s ky lig ht s . T he d e c k o f t his p r o je c t is e nt ir e ly c o ns t r uc t e d o f w o o d . 21
A fte r re s e a rc h i n g IPE w ood, it became clear as to w hy a rc h i te c ts w o u l d w ant to us e this mater ial as a s pecial fe a tu re i n th e p ro j ect. W ood is a unique and s us tainable ma te ri a l th a t c a n r egener ate if tr eated pr oper ly. W ood i s a mu l ti fu n c ti o n a l mater ial that can be us e in differ ent w a y s a n d d i s c i p l i nes (Fur nitur e, decks , s tr uctur es etc.)
4� THK LAM IPE WOOD TREAD FLOATING STAIR
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ASSEMBLY DETAIL
TREATED IPEWOOD
SCREW
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IPE WOOD FLOATING STAIR WALL
STAINLESS STEEL HANDRAIL
Th is detail sh ow s h o w t he w o o d w a s us e d a nd assembled. It is c lea r t ha t w o o d ne e d s v e r y lit t le h an dlin g in order to a c c o m p lis h t he d e s ir e d us e o f it . By drillin g some h oles a nd a d d ing s o m e s c r e w y o u can mak e th e en tire a s s e m b le .
STAIR CASE - LAYERED SITE-CAST CONCRETE
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HARMONIA 57 São Paulo, Brazil
CASE STUDY 2: M at e r i a l g e o g r a p h y and process map
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H a mo n ia-57 is loc ated in S a o P a ul o Brazil design ed by Greg B o usq ue t, C arolin a Bu en o, Gu illau me S i b a ud an d Olivier Raffaelli. Th is p r o j e ct ca n be desc ribed as a livin g str uctur e d u e to its vegetation ou ter l a y e r a nd th e exposed pipelin es th at se r v e t he b u ildin g actin g as vein s of a l i v i ng b o d y. Th is bu ildin g is design ed to e nha nce its su rrou n din gs. Th e area sur r o und i ng th is livin g bu ildin g is fu ll of a r ti st i c cr e a tivity mixin g w ith galleries a nd o the r types of artw ork th rou gh o ut t he ne i gh borh ood. Harmon ia-57 e x p o se s the view er to differen t asp e ct s to thi s bu ildin g at on ce.
S t e e l is a m e t a l a llo y t ha t is c o m p o s e d p r inc ip a lly o f ir o n a nd c a r b o n. S t e e ls a r e a llo y s o f ir o n a nd o t he r e le m e nt s , p r im a r ily c a r b o n, w id e ly us e d in c o ns t r uc t io n a nd o t he r a p p lic a t io ns b e c a us e o f t he ir hig h t e ns ile s t r e ng t hs a nd lo w c o s t s .
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STEEL P ROCESS Raw Materials GEOGRAPHY
ELECTRODES
DOOR FOR REMOVING SLANG
Hatch for other materials
MAJOR PRODUCERS OF COAKING COAL
tapping spout for molten iron
MAJOR PRODUCERS OF IRON ORE
IRON ORE POWER INJECTION LANCE
STEEL
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#6 RUSSIA 71.461
#10 UKRAINE 27.170
graphite electrodes
#7 GERMANY 42.943
IRON +
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#1 CHIAN 1665.0 #4 INDIA 86.530 #9 BRAZIL 33.912
#2 JAPAN 822.698 #5 S. KOREA 71.543
TO VACUUM
PUMP
VACUUM CHAMBER
CONTRIES THAT PRODUCE STEEL
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#3 AUSTRALIA 71.543
After diligent research on steel I know understand the process of how steel is made and its components. This project gave me a broader understanding on how important steel really is and why this material is one of the most common used materials when it comes to structures. After studying the steel making process it was clear that this material is a not something that can be easily assemble as its components come from all over. For example the Harmonica 57 project where steel is used through the entire structure, the steel used in this project all of its components came from different parts of Brazil.
EXPORTATION FROM BRAZIL TO THE REST OF THE COUNTRIES IN SOUTH AMERICA.
The re s e a rc h o n ste e l sp e ci f i ca l l y steal from Brazil I lea rn e d t h a t Br a zi l ha s b e e n p r o d uc in g steel sin ce t h e 1 9 2 0 ’ s , t h e re a r e 2 9 ste e l mi l l s th rou gh ou t Brazil t h at a re m a n a g e d b y 11 co m p a ni e s t h at are con sider e d t h e l a rg est p r o d uce r s o f a l l o w in Latin Americ a, t h i s c o u n t ry i s r e sp o nsi b l e fo r 3 4 . 2 million ton s of s t ee l i n t h e wo r l d a nd e m p l o y s 110 , 000 people for t h is p ro d u c t i o n.
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T he Mou n tain h ou se by Rick J oy A r chi t e ct s, w as design ed in su c h a w ay tha t i t wou ld n ot in terfere w ith its delica t e sur r ou n din gs. Th is h ou se sits on a v e r y a r i d desert filled w ith an cien t c ac ti , a ni ma l path s an d man y oth er fragile sur r o und i n gs. Th e h ou se almost blen ds i nto t he l an d in order to c reate a sen se o f uni t y w ith th e lan d. Man y of th e asp e ct s o f th is h ou se h ave been c arefu lly tho ug ht over by Ric k to maximize th e use o f e very u n obtru sive design ed asp e ct f r o m th e low w in dow s to allow cr o ss v e ntilation arou n d th e h ou se, to the r a m med earth w alls th at h elps th is str uctur e captivate an d en h an c e it’s sur r o und i n g c olors an d rou gh textu re.
B uild w a lls , f o und a t io ns , a nd f lo o r s us ing na t ur a l r a w m a t e r ia ls s uc h a s e a r t h, c ha lk, lim e o r g r a v e l.
It is a n a nc ie nt b uild ing m e t ho d t ha t ha s s e e n a r e v iv a l in r e c e nt y e a r s a s p e o p le s e e k m o r e s us t a ina b le b uild ing m a t e r ia ls a nd na t ur a l b uild ing m e t ho d s .
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Th r ou g h re s e a rc h o n R a m m e d Ear t h I wa s a b l e d i sco v e r t ha t this ma t e ri a l i s o n e o f t he mo st s us t ain a b l e , n on- co mb ust i b l e an d r ec y c l a b l e m a te r i a l s a v a i l able. It ’s s i m p l e a s se m b l e ma ke s it ideal s i n c e i t s v er y st r o ng a nd du r able u n d e r t h e r i g ht ci r cum s t an c es. T h o u g h r a mme d e a r t h is a gre a t a l t e rn a ti v e ma te r i a l this c a n p ro c e s s ca n a ct ua l l y tur n in t o i n t e n s i v e l a b o r wi t hou t t h e p ro p e r t oo l s a nd ca n be vuln e ra b l e t o w a t e r wi t ho ut pr oper m a i n t e n a n ce .
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Mix the earth with water and stabilizers for better durability.
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COMMUNITY PRACTICE COMMUNITY PRACTICE SPRING 2016 INSTRUCTOR: Ben Peterson Co m m u n ity p r a ct i ce se r v e s a s a s te p p i n g sto n e to p ro f e ssi o n a l d e si g n p r a c ti c e . I t a i ms t o p re p a re st u d e n t s t o e n t e r th e w o rl d s o f bo th c u rre n t l e a r n i n g a n d p r o f e s s i o n a l d e s i g n pra c tice . S tu d e n t s a r e e xp e ct e d to w o rk c o he siv e ly in o r d e r d e si g n p r o f e s s i o n a l l y a s a t e a m . C o m m u n i ca t i o n , co l l a b o r ati o n a n d c o mmunity engagement form the basis for this class.
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T h e c o n ce p t o f t h i s p r o j e ct w a s t o c o m e to g e t h e r t o p r e p a r e a fu l l t hre e c o u rs e m e a l . T h e t r u e ch al l e n g e o f this p ro je ct wa s i n cl u d i n g a l l o f o u r d iffe re nc e s a n d wo r k i n g t o g e th e r h a rm o n io us l y . We ca m e t o g e t h e r a s a te a m a n d ca m e u p wi t h a p l a n th a t wo rk with e v e r y o n e ’ s st r e n g t h s , th u s ma kin g th is p r o j e ct a b i g l e a r n i ng e x p e rie nc e for a l l o f u s.
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ALAN RICKS
MA S S D e s i g n G ro u p w as founded in 2008 as a nonpr ofit d e s i g n fi rm b a s e d i n Bos ton M A and Kigali, Rw anda (Afr ic a ) . MA S S ’ s w o rk s eeks to impr ove people’s lives thr ough a rc h i te c tu re .
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T h r o u g h d i l i g e n t i n v e s ti g a ti o n o f th e fi rm I w a nted to por tr ayed the ideology of M A S S D e s i g n G ro u p u s i n g o n l y v i s u a l g ra p h i c s . O n the boar d I focus ed on how the f i r m i mme rs e i n th e c o n te x t o f w h e re th e y a re planning to w or k to under s tand the ch a l l en g e s a n d o p p o rtu n i ti e s o f th e l o c a ti o n , for ex ample The Butar o Dis tr ict Hos p i t a l i n R w a n d a . T h e fi rm a l s o d e s i g n s p ro j e c ts that w ill impr ove the community a s a w h o l e th ro u g h a c ti v e l y th i n k i n g o f a d e sign that w ill deliver impr ovements o n h ea l th , w e l l -b e i n g a n d g e n e ra l i mp ro v e ment of life quality. Though their new p r o j e c ts th e y s e e k o u t to i mp ro v e th e c o mmunity’s economy, education and env i r o n me n ta l s u s ta i n a b i l i ty .
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THE DESIGN RELEVANCE IS COMPROMISED AS THE DESIGNERS EXPAND THEIR EFFORRS BEYOND THEIR OWN.
T h e fi rs t th i n g w e mu s t c o n s i d e r i n d e te rmi n i n g th e q u e s ti o n a b l e re l e v a n c e o f a d i l e tta n te d e s i g n e r i s h o w o n e d e fi n e s a d e s i g n e r’ s re l e v a n c e .
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Relevance is defined as being per tinent to or r elating to a topic or an idea. W hich then leads us to as k, r elevant or per tinent to w hat? So w e mus t define the job or goal of the des igner in or der to deter mine if the integr ity of the des igner is compr omis ed.
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The nature of the designer’s role is multifaceted, however, the role is not to expand his or her efforts into other fields, rather, it is to seek out specialized service in order to assemble a team to achieve a common goal in other words, staying relevant.
The BAC is well known for the programs that it offers in the field of architecture, landscape, interior design and design studies. This provides students with different areas of specialization to come together and work cohesively in order to articulate a concept that can be assimilated into a larger design.
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Mass Design values and respects the relevance and contributions of each design field due to their very diverse team. By having diverse training in their respected fields, consistently collaborates with other disciplines to solve problems that are too complex to be solved by one discipline. Their process increases the number of contributors, they are less resistant to changing a design, and lastly they foster trust with their colleges who are in other disciplines. This results in effective communication and the ability to rely on a core team to contribute to a most successful design.
The term relevance is defined as being important to the matter at hand, in terms of design, alongside the need, relevance also takes on Time and Place. When taking on more tasks, a designer’s relevance is then split into the fields in which the tasks rest on. In order designers to be most relevant, they need to stay specific to their craft and allow the rest of the design team to contribute in the same way. The approach of our group was similar to that of a relevant design team.  We broke off into specialized groups, were able to thoroughly investigate our concepts, and assemble them in into a coherent argument. This allowed for each group to bring their own relevant research and collaboratively join them for an even more relevant solution. 41
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The G re e n a d ca m p a i g n i s a p r o po s a l fo r a d v e rt ise m e n t in the M B T A . T h e f o cu s o f th i s c a mp a i g n is t o e d u ca te e n v i r o n m e n t a l a ware n e s s th ro u g h “ livi ng ” wa lls, wo o d e n f u r n i t u r e an d re s p o n s i b l e w a ste m a n a g e m e n t . T h e g o a l i s to i mp l e me n t 300 g re e n a d p a n e l s t h r o u g h o u t a l l MB T A tra i n s . O ur se co n d p r o p o sa l wa s t o b e pl a c e d o n s tre e t lights , a lso s h a r i n g t h e sa m e co nc e p ts o f “ l i v i n g ” adv e rtis e m e n t . For o ur fin a l pr o p o sa l we t a r g e t ed b u s s to p s . T h e f ocu s o n this p r o p o sa l wa s t o p r o v i d e th e c o mmu nit y th e n e ce ssa r y i n f o r m a t i o n / a dv e rti s i n g a b o u t t he a re a . Anot h e r g o a l f o r t h i s p ro p o s a l w a s to int e ra ct with t h e k i d s a n d g e n e r a te c u ri o s i ty i n t he m .
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Ou r d e s i g n fo r o u r fi n a l p ro p o s al is a tw o level des ign. The upper l e v e l o f th i s p ro j e c t i s g e a re d tow ar d the par ents / adults . This l e v e l d i s p l a y s th e fa rme r’ s mar ket location r ight at eye level. T h e l o w e r l e v e l i n g e a re d to war ds kids . This low er level not o n l y h a v e a n i n te ra c ti v e g a me of Tick- Tac- Tow out of fr uits and v e g e ta b l e s , b u t i t a l s o p ro v i d es kids w ith fun facts about the d i s p l a y e d fru i ts a n d v e g e ta b l es .
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