2022 Portfolio

ARCH 6039: Advanced Studio 1

Studio Critic: Fred Pearsall

LIGHT SPACE MATTER MODULATOR

Inflection and Rotational Transformations for Daylighting and Thermal Comfort

Advanced Studio 1 - LSMM

Formal Iterations

Variations of Plugin Volumes

Run in the Same GH Definition

I-1: I-2

I-3

Advanced Studio 1 - LSMM

Diagramming the Regular Order of Transformations

“A” and “B” Demonstrated with the Spatial Bodies of Iteration 3

ARCH 6039: Advanced Studio 1

Studio Critic - Fred Pearsall

C.A.U.S.E. Studio 2.3 - MAPPING

Cultural Systems/Structures Double dialectic with Natural Systems/Structures

NATURAL SYSTEM STRUCTURE (COMPONENTS)

LANDSCAPE/ORGANISM (reciprocal)

Hypotheses:

Existing structures and interventions may be mediated by the landscape’s natural inclination. The broad Northwestern exposure can be optimized for daylighting and thermal comfort.

Observations:

The site privileges almost uniformly Northwestern exposure. Morning light is hampered by the incline to the Southeast. Western exposure presents a thermal problem but excellent viewshed directed out to the estuary and beyond that the bay

NATURAL SYSTEM FUNCTION (PROCESSES +/-)

ORGANISM/LANDSCAPE (reciprocal)

The watershed of the site comes down to it from the Southeast and appears to be “filtered” heavily by the adjacent wooded zone.

Hypotheses:

We have a clear channelization for rainwater on the site. This should inform any efforts to improve water quality, as well as how the types of intervention/ remediation we undertake might affect groundwater more broadly as well as neighbors “downstream”

TISSUE/COMMUNITY

Hypotheses:

The orientation of structures and interventions to break or disrupt the seasonal vectors of windflow could create more control over thermal comfort.

The turbulent and laminar flow of wind in relation to the human-developed transit system should help direct the structural aspects of our intervention, particularly in regards to placement, orientation, and structural system used.

Observations:

The direction of the slope coupled with the prevailing seasonal winds would likely result in channelized laminar airflow intensely uphill and downhill corresponding as well to true South and North respectively.

TISSUE/COMMUNITY

[Something likened to a woven fabric, as being produced by the intertwining of separate elements; a fabric, network, or web.]

“The map is not the territory.”

Hypotheses:

The parish structure has etched the material and structural evidence of its history of functions into and beneath the surface of the terrain. We must be reflective or considerate of these historical roles and their contaminations.

CULTURAL SYSTEM FUNCTION (PROCESSES +/-)

C.A.U.S.E. Studio 2.3 - ECOVENTION

Channeling Displacement

“In life and its affairs, there are typically two energetic systems of interdependence: One is the system that use it energy to open or close the faucet or gate or relay; the other is the system whose energy ‘flow through’ the faucet or gate when it is open.” -Gregory Bateson, “Criteria of Mental Processes”

Channeling Displacement restates actions embedded in the landscape by pulling them to the surface and revealing them. It uses the division of land use native to the Parish structure as a guidin g principle but aims to articulate these divisions through a co nceptual lever tied to the innate qualities of the site and territory. Smithson insisted the existence of a place hinges on its representation, so this “ecovention” is an articulation of forces, a re-representation. This is done through the imposition of a log spiral grid on the site’s water source: a rainfed well located directly uphill which also serves to med iate valve-like a relationship between the site proper and the community forest to the East. The terracing operation is an expression of the natural slope’s relationship to the offsite well. The resultant walls are porous but retentive, propagating laminar flow through the fiel d area. The terrace heights are determined by the elevation of the surrounding landscape. The grid is thus an inflection and reflection of its context, much like the phenomena created and translated in Yucatan Mirror Displacement. The channels/channeling in question reflects Bateson’s description of two energetic systems. The formal construct of the system acts to direct and intersect as many syste ms of flow as possible. Its tectonics both divide and open new and unseen existing channels.

Ecovention Equation

Robert Smithson Yucatán Mirror Displacements (1-9)

Toni Gironès Saderra The Climate Museum Lleida 2008-2018

Ángeles Santos Vázquez “The Management of Water and its Influence on the Construction of the Territory” (la gestión del agua y su infl uencia en la construcción del territorio) A Coruña,, April 2017

Site Plan for Terrace Development

C.A.U.S.E. Studio 2.3 - SITE STRATEGY

Dividing the Plane

The terraces become a new context to operate on. Dividing the p lane refers to all new planes constructed by this system, namel y the radial order of one- and five-degree rotations and the vertical representation of these spirals in the form of terrace walls. The three usetypes hinge on intersection points of these two grids. They all orient uniquely: the cabins pivot off grid points, normal to the well, resulting in 2-degree offsets and rotations. The research center is on a constructed series of arcs propagated from intersections in the radial and spiral grids. The pavilion extends along a radial coordinate serving as an orienting mass to the system’s origin. The vertical planes are similarly divided by interdependent tectonic system in the form of a flexible truss type which itself pivots dependent on use type and grid modality. The module system seeks to capture skeletally the most daylight it can to passively heat and illuminate. Operable second story awning windows engage the natural movement of prevailing winds up and down the slope. To access these zones and interpretations of the grid, the terrace walls are converted to navigation chan nels by rotating the spiral order two degrees to construct void s for ramps and stairs. The final field spiral section fronting the arc of the research center extrudes upward to become a reflective plane charging the spiral order and resultant arcs with the tapered space between.

Site Plan/ Strategic Move Diagrams

C.A.U.S.E. Studio 2.3 - Dividing the Plane

Propositional Drawing: Module Strategy

C.A.U.S.E. Studio 2.3 - Dividing the Plane

CLT / Timber-Framed Kit of Parts: Base Module

C.A.U.S.E. Studio 2.3 - Dividing the Plane

Cabin

Use Type 1

Cabin Use Type 1

Pavillion

Use Type 2

Research Center

Use Type 3

Climate Studio Design Development

Grasshopper-Aided Design Development for Passive Thermal Comfort and Daylight Optimization

RC - I1

RC - I8

C.A.U.S.E. Studio 2.3 -Dividing the Plane

Final Look

ARCH 6030: Core 3

Studio Critics: Marco Ancheita and Zhan Chen

SOCIAL HOUSING PRECEDENT ANALYSIS

GIFU KITAGATA APARTMENTS - SANAA

UNIT CONFIGURATIONS

26 TYPES TOTAL (INCOMPLETE LIST)

Core 3 - Precedent - Gifu Kitagata

Assembly + Material Diagrams

VOID DIAGRAM

SCREEN LAYOUT FOR EXTERNAL CIRCULATION

INTERIOR SPATIAL BODIES

WALLS + FLOOR SLABS

WALL STRUCTURE

CIRCULATION: 2 ELEVATORS, 6 STAIRS

Transit + Privacy Diagrams

ZONE 1

ZONE 1 CIRCULATION

ZONE 2

ZONE 2 CIRCULATION

ZONE 3

ZONE 3 CIRCULATION

ZONE 4

ZONE 4 CIRCULATION

ZONE 5

ZONE 5 CIRCULATION

ZONE 6

ZONE 6 CIRCULATION ELEVATORS

CIRCULATION/PROXIMITY MAP

PUBLIC / CIRCULATION PRIVATE PRIVATE CIRCULATION

CIRCULATION ZONES

PUBLIC / CIRCULATION PRIVATE

TERRACES (SEMI PUBLIC)

Ground Plan / Roof Plan / Program

Public/Private Semi-Private walk and courtyard

Split level Library and lower retail spaces with public porch Landings, Pool, Gym Private Rec “Leaves” (private)

Unit Modules:

One Bedroom Two Bedroom Three Bedroom Four Bedroom (A)

Five Bedroom Four Bedroom (B)

End Stair

Entry Stair

LL Pedestrian Ramp

Megaramp

Circulation: Vehicle Ramp

Community Out door:

Common Terraces

Green Roof Private Terraces

Views

Typical Floor Plan

Sections

Rendered Section

ARCH 6029: Core 2

Studio Critics: Keith Kaseman + Marco Ancheita

OCCUPIABLE INFRASTRUCTURE - NEST

Energy Production and Storage Station

2 STAGE ANAEROBIC DIGESTERS

BIOGAS PROCESSING/ WASTE RECIEVING ZONE

METHANE BURNER

GRAVITY ENERGY STORAGE (OCCUPIABLE WEIGHT)

RECREATIONAL FACILITIES

PEDESTRIAN PATH

Section Perspective

Program Divisions at the junction of MARTA and the Freight Gantry Zone

Diagramming Site Strategies

Iterations and Transformations of the Occupiable Channels

ARCH 6028: Core 1

Studio Critic: Charles Rudolph

POINT / LINE / PLANE

Drawing + Model Development

Farruko, Bad Bunny - La Cartera (Official Video), 2019

Farruko, Bad Bunny - La Cartera (Official Video), 2019

This still highlights a pervasive architectural feature common in many built structures across Puerto Rico, the awning. This shape is expressed as the facade of the musician’s house.

HOUSE FOR A MUSICIAN

ARCH 7030: Media + Modeling 3

Instructor: Emilio Hernandez

PRECEDENT STUDY - PHOENIX IMC

Form / Facade Diagrams

Set

Dent - (Pull Point), Remap, Sort by distance, move on Z to a magnitude inverse to distance within point cloud. Field line rotateable, formed from section points on XY plane

Ovoid section construction Orient to perp frames on a circle, frames rotate on 180 deg range, then loft (closed)

to Plane (XY) by lowest points, Seam section curves to lowest points.

Ovoid section construction

Renderings

ARCH 7030: Media + Modeling 3

Instructor: Emilio Hernandez

FORM FINDING IN GRASSHOPPER

This module is derived from two guide curves. In this instance they are a rotated logspiral bisected by radial lines rotated by one deg ree.

The order of the roof dictates how other components terminate, closing the volume in this way.

the base curves are constructed with the point intersections between the radial and spiral orders. The logspiral parameters are likewise flipped to construct a symmetrical grid. The same points from the intersection become the primary division of bays and inform much of the stru cture.

they are lifted along their three originating “tracks on a range, graphmapped as a tree but remapped to different domains.

The result uses the control points of said arcs to build a gabl e form.

The gable is rationalized into triangles to make it planar. The result is negatively offset and lifted normal to each origin surface and lofted to construct skylights.

The skylights are also triangulated to make them planar.

ARCH 6020: Media + Modelling 2

Instructor: Lena Klein

FIELDS + ATTRACTORS

Base Model

Box Rectangle > Populate 3D OcTree

Polygon (radius+segments from #sliders)

Polygon Centers Hereafter: “Centroids”

Extrude:

(#sliders >x,y,z)ConstructPt > Distance(ReMapped) > Unit-Z

Cap > Scale NU:

*same Remapped last step* > /10 > Scale Y = Field Objects

Permutation 1: Orient to Line Charge

Field Objects

Field Objects + (Start: MDslider, End: difMDSlidermoved in x,y,z by dif #sliders) > Line > Line Charge

Permutation 2: Orient Base Model Geometry to Spin Force

Line Charge >Field Line (#slider steps)

Field Lines > End Pts > Vector 2pt Plane Normal from “Centroids” and Field Line Vectors

Orient from Centroids to Plane Normal

Field Objects

MDSlider + @3 #Sliders to locate and govern Spin Force

Evaluate Field from Spin Force and Centroids

Plane Normal, Z from Tensors, origin from Centroids

Orient Field Objects from Centroids to Plane Normal

Media

+ Modelling

KLEIN BOTTLE (FIGURE 8 IMMERSION)

X: (3+cos(v/2)*sin(u)-sin(v/2)*sin(2*u))*cos(v); Y: (3+cos(v/2)*sin(u)-sin(v/2)*sin(2*u))*sin(v);

Z: sin(v/2)*sin(u)+cos(v/2)*sin(2*u)

Alter Base Variables

X: (x+cos(v/y)*sin(u)-sin(v/z)*sin(w*u))*cos(v)

Y: (x+cos(v/y)*sin(u)-sin(v/z)*sin(w*u))*sin(v)

Z: sin(v/z)*sin(u)+cos(v/2)*sin(w*u)

U, V Domain: 0-2pi each

Original Values (consistent with Permutations 2 and 3):

x=3, y=2, z=2, w=2

Permutation 1 Values: x=2, y=3, z=4, w=5

X: (x+cos(v/y)*sin(u)-sin(v/z)*sin(w*u))*cos(v)

Y: (x+cos(v/y)*sin(u)-sin(v/z)*sin(w*u))*sin(v)

Z: sin(v/z)*sin(u)+cos(v/2)*sin(w*u)

U Domain: halved “u” domain 0-2pi -> 0-pi

V Domain: 0-2pi each

x=3, y=2, z=2, w=2

Cut

Nonuniform Scale/ Rotate

Scale

X: b*((x+cos(v/y)*sin(u)-sin(v/z)*sin(w*u))*cos(v))

Y: (x+cos(v/y)*sin(u)-sin(v/z)*sin(w*u))*sin(v)

Z: a*(sin(v/z)*sin(u)+cos(v/2)*sin(w*u))

U, V Domain: 0-2pi each

x=3, y=2, z=2, w=2

a=3.954

b=1.291

Rotate

Evaluate Expression X -> Y Construct Point

Evaluate Expression Y -> Z Construct Point

Evaluate Expression Z -> X Construct Point

TILING AND PANELIZATION

-both domains halved -all three u,v,w equation sets distorted by multiplying by an integer

ARCH 6010: Media + Modeling 1

Instructor: James Park

PRECEDENT ANALYSIS

Tadao Ando’s Church of the Light

Media + Modeling 1 - Precedent - Chrch of the Light

Diagrams

Base Geometries and Grids

ARCH 8833: Ceramic Printing

Instructor: Logman Arja

STRUCTURE

FROM IMAGE

STRATEGIES FOR WALL SECTIONS GENERATED FROM 2D GRAPHICS

ARCH 6229: Construction Tech

Instructor: Charles Rudolph

HINMAN DRAWINGS

ARCH 6229: Construction Tech

Instructor: Charles Rudolph

BUS SHELTER

Designing in Grasshopper for Fabrication

1” squarestock steel is 16 ga, 0.065” wall thickness

1/2” x 4-1/4” Strong-Tie Wedge-All Anchors used to tie in to existing concrete, @4 anchors per plate. Base plates are 8” sq

Each pane of glass custom cut 1/8” tempered glass panels. Bored holes at midpoints are connected with thru/bolts to steel tabs. Glass bolts are lock nuts and 1/4, 20’s with doubled up soft washers

GH Massing Diagrams

Dims and Materials:

Length: 39’

Highest point: 8’

Max depth: 6’

Base rises just 8” above feet

Frame out of 1” squarestock steel, with a wall thickness of 0.035”, and a weight of o.453#/ft (ASTM A513)

welded base plates and tabbed connections for bolts are out of 16ga steel

benches of 1.5” milled solid oak PS, notched to fit over squarestock and linked with thru bolts (0.5” diameter) gapped with plastic washers

BASE: 4 lines arrayed. Each curve divided, every other curve divided into one fewer units than the prior. Different sized spheres generated on alternating line sets Roughly 1.45:1::A:B ratio.

CONSTRUCT JOINTS: Two tangent arcs constructed between sphere sets, third tangent arc provides enough points to construct sweep2 rails and section

CONSTRUCT VOIDS/ PORTALS: two cylinder sets developed, for A and B sets on origin axis. A cylinders have a radius of (A sphere radius)-(B sphere radius)

B cylinders are 2/3(B sphere radius)

SPLIT, SORT, JOIN SELECTED GEOMETRY: Swept surfaces and cylinders used to split base spheres, resulting base spheres and swept surfaces are joined, The result is then split by a plane constructed at the middle z of a bounding box.

Steel finished with powder coat, Wood finished with linseed oil

ARCH 8833: IB1

Instructors: Tarek Rakha and Karen Jenkins

REDESIGNING THE KENDEDA BUILDING

CLT Strategies