Studio Portfolio
DANQING SUN LA 203 SPRING 2015
Table of contents
Project 1 - Pieces + Parts Project 1 - Pieces + Parts
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Project 2 - Mapping and Recon // Origin Stories
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Project 3 - Taxonomy of Emergent Spatial Types
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Project 4 - Silver Linkages + Exquisite Structures
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Any complicated project can break up into simple parts. In another words, we can make interesting place out of a bunch of simple elements. In this project, we combined condition ground, program element, field and human.
Even though there are thousands of way to combine those parts, finding the relationship between all those elements can be the key to have a strong design. How to make each element to to others is new to us. Desicion is not just a random decision, it has to be out of a reason. The logic behind combining shows the way of design.
Furthermore, making all the things complicated is not always good. The balance between simpleness and complex is also important. From Project one, we learn the function of individual pieces, as well as the relationship between individual pieces. That is the idea of parts and whole.
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Mound + Lifted Plane Platform + field
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Slope + Elevated Path + Forest
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Trench + Path + Forest / Field
Depression + Observation Tower + Field
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Slope + 3 walls + Forest
Ground + Folded Plane Shelter + Field / Forest
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Project 2 - Mapping and Recon
Mapping is about getting as much as information about the site. By doing reserch, we can learn the site better, such as its culture, geology, topography and so on.
Mapping is also about finding the unique of the site. In order to avoid universal design, we should find its unique and develope a design based on its character. Site specific is important, mapping is the starting point.
At the same time, we might come up with some idea during mapping process. It provides the opportunity to think more critically.
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Silver Lake Reservoir
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Echo Park Lake
Mapping Drawing
Narrative Sequence
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Coyote
Rabbit Rat Insect
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Roberto Cervantes / Danqing Sun || LA 203 Project 2
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Project 3 - Taxonomy of Emergent Spatial Types
Project 3 is about the edge. Edge is the threshold between water and land. With a standard egde, we are exploring different way to maximize the interactiom between people and water.
Similar to Project 1, we have all those landsape elements, such as wall, ramp, mound, elevated path and so on. By using program elements and our own generalized rule, we created the matrix with 64 different type of edge per group.
Eventually, we combined 6 of the model and have a critical combine model. In stead of simply put all the elements together, we are required to apply the characters of them into one. To me, this is also a part-to-whole exercise. How each elements talk to each other is really interesting.
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Original edge
Taxonomy of Emergent Spatial Types
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Laser Cut Cardboard Model
Critical Combine
3D Print Model
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Project 4 - Silver Linkages + Exquisite Structures
Understanding the part-to-whole concept, the diverse aspects of Silver Lake Reservoir and the different way of interacting water, we got to the final stage of this project. Design for the new opportunity of Silver Lake Reservoir requires the understanding of all of those three projects.
Critical Combine Model
Walking dog rule is guiding the overall arc shape. While positive and negative space are creating different spatial experience. At the same time, those four walls are creating the similar visual experience. The ramp is extending all the way into the bottom of water. People are able to get closed to water. In addition, the open space under ramp can be occupied by people when there is no water.
There are three user bias, including people, plants and animals. Instead of focusing on people, plants and wildlife are playing important role in the site. Therefore, we should also take them into consideration.
Interaction between people and water is still an important point in terms of design. Since the site is Silver Lake Reservoir, most of us have to deal with the edge. Coming up with the idea of how to make as much as interaction is the key.
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Physical Model
Whole Model
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Drawing
Site Plan The overall site is linear type project, with naturally organic path. Curve circulation forms a sense of relaxation. People who come here for whether picnic, or just take a walk, will experience different at each zone.
Open area on top of mond
Platform/ Sitting Space
Aerial Sections- Line Work
Detail Model
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Two kinds of mond made up with even contour line. One is relatively more open while the other one is keeping the same slope all the way to the top. Two monds are connected by geometric shape platform.
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Perspective View
Drawings of Touch
Drawings of Touch
The platform along the edge provides people the opportunity to actually feel the water. They can sit at the edge of platform and put their feet inside water, with warm sunshine and nice breeze. Even more, picnic people can jump inside the platform and just sit by the water.
Different density of trees provides different feeling for people. Sunshine is coming through the leaf, even though people are not moving, they can still feel some kind of movement. It is a dynamic feeling, warm, relaxing and enjoying.
Fish Eye
Squirrel Eye
Openness
Critical Design Decisions
Critical Design Decisions The design is based on how two opposites are working together, Linear and disperse, geometric and organic, form and field condition. By using density as a strategy, it creates flexible space.
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Enclosure
Design is also based on openness and enclosure. By using different plant material, the sense of space is changing from enclosure to openness. The difference of both density and height are adjusted according to the function of certain area. They are functioning as orientation index at the same time.
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Topographic + Planting strategy drawing @ 1/16� scale Planting are used for filtering the view, people will just focus on the place they are standing at. As moving through the site, their experience changes from enclosure to openness.
Chestnut Tree Eye
People Eye
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Topographic + fixed program drawing @ 1/16� scale
Top of the mond is a wide open space with enough canopy for picnic people. In addition, the extended platform is functioning as picnic sitting area, which is more closer to water. Two different experience for picnic people.
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Topographic line drawing @ 1/16� scale The existing topo is linear along the edge, while proposed topo is completely different, curve line creates a natural form shape and extend all the way into water.
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Topographic + Circulation drawing @ 1/16� scale Circulation for the site is based on horizontal and vertical direction. People are coming from both side, but they are oriented towards the edge of water.
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