ARCHITECTURAL PORTFOLIO
DAVID C KINIKIN
David C. Kinikin CONTACT: Mobile: (818) 568-9024 Telephone: (626) 396-4923 E-Mail: DavidCKinikin@gmail.com RESIDENCE: Pasadena, California, USA EDUCATION: Pasadena City College, Pasadena, CA. 2009-2012 Village Christian Schools, Sun Valley, Los Angeles, CA. SOFTWEARE EXPERIENCE: AutoCad Rhinoceros 3D Maxwell Render Google Sketchup Adobe Photoshop Adobe Illustrator Adobe InDesign LANGUAGES: Fluent English Basic Italian
Spatial Organization
Olympic Master Plan
Bicycle Station
Interlocking Volumes
Skin & Bones
Arch 10B Prof. Coleman Griffith Spring 2012
Arch 10B Prof. Coleman Griffith Spring 2012
Arch 10B Prof. Coleman Griffith Spring 2012
Arch 10A Prof. Deborah Bird Fall 2011
Arch 12B Prof. Andy Ku Spring 2012
Spatial Organization Arch 10B Prof. Coleman Griffith Spring 2012
Spacial Sequence OBJECTIVE: This case study project was used in order to examine the floor plan of a house, and thereby gain a better understanding of spacial layouts by identifying the various kinds of spaces in architecture and how they interact with eachother in three-dimentional ways. These are Interlocking spaces, spaces linked by a common space, and spaces within a space.
The first step was to identify the three different types of spaces: public spaces (the areas used by or shown to visitors), private spaces (the areas used by the family), and circulation (the paths that connect all the spaces together. The types of spaces are then assigned materiality for the model. Rooms such as bedrooms, bathrooms, closets, studies, and even fat walls are considered private spaces, designated as “poche� and blocked out in solid walnut, the dark wood. The poche is comprised of an office, bathrooms, and closets on the first floor, and of the bedrooms and adjoining rooms on the second floor. The interlocking spaces are public and so are made of clear acrylic. The circulation paths which tie together the interlocking spaces are then laid out with interlocking blocks of baswood, the light wood. The
largest and most interesting challenge of this project was that
Vienna Way Residence has an astonishing number of interlocking spaces. almost every room and other space has a visual and physical interaction with the space on any side of it, so every block in the model had to be made to interact with several others. Another challenge was that the ciculation was not a closed loop through public spaces, but split in at least two areas where it was neccessary to back-track. the
The Vienna Way Residence Marmol, Radziner & Associates Venice, CA. 2009.
Garage
Family Living & Dining
Office
Outdoor Living
UP
UP
Rear Garden
Kitchen
Outdoor Dining
First Floor Plan of the Viewnna Way Residence
Pool
Formal Living & Dining
Diagram Showing Adjascent Spaces (Poche)
Diagram Showing Circulation Through the House
Diagram Showing Shared Spaces and Interlocking Spaces
Step 0: Full and Final Model
Step 4: Remove Kitchen
Step 5: Remove Circulation
Step 6: Remove Outdoor Dining Area and Lawn
Step 1: Remove Circulation
Step 2: Remove Living Formal Living Area
Step 3: Remove Circulation
Step 7: Remove Rear Lawn and Garden
Step 8: Remove Circulation
Step 9: Remove Family Living Area
Olympic Master Plan Arch 10B Prof. Coleman Griffith Spring 2012
2020 Olympic Master Plan Site: Exposition Park, LA, CA TEAM: Group 3. Sepulveda Jose, Bran Suwandri, Nubar, Carol Yang, Kevin Cho, Hyang Suk, Yifan Xu, Emmanuel Soriano, Yuzhou Liu, David Kinikin, Cynthia AbiNaked, Sapeer Hillel, Toros Malyan, Alan Chen, Steven Valdez. OBJECTIVE: Three semeseters of the program were brought together in groups to create a master plan for the 2020 Olympics at Exposition park in Los Angeles. Among the new structures to be built were the athlete’s housing complex, a new Natural History Museum, and a bicycle commuter station with redevolped Metro platforms. CONCEPT STATEMENT: Alternating Globalization This concept is directly related to the respect of athleticism and global diversity between countries. The 2020 Master Plan proposes to celebrate humanity’s mutual respect for putting differences asie and cherishing competion.
2020 Group 3 Olympic Logo
2020 Group 3 Olympic Torch
2020 Group 3 Olympic Master Plan
Pedestrian Circulation
Olympic Village
Pedestrian Circulation at EXPO Park
EXPO Park Cultural Center
Athletic Center
Ceremonial Entrance
The Different Olympic Zones
Axonometric Aerial Master Plan View
View of the Ceremonial Entrance
Bicycle Station Arch 10B Prof. Coleman Griffith Spring 2012
Bicycle Station
And Metro EXPO Line Platforms Site: Exposition Park, LA, CA OBJECTIVE: After working on the Master Plan of the 2020 Olympic Village in teams, each team member was given a smaller site and project in the park coordinated by year. The site for 10B students was along Exposition Blvd and the project was to design a bicycle commuter station along with the surrounding sidewalk and
Metro
light rail
platforms all made with minimal surfaces.
SITE ANALYSIS: After studying the site in deatail, I decided to place the bicycle station near the Natural History Museum, along the main entrance of the group Master Plan, as well as because of its location between the platforms and near
Trousdale Pkwy, the main walkway of USC. Being near the University is a strategic advantage to the station once the Olympics are over, becuase of the large bicycle culture of the school. Students would easily be able to rent a space inside to store their bikes before or after school, thus providing a neverending stream of future customers.
The
location was chosen by observing datum lines de-
rived from the surrounding neighborhood, in this case from buildings on the USC campus, becuase they are the most visible buildings from the sidewalk.
datums can be seen on the diagram below.
SEAM
-STITCHING TOGETHER (OF BORDERS)
-MERGING WHILE RETAINING SEPARATE IDENTIY
Some of these
CONNECTION
-THE OBJECT / ACT / STATE OF BEING CONNECTED
-CIRCLE OF FREINDS/ASSOCIATES -CHANNEL OF COMMUNICATION
SPLIT
-TO DIVIDE/SEPARATE PEOPLE OR GROUPS
-TO SEPARATE INTO PARTS
-MEETING OF TRAINS/PLANES/ETC. FOR TRANSFER OF PASSENGERS
Diagram of Concept Idea
Proposed Bike Station Location
Master Plan Showing Commuter Station and Platform Site (in blue)
Exposition Park & USC
Mosque
Mudd Hall
Parkside Arts & Humanities Residential College, lrc
Parkside Arts & Humanities Residential College, PRB
Watt Hall
Fisher Gallery
Mudd Hall
Bridge Hall
Hoffman Hall
Datum Diagram from Surrounding Buildings
Official Bicycle Circulation Paths
Aeral Rendering of the Full Project Looking Down Exposition Blvd.
New Circulation of the Site
Site Continues ----->
Site Plan Over Exposition Blvd.
Site Continues ----->
Long Site Section
Axon Rendering of the Full Site
Elevation of an EXPO Line Platform
Rendering of an EXPO Line Platform
M
Elevation of an EXPO Line Platform
Bicycle Station: South Elevation
Bicycle Station: North Elevation
Bicycle Station: West Elevation
Rendering of Bicycle Station, Shading, and Expo Platform
Bicycle Station: Long Section
Bicycle Station: Plan
Bicycle Stationz: View
of
Storage Area
Interlocking Volumes Arch 10A Prof. Deborah Bird Fall 2011
Proportional Systems OBJECTIVE: The basis of this project was to study a specific proportional system, and then transform the system into proportional interlocking volumes. PROCESS: In groups we were first asked to research proportional systems, in this case the golden section, also called the golden ratio. The next step involved creating a proportional transformative drawing based on the system. The next step was to take shapes from the drawing and transform them into three-dimensional blocks.
The next step was to assemble the three-dimensional volumes using the golden section to determine how each block would interlock with eachother and in what sequence, which results in the study model, below.
Once the interlocking was determined, then one vol-
ume was subtracted to form a void space.
The last step was to determine materiality. The largest heaviest piece was made to look like a solid block of wood, through which two other objects and the void cut through. The block in the middle was chosen for the void becuase of its strategic and interesting location; every other intersects it in some way. Clear acrylic was assigned to the long thin piece becuase of the way it cuts through the wooden block.
Luminescent
acrylic, achieved by sanding clear acrylic, was
assigned to the block on top to give it a sense of lightness and to contrast with the heavy wooden block at the point where the cear acrylic intersects it.
Finally, paper was assigned to the block in the
back of the model, in oder to anchor the clear volume and end of
the void; it also has an interesting effect seamingly floating in midair
Skin & Bones Arch 12B Prof. Andy Ku Spring 2012
Skin & Bones OBJECTIVE: This project is a study of a specific structural type and surface construction sometimes called the diaphragm and skin structure or semi-
monocoque structure.
This system acheives maximum surface mass while maintaining a minimul weight and is most often used in aerospace design.
PROCESS: The starting point is to take a previous project and extract Ribs and Rails from it to form the shpe of this project. Once the frame is established, then I made the tiling objects out of a square on one side and a circle of varying sizes on the other.
Finally, I
applied the objects to the frame using
panelling tools.
String and rib structure
Skin Structure Surrounding the Strings and Ribsv
Final Product, combining Stringers, Ribs, and Tiles
General shape of the tiles to cover rib structure
Strings, Ribs, and Tiles Before Cutout