// works 2004-2010
DAVID.CRAIG DIXON
b.s. architecture >> Texas tech university masters of architecture >> Texas tech university
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deconstructive drawings of a measuring device.
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Material studies. [7] [4]
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cabinet of curiousity.
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organizational technique. material language.
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danger | box
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constructing. reconstructing. an instantaneous movement. light reflection.through a process of creating a contained space. rigid boundaries. a mechanism controlled and fabricated by the user. human imperfections. creation of unpredictable outcomes.leaves this momentary result hopeless for replication.static objects contained within the space.controlled and exerted into restricted sporadic movement.through forceful combination of polar elements.the contaminant and surge of movement fashioned by the device surpasses the containers ability. to accommodate water and light. resulting in multiplication of the result beyond the objects boundaries. left to be recorded in one instance.
created light box. analytical drawings, digital schemas + reliefs.
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danger | box
Digital Painting.
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SOUTH PLAINS WATER TREATMENT PAVILION LUBBOCK, TX
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CONNECTING SOUTH PLAINS FAIR TO JOYLAND
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MERCADO (MARKET) the intention of this revitilization project was to establish a new market environment. to create conditions that altered the residents' of El Parrals concept of a neighborhood market. allow the market to emege as an attraction. allow the market to become an experience. a place that allowed its users to inhabit. a market that allowed one to move through it, in it, above + below it. ultimately the goal was to create a new marketplace while maintaining the importance that these residents are the "owners". allowing them to control the market for their communities benefit. enabaling these “owners� to infuse their style + culture into newly established boundaries. in order to do that, the most important aspects of the market had to be considered. that being the most singular unit, the solitary merchant + their goods. without that integral piece we have nothing. the project evolved into exploiting that singular important need + emphasized the importance of those merchants. now the merchants define the space, define the density, determine the permanence.
CENTRAL-OPEN COURTYARD
EAST
HSOUT
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CORN
upper level floor panel 3.0
merchant storage
merchant selling area [ 1 unit ]
TRANSLUCENT CEILING PANEL 3.5 1.75
Upper frame OPERABLE PANEL [ 3 ]
color indicator area of market
OPERABLE panel [ 1 ]
// Section a
1m
IND. MODULE COLUMNS 2.0
OPERABLE PANEL [ 4 ]
1.7
pulley system for operable panels
area for merchnat signage
3.5
opeRABLE panel [ 2 ]
2.3
PERMANENT panel
merchant selling area [ 1 unit ]
ALL PANELS OPERABLE
// section b
1m
// MODULE DIAGRAMS LOWER FRAME
MODULE FLOOR PANEL
LOWER LEVEL FLOOR PLANEL / GROUND
POTENTIAL CONFIGURATION
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10m
residential / commercia
open market area
exisiting commercial 8.0 restrooms b
restrooms a
2.8
UP
07 PONIENTE >>>
13.6
BUS STOP south
open market
wet market south
open courtyard
// FIRSt-FLoor
UP
module area
UP
exisiting commercial
A exisiting commercial
open market area
OFFICES
// second-FLoor open market
COMMON GOODS
OPEN COURTYARD BELOW OPEN COURTYARD BELOW
BRIDGE TO SOUTH MARKET
// third-FLoor
fixed market OPEN COURTYARD BELOW
// plans (floor/site] >>>
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ACCESS FROM CHURCH
ACCESS FROM SCHOOL
<<< 09B SUR 95.5
8.0
3.0 2.0
5.8
residential / commercial
UP
wet market North
module area
module area
13.6
module area
<<< 08 PONIENTE
(new) church plaza
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UP
UP
09A SUR >>>
B exisiting commercial
OPEN COURTYARD BELOW
clothing
only taking fixed modules into consideration
roof terrace restaurants
ROOF TERRACE SEATING
OPEN COURTYARD BELOW
NO. OF PREVIOUS MERCHANT SPACES = 160 / 4.5m2 (per) / 720m2 total space
module area
MODULAR MERCHANT SPACES = 150 (min) / 6m2 (per) /900m2 total space
module area
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/// soft space concept
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somatic space human skin. composed through a layering of cells identical yet varying based upon interconnectedness to larger cellular structures. human skin becomes responsive to the external environment. constant changes + variations. flexibility. acts as regulator of temperature, sensation, responsiveness to itself + its surroundings. somatic space. derived from a singular manufactured unit [cell]. somatic cells relate to the walls of the human body. interconnected within the human nervous system, regulates voluntary movements. created through differentiation. the process by which a less specialized cell becomes a more reactive specialized cell structure. this singular cell allows for endless variations. regulated yet boundless by its design this single manufactured unit allows a single person to begin to shape space. a responsive space. manipulation. a malleable cell structure is created from a singular unit. the weight of the structure plays the role of defining its boundary. its layering allows for variation of space to be created. the user can create a hard enclosing boundary or a boundary less defined. can allow sight, sound and the potential for human interaction on opposing sides of the structure. a single solitary somatic cell becomes a space defining component.
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bebop studio.
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" I believe one should look back not just forward, at the work one has done." - John Hejduk
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origin studios for fine arts // technology
ART | MEDIA LAB
MULTI-USE
dance. music. drama. art/media. technology. science.
programmed space
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GYMNASIUM
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technology dance music competition
drama
fine arts preperation
INDEX [ 1 ] architectual design studio 1. professor jesse vogler. fall 2005.
[ 2 ] architectual design studio 2. professor bennett neiman. spring 2006.
[ 3 ] architectual design studio 3. professor kuhn park. fall 2006.
[ 4 ] architectual design studio 4. professor jesse vogler. spring 2007.
[ 5 ] architectual design studio 5 - montrèal. collaborative studio. professor kerenza harris. professor kuhn park. professor brian rex. professor jesse vogler. summer 2007.
[ 6 ] poetic potential of computers. professor bennett neiman. fall 2007.
[ 7 ] construction technologies. professor kentaro tsubaki. spring 2007.
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[ 8 ] comprehensive studio. professor brian rex. fall 2008.
[ 9 ] topical studio professor bennett neiman. spring 2009.
[ 10 ] relational architecture. professor kuhn park. fall 2009.
[ 11 ] mexico studio 2010 [puebla, mx]. professor joseph aranha. spring 2010.
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