DEREK SIBINGA 2016
D ER EK S IBINGA A R CHIT ECT U R E P OR T FOLIO 610-945-7650 P HILA D ELP HIA , P ENNS Y LVA NIA
Table of Contents
Design
Technics
Photography
01 Painting Project
01 Shiny Object
01 Pittsburgh, PA
02 Case Study
02 Texured Perspective
03 Mondo Materialis
03 Barnes Foundation
04 Visitor Center
04 Recover 05 East Falls Bridge
DESIGN
01
Painting Project Zatska Abstraction The selected painting was by Hans Zatzka, “A Water Idyll,“ which was painted in Austria during the height of his career. Analysis of the painting and different bas reliefs broke the piece down into its conceptual components, which we then represented through a 3-D sculpture. Plastic was used to represent an implied cone of vision, while different geometric forms pierce this cone.
Abstracted Bas-Relief; Matte board
Layered Cut Bas-Relief; Matte board
Original Image; Unedited
Rendered Perspective
02
Case Study Lovell Beach House An introduction to architecture, each student was assigned a case study house to research, analyse and reconstruct. The concepts expressed in my assigned house, the Lovell Beach House (1926) had to do with structure, framed perspectives, and circulation. This method of cradling interior and exterior space above the ground are a prime example of Rudolph M. Schindler’s architectural prowess.
West Section
South Section
West Elevation
South Elevation
Second Floor
Structural Circulation
Volumetric Organization
First Floor
Ground Floor Organizational Elevation
03
Mondo Materialis 3-D Lovell Beach House The class was instructed to create a 2-D and a 3-D abstraction of their case study house, using the core concepts expressed throughout the space. On the right, the 3-D demensional mondo slides piece by piece in a sequence of cradling, offering a platform superceeded by plexiglass, invisting the exterior to blend with the implied “interior� space.
Materiality: Cement Aluminium Plexiglass Painted Wood
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2-D Abstraction Lovell Beach House The follow composition orginated from combined plan and section, as well as a further abstracted of the previous 3-dimensional model overlaid on top of the two drawings. This created a void where the volumetric space would have been, as well as helped structure the layers of color to work within the grid.
First Floor Plan
Section through West Facade
Abstraction Linework
04
Visitor Center Lovell Beach House The Visitor Center project was to take the important concepts of our case study homes and to create a new space that maitained a relationship with said concepts. My design focused on a romantic relationship between the viewpoints of the original home and my center, privildging the Beach House and allowing my center to appreciate both the view and the house itself simultaneously.
West Section
West Elevation
South Section
South Elevation
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1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Elevate Tunnel Funnel Frame Focus
Locational Axonometric
TECHNICS OF COMMUNICATION
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Shiny Object Approaching Scale The Shiny Object project was an introduction to Adobe Illustrator and scaling objects. The project itself taught deeper analysis into line weight and color, as well as a look into proportion and how different things are noticeable at different scales. For my shiny object, I chose a sentimental paint key that I always carry with me.
Line weight diagram
02
Texture Shadow and Life Our first supplementary assignment, we were responsible to produce a textured rendering that captured the essence of our house and helped create a realistic setting for the case study to become apart of. My case study assignment is the Lovell Beach House, by Rudolph M. Schindler in Newport Beach, California in the mid 1920’s.
Google Earth Screenshot
Model Photo
Humble process photo
Linework Perspective
03
Barnes Foundation Shadow and Life Our second case study, our class observed, documented, and conceptualized the Barnes Foundation over the course of several weeks, putting together a portfolio supporting our concept, as well as an original collage and several photo manipulations.
Barnes Collage - Various Times
Main Atrium - Light Diagram
04
Re-cover Narration with Graphic After selecting a book to work with, we were tasked to create new book covers that emulate the concepts found in the book. I chose a book I was fairly familiar with, Brave New World by Aldous Huxley. The story acted a a commentary on the industrial revolution and today’s problems on a class based societal level.
B R A V E
Front Cover
N E W
W O R L D
Left Flap
Back Coverart
Right Flap
05
Competition Board Brion Cemetery Together with a partner, Mikaeel Stewart, we put together a conceptual competition board on an assigned site, the Brion Cemetery. Located Northwest of Venice, Italy, the Brion Cemetery is the work and resting ground of exceptional architect, Carlo Scarpa, known for meticulous detail and as a master of craft.
Brion Cemetery The Brion Cemetery, built in 1968, was built by Carlo Scarpa through commision of the Brion family, specifically for Gisseppe Brion, a self made “man of the people,“ founder of the prestigious Brionvega Electronics Co.
The installation stemmed from an answer to the question, “Can Architecture be Poetry?“ Scarpa elegantly approaches this question through a sloped concrete, ornate Gothic architecture, and with every detailed carved in pursuit of user experience. Conceptually, Scarpa focuses on repetition, circulation throughout the site, and an overwhelming sense of refinement out of respect for nature and life.
The following work does not belong to myself or my partner, it is strictly for educational and compositional learning.
WEST ELEVATION
EAST ELEVATION
This is an academic project that teaches graphic composition using well documented architecture projects. The content of this board does not belong to the students but may have been edited. Please see additional sheet listing the image sources.
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East Falls Bridge Site Visits The focus of this first project was to visit and document a local site, sketching perspectives and taking pictures to further a concept we aimed to represent. From that point on, we formatted and edited our photos to express that concept.
Graphite on sketchbook
Falls Bridge
Fall Bridge Assumed Site Plan
PHOTOGRAPHY
“Swing Time“ - Pittsburgh, PA
Natural Science and History Museum - Pittsburgh, PA