PORTFOLIO VOL. 01 A COLLECTION OF CREATIVE WORKS
grant poteat fall 2020
My name is Grant Poteat and this is the total embodiment of my work for the fall of 2020.. Architecture + Design is the true nature of what my past, present, and future is riveted within. With the absorption of knowledge through life experiences, insightful discussions, switching critique, and powerful pedagogical curriculum my understanding and passion for architecture + design has progressed to what it is today.
This collection of creative works consists of intense studies done at the School of Architecture at The Georgia Institute of Technology. with the advancement and seeking of knowledge through education + intense pedagogical studies, these selected works were developed with a passion for understanding, commitment, and captivation.
grant poteat 864 | 680 | 7901 mpoteat3@gatech.edu Copyright 2020 Grant Poteat
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palindromos
light space modulator
motif morphology
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introverse monuments
law of attractors
braced frame
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Radical Good Trouble. This was the mantra behind this semesters studio. Through our investigative research around the site and the history of civil rights in atlanta, as well as the country, we used our new understanding and knowledge to explore and extend the ideas of social (in) justice, democracy, and civil disobedience at the scales of the city and of the building/site. For the studio we engaged in the research and identification of building programs that examined histories of a place and site; the need for democratic space for all voices; describes spaces of performance and living histories via architecture. We explored heavily how the urban landscape and architecture can act as sanctuary, refuge, stage, and performance and how it can be coalesced to develop places of multi-sensory reconciliation and action. Among many others I created a place of solace, a place of reflection, and a place of deep understanding, in hopes that any visitor would feel welcome and as they inhabited the space, leave on the other side a better, and more complete person.
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palindromos
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palindromos
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palindromos
Our studio began this semester by exploring how the architecture of public spaces may become democratically performative within a volume of space. This structure was to be encoded with the potentials for placemaking and shelter, supporting the informal social life for a public space. The goal was to create a space that was situated at a threshold between public and private spaces, potentially bridging to increase ambiguity or fluidity at this boundary. In addition, making every decision with the thought of how light can be shaped and manipulated to create different emotions inside of a space. From the beginning iterative studies that can be seen to the right, it was evident that there are endless possibilites, but it was important to hone designs to produce specific conditions within the space. the final product, I believe created not only a beautiful space but a democratically charged environment that served as a great starting point for the main studio project this semester.
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light space modulator
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light space modulator
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this surface was created by editing the points on an original flat vertical surface. as you can see the areas that are the most depressed and extended out become the lightest shade of green, highlighting the topological changes.
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motif morphology
this iteration was created using the motif shaped as an ’X” when morphed on the surface, it creates a very interesting pattern that creates different distorted versions of the ”X’ based on the curvature of the original surface.
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this was a further exploration starting with the ‘X’ shape and then adding curves connecting the corners, and then finally a square opening in the center. this resulted in various perforations that is very visually appealing in my opinion.
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this surface and its isocurves were generated using the mobius strip mathematical formula. the min and max ‘v’ values were then experimented with to generate the above surface.
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introverse monuments
this surface was generated using the klein surface mathematical formula. to generate different densities with the isocurves, the isocurve generation parameters were experimented with to achieve what can be seen above.
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to give a greater three dimensional depth with the isocurves, i replaced the white background with black and changed the isocurves to white in the original iteration. the ‘a’ variable was experimented with to achieve the surface above.
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this attractor field was generated using points in 4 corners and then 1 in the center. i manipulated the lineweights to then give increased visual depth to the image creating heavier lineweights in the areas farthest from the points.
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law of attractors
for this attractor field, i played with the grid number in the vertical direction and allowed it to have 15 rows. this created an interesting line pattern where the location of the curves influenced the number of sides, and size of the polygons.
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this attractor field was created placing two 4-sided polygon attractor fields on top of each other. this created an interesting heavy overlay in the areas further from the curves and a unique pattern across the board.
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Braced frame lateral load resisting system. This was the last assignment for integrated building systems of the semester. we were assigned a lateral load resisting system and had to create and build a tower that would be tested to see how much weight it could hold before failing. our main materials for our structure included pvc pipe for the columns, threaded steel rods for the cross bracing, and gator board for the floor plates. calculations were made before the testing so we had a good idea of how much weight it would hold before failing. our tower experienced a tension failure at the columns that connected the base to the first floor. this project taught me many valuable lessons about the construction and failure of structural systems in a building.
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grant poteat 864 | 680 | 7901 mpoteat3@gatech.edu