Our architecture projects at Pratt Institute all relate to the construction of Higgin’s Hall.
For our first project, we analyzed the different views of a 20 x 20 square foot area of Pratt Institute’s Higgin’s Hall.
Next we analyzed significant lines of these views and subdivided the areas with our own pattern.
For the next step of our Higgins Hall model, we constructed different sizes of the same abstracted form to be assembled into one bigger structure.
An approximate 20 x 20 ft. in 3/8 inch scale frame was constructed with our assembled piece inside.
We drew two facades of our model and two sections of our model when cut 3 feet in with a 3/8 inch scale.
For our first assignment, we divided an 18 x 24 in. vellum paper into 1.5 and 3 in. squares to be folded up into cubes.
Next we designed a recursive subdivision pattern and divided up the squares.
We then took our unfolded subdivision patterns and folded hem into cubes.
Next we subdivided the squares into continuous subdivision patterns and folded them up into a set of five cubes. Cuts and scores were made along the pattern to create protrusions and indentations for intense lights and shadows.
Using one of our cubes, we traced the shadows at three different angles when placed under sunlight.
5-minute blind contour sketches and MET museum ffigure drawings.