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Folding /Space Exploration +Waterworks Plane Materials and Light Plane, Scale and Frame Gateway The Bird Blind : A Central Park Experience Precedent Study: Le Corbusier's Weekend House The Visitors Center and Archives: Grant's Tomb Facade Study: Herzog de Mueron's Rue de Suisses Redesign: Facade of Palazzo Angelo Massimo Highline Fashion: Issey Miyake Headquarters

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Folding/Space Exploration

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Through this semester we looked at the folding of planes and its ability to generate different kinds of spaces . We also looked at the juxtaposition between space and void.

We constructed a composition of blocks that fit in a 5x 5 “ square and looked at how the removal of blocks in certain areas generated different spaces .

WaterWORKS

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After the explorations of different ways of generating spaces. Waterworks was done in order to show that there is context to space making particularly negotiating the flow of water around space.

Plane Materials and Light This project dealt with an idealized abstraction of space and the role of materials in the construction of space.

We were asked to select an ideal place/dream space. and I selected Dunn's River Falls in St. Ann, Jamaica because of its coolness and calmness of the water flowing It consisted of six vertical planes and six horizontal planes. Of the horizontal planes there are three structural planes, two metal floating planes and one vertical plane with the dreamspace and this was used to create three interlocking spaces. The six vertical planes are layered in a rotational way much like the way the water plays off of the waterfall in my dreamspace and because of this you can travel around to each space in a rotational manner continuous loop

Dream Space

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In the final composition materials of differnt qualities were used :: two floating planes: metal- transparent /reflective three structural planes: darkwood- structural/ strong

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two horizontal planes: white PVC Boardopaque/light

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Plane, Scale and Frame

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The project was to create a series of dance spaces. The frame was organized with eight identical modules measured 8" on center in all directions and was made with 1/4"X1/4"basswood sticks. The planes could only connect to the frame by way of a 90 degrees intersection and by way of a slotted connection. At least one plane had to be used vertically and horizontally as one continuous piece, with segments connected bya 90 degree lapped joint. The planes could extend no more than 4" beyond the frame in any direction and the spaces for dancing had to engage four sides of the frame, including the determined top.

This design is a system of folding pieces that tab together to create enclosure and simultaneously create a place to walk. Pieces are folded to create the volumetric system and to establish a structural locking.

The interpenetration of the planes is the most apparent strategy in the design , the redpaper is used to emphasize the dance floors and a gold mirror piece is used to show the reflective space .

The metal sheet is used to give light to the private space while creating good enclosure.

The exhibition space is made higher than the other spaces as it is 10 feet high while the others are 7 feet

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Gateway

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We were asked to design a museum that was to be a Gateway.The Gateway is a place of transition and transformation and is a personification of me and is characterized by qualities that define me. This is expressed in the this collage.

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The concept of the architectural promenade is explored where the sequence ofthe spaces and the experience of the visitor and the everyday worker is explored.

The transition between the public space of the museum and the private space where the staff/ workers space in museum was resloved using the massing models shown.

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The Bird Blind : A Central Park Experience A bird blind (or hide) is a shelter, often camouflaged, that is used to observe wildlife, especially birds, at close quarters.

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A gateway and birder terrace ,or a Bird Blind, was to be designed for the Central Park Resevoir in New York City. The bird blind is to be a place for quiet reflection and observation where birders, photographers, quiet seekers as well as school groups would be able to use the facility.

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In studying the surroundings, I came up with the concept of floating where the birdblind would floatover the water, and all the spaces were elevated from the ground to elude to the rising of a bird when flying.

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Precedent Study: Le Corbusier's Weekend House Architect: Le Corbusier Location: suburb of Paris, France Built: 1935 Construction Type: Stone Masonry Walls,Reinforced Concrete Roof

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Style: Modern

In Le Corbusier's Weekend House . He creates relationhips between different elements within the landscape . In putting the house in the corner in organizing the different elements of the landcape he creates a continuity and cohesiveness between them.

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As seen in the diagrams He makes the allignment between exterior element and interior elements play off of each other and efficiently uses the site by having house in the corner and emphasizes the outdoor spaces creating paths to the outdoor gazebo in the courtyard

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The Visitors Center and Archives: Grant's Tomb

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A Visitors Center and Archive was to be designed adjacent to Grant's Tomb along Riverside Drive on the Upper Westside of Manhattan. It is intended to educate the visiting public about General Grant's Life .The facility should house an archive of civil war documents and objects.The archive will be used by school groups and visiting scholars engaged in research.

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After studying the site, and Grant’s life. I came up with the concept of viewing where visitors could view Grant through the museum simlilar to a telescope. As such any visitor to the museum can see straight through to the monument and the center is aligned with Grant.

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Facade Study: Herzog de Mueron's Rue de Suisses Site: Paris, France, Architects: Herzog de Meuron Built: 1998 

Concept: In analyzing the facade of the the Apartment blocks what stood out was how much it respected its community and particularly how the facdes fit in the with the other building despite being more modern.

In a way the facade helped to foster community on the inside while providing privacy for the residents.

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In studying the Rue de Suisses different elements the horizontal folding blinds that are located in the exterior and interior of the infill site. What was apparent was the control that the residents had and especially how the facade would change with the movement of each residents part of the system of blinds.

In the model above the blinds are corrogated cardboard (taking off the top layers) spray painted with metallic paint.

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Redesign: Facade of Palazzo Angelo Massimo

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The Massimo family is one of the oldest Italian dynasties, claiming descent from Quintus Fabius Maximus (c. 275 BC - 203 BC). Successful in business and politics and as patrons of arts over the intervening centuries, the descendants of the Massimo family have rededicated their attentions to their real estate in Rome's historic center. Respectful of tradition, the family decided to preserve intact the fabric and facade of their Palazzo alle Colonne intact.

However,they have decided to update the less ornate facade of the adjacent Palazzo Angelo Massimo. The project, therefore, is to develop the new facade for Angelo Massimo's palazzo to express the Massimo family's aspirations for the next 2 millennia, aspirations that are built on their ancient legacy.

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   In redesigning the facade elements of both Palazzi was used.The windows of

the Palazzo Massimo from the top as ilustrasted in the diagram was used to   create create depth in the facade and represent that element of that brother.    The alignment of the windows of the Angelo Massimo was used in order to  dictate where the moving in and out would take place determing where the   facade would attach in section. 

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It is  the combination of the weaving of both elements that would create the   facade that would replace the new massimo facade.    Palazzo Alle Colonne

ANGELO MASSIMO

Palazzo Angelo Massimo

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In redesigning the facade for the Palazzo Angelo Massimo as seen in the section above each fold was made to be attached to the floor. In the plan the glass is put in between the fold on the side where people can look out on to the side walk

In the way the facde is constructed it is made to attach and also creates depth for the Palazzo breathing new life into the area while being respectful to the ancient buildings that surround it. Because of the folds the user can look out sideways feeling protected from the outside but since the protrudes the user gets this feeling of being inside and outside

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Highline Fashion: Issey Miyake Headquarters In Highline Fashion we were asked to design the headquarters for a cutting edge clothing designer. It was to embrace the designer's vision/design philosophy through the functional and programmatic components of design. It is intended to functin within the constellation of commercial and cultural projects that now define the neighbourhood.  Issey Miyake was the designer chosen. He dislikes the term fashion designer and prefers to be considered an artist whose medium was fabric. An innovator in textile science, he developed new techniques for making clothes and experiements with different blends of fabric and textiles based on traditional Japanese designs

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After I chose Issey Miyake and learned about his design philosophy and the structure of his company. What I found significant was that he was very much into collaboration as means of fostering innovation in not only fashion design but working wiht others such as the Dyson Vacuum creator and Tadao Ando. Because of this I had a main collaboration space (red). and all the spaces would be made to maximize the ease of collaboration between the different departments.

program integrated concept models

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In this project what was most important was the process of the exploration of the concept of folding and the result of the insection of these folds to create a form that was structurally sound and cohesive.

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As a result the structure that created the fold also created the facade. Based on Issey Miyake's 1325 line.

The number "1 refers to the single piece of cloth used to make each item, "3"to indicate its three-dimensional shape, and "2" to the fact that it can be flattened two-dimensionally.

The single space denotes the time between the completion of the folded form and the moment someone puts it on, while "5"signifies the concept"s multiple permutations