John Baxter Taylor Smith CED M ARCH 3 Fall 2013 Process Book
Above: Plaster cast study model with descriptive overlay
Departure 1 - Fast Down, Slow Up Departure 2 - Hard Erosion Departure 3 - Wind Wood Departure 4 - Rock Top
Fast Down, Slow Up
The project is concerned with the notion of slow space interfering with fast space. The spatial construct facilitates an experiment of these spaces using the importance of location, permanence of materiality, and flow. The occupant transverses between above and belowground through either of two apertures. There are moments of quick interactions in this area of the model (roof aperture/upper structure) and long, slow interactions in the area of the model (slanted aperture/lower structure).
Above left: Elevation Right top, middle, bottom: Plan, long section, short section
Above left: Concept model detail Above right: Two apertures
Above left: Final model in situ Above right: Cross section of slow and fast space
Hard Erosion
Erosion from wind and water on the site is kept as a record in the rocks. While the wind erosion is noticeable from anywhere on the site, the rock formations created by nautical erosion are almost impossible to be in contact with. The building creates a connection to the beach where erosion happens, but not in a direct way, thus maintaining the privacy of the location. The form takes on that of an upside down lighthouse with the upper sections of the structure designed to be open to the public, and the lower, harder to access spaces make up the private, more secluded spaces.
Above: Site panorama Top right: View from existing path Right: View from ocean Bottom: Erosion underlay with wind overlay
Above: Erosion underlay with wind overlay RIght: View from bottom platform
Wind Wood
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Wind shapes a landscape as it travels over it, sometimes creating pockets and places that are protected from the wind. The language developed in the site model to express this movement of wind over a given area was refined into a facade for the final building site, which sits in an area of low wind movement. The facade acts to expose and protect certain areas of the building depending on the program behind, protecting more private programs and exposing public programs. The flooring takes on a similar form, exposing certain programs beneath the floor in select parts in order to facilitate air movement and interaction between the two levels. Above, left: plan, section Above, right: Study model Right: Final model
Top: Final model Top right: Interior detail
Bottom: Site model Bottom right: Twisted wood detail
Rock Top
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Rock Top is a cinematheque located on a ridge line separating the San Francisco Bay from the Pacific Ocean. The project was influenced by Neil Beloufa, a given artist that works solely thorough cinematography. His pieces place the viewer at the center of the art work, including them in the piece, sometimes using small structures to do so. Rock Top uses the idea of the cinema as a place to view live performances, as well as motion pictures to allow a visitor to be a spectator of the art on display in its various forms and an actor. This is in line with Neil Beloufa’s work, using the observation of people observing his video installations as part of the art itself. Top left: Overall site perspective Left, middle: Site section Above: Site diagram
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Above: Studio rendering Far right top: Floor plan Far right: Short section Bottom: Long section Right: Axon, Pacific with outdoor theatre space
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Top: Site model with iterations Above middle: CNC and 3D printed final model Left: Sketch model Top right: View from look out Far right: View from overlook Right: Structural detail of glazing and water drainage SCALE 1/4� = 1’ 0
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