CONTEXT CATALOGUE COLLAGE
JONATHAN ERWIN B.A.ARCHITECURE_PORFOLIO
A collection of works designed designed, fabricated, , documented, , and built by y Jonathan Erwin. Updated: p 11.13.2011
ACADEMIC RESEARCH: SUCESS(ION) STUDIO MODERN ANTIQUITY DWELLING FOR A MAN OF WORDS CITY_AS_A_HILL PERSONAL RESEARCH: FORM MAKING IMAGE PLAY & OTHER STORIES COLLABORATIONS Dune Organic Concepts p Massimal PERFORMA
Dispersed p catalyst y Tug g in the social fabric Shows strength of people p p
INSTRUCTOR: Angela Co Fall 2010 An exploration of program through the act of dispersed elements in Lexington, KY. It was conceived that spreading of elements across the region rather than concentrating into one singular unit makes a greater impact. This train of thought derives from a material analysis of the act of diffusion in suspended p liquids, q and the observations on how networks are broken down to source, path, p and edge conditions. The program elements were deducted through a careful investigation in various grassroots and local organizations. It is in my belief that the program elements used are the greatest common denominators between each of these groups, as well as can act as a new platform for future groups/individuals. p In the spirit p of these local organizations, each aspect p of p program in turn is supposed pp to play p the role of a catalyst y for new activity y or social awareness. This exploration is done through a series of urban intervention that explore a commonality through a relation of program p relating to broadcast/performance, p food, earth, and craft. In the design g and implementation p of these interventions a new urban space p is formed. This implementation p includes but is not limited to hijacking j g current infrastructure, , highlighting g g g anomalies in the urban fabric, , and an introduction of new elements into the city y of Lexington. g Precedents/Project Inspiration: Bernard Tschumi-Parc de la Villette Allan Kaprow-“Happenings�
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PRIOR FORM (SOURCE FORM) NETWORKED OVERLAY INTERUPTION OF NETWORK ZONE OF AFFECT RE-ORGANIZATION OF FORM SYSTEM GENERATIONAL GROWTH
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APPLIED CRCULATION PATTERNS
APPLIED PROGRAM TYPOLOGIES Experimental Film Daily Video Blog
BROADCAST PROGRAM
Community Group Classified Ads
DIVERGE
How-to/Do-it-Yourself Video Remote Concert Surveillance
EARTH PROGRAM
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Open Kitchen Community Table
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FOOD PROGRAM
Public Locker-Refridgerators Nieghborhood Recipe Databases
Public Studio Space Dispersed Case-Galleries Material Warehouses/Libraries Network Collaborations Equipment Rental
Hanging Fire Escape Gardens Rooftop Green-Scape Office Lunch Window Boxes Wall Air Filters Drainage Water Gardens Rooftop Farmes Curb Odor Gardens
MICRO-SITE/PROGRAM CHARETTE
URBAN INTERVENTION DEVELOPMENT A.
The back of billboards become electrically charged with solar panels to illuminate the signs during the night.
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Rooftops of tall building beyond the typical scope of light of the city become observatory of the sky.
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Manhole covers and other interruptions in the sidewalk become triggered by pressure to give way to brief music accompaniment, urging people to stop and listen.
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The library becomes a community repository of species of native origins in the form of a seed bank, open for donation.
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Absences in social development become provide a place for citizens to create meals and create a sense of unity.
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Circulation paths become articulated cinema and projections. Animated by the speed of the transport and constant change of perspective.
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Urban cavities become insert for studio space for craftsmen and artist alike, doubling as galleries and other retail, public display nature.
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Opposite the internal stage/screen of the Kentucky theatre a new backdrop is placed, the “anti-theatre” displays images and videos for everyone. A new venue cohabits with the parking lots.
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Inserting a stage in the center of a spiral ramp belonging to a parking garage, creating a theatre in the round, that is meant to be observed through one’s car.
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NEW NETWORK OF URBAN INTERVENTIONS SPHERES OF INFLUENCES SECOND GENERATION URBAN INTERVENTIONS(INFILL)
Urban renewal The history y rewritten A new point p of view
MODERN ANTIQUITY INSTRUCTOR: Mark O’Bryan y Spring p g 2010 An exploration of the urban context in conjunction with the portrayal of time. This project aimed to transform the ancient city of Knossos, as if it were uninterrupted in time and progressed through the future to a near modern reality. Through the use of collage, assemblage, and chance the project investigates the potential of what could have been the future of the city. Form was created from a dissection of modern technologies and the application pp of these found object on a urban scale. With a created backdrop p to the story of the city, a narrative began to be explored p giving the city a rich historical and cultural context. Eventually a set of experiences p was created, that through the act of random draw would began to describe the journey of an inhabitant through the city. The use of haiku and poetry p to give each person p a different interpretation p of experience p creates multiple p views of the same place, p much like we as individual take different things away from similar experiences. p Precedents/Project Inspiration: Bernard Tschumi-The Manhatten Transcripts Design sensibilities of Ikea Brian Eno-Oblique Strategies Francis Ponge-The Poetics of Things
ANCIENT CITY OF KNOSSOS. 1800 B.C.E.
How to Make a Modern City:
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Acquire land. Most any Site can be transformed into a city, particular popular locations are by water or other resources. Impose law. Create order from nature, nip chaos and anarchy in the butt. Build infrastructure. Roads, and a basic street grids will do for now. Increase population may need to be repeated as steps continue. Just add water and fertilizer. Prosper and enjoy the natural growth of things. This will be the only time is easy. Wait for infrastructure to fail then start making improvements. This will be about twenty years later than you iniatially thought. Adjust zoning and codes for fun, it keeps things interesting. Think of it as a large game of twister and 52 card pick-up. Impose new regulations and accept new minorities. Diversity is Power. Begin to care about the environment. Realize you do have an affect on it, and put some goals for the future, make sure they are a lengthy amount of time so your people can gradually adjust. Become dependent on foreign powers. Oil. Oil. Oil. Realize said dependence and make effort to become independent. Windmills, and Hydro-electic? Invest in new technologies. Like apple and general electric. Rumble a bit with neighboring cities. Begin with something friendly that is just a bit aggressive. Host the Olympics. Double points for the Summer program, and if you build new facilities by famous architects. Survive a natural disaster. It is bound to happen, mother nature involves curve balls and earthquakes. Rebuild infrastructure, and start a clean up program. Detrash, streamline, and de-graffitti. Implement a new education system. Remove paddles, and physical punishment also scratch the idea of recess. Host a university. Double points for Ivy League. Host several universities. Liberal Arts, Flagship University, Private, Denominational, Seminary Open the gates to immigration. Accept people from new place they might have ideas to improve your city. Watch culture develop. by culture I mean small town shops and ecclectic streets. Improve city defenses. Cold War does that usually. Use your city in movies. Everybody loves movies. Build a landmark. Iconography is an amazing way to create identity. Build a stadium. Make the sports fans happy, and what else did you need that budget for? Find more resources. You can never have enough. Create a recycling program. It means less work searching for resources, and you can make money of consumerism,other than taxes. Improve mass transit. It is about time. Host a World Expo. Demostrate the you are tolerable of other places. Become a capital. The center of attention is a happening place. Repeat steps if necessary. Destroy part of your historic district for new forms of buildings. Concrete is always an improvement. Raise taxes. Improve landscape. Publicize. Sell your city to the masses. Tap every form of media. Create green zones. Connect to major methods of transportation. Airplanes, Trains, and Automobiles. Host major progressive companies. Forward think will launch your city to a new pedestal of greatness. Attract the gays. They make things pretty and fabulous. Start up a city arts movement. Theatre draws the crowds. Rework road systems, eliminate car transport in major pedestrian areas. Implement a “New Grand Scheme.� I have an idea who needs a budget. Become tolerable of new religions. God hates haters. Participate in National Pillow Fight Day. Become a global hub for trade/business. Intergrate, synthesize, and participate. Build a new hospital and cure cancer. Implement a city wide Wi-Fi network. Make an Iphone app. Install cameras for surveillance. Create a three week long festival for a meaningless event. Horse race, religous events, historical anniverssary. Then begin to listen to citizens. They might be on to something.
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FOUND FORM DEVELOPMENT OF URBAN CORE DETAILED URBAN CORE
ANCIENT CITY OF KNOSSOS. 1800 B.C.E.
SÜTHNINYBÁL (2100 C.E.)
NARRATIVE SET OF EXPEREINCES WITHIN CITY
EXAMPLE OF STRING OF EVENTS
urban condition, stood against the fortress wall, a bleak protection
atop a tower lens, the world is viewed and recorded, eye of the government
short circuits systems, gear towards new front on labor, keep taxes low
bold edifices, bear heavy vaults, guarded keeps, protects from streets
lawns mowed for class, expose property lines, gleaming evidence
historic marker, covers spot of battle, to become new lot
etched planes, bored and slit by the old ways, relevance stands strong
the marked transformers, conduct currents to places,to keep the lights on
grid iron walls, hold in the labor of men, overflow profits
Woven harmony Filtered reality, y a Metamorphosis p
DWELLING FOR A MAN OF WORDS INSTRUCTOR: Elizabeth Swanson Spring p g 2009 A play on organic form, given material properties of weaving and constraint with applied program. This project investigated the interaction of two material systems, and how opportunity presented with the creation of form presented new opportunities for given program. The program consisting of a housing and creative space for a writer was extended throughout the project, and dispersed amongst the two material systems with a diagrammatic approach of public versus private spaces. The solid, restraint system holds and paralyzes the more fluid weaving system. Meanwhile the weaving material system deforms and reacts to the tension of the first system creating a constant dialogue between materials and program. The solid state system and the space it creates forms a more private space for the writer, in a reserved manner. Wherein the fluctuating woven system creates a display space, symbolically as well as formally relating to public space.
Precedents/Project Inspiration: Tara Donovan-Collect Sculptural Works Antonio Gaudi-Sagrada Familia
SPATIAL STUDY ON ORGANIC FORM MAKING
PROGRAM/FORM GENERATING DIAGRAMS
FORM/CONTEXT DEVELOPMENT
MODEL OF MATERIAL SYSTEMS INTERACTION
Established System Historical fashioning Flexible future
CITY_AS_A_HILL INSTRUCTOR: Richard Levine Spring p g 2011 Investigation into the flexibility found within a given system of order. In reference to the variety of spaces found within given parameters this project focuses on the attention of Italian hill-towns such as Todi and Sienna, and how the vernacular architecture of the last millennia can be adapted to solve modern problems in urban forms in relation to sustainability, efficiency, and unified order. This project is a single part of the greater problem given in trying to solve various parts of the system. The focus displayed here discusses the variability of the interior of the new urban form, and how resulting program can be categorized and assigned for locations within the system. The focus of the project as a whole to create space keeping with the context of the establish system, an allowance for breaking of this system is only available if conditions were proved worthy. Programmatically the design is divided into three categories respectively encompassing different typologies for each condition. Precedents/Project Inspiration: Medieval Italian Hill Towns Yona Friedman-Superstructures
PLAN OVERLAY OF GIVEN SYSTEMS
STRUCTURAL SOLUTION TO GIVEN SYSTEM
SECTIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF INTERIOR OF SYSTEM
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NORTH FACING FACADE DETAIL OF LIGHT WELL
PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT INTEGRATED WITH SYSTEM
Glass-Crete With a simple implementation of materials, the structural space frame can be perculated by sunli offering a reliable light sources to the upper concourse of the hill.
Flexible Facades The ability of the elevations to alter for various purpose, using the same structure allows for a constant variety of interior space, the form is further factored by the program organization with smaller shops and residences located on the upper concourse. Give Default Condition
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City Skylight The skylight offers a constant supply of light and fresh air to the interior of the hill, while providing a unique form for program to inhabit. Included within this form is a hotel, townhouse, and an algae farm, as well as urban gardening opportunities.
Transit Center The transit station located within the lowest concourse of the interior of the hill bisects major infrastructure and large suited program with a constant flow of goods and people via both rail and car, allowing for the city to connect with a larger network cities .
LOWER CONCOURSE
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FORM MAKING
On-going A series of short investigations g on the manipulation p of form in relation to context, , site specificity, p y, or p point of view analysis. y
Micro-Scaled Architecture Formal play p of urban forms on found objects.
MOLECULAR MOSH-PIT Investigational studies of the compacting p of similar forms.
CHANCE-CHAIR CHARETTE Design g exercise developing p g created p purpose p from form. The formal exercise was created without any consideration to purpose p p or sense of scale that was later adapted a singular space for an individual, in the idea of a niche or chair.
FLEX A pavilion modeled off the flex of a rectangular prism.
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PHENOMENAL PERSPECTIVE An analysis of perspective and point of view that can created different outcomes from a singular viewpoint.
IMAGE PLAY AND OTHER STORIES
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BAG OF SKY (2009) At 3:00 a.m. you hit a wall, a block, sometimes the only option is to use that two pints of paint you been saving for that special purpose, and cover the floor with it. Then you begin thinking radical.
//HAZE (2011) void setup() { size(1000, 1000); frameRate(30); } void draw() { int a, x, y; background(0, 0, 0); noFill(); smooth(); x=width/2; y=height/2; { {//animation loop //--------------------------------{ pushMatrix(); //load all the pixels in the window into a transformation matrix translate(x, y); for (y=0;y<24;y++) //y++ is a shorthand for y=y+1 { for (x=0;x<24;x++) { //move the matrix to the middle of the screen stroke(250, 250, 250, 30); quad(x+random(300), y+random(300), x+random(300), y+random(300), x+random(300), y+random(300), x+random(300), y+random(300)); rotate(radians(15)); //rotate the matrix } } popMatrix(); translate(x, y); } } } }
HAZE (2011) Experimentation p with Processing g and g generative drawing. g
SWATCHES OF BERLIN (2011) A series of otherwise trashed moments, , collected and catalogue g to display p y 100 instances of Berlin, forming g discussion on color, design, and culture. You can tell a lot by peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s trash.
Ominous Landscape p (2011) Digital Collage of inspired places.
COLLABORATIONS
PERFOROMA_08 INSTRUCTOR:Mike McKay y Graduate Seminar, 2008 This work seeks to create multi-performative p material systems utilizing optimization, p aggregation and efficiency. Simple units and semi-finished materials were physically p tested in order to extract potential p p performative characteristics and limits. These limits were negotiated through rigorous digital and p physical techniques q in order to produce p strategies of fabrication. The formal systems have inherent structural capacities as well as an ability to adapt to changing conditions. Meaning, although the system is adaptable, they must be selfstructural and fabricated using off-the-shelf material that can weather. Because of the system pliability, variation can occur within a seemingly homogenous system.
PRESS: http://archinect.com/ http://www.suckerpunchdaily.com/ design-afterhours.blogspot.com spaceinvading.com PHOTOS BY: Jon McCallister PART IN PROJECT: Fabrication Assistant
DUNE ARTIST: Daan Roosengaarde g 9.30.2010 w/ Idea Festival and Art Without Walls in Louisville,KY DUNE is a public p interactive landscape p that interacts with human behavior. This hybrid y of nature and technology gy is composed p of large g amounts of fibers that brighten g according g to the sounds and motion of passing p g visitors. Our most recent version is filled with hundreds of interactive lights and sounds. DUNE investigates nature in a futuristic relation with urban space by means of looking, walking and interacting.
PRESS: http://www.design.nl/ p artdaily.org http://visculture.com/ LouisvilleMojo.com PHOTOS BY: Madelynn Rino PART IN PROJECT: Fabrication Assistant Site Context Designer
ZIP-TIE MASSIMAL ARTIST: D.O.T.S. 4.5.2011 Massimals are 1:1 design objects that serve as prototypes to examine how physical form can engage the public realm. These constructs are mass abstractions of animal forms fabricated in systematic fashion from one material. The suggestive forms and their specific arrangement imply docile behavior similar to animals in a petting zoo augmenting the way visitors approach pp and engage built form. For the installation in the 2011 Beaux Arts Ball, this Massimal blends in with the lively atmosphere p of the p party by creating a spectacle p in the form of a glowing volume comprised p of over 20,000 zip p ties. PRESS: http://www.notcot.org p g http://www.suckerpunch.com p p http://www.Archinect.com p http://www.todayandtomorrow.net p y http://www.designboom.com p g http://anthologymag.com p gy g http://www.juxtapoz.com p j p http://www.zillamag.com/ p g
PHOTOS BY: GLINTstudios PART IN PROCESS: Fabrication Assistant
ORGANIC CONCEPTS ARTIST:Shih Chieh Huang g 9.20.2011 w/ Art Without Walls and the Idea Festival The undulating, gossamer-light sculpture scaling the steps of the Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts beginning on September 21st is the work of New York-based artist Shih Chieh Huang. While it may resemble a caterpillar, a cloud, and a number of other forms and creatures found in nature, this artwork is made from simple, everyday materials—plastic sheets and box fans. Huang’s Organic Concept was conceived in the artist’s imagination, in response to this unique site in downtown Louisville. In recent years, Huang’s Organic Concept works have appeared in a range of urban and rural settings—growing from a field in France, filling a barn in Belgium, crawling from a car hood in New York. In each instance, they are designed, says the artist, to explore “how to use simple materials to create something beautiful and fun.” Surprising, delightful, and innovative, the Organic Concept transforms this public entryway into a site for contemplation, inspiration, and connection. PRESS: http://insiderlouisville.com/ http://leoweekly.com/ PHOTOS BY: Jonathan Erwin PART IN PROCESS: Fabrication Assistant Fabrication Photographer