Conceptual Explorations: Changing Experience of Closure `
Conceptual Explorations: Challenged to perceive our environment in different ways, find the hidden elements, explore and understand the world we live in. Create a path, driven by emotion, displaying the physical path taken while engaging with reality.
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Conceptual Explorations: Continued
Detroit, cold, and hard as seen from an outsider. But what most do not know is Detroit is a city on the rebound, positive change everywhere one may look. The paths represent the emotional journey I experienced while traveling through Downtown. The paths are all curved with no hard angles, acting as a more open minded view of Detroit. The base shows the distinct districts of Downtown, the elevation represents the amount of attention given to a specific area, the highest being the riverfront, and the lowest being the western half. Detroit is a forever changing city, a very dynamic city that has many secrets and hidden treasures, and with a new perspective on Downtown, everyone can experience those.
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Exploring a Void: In Search of Lost Architecture
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Tedious Adjective: Marked by tedium, long and tiresome, slowness, or dullness Synonyms: Wearing, boring, tiring, monotonous, dull
Void Noun: An empty space, emptiness, a vacancy
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Exploring A Void: The Light in the Landscape
Space is sacred, I wanted to create a space where young and old, the sick and healthy can interact in a safe, protected space. The spaces reach out in both directions pulling each audience to the space, also wrapping over the building to bring each abandoned space into one place.
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Exploring A Void: The Light in the Landscape Continued
Weaving was used to create a coherent whole. The weaving used was intricate, tedious, was used to bring two abandoned spaces together and to fill a void
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The Perspective Experience part I: Understanding Space Versus Place
parking meter time once trapped, has escaped, ready to return with a drop of a coin? when will that coin be dropped? the meter feels used and abused stuck there, stuck in the ground, unable to move, the meter so thoughtful to protect a vehicles, gets nothing in return good news is, it Will be replenished with time, sooner rather than later
homeless man walked around like a hole in the sidewalk forgotten about in this fast paced world risking injury, to survive like most, a story, must explain but like most, must be abandoned
newspaper stand ignored like it was not even there, someone actually has to look for this, even though its sitting in the sidewalk empty, because people read the news? who wants to read the news today, really? empty because the newspapers are someone’s blankets for tonight? or possibly abandoned entirely for eternity
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The Perspective Experience part I: Architectural Space and Awareness Through Mass and Volume
Located on the street, but almost seems like they are found in a hole. Ignored and walked around in the daily hustle and bustle. Used and abused then left for the next user. Their purpose and meaning often lost in the world. They are forgotten about and seem lost, but this does not mean they do not have a story. Their story, the basis of their abandonment, time and money gone, unfortunately lost, no longer provided and life slowly slips away. Abandonment simply put: forgotten about, deserted, and given up on. Are these objects belonging somewhere? Dwelling: safe, sacred, solitary place to escape from the real world’s use and abuse.
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The Perspective Experience part I: Architectural Space and Awareness Through Mass and Volume
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paraSITE
Parasite: an organism that lives in or on another organism and benefits by deriving nutrients at the host’s expense Reflection: a serious thought or consideration…An idea about something esp. one that is written down or expressed Place: a particular position or point in space…A building or area used for a specified purpose or activity…A portion of space occupied by someone…A chance to be accepted or to be of use.
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paraSITE: continued
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paraSITE: continued
I came across a half used book of matches I began thinking, what do matches, much less fire, do for us. Fire lights our world, provides fuel and power, warmth and comfort. I decided to explore the last two. Fire to me has always been sitting around a roaring fire with my dad up north. We can both just sit there, no talking, no movement, no awkwardness, and we feel completely at peace with ourselves. We are removed from the everyday world, whether we choose to think about the challenges we face or not, fire still brings a sense of calm and peace. With the structure, I created a path lined with fire leading up to the space of reflection located on the roof. I chose to go on the roof to incorporate more than fire, I wanted to include the night sky, and the downtown skyline. The space includes two separate areas, one creates a “fire� from the downtown skyline, and on the opposite side an actual fire, to warm our bodies, heart and soul.
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paraSITE: continued
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UDM School of Architecture Jeffrey Maniaci, Term I Portfolio, ARCH 1100-02 Professor Chandra Moore, December 2009 13
Table of Contents
Conceptual Explorations: Changing Experience of Closure……………………1
Exploring a Void: In Search of Lost Architecture…………………………………3
The Perspective Experience part I: Understanding Space Versus Place…….6
paraSITE...........................................................................................................11
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Jeffrey Maniaci