S15

Jennifer Li Cal Poly, SLO Spring 15 Arch 133 Angela Bracco

My worst fear is becoming a quitter again. And bellybuttons. I hate bellybuttons.

Table of Contents Design Village International Dwelling Motion Studio

Design Village March - April

Design Village

Site

Design Village

Site

Design Village

Concept

Design Village

Development

Design Village

Development

Design Village

Development

Sunrise

Midday

Sunset

Design Village

Development

Design Village

Development

Design Village

Development

Design Village

Development

Design Village

Fabrication

Design Village

Fabrication

Sorry Angela.

Design Village

Fabrication

Design Village

Fabrication

Design Village

Fabrication

Design Village

Fabrication

Design Village

Installation

Design Village

Installation

Design Village

Final

Design Village

Final

Design Village

Reflection

Design Village

Reflection

There’s really no getting around it, our Design Village was a failure.

At the start of DV, I would not have known the dreary mood of defeat and aggravation I would be cemented in upon finishing the project only to find that the same mood would wear on for months following the end of this project. The most significant and applicable characteristics I have learned from Design Village is to first, make sure all team members are reliable. Second, to not be mislead.

Third and lastly, to recover quickly as to not allow other project advancements to be hindered.

International Dwelling April - May

International Dwelling

House

Wall-Less House Nagano, Japan 1997 Shigeru Ban

International Dwelling

House

SOURCE: ARQSEA

International Dwelling

Architect

International Dwelling

Architect

Shigeru Ban Born 1957 in Tokyo, Japan Southern California Institute of Architecture, California Cooper Union, New York Established Shigeru Ban Architects + Dean Maltz Architect in 1999 2014 Pritzker Prize Winner

International Dwelling

Influence

Zeitgeist: • Japan’s post WWII national objective: establishment of peaceful, cultural nation • Government initiatives create lightweight constructions of habitable space + floor plans limited to absolute minimum • Employment of new materials (cement, steel + glass) • Allows Japan to reconnect to global architectural processes = modern Western design + Japanese architectural tradition

International Dwelling

Location

Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture

International Dwelling

Technology

International Dwelling

Technology

Original Landscape

Alteration

Man-made Slope

International Dwelling

Technology

Environment + Structure = Slope

Structure Allows Openness

International Dwelling

Characteristic Diagram

Inside + Outside

International Dwelling

Characteristic Diagram

Open Floor Plan

International Dwelling

Characteristic Diagram

International Dwelling

Characteristic Diagram

International Dwelling

Characteristic Diagram

Exterior Dividers Allow Flexibility

International Dwelling

Characteristic Diagram

Interior Dividers Allow Manipulation of Space

PRIVATE

PUBLIC

ONE SPACE

SEMI-PRIVATE

International Dwelling

Characteristic Diagram

International Dwelling

Night Render

International Dwelling

Night Render

International Dwelling

Day Render

International Dwelling

Day Render

International Dwelling

Reflection

International Dwelling

Reflection

International Dwelling was, to me, a peek into our own future research obligations for the rest of our career. Understanding now that research is not simply when and how a structure was made, but also why it was made, why it was placed where it was placed, how it affected its environment, what impact it had on anything or anyone involved, as well as its history makes research not seem like research. It makes research seem like an accountability and commitment that we, as novice designers and future innovators, should consistently be thinking about.

Motion Studio May - June

Motion Studio

Site Analysis

Motion Studio

Site Analysis

Motion Studio

Media: Tractor Planting

Motion Studio

Media: Tractor Tension

Motion Studio

Media: Hydraulics

Motion Studio

Media: Grain Storage + CNC

Motion Studio

Media: Plasma Cutter

Motion Studio

Media: Tillage

Motion Studio

Study Model

Motion Studio

Study Model

Motion Studio

Study Development

Motion Studio

Study Development

Motion Studio

Study Development

Motion Studio

Study Development

Motion Studio

Study Development on Volume

Motion Studio

Study Development on Volume

Motion Studio

Study Development on Form

Motion Studio

Study Development on Form

Motion Studio

Final

Motion Studio

Final

Motion Studio

Final

Motion Studio

Final

Motion Studio

Drawing

Motion Studio

Drawing

Plan

Elevations

Section A

Section B

Motion Studio

Render

Motion Studio

Render

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Motion Studio

Render

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Motion Studio

Render

Motion Studio

Reflection

Motion Studio

Reflection

As much as I knew International Dwelling was necessary, the prompt of Motion Studio was such a relief to execute. The freedom to make models was unavoidably satisfying. The predicament I would not assume I would ever get into, however, was creating this form into a real-life, functionable, with a program structure. Learning the difficulties and complexities that come with actual building has prepared my mindset for the start of the following quarter.

The capacity an individual can learn over a couple months time is absolutely insane. I admit I don’t see much of anything the same anymore whether it be a window, an art gallery, or an obnoxious skyscraper. Concrete, not cement. Function always over form. Intention, intention, intention. This program seems to indoctrinate tributes of our generation and raise them to set out and become environmental-friendly, conscious innovators and I crave to excel and succeed within this program with that in mind in an exploration of space, structure, forms, material, as well as an understanding of myself through all these means. Never have I been through such a toilsome, divine school year; stating this is a bit masochistic, but I look forward to more.