Bridging Gaps Arch 101 - MW Section Professor Jerry Lum Fall 2015
Who are we?
Jeremy Chin
Chad Wright
Project Manager
Design Director
Juveriyah Salat Site Coordinator
Maria Beatrice Si単o Bookkeeper
Yucong Lin Photographer
Project Objective “Stratified Wonder: experiencing the transience of beauty, the unexpected, the unfamiliar, and the inexplicable�
Bridging Gaps We wanted to create an experience where two independent groups could come together to reunite after separate journeys
Iteration 6 Interactions and Ideas
Iteration 6 These were the concepts each of our models had: Jeremy: Framing a space through repetition of shapes and variation in modules Maria: Creating a visual object that is intriguing/sculptural Yucong: Order in chaos‌ simple to complex Chad: Visitor completes the space - interactive spaces Juveriyah: Synthetic vs. nature...A journey Our focus in order of frequency per vote was 1) 2) 3)
Interaction Journey of transformation Simple to complex
Iteration 7 After deciding what our concept was, we decided to go home and create the next model, or sketch of what we imagined the concept to look like, based on our intended statement:
“An interactive journey of transformation from simple to complex�
Site Analysis Opportunities -none of the other groups wanted to choose the courtyard for their site so we decided to do so. -the courtyard had three major design elements: the two planters, the wall-mounted sculpture of faces and the cluster of trees. We chose to focus the design around the trees. -we wanted to incorporate the openness and gridded nature of the courtyard and the undulation of the building.
Iteration 7 Feedback and Ideas
Inspirations
Iteration 8 Feedback and Ideas
Iteration 9
Iteration 9
Final Project Thoughts â—?
Issue: There are oppositions that continue to generate issues that threaten peace, civility, and sustainability that originate from contrasting values and beliefs.
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Resolution: Communication through a medium of taste, touch, sight, hearing, and smell
Sight, Hearing, Taste, Touch, Smell ● ● ● ● ●
Sight: Across the Trees Hearing: “Hearing Horns” Taste: A system of pulleys allows one side to offer gifts of tasty treats that can be enjoyed Touch: vibrations can be initiated at one end and felt across the divide Smell: The aroma of offered treats can be experienced before ingesting, e.g. Hershey’s Kisses
Program Objectives
Ephemeral Beauty - Human interaction through hearing and seeing at a distance The Unexpected - The pulley system and the surprise of reuniting The Unfamiliar - The meandering journey and the veil of the curtain
What does Bridging Gaps mean? ● ●
Our original metaphor was to connect various different types of people through a common ground. The different aspects continuously play into this metaphor ○ ○
The contrasting sides show discord, but have a meeting point at the top as well as a system in which they have to work together to get a reward The dichotomy of isolation vs. a social gathering was emphasized
Construction Phase 1
Construction Phase 2
Construction Phase 3
Construction Phase 4
Construction Phase 5
Final Model vs. Construction ● Structural supports ● Curtain ● Pulley system
Strengths ● Cohesive design ● Theme worked out perfectly ● All of our ideas came together and melded to create something unique
Weaknesses ● Scheduling Management ● Budget management ● We should have had a kit of parts detailed out, so we wouldn't have extra wood laying around. ● Communication
Opportunities ● The site allowed us to create two “entrances” which created a better environment for people to experience our space ● The natural geometry of the courtyard lent us ideas for the project ● We had access to scrap wood from last semester, which meant we had a little less to buy
Threats ● The huge space made us want to add more and more. ● Fitting our idea to the dimensions of the courtyard were difficult ● Our project had such huge dimensions that it was hard to work with the rain, wind, gravity and weight of people as well as the material
Overall Thoughts ●
Because we had some very dominant people in our group, we had to be careful not to ignore the people who didn’t talk so much ○
To do this, we had to make sure each of us was on the same page after every iteration and didn’t leave until the decision was made and the tasks were set out ■ While effective, this process was very time-consuming ■
Because we’re all new to this, we realized that it’s okay not to know everything, but we now realize that it is necessary to be active seekers
What did we learn? Overall, this project was a learning curve for most of us. We learned how to be effective (and what not to do next time), what worked, what didn’t, and how to play on each other’s strengths and bolster each other’s weaknesses.
The most important thing we learned was to work together. For without all of us, we wouldn’t have created the project you see in front of you today. We wouldn’t have the beauty of our design. So we thank Jerry, as well as all of you, for giving us the opportunity to grow and mature into better designers, into better thinkers, into better people. So thank you.
Advice to incoming Arch 101 Students Do not procrastinate. Don’t take it if you’re not passionate about it. Take pride in your progress, and learn from your mistakes. Nothing is impossible if you try. Be an active learner and participant. Know how to work with others, and learn from each other.