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Ni keCent erf ort heAdvance T er m: F al l 2011
I ns t r uct or : Mar cusF ar r
Cos t aRi caYout hHos t el T er m: F al l 2010
Fabr i cat i on
I ns t r uct or : Pi ngXU
Bui l di ngBl ocks T er m: ns t r uct or : S pr i ng2011 I Mar cusF ar r
T opogr aphyL amp T er m:S ns t r uct or : pr i ng2011 I Mar cusF ar r
P. CS t and T er m: ns t r uct or :Mar S pr i ng2011 I cel DeL ange
WoodHammock T er m:S ns t r uct or :Mar pr i ng2011 I cel DeL ange
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I ndependentSt udy
Wal l Det ai l L amp T er m: ns t r uct or :Mar S pr i ng2011 I cusF ar r
Compet i t i on
Amphi t heat er T er m: ns t r uct or : S pr i ng2010 I Compet i t i on
Cont r actWor k
“Asanar chi t ectyoudes i gnf ort he pr es entwi t hanawar enes soft hepas tf or af ut ur ewhi chi ses s ent i al l yunknown. ” – Nor manF os t er
S t r angeWal l T er m:Pos t2012
Cl i ent :S t r angeDoughnut s
Ar chi t ect ur ei snotapr of es s i on;i ti sal i f es t yl e.Our mi ndsar econs t ant l yawar eoft hemat er i al s ,f or m ands t r uct ur ei nawaydi f f er entt hanot her pr of es s i onal s .T hi si swhydes i gni sal waysevol vi ng. Asdes i gner swear es ur r oundedbyt hepas t , pr es entandf ut ur ei nf l uenci ngt hewaywedes i gn, how ot her sr eactt oourdes i gn,andhow our des i gngr ows . Is t r i vet ocr eat es pacest hatcr eat eat i mel es s andi ns pi r i ngr eact i on.It r yt ocont i nuous l yevol ve wi t ht echnol ogy,new des i gnpr act i cesand i nnovat i vedes i gnappr oaches .
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Ni keCent erf ort heAdvanced
Backgr ound
T heNi keCent erf ort heAdvancel ocat edi n Downt ownBoul der ,CO wasdes i gnedf ora l i ve/ wor k/ t r ai nat hl et e.T hebui l di ngi ncor por at es l i vi ngquar t er s ,t r ai ni ngf aci l i t i es ,ex ami nat i on r oomsandcommuni t ycent er s .
Al l pr ogr amsar et i edt oget hert hr oughal ar ge openat r i um s pace.T hef or m wascr eat ed f r om t hei deaofbr i ngi ngt het opogr aphyand t heenvi r onmentont ot heur bans i t e.
03 Devel opment S t ar t i ngf or m wasanex t r udedbox ,ut i l i z i ngt heent i r ef oundat i on.Pr ogr am wast hens t acked,wi t hpubl i cs paceon t hegr oundf l oor ,andl i vi ng/ pr i vat eont op.Cur veswer e t hengener at edar oundt hepr ogr am andpr i vacyof s paces .
S etBacks L i ve L i ve/ Wor k EventPl az a
Ent r ancePl az a
Publ i c Ent r ancef or msat r i um
Ci r cul at i onr evol vesar oundat r i um Bal coni esal l ow f orvi ews ,l i ght andnat ur al vent i l at i on
Bui l di ngCondi t i ons Cl i mat i cBuf f erZ one: T hes ki nhel pst omedi at e s ol argai ni nt hes ummer andheatl os si nt hewi nt er .
Gr eenRoof : Heati s l andef f ectal l ows f ormor ecomf or t abl e t emper at ur es .Pr event sr ai n wat err unof f .Andcr eat esa comf or t abl et enants pace.
Pl az a: Out doorpl az as pace s of t enst heex i s t i ng out doorenvi r onment .
Bal coni es : Al l ow f ornat ur al vent i l at i on,l i ght ,acces st o t heout s i de,andvi ews .
Ski n T hes ki ni swhatt r ul ycapt ur est hei deaofbr i ngi ngt het opogr aphyi n.I ts er vesasawayt oi nt egr at es paceandl i ght dependi ngont het i meofyear .I tal s odet er mi nesl evel sof pr i vacywi t ht hechangesi ns paci ngwhi chef f ect st he t r ans par encyl evel s .
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Si t e:Cos t aRi ca T hes i t ei ss i t uat edont heedgeoft heur banenvi r onment ofdownt ownBoul der ,CO.I tl ooksoutatoneoft hebes t vi ewsoft heF l at i r onsands i t sacr os st hes t r eetf r om t he Boul derCr eekandl i br ar ypar k.T hes econt r adi ct or yenvi andpul l i ngt henat ur al envi r onmentandt opogr aphyont o t hes i t e.T hes ki noft hebui l di ngi ncor por at est hat .T hecont our sands paci ngwer ebas edof foft hepr ogr am andpr i vacyi neachs pace.
Ur ban T opogr aphy
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ACul t ur al Cent erf ort heYout h
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T het hi r dyearS t udi owasbui l tar oundt hei deaof par t i -model sanddevel opi ngmul t i pl econcept s andcr eat i ngonegr andconceptf r om t hos e.T he s i t epr ovi dedwasi nt het r opi cal z oneofCos t a Ri ca,whi ch cont r i but edt ot heopenai rdes i gn.
T hr ought hemani pul at i onofapl yboar d, f or mswer egener at ed,pus hedandpul l ed, t i l l af i nal compos i t i onwasf or med.T hepar t i model st henwer es cal edupandaf i nal i dea,andf or m wascr eat r ed.
09 Devel opment I ns pi r at i on:“Beet hovenVi ol i n Concer t o�pai nt i ngbyAndr ew Ani s mov.
I ni t i al Des i gn:S i mpl egeomet r i esconnect i on,der i ved f r om i ns pi r at i on.
F or m:S i ngl ef or m cr eat edf r om f ur t herpus hi ngandpul l i ng bas edof fofs paci al r equi r ement sf orf unct i on.
F i nal :Bl endt hef or mi nt o l ands cape.
I ni t i alSket chDi agr am
S i desofbui l di ngpr ot ectf r om har s h wi ndands un.
Rooff acesocean,pr ot ect i ng s t r uct ur ef r om s ever eweat her .
S eabr eez epr ovi desf ornat ur al vent i l at i on,s eepi ngi nundert he r ooft hatt unnel si nt ot hebui l di ngon t hef i r s tands econd f l oor .
Roofact sasapl aceof r el ax at i onands oci al gat her i ngs opent os un.
Si t e:Cos t aRi ca
Eas t :Cat chbr eez e S out h:Bl ocks unandr ai n Wes t :Roofpr ot ect i onf r om s t or ms ,cat chesbr eez e Vi ews Ni ghtBr eez e
DayBr eez e
S i t e: Oceanvi ews T opofcl i f f Nearr oads I s ol at ed S t or m ands unpr ot ect i on
Cul t ur eandl ocat i on: Di ver s epopul at i onwi t hr el ax edat t i t udes . Col or f ul s ur r oundi ngenvi r onment . Pl an: Res pect sandr es pondst os i t eand envi r onment al condi t i ons . Rel at i ons hi pst oS i t e: Weavi ngofpubl i candpr i vat es pacesbot h wi t hi nt hebui l di ngandt hes i t e.Us eofnat ur al vent i l at i onandcapt ur i ngofeachcl i mat e oppor t uni t yhel psbl endt hes paces . I nt er act i ons : Bot hpubl i candpr i vat es pacesavai l abl e.
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Di gi t alF abr i cat i on:Bl ockModul e
Bui l di ngBl ockst oF or m aWal l
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Bendi ngBl ockswasbor nofades i r et ocr eat ea s i mpl e,s t r uct ur al uni tt hat ,whenconf i gur edwi t h addi t i onal uni t s ,hadt heabi l i t yt oadaptt oavar i et yofpr ogr ams .T hebas i cmodul ei ss quar eand i nt er f aceswi t hot hermodul est hr oughas i mpl e s l otconnect i on.Bymaki ngs mal l var i at i onst o
t hegeomet r yoft hebas i cmodul e,wewer e abl et ocr eat eas ys t em whi chal l owsf ort he cr eat i onofbot hs i mpl eandcompl excur ves . T huswi t has mal l numberofdi f f er entmodul es , Bendi ngBl ocksar ecapabl eofconf or mi ngt oa var i et yofgeomet r i es . .
15 Devel opment T he r es ul twasa compr es s i vel ys t r ong,s el f connect i ng modul e. T he l ar ges cal e wal ls ys t em was t hen as s embl ed byeach ofusr ow byr ow,i n des cendi ng or der .
Repet i t i onPar t i
I ni t i alSket ch T heBendi ngBl ockmodul ewasbor nofades i r et ocr eat e a s i mpl e, s t r uct ur aluni tt hat when conf i gur ed wi t h addi t i onaluni t shad t he abi l i t yt o adaptt o a var i et yof pr ogr ams .T hi si ni t i algoall ed t ot he f ol l owi ng cr i t er i af or t hemodul e:
1.T hemodul emus tber epeat abl e. 2.T hemodul emus tbes el f s uppor t i ng. 3.T hemodul emus tacts t r uct ur al l y whencombi nedwi t haddi t i onal modul es . 4.T hemodul emus tbot has s embl e andconnectt oeachot herwi t hout addi t i onal f as t ener soradhes i ves .
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Di gi t alF abr i cat i on:T opogr aphyL amp
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S t ep1:Ar r anges quar es i nas cendi ngor der ,s o youcanconnectone pi eceaf t eranot her .
F or m T heDef i ni t i onal l owscont r ol l edvar i abl es , whi chchanget hedi amet erofbot hxand yax i soft heoval s ,numberofr ot at i ons ,mat er i al ands paci ngt hi cknes s ,andl i near s hape.
S t ep2:S t acks quar es ,i n as cendi ngor der ,pl aci ngt hel abel number s at oponeanot her .
S t ep3:I ns er tl i ghtbul b i nt obot t om pi ece, maki ngs ur ei ti ss ecur el y at t ached.
S t ep4:At t acht owal l t o anor i ent at i onatyour des i r e.
Backgr ound T opogr aphyi sex pl ai nedbyt hes ur f ace s hape,andt hef eat ur esoft hatl and.I t ’ s whatgi vesl andt het hr eedi mens i onal quai l i t yt hatweal l s ee.Agr eatex ampl eof t hi sar eRi ceF i el ds ,t hi si swher emyi ns i r pi r at i onwasbor nf r om.
Byus i ngas i mpl es hape,andr ot at i ngt hat s hapeasi tgr owsanddecr eas esi ns i z e, onecanes t abl i s hat opogr aphi cf eel .T he l ampi saf or m ofas i mpl i f i ednat ur e, cr eat i nganat ur al f or m,t hati sdynami c,yet r andom.
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Di gi t alF abr i cat i on:Hammock
L yi ngi naWoodenHammock
Backgr ound Di gi t al f abr i cat i onhasmadet heappr oacht o f abr i cat i ont ol er anceobs ol ut eandal l owsf ort he cr eat i onofuni queel ement s .T heaccur acyt hat di gi t al f abr i cat i ongi vest ot hedes i gner ,al l owsf or t hecr eat i onofmor ecompl exf or mswi t hgr eat er eas eandcont r ol .
F orourf i nal pr oj ectwedeci dedt hatwes houl d bui l ds omt hi ngt hatwasnotonl ycur r entbut f unct i onal .Api ecet hatonecoul dus edai l y, andpr es entasapi eceofar t .Wedeci dedt o combi ndt hei deaoft hes ur fboar danda hammock.
23 Devel opment Al t houghi ni t i al l yapur el yf or mat i ve i dea,t hehammockhadt ocombi ne comf or tandper f or mancei nor dert o f unct i onasmor et hananar t i s t i cpi ece.
Byus i ngs pher esass epar at or sf ort he r i bs ,t hehammockcanbendwhent he wei ghtofahumanbodyi spl acedupon i twi t houteachgapcl os i ngi nt oan acut eangl e.
T hes pher esenabl et hehammockt o f l ow wi t ht hecur vat ur eofas pi nal col umn,whi l et hel ar geendpi ecespr ovi des t abi l i t y.
F or m T hef or m wascr eat edf r om t heundul at eds ur f aceofas ur fboar d.T hei ni t i al s hapewast hencont our edus i ngagr as s hoppers cr i ptt opr oduceauni que f or mf orever ywoodr i bcons t r uct ed.T hes ef or mswer et henbui l tbyl ami nat i ngt oget herl ayer sofcabi netgr adepl ywoodandcut t i ngout ,wi t ht he CNC-comput ernumer i cal cont r ol machi ne.Eachpi ecef r om t hel ayout s hownt ot hel ef t .Headpi eceswer ecuts epaer at el yass ol i dpi ecesf orcomf or tandbal ance.
Or i gi nal S hape
Wi r ef r ame
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Gr as s hopperDef i ni t i on
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I ndependentSt udy:L amp
L ampDes i gnedf r om aWal l Det ai l
Backgr ound Ouri ndependents t udys t ar t edasas i mpl e concr et es t udy.Us i ngmat er i al sl i keboar d, r oap,s ur gi cal t ubbi ng,anddowel swes aw how t heconcr et er es ponded.Asourf i nal
pr oj ect ,wedes i gnedf ul l yf unct i onal l amps , whi char ebas edof fawal l det ai l .Ius ed acr yl i ct ocr eat eas moot hconcr et ebas e, andpur pl ehear twoodast hewal l s .Medal pus hof f swoul dhol dt hegl as si npl ace.
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Compet i t i on:Amphi t heat er
AF or m Whi chMi mi csMot i on
Backgr ound
Anunder ut i l i z edamphi t heat ers i t t i ngneart he f ocal poi ntofBoul der ,Col or adowascal l i ngf ora t r ans f or mat i oni nt oaconnect orpi ecebet ween t heheavi l ypopul at edur bans capeofPear l S t r eet andt henat ur al z oneofBoul derCr eek.
T heor gani cf or m pul l sf r om bot hcount er poi nt s anddr awsyoui nt ot hei nt er s ect i onofenvi r onment s .T heopennes sal l owsmovementbet weent hes paces .T hes t r uct ur ehol dsyoui nf or event s .
29 Devel opment T hedevel opmentoft hedes i gnwascr eat edwi t ht he Rhi nopl ugi ncal l ed‘ Gr as s hopper ’ .T hr ought hemani pul at i onofs cr i pt st hebambooweaveds ys t em wasdevel oped.T hepr ogr am al l owedmul t i pl echangest ot hepos i t i oni ngandnumberofs t r i ngst os t r engt hent heconcr et e s t r uct ur e.
I ni t i alSket ch T hei ni t i al s ket cheswer ecr eat edt hr ought heus eofcur ves whi chwoul doppos eoneanot her .Byt aki ngawaygi ven par t s ,t hes t r uct ur ewoul dbenef i tf r om addeds t r engt h.T hi s devel opedas eaml es sbeaut i f ul s t r uct ur e,whi chf eel sas t houghi tgr ew f r om t hegr ound.
St r uct ur e T hes t r uct ur ewasder i vedf r om t hemat hemat i cal f unct i onof cos i gn.T hef or mul agener at edacat enar ycur veof fofa bal ancepoi nt .T hi sbal ancepoi ntwaswei ght edevenl ywi t h t hes ur r oundi ngt opogr aphy.T hemat er i al i t yi ncor por at esa concr et es t r uct ur ewi t hbambool aci ngpr ovi di ngf l ex i bi l i t y ands t r engt h.
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Cont r actWor k:St r angeWal l
AWal l ofWoodS l at s ,S t r angel yI ns pi r ed
Backgr ound ndependent sanew,i i  s angeDonut r t S csand i s as cl nal gi i ngor i er f hopof donuts heopentoft .Aspar s ondonut i eat new cr al t gi eadi eat ocr edt swant heowner ng,t i p dhel hatwoul on,t i at l al t ns i l onwal i cat i abr f he pace.t anges r t queands eauni eat cr mance, or f gnwasnotaboutper i des
butr at hert oaddani nt er es t i ngand s t r angechar act er i s t i ct ot hes pace. T hei deawast ocr eat eawavedwal l t hatwentagai ns tt henor m,changi ng i nmul t i pl el ocat i ons ,addi ngf ur t heri nt er es tt ot henor mal wavepat t er n.
33 Devel opment S ect i onA
F r ont
S i de S pace I ns t al l at i onmus tf i twi t hi naf ootbel ow cei l i ng,andcomeof fnomor et hen 1’ 1/ 2”of fwal l . Mat er i al Woods l at s ,acr yl i cands t eel s pacer s . Bas emadeof2x 4‘ s . Condi t i ons T ot al bui l dcos t :$3, 500.CNC beds i z e: 10’ 0”x5’ 0”x6” . T wophas es . Dur abi l i t yands af et yf orcommer ci al us e.Char act er i s t i c:S t r ange!
F or m Us i ngGr as s hopperIcr eat edas ur f acef r om anet wor kofcur ves .T hes e cur vescoul dbeadj us t edaccor di ngt ot heamountofcur vesbei ng di s pl acedont hes ur f ace.Us i ngs i mpl emat hf unct i ons ,t hef i nal wal l s howspat t er nsandaswel l r andomnes swi t hi ni t scur ves .
Per s pect i ve
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