SUBMITTED BY_ KRISTIA VILLANUEVA 7747498 FALL 2016
INSTRUCTOR_ DR. EDUARDO AQUINO
Contents
1_Spatial Definition
2_ArtPods: The Enclave
3_The Architecture of Mexico City
4_Warming Hut: The Forest
5_Winnipeg Urban Washroom
Quote taken from Lisa Landrum’s lecture on 19th Century’s definition of space.
1_SPATIAL DEFINITION The studio team went to Industrial Metals Winnipeg. This served as an exercise for the refreshment/introduction to the definition of space in architecture. The trip delivered the team an open mind about spatial possibilities - all through visuals of small metal objects placed in different parts of the site. Metal scraps placed along the site of Industrial Metals Winnipeg.
The team started looking for objects they found interesting in the site without any knowledge of their purposes.
Image shows Industrial Metals’ indoor warehouse, where the metal scraps are sorted out and placed along their own shelves.
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Afterwards, the team was told to collect all of the photos taken from the site to create a sort of landscape inside their minds through them.
A photo of the metals merged with the nature of the ground.
Metal rods arranged inside the shelves of the warehouse.
A piece of metal I found filled with grease and dust.
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I don’t divide architecture, landscape and gardening. To me, they are one. -Luis Barragan
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Sketches showing some thoughts about how to create spatial definition through the objects that came from the warehouse.
Going to John Patkau’s lecture, sketches of his ideas created inspiration for creating space in a site that did not seem to make sense at first. These are ideas of two of his projects wherein he created space underground for a more vibrant, open viewing and experience.
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There is a subtle connection between time, and ground. Just as the soil erodes and cover previous grounds of the earth, the same goes for human life. As one grows older, the closer he is to the ground. - Bus ride journal entries, October 2016
With the idea of the integration of structure and ground, this drawing shows the integration of the objects and the soil in Industrial Metals.
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The objects in the scrapyard had a life once, too. Then, nature took over them. They got embedded with nature by erosions and oxidation. This placement emphasizes that idea. - Bus ride journal entries, October 2016
Elevation of how the objects come together with the ground.
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Escher, Frank. John Lautner, Architect / Edited by Frank Escher ; Designed by Lorraine Wild. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 1998.
2_ART POD: THE ENCLAVE TEAM: Kristia Villanueva Dylan Hewlett
The Art Pod is a project envisioned to provide work and social environment for art students. These students pay Kenora a visit during the summer season. The client wanted a structure that implements a great influence for the users; for them to be able to connect and reflect with nature. Moreover, it allows users to meet and learn more about other students’ works and interests.
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On the first day of assignment, the team (Kristia and Dylan) was provided a site that was on the water. Thus, the first range of work progress were addressed to blend with a site on water.
(Right and left) Sketches taken on the first work day of schematic design. Restrictions were not thought of purposefully on the first day so that inspiration is formed.
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The site was changed during the next step of the process. The team, however, did not scrap the whole concept of combining water with the structure.
Perspective sketch of the interior of the structure.
Elevation sketch of water-integrated structure.
Axonometric sketch of the structure.
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Completely erasing the integration of water from the previous iterations, the team moved on to the integration of the site’s landscape elements into the structure --bed of rocks and soil.
Rough sketches show materiality and overall construction.
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Iteration sketch of the perceived materiality and order of the structure.
Measurements and cutting schedule of the model.
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Drafting work by Dylan Hewlett
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Drafting work by Dylan Hewlett
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EXPERIENCING THE SITE A wide picture window opens up to the trail as to follow the users to connect with the culture of the site.
Interior rendering of the final model.
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THE MODEL The structure is proposed to be made with cedar wood considering the material’s timelessness. Because it shows a different shade of texture every time users visit it gives an illusion of gradual change over time.
Scale model built in 1/2” : 1’-0”
(Both left and right) Photographs by Dylan Hewlett
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Interior view of model facing north.
Interior view of model facing east.
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Interior view of model facing east.
3_THE ARCHITECTURE OF MEXICO CITY Mexico City is where the studio team decided to go for the educational trip in October 2016. The city was enjoyed fully for its vibrancy, history, culture, food, and many other things. Among many other things. Having a more open mind about architecture, however, is the part that the studio enjoyed the most. Being able to experience a different culture made the team see a different world in the eyes of a designer.
A downtown hotel, Mexico City.
Embarcaderos (boats) through one of the city’s canals. Vendors selling a wide variety of things can be seen roaming from boat to boat, having conversations with tourists.
Markets in Mexico are always festive and colourful.
These embarcaderos find their way through a very narrow path in the canal, even when there are many people boarding them.
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One of the markets’ food court in Mexico.
Alongside Mexico City’s vibrancy, an amazing rough architectural texture was observed - formed over the fabled city’s history. Seeing the pyramids made the team realize how a structure ages through a significant number of years and still stands strong and serves as a way to invite people to experience the country’s pride of culture.
Downtown, Mexico City.
The Pyramid of the Sun
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AMBIGUOUS BARRIERS
Protection from theft in Mexico is very significant and obvious. However, this does not compromise the connection of the structures from its exterior surroundings. Thus, calling it an ambiguous barrier. It invites one to the space, brings inside and outside together; yet (at the same time), it also protects the interior from its surroundings.
Throughout the trip, the studio team was asked to take photographs of a specific type of recurring theme in Mexico. Ambiguous barriers are the ones that stood out through the whole trip.
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AVENIDA INSURGENTES This project explores deeper into the urban life of architecture in Mexico City. Avenida Insurgentes is the longest road located in the city. It is expressive with its culture, which made it easier to have an epiphany that one is indeed in a different place --a place with vibrant, busy and historical culture.
Photo montage of one of the squares (intersections) in Insurgentes.
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CHAOS Mexico’s streets are mostly busy during the day. Sketching its environment was difficult, given the city’s constant motion.
A quick sketch of insurgentes traffic flow.
Photo montage of an Insurgentes square.
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ABANDONED There are many abandoned buildings in Mexico that signify a very eventful history. Although the buildings are often ignored, their exteriors are used as good spots for street food vendors.
Photo montage of an abandoned building close to the intersection shown on the left.
A photo montage of the abandoned building’s surroundings.
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MEXICO SKETCHBOOK Throughout the trip, these sketches aid with seeing Mexico better than just looking at the surroundings. Drawing the visions triggers more observation and imagination to come in.
Embarcaderos es una Adventura
The Church by the Highway
Pasagiero
Waiting For My Coffee.
Barragan Without Pink
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LUIS BARRAGAN’S STRUCTURES Sketches while touring Luis Barragan’s projects.
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ADIOS, MEXICO
“I believe that architecture for humanity is very important than architecture for its beauty. There are many technical solutions that are usually good. One that brings a message of beauty for those who live or admire spaces is art� - Luis Barragan
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4_WARMING HUT: THE FOREST TEAM: Kristia Villanueva Bianca Dahlman
Precedent: CARCASS (2010) Designer: Sputnik Architecture in collaboration with Jonathon Pylypchuk Warming Huts are city structures displayed annually by different institutions, firms, artists and designers along the River Trail at The Forks. The faculty students form teams of two and meet together during a charrette, leading to a critique made by ED3 Professors to choose their ideal visions for the city’s warming hut entry.
“Inspired by the decrepit barns throughout our rural landscape, CARCASS, is both a eulogy and a celebration. The warming hut is constructed of laminated wood rafters, and skinned in aluminum and polycarbonate panels.”
- Warming Hut website, 2010
(Top and left) The structure is made with wood, which makes it a perfect material for a sauna hut. It also has a set of translucent walls, which provide complete indulgence of the nature around the space.
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THE CHARRETTE The Faculty of Architecture has proposed to use cattail pellets for heating of the Warming Hut. This is because the hut is envisioned to be a public sauna, aiming to be the “warmest hut� in the history of this program. Once the charrette began, the teams gathered to start creating their own schemes. Given 3 hours to create all drawings and models, the team aimed to create quick visuals that would be able to communicate the concept of hot sauna well with the faculty.
Several iterations attempting to create a space that would welcome the public in a sauna setting.
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Final iteration for the floor plan of the sauna.
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The structure is proposed to use wood for the walls, connected to a staggered pattern of plexiglass to incorporate both inside and outside within the structure.
Process of model making during charrette. Photograph by Bianca Dahlman.
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An axonometric sketch of the visioned character of the project.
Process photos. The model is made with card paper, tape and trace papers pieced together.
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The structure is meant to have a character of a forest that will create the feeling of being under a canopy in the woods. This idea came from the culture of the city, where urbanity and nature are incorporated with each other. Moreover, by bringing the forest onto the iced river trail, it displays a piece of the summer season in the middle of winter. As the users are inside the structure, there will be a blatant view of a juxtaposition of warmth and coldness of winter.
(Both left and right) Final sketch model of proposed idea for the competition. Photographed by Bianca Dahlman.
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Liane Lanzar and Eduardo Aquino having a conversation with the class about the process of critique for the project.
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WANDER A POEM
Walking, wandering All that’s left but me Searching, longing The wonder of the city Permanence, acceptance Shifting river flows Hiding, shivering There’s a crack in every step, in every room Your home isn’t mine But my home is yours My home is the city I have a footstep in everywhere you look Sleeping, waking, up again, running Our days go by in between an untouchable tune You think when you’re asleep, the city is, too But this city is always awake for a wanderer like me
5_WINNIPEG URBAN WASHROOMS The Winnipeg Urban Washrooms project came in with association with the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority to provide public washrooms for the Downtown society. The problem that Winnipeg Downtown is experiencing is the lack of public washrooms. People wandering around Downtown area find it difficult to find a place to use, especially those who do not have any money to pay for anything to be able to use a restaurant, or coffee shop washrooms. Thus, the proposal of the provision of this project for the city.
Photos of Downtown Waterfront along with imagined situations along the site during a typical day.
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Social stratification can be seen whether it is desired or not. How nice would it be if all types of people stop and think how beautiful it would be to have a united culture? We are all wanderers of the city. One is not better than the other. It would be nice for an architectural structure to inspire people to work hand-in-hand for the city to be a better place to wander in. - Personal journal entry, January 2017.
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Winnipeg and Mexico City are cities that have so much differences between each other. The following are photos from Winnipeg, with Mexico City photos overlapping within these photos to study the comparison between the two in terms of architecture and culture.
Avenida Insurgentes and Industrial Metals Winnipeg.
Winnipeg Downtown, Portage Avenue and Downtown Mexico.
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Embarcaderos in Mexico City and the Red River in Winnipeg.
Ornamentations in Winnipeg’s Union Station and a Cathedral in Mexico City.
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(Top) A few iterations for a visioned architecture for the city. These sketch models helped in formation of ideas and inspirations.
(Top) Sketches of ideas of architectural forms.
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PRECEDENT: Gallery Toto, Tokyo, Japan DESIGNERS: Klein-Dytham Architecture
Gallery TOTO, Narita, Japan 2015. Our latest project Gallery TOTO in the new Sky Lounge 'WA' of NaritaInternational Airport Terminal 2 doubles as a showroom for the iconic brand's state-of-the art designs while providing an essential facility for the modern traveler. - Klein-Dytham Architecture
Gallery Toto is a washroom displayed in the Tokyo Airport for the public to use. The ambiguity of the use of this structure is quite admirable. The structure provides privacy, yet vulnerability of being seen inside the structure. Winnipeg Downtown is unfortunately known for criminal activities around it. A place like this could hypothetically serve as the solution, or perhaps a help for this problem.
Photographs by Klein-Dytham Architecture.
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The proposed structure is seen to be spread throughout selected churches and/or charity places that could help with maintenance for the washroom; and perhaps be able to help with donations for the homeless.
This idea was inspired by International Worship Centre’s “Adopt-a-Block”, which has helped a significant amount of neighbourhoods by giving free service for house owners by cleaning their yards, providing some foods and also providing counseling for those in need of company, or help.
Photographs by International Worship Centre.
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The proposed structure is seen to have a clear idea about the intention of having ambiguity between privacy and vulnerability of the usage of the structure. By using stained or frosted glass, the idea could approach the solution for this matter.
Some sketches of the ideas of the flow and materiality of the structure.
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Preliminary model for the proposed structure. At the stage of the making of this, the structure is yet to approach another form to have itself connected to its strategies and collaboration with churches and charity institutions.
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