DIGITAL PORTFOLIO KWABENA TETTEH ADONU
CONTENTS Project 1: Capturing the Mundane Project 2: Liberating Form Project 3: Developing Relationships Project 4: Building the Story Project 5: Architectural Cinema
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Project 1: Capturing the Mundane Cinematic photography and film are some of the greatest mediums we have to be able to tell a story... They capture a sense of raw emotion, mood, and translate conceptual intent to the audience or consumer. We often find ourselves neglecting the mundane moments in our lives, even though they tend to be some of the most significant routines that we hold dear on a day to day basis.
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Nike Shoe (Quality)
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Screen Shots
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Project 2: Liberating Form Form and geometry in architecture, often times, are designed to react to various kinds of stipulations including elements such as: environmental factors, occupancy, program, and site conditions. We find ourselves wondering how to modify the most basic of geometries including cubes, spheres, prisms, cylinders, and so on but in order to do this digitally we must think more reductive. All geometries can be broken down into a series of points, line, and planes. Although these elements do not actually exist in real life, we feel their presence in the volumes that they are able to generate. Modifying geometries at the surface level allows designers to work more detailed features into larger scaled massing models.
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Pavilion 1 B
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E C
D
H G F
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Day View
Night View 7
Pavilion 2
C B A
E
F
D
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Day View
Night View 9
Pavilion 3 C A
D
B
E F
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Day View
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Pavilion 4
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B A
F E I
D H G
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Day View
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Project 3: Developing Relationships Parametric design has recently become a worthwhile process, as its conceptual abilities have allowed for a generative approach to architectural practice. Working through means of iteration to generate an outcome based on a series of relationships. As an algorithmic modeling plug-in for Rhino, Grasshopper has the capacity to develop generative results through a visual programming language. The program is able to automate the design process in order to iterate at faster speeds and design beyond the capacity of the 3D modeling software. Facade development has remained static for generations and since the development of parametric design practice, the tool has been able to further relationships of exterior shells to natural attributes such as sunlight.
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Skyscraper 1
Elevation
Core structure
Floors
Final Form
Grasshopper Script
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Summer View
Winter View 16
Skyscraper 2
Floors
Columns
Post & Beam
Elevation
Final Form
Grasshopper Script
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Winter View
Summer View 18
Skyscraper 3
Voids
Solids
Floors
Post & Beam
Final Form
Enclosures
Grasshopper Script
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Summer View
Winter View 20
Skyscraper 4
Enclosures
Curtain Wall
Glass Panels
Post & Beam
Floors
Final Form
Grasshopper Script
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Summer View
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Project 4: Building the Story Place-making in architectural design is a multifaceted approach that tends to transcend the bounds of pure material dimension. Aspects including social activity, light pollution, accessibility, noise, movement/circulation, environmental analysis, and etc. are used as factors that a designer must react to. We are tasked to construct environments and present them in a manner that voids the activities that are capable of adapting within them. Our plans, sections, elevations, and renders, tools that we use to push our designs forward, misconstrue the reality of the spaces that we intend to create.
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Shed Pavilion
Concept
Sets of Joints compomnent
Sheet
Shed Singular
Unity
Site Plan Shed
Components on Structure Shed over Unity
Bring the enhancement Shed Pavilion into a Rural area or landscape adds grace, style, comfort, and architectural character of the outdoor living area. The Shed Pavilions also make the perfect partner to climbing plants and vines. Designed and built with Pressure-Treated Yellow Pine wood as the main structure. It is handcrafted with the finest materials and attention to detail. Upper part of the structure creates a shed with Vinyl Plastic connected to the wooden membrane. The two lower structure has a light bulb at the center that gives illuminates the structure in the night.
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Evolo Skyscrapper
Concept
Cuboid form
Curtain Wall
As the busiest and most densely populated county in America, Manhattan has always been a big fan of skyscrapers. building the strengths of natural ecosystems into agroecosystems, purposely disturbed to produce food and fiber. The overall strategies include using practices that (a) grow healthy plants with good defense capabilities, (b) stressing pests, and (c) enhancing populations of beneficial organisms. These are accomplished by enhanced habitat management both above ground and in the soil.
Floors
Elevation
Master Plan
Floors Wrapped around the curtain wall
Greenery on each cubic upper floor
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Complete form
Project 5: Architectural Cinema After working through a series of skill building exercises and narrative development, the semester will culminate with a final video project that ties all of these elements together. The cinematic world engages the consumer's emotional responses through a series of film techniques that include playing with sequencing, color grading, sound scape, animations, transitions, and etc. Seamlessly integrating them into a short feature architectural film.
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Evolo Skyscraper
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Screen Shots
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Shed Pavilion
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