Manuel Alvarino
Architectural Portfolio USF 2012
I dedicate this potfolio to my parents, my sson, my wife, dearest friends and to all who have been my guiding light through the years in my life.
KIT of ELEMENTS
Prof: Chadaphan Hanwisai Fall 2012 · Five Weeks
A “kit” of standard parts of corrugate cardboard and wood are connected creating dynamic spaces. The concept of Rhythm is incorporated as the main Principle of Order.
The zoom out of the standard elements by about of factor of 10 maintain the concept of Rhythm. Spaces have been created through the movement of connected elements.
Rhythm
Floating Objects overlap spaces
MOVEMENT in the FIELD
Prof: Chadaphan Hanwisai Fall 2012 · Three Weeks
Equinox in one of the most popular and best-known composition, painting by Hans Hofmann. Equinox is remarkable by color relationship and it is a dichotomy of day and night, light and dark.
black + white light + dark Profane + Sacred
A composition with alignment layers proportionally, creating spaces from dark to light.
Sacred
light spaces + open spaces
Profane dark spaces + close spaces
WATER WALL
Prof: Nancy Sanders Fall 2012 · Four Weeks
The Ocean Swimming Pool designed by Alvaro Siza is very lineal. The diagonal ramp brake the parallelism of the floor plan. That element is emphasized on the concept of the water wall.
+ light basswood represent the water flow
Lines
FINDING PLACE CREATING SPACE
Prof: Chadaphan Hanwisai Fall 2012 · Four Weeks
The Hans Hofmann’s abstract expressionism show light and layers. The three spaces, inspirational space, studio and gallery, are designing using layers. There are many transitional spaces between layers.
Gallery Studio Inspirational
sunrise
closed + layering
open + sky
One Vertical Element from inspiration to gallery, because only one main concept prevail on every artists’ project.
Sky Views from gallery
Prof: Nancy Sanders
SUMMIT, CEILING, CANOPY Fall
2012 · Six Weeks
The bound volumes created spaces and lights proportionally. The lights penetrate through overlap spaces. The big mass is created from a sketch of a grid.
Light + Space