Learning portfolio Arch 101 spring 2016 Minh Q Hoang
TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. WHAT IS YOUR SIGN .Collages .Building 3d sign .Second sign 2. A JOURNEY OF DISCOVERY TO A PLACE OF WONDER 3. WALL DESIGN .Make a wall .Make a Place to Evoke Wonder 4. SECOND ITERATION 5. THIRD ITERATION AND NARRATIVE 6. FOURTH ITERATION AND SECOND NARRATIVE 7. FIFTH ITERATION 8. STORY BOARD & KIT OF PARTS
What is your sign First Brainstorm What are the characters that would best describe your self. After carefully thinking and choosing for along time i put together these word which i think it would draw a picture about me best. •Adventurous •Aggressive •Bossy •Clumsy •Fair
•Calm •Careful •Caring •Cautious •Cheerful
WHAT IS YOUR SIGN
ABSTRACT DESIGN
ABSTRACT DESIGN
FIRST CONSTRUCTED DESIGN
SECOND CONSTRUCTED DESIGN
A JOURNEY OF DISCOVERY TO A PLACE OF WONDER TO A PLACE OF WONDER A JOURNEY OF DISCOVERY
For my first wall design i choose to created a personal resting place. It consist of bigger upper area for studying resting and a lower place for napping. The ceiling with multi opening providing shading but still keep an appropriate amount of light for people. I use different thin plywood to show thickness of different component, it also fix with the idea that i have.
SECOND ITERATION
After the first brainstorming i come up with the new design keeping the light and dark to be the main ideal in the model. the wall will remain simple and elegant with 5 components and many little holes in the wall which help guiding the light inside the dark area.
Entering the an open space area with tree natural landscape, people can choose to progress this structure by the concrete walkway which lead to a rest area which consist of two wall leaning at an angle of 37 degree. However, as people choose to approach in the second path, the light will get darker quickly in order to help create the contrast between the inner space and outer space of the area through multiple holes on the wall. The structure brings the new experience to most people since they barely when out at night. It gives the experience of surrounding by billions of stars in dark environment during the daylight. It also is an objective to look at from the distance at night. For this structural the meaning of it is to help the natural show their potential rather than capture all the attention by itself. Describe the details of what your audience will see and experience as they engage your work and relate these details to your metaphors: The wall is composed of four main components. Its represent the strength and powerful of the earth which expressed as a sharp, straight and strong construction. However it depends on the angle and the time of the observer, so it is continuing changing through memories of people, providing different experience time by time. It’s also blends in well with environment as it is part of it not an object which was built by human. The trees around it will help supporting the image of the wall as there were thousands of fireflies wander in the dark. As people move away from the wall, they see these walls blending into the wood and grass as they part of it. However the wall will till able to maintain its own accent of existing with its many tiny holes and pointing tip rising above the wood. There are two ways to enter the object first people can use the concrete stair to approach the higher lever on the left which are the resting area for family, kid or visitor to enjoy their outdoor activities, and sightseeing. But there is a main entrance next to the concrete stair which will lead you to the heart of the object. The walkway will descent into the ground about five feet but and going back up as people start to touch the first edge of the pyramid like wall, it bring multiple of tiny little light into the dark area and give people the new experience. The wall will be located in the middle of the grass field surrounded by trees and flower field. The height of it is 40 feet from the ground and 120 feet in length. The wall will be constructed as an endless slope so it staying closed with the ideal of connecting with the nature with almost no boundaries between it and the area surrounded.
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lem i have in the second iteration i try to mark down every events and the solution for them. d wall construction the first weakness is the entrance way. It not creates enough obscurity in order to expression for people who enter the structure.
body should work as a passage with more opening and more interesting design to build up to the climax which e structure. At the end it should dedicate the message of light and release.
To show the idea of how my building can react with the nature, i start to build a -landscape around it, also showing the elevation plus the supporting structure on the side. I use cardboard and cut it according to the shape of the building then stack them together to show the different level in the concept.
To prevent the disconnection and deviation fro hold on to the successful idea that i have achiev id wall with texture on the surface. I also build down by cutting the part you want to lift up or it is more practical and more architectural. Mo nature to elevate the whole structure.
FIFTH ITERATION
om the concept, i have to find a way to make it more elegant but till ved in the previous model. I simplify the cover of two side by a sola box in order to build a landscape, it easier to create slope up and press down.. Reducing the size is also the big improvement which ore over it will keep the main theme of dark and light/ using the
MODEL MAIN BODY FRONT VIEW AND ISOMETRIC VIEW
FLOOR PLAN AND ELEVATION OF THE COMPLETE STRUCTURE
ELEVATION VIEW
ISOMETRIC VIEW
KIT OF PARTS
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1- Beam 2- First wall 3- Second wall 4-Third wall 5-Tunnel and structure
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Second is the lineweight, just putting different lineweight together is enought to make something beautiful. It is elegant and simple but always show the huge different in architect world.
The inspiration beside the topic of my model at first comes from this building. It is the church of light locate in Japanese. It show how can darkness can bring light if they work together. (Architect Tadao Ando)
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am and column gether they gencture which is iful to look at.
By using multiple tiny holes the light inside the coliseum did not have anywhere to go except through the path way which were created by these holes. The place on the wall where light could not get there make a contrast with these holes, elevate the whole building make it even shinier.
Last but not least is the water fall house of Frank Lloyd Wright, possibly the most famous architect project he ever built. The concept base on the fusion between man make and nature rather than build over the landscape.
Hi my name is Steve today i decide to check out the new park design that i heard of. And here are we. Look like i have to choose where to go then. Let take a path where it descending to the ground.
STORY BOARD
But hey look those beam are nice i want to take a look at them is there anyway i could go up there. Hmmmm, oh there is it let go back .
Well ok i li check it ou i think we entered yet
ike it, the view is nice i think. But let ut later have another entrance that i have not t.
No there is two actually, What is it on the wall over there, it look strange i think i choose it then.
OH there are holes on this wall the light can enters and i can see the other side through these hole. But i can not go to the end yet there is one path that i did not choose.
This look scary but there till light at the end. I want to see what is waiting for me at the end of this tunnel. It look so mysterious with all the darkness inside.
Hey finally i make it, b ing my way, i can not g think i going to find a walking all the way bac walk way do i.. let clim happen. Aha i make it, i going to sit here and s time. I’m so tired anyw
but wait this guy is blockget out. What should i do, i new path, but i don’t feel like ck. I think i saw a stair at the mb these stairs and see what , the view is beautiful. I think save the adventure for next way.