CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY, SAN LUIS OBISPO
NATHAN MOK ARCH 131 - FALL 2015 PROFESSOR JOANN MOORE
Nathan
Mok
born September 4, 1997 from Castro Valley, California Bay Area Native loves eating, sleeping, basketball, and soccer enjoys spontaneous things and cloudy days aspires to be a better man every single day 3
c o n t e n t s contents Gamespace - 6 Interpolated Void - 22 Port San Luis Harbor - 34 Downtown San Luis Obispo - 56 Reflection - 60
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GameSpace
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Preliminary Models
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Final Model
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When starting off this project, I thought it was awesome that we were doing a project based off of video games because growing up, video games were a large part of my childhood. When first creating the diagrams for a specific video game, I struggled with making a simpler diagram while getting my point accross. In my first diagrams, I drew my diagrams exactly as the picture showed, making the diagrams more literal than interpretational. After getting the hang of it and making more diagrams, I learned how to add different concepts into my diagrams to give it more of a meaning and to add an effect to it. For example, I learned how to add lines, dots, or even shades to give off an effect of frequency, movement, area, and other different concepts. I liked combining all the diffferent elements into one piece because we were taking little bits of many different ideas and making it into our own work. I enjoyed being able to focus on one element because it allowed me to show the complexity of the video game in one specific part. From this project, I learned how to emphasize the main points of a piece of work, and to make it show off a certain point to give a broader understanding of what I want to explain.
GameSpace Reflection
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Interpolated
Void
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9 Photos
9 Partis
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Analog
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Digital
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3-Dimensional Interpolated Void
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Interpolated Void Reflection While making this project, I learned a lot about how to make abstract details out of simple lines. I really enjoyed working on this project because it allowed me to be creative with my mind and do things that I wanted to do. It was kind of like expressing myself through the artwork. In the beginning, I had trouble making my composition because I did not know what to make, but after letting my creative mind do the building, it was easier to make something in a way that expresses the type of work that I wanted to show. The effect of adding in light pushed me to make something that had potential to reflect a shadow, and I started adding in more holes for the light to shine through. I’m glad I was able to come up with something that was not too far off from the main idea but able to express some ideas from the original pictures.
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Port
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Harbor
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As - Built West Elevation [1/4” = 1’]
As - Built East Elevation [1/4” = 1’]
As - Built Oblique [1/4” = 1’]
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Study Model #1 47
Study Model #2
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Designed Section Elevation [1/4” = 1’]
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Final Basswood Model
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Pier Project Reflection When I first heard we were going to the pier, I didn’t know what to expect. What could we possibly be doing at a pier? Being put in a group of three really challenged me to work harder and to put more thought into the things I did. Though we were shorthanded, being in a group of three also gave me more of a say in how I wanted the project to look like and how I would like it to be designed. The group project taught me to accept other people’s ideas and incorporate it into combination of both ideas, which was a main factor in making this project work. Communication was key. We all knew our roles and what we had to do to get the job done. I enjoyed designing new pieces and adding new parts of the pier because it really tested my creative mind in trying to design something that can realistically be used and has a purpose to people. It helped me focus on the main points and pushed me to be unique in a way that no other group was. Even though we only had 3 people, I’m happy with the way our pier turned out, and I wouldn’t have it any other way
Group 12: Nathan Mok, Garrett Peterson, Ethan Scofield
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Downtown
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Reflection Th e s t o r i e s I h e a r d f r o m o t h ers w h en I firs t dec ided t o come to Ca l Po l y f o r A r ch i t e ct u r e w e re t errifying . Th e c o unt les s h o urs, the sleepl e ss nigh t s , an d t h e a l l - nig ht ers g ave o ff a s ens e o f fear to me, b ut a c h a l l e ng e t h a t I w a s w i l ling t o ac c ept . I t t urned o ut t o be one of the b e s t d e ci s i o n s I m a d e i n my yo ung life. Thro ug ho ut t h e fir st p r ojects, I st r uggl e d . I w a n t e d t o m ak e s o met h ing appealing t o mys elf a nd f or othe rs , wh il e a l s o s t ay i n g w i thin t he g uidelines and bo undaries set b y p a st p ro j e c t s. W h e n I o p e n e d up my t h o ug h t s and let my ideas ta ke contr ol, t h e p r o j ect s b e ca m e e as i er as t ime w ent o n. No t o nly did the p r ojects b e c o m e l e s s d i f f i cu l t , b ut t h ey alm o s t bec ame m o re fun to wor k on, a nd e ve r y h ou r i n t h e s t u dio w as o ne t h at I enjo yed. Th e p r oject tha t r e a l l y a l low e d m e t o r e l e as e m y im ag inat io n w as I nt erpo la ted Voi d b eca use it a l l o w e d m e t o b e abs t rac t and c reat e w hat ever I wa nted to. My f ir st q uar t e r i n col l e g e was a very different ex perienc e from a nythi ng I’ ve e ve r h ad b e f or e , b u t very eyeo pening t o t he w o nders of a r chi tectu re a nd a s t e p p i i n g s t on e t o w h at I as pire t o be. I ’ m lo o k i ng f or wa r d to l e a r n i n g m or e an d c reat ing new ideas fo r nex t qua r ter .
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