Nicole Velasquez University of Cincinnati College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning School of Architecture and Interior Design
one hundred plus one
balance block
sequence
presentation armature
collage
arrival, threshold, & promenade
analysis drawings
screen wall & spatial sequence
section perspective & diagramming
library observation & analysis
line
block & plane block
the cabin
100 plusOne
body mantle
Beauty + Functionality A second skin, a piece of armature, an extension of the body or an object of adornment
100 plusOne An exploration of culinary related material through the analysis of its transformational possibilities. Material, identical in nature, and at least 100 in number is connected with a single stitch, joint or idea.
Sequence
A sequence of sixteen digitally altered images and six hand drawn interpretations. The drawings serve as translation for visual language and configuration of the path of movement through space and structure.
Collage
A visual compositionan assemblage of different forms, creating a new whole, an exploration of image creating as well as the method and process of making.
Analysis Drawing A Collage transformed through exploration of various drawing techniquesFigure - Ground Edge - Negative Space Render
Diagramming
Persp
section
SpringGroveCemetery
ective
01
Verbally define the term 02
Visually represent the term as diagram 03
Interpret the term as photograph 04
Photograph the site and make seen the unseen. The tomb selected was built into the hillside-half buried,half exposed.
in four steps:
REpresent the term, highlighting pertinent information and editing out
the unnecessary
Line Block Development of ideas generated through diagramming, drawing and 3-dimensional models to produce a final construction of an implied cube through systems of parallel and perpendicular lines. The systems of lines engage simplicity and complexity from all views.
Plane Block An exploration of the cube in form and volume through line to plane.
Balance Block
Balance Block
A cube constructed by elements of line, plane and volume, standing on 4 square inches.
Axonometric wire frame drawing with its defining, three- dimensional lines removed
The documentation matrix consists of all final constructions, Three each; line, plane, line-plane and the resulting balance block.
Casting Moment The moment has been captured from the construction of line, plane, and volume within the balance block. This space is cast through making solid what is liquid.
Presentation Armature An axonometric abstraction,emphasizing the binary elements beginning at the moment of plaster/wood connection. The horizontal and vertical rhythm of pairs are transformed through repetition and layeringthough this pattern is random, it maintains a unified order.
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of
C
incinnati C ollege-C onservatory of M usic- corridor Iterations through analysis, documentation and drawinghighlighting moments of arrival, threshold, and promenade 3 sections become one- REpresenting the space between what is actual and what is diagram.
T hreshold M oment The moment is created within the sections constructed. It makes physical the space it holds-together and alone.
Sc r e e n Wa l l -Develop a single unit -Construct a series of standardized units -Unite like units as a functioning whole in multiple configurations
spatial Sequence: 7 studios,
a collaboration Programmatically, a place of pause, a place for viewing, and continuous promenade from one space to another, demonstrating construction details, that reinforce design intention.
Building
Observation Libraries
&
Analysis:
-Investigate programmatic arrangement and geometry -Illustrate the physical and experiential conditions analyzed -Understand human factors in relation to information storage, reading, and public gathering
Library
2B
Continued...
Analysis of site and contextual conditions through quick documentation drawings and sequential perspectives of proposed library site. *This semester-long project is in progress.
The
Cabin
Developed 1/8� scale interactive model through site analysis, building plan, section, and elevation drawings. Applied knowledge of materials and methods of building construction.