Nicole Velasquez University of Cincinnati College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning School of Architecture and Interior Design
collage analysis drawings
section perspective & diagramming
casting moment & presentation armature arrival, threshold, & promenade
screen wall spatial sequence
the cabin
library observation & analysis
library site, planning & analysis
library elevation, section & model analysis
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
PERSP
section
ECTIVE
SpringGroveCemetery
Photograph the site and make seen the unseen. The tomb selected was built into the hillside-half buried,half exposed.
Diagramming
in four steps:
01
03
02
04
Verbally define the term Visually represent the term as diagram
Interpret the term as photograph
REpresent the term, highlighting pertinent information and editing out the unnecessary
Casting Moment
Presentation Armature
The moment has been captured from the construction of line, plane, and volume within the balance block.
An axonometric abstraction,emphasizing the binary elements beginning at the moment of plaster/wood connection.
This space is cast through making solid what is liquid.
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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T hreshold M oment
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.
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.
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.
Library Analysis of site and contextual conditions through quick documentation drawings and sequential perspectives of proposed library site.
Building
Observation Library
&
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
Site,Planning,&
Library
Analysis:
The historic Clifton area is known as Cincinnati’s “first main street neighborhood.” The Ludlow shopping and dining district has an eclectic vibe, combining urban accessibility with the suburban comforts of its tree-lined walkable streets. The intersection at Clifton and Ludlow Avenues is the very heart of the community and primary path of circulation through and around this part of the city. The form generated from this site (Ludlow, Clifton, and Hosea Avenues) is the principal idea for the library design. The intersection is pulled into and through the building, thoughtfully meeting the site. The streets themselves as well as the traffic pattern of the location become the circulation path within the building, its source of natural light, and the defining elements of shape and volume. This relationship is easily perceived no matter where one is located within the building. From the exterior, these volumes are articulated by the long spans of glazing that appear to have been carved from the whole.
Elevation,
Library
Section
&
Model Analysis:
interior
Perspective, a Study: Library