Rebecca Erde Portfolio

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REBECCA ERDE

Washington University in St. Louis | 2015


REBECCA ERDE

Washington University in St. Louis | 2015


CYCLES Lindsey Stouffer - 2013 - Group Project with Cristina Clow and Kim Gagnon INTRODUCTION TO DESIGN PROCESSES IV Elisa Kim - 2013 INTRODUCTION TO DESIGN PROCESSES III Catty Dan Zhang - 2012 INTRODUCTION TO DESIGN PROCESSES II Andrew Colopy - 2012 INTRODUCTION TO DESIGN PROCESSES I Charles Brown - 2011 CERAMICS Ron Fondaw and Michele Owens - 2011 DRAWING I & Jamie Adams 2011

DRAWING II Mary Judge 2012


CYCLES

In this studio, the goal was to learn the mechanisms of bicycles and design a new machine inspired by the movement of insects. My groups original insect inpisration was a centipede. I learned how to work with metal and recycled bikes, welding, brazing, soldering, and plasma cutting. Through the design process, we changed our direction to create a forward reccumbant modern penny farthing. About fifteen different people rode our bike on the day of the test ride. It was equipped with functioning breaks and gear system.



Side Elevation


Front Elevation

Plan View




GREEN HOUSE Our program was a four story green house. Our site was a triangular plot of grass located at South 9th St and Park Ave in the Northern tip of Soulard next to Interstate 55 in St. Louis, MO. Our surrounding site was an unconventional mix of buildings. On one side, there is a church and an abandoned printing press. On the other side, there are residential homes. Then, there is the highway and an industrial area. I created a concept model with string attempting to knot the site context together.



2nd floor plan 1/8”

1st floor plan 1/8” = 1’

First Floor Plan 1/64”= 1’

Third Floor Plan 1/64”= 1’

Second Floor Plan 1/64”= 1’

3rd floor plan 1/8” = 1’

Fourth Floor Plan 1/64”= 1’

4th floor plan 1/8


Section 1/16”= 1’


Site Plan 1/64”= 1’


4th floor plan

Elevation 1/32”= 1’




URBAN PLAYGROUND

I created modules inspired by leaves and the shadows that they create when light shines through them. I added ribs and trace paper to mimic the structure and trasnparency of leaves. I attached modules to create an aggregation to experiment with different ways of connection. I created a site model of the DeMun playground based upon the canopy of leaves formed by the trees. Then, I adjusted my modules to form an aggregation that grew out of the ground and joined the canopy. The program consisted of two bathrooms and an office space.



PLAN, SECTIONS AND ELEVATIONS

of modules and aggregation

SHADOW



URBAN PLAYGROUND 1/4”=1’ scale model



PLAN

1/8”=1’ Plan

HALF SCALE MODEL

I built a 1/2”=1’ model of one of the bathrooms to better understand the details of the space.


IMMERSION POOL

I chose to study the texture of acorns I found at the Concordia Seminary. I created a container for the tree buds I collected at the site based upon the pattern of the acorn. Then, I translated the unjulations from my container into a biased topography. I made changes from my original biased topography by stretchng or tightening the underlying matrix and by adjusting the sections. The final product was an underground cave-like immersion pool created from pulling up the surface of the biased topography


PATTERN

of the Texture

CONTAINER

Plan, section and axonometric

TEXTURE Acorn

OBJECT Tree Buds


Section

BIASED TOPOGRAPHY

Plan

Axonometric


Plan

CEMENT MOUND

This is my cement cast with a bristol skin representing the immersion pool.

Axonometric


a

b

c

d

e

f

g

a

b

c

d

e

f

Plan and Sections

g


Site Plan

Site Section

Section in Perspective

Axonometric View

View from sidewalk


View from inside looking up


POTTING SHED

I created a wire model based upon my studies of corn from micro to macro. I translated my study of corn from wire into basswood to create a potting shed. During the making of this model, I found a certain beauty in the skeleton. In my mind, what lies beneath the scaley surface is equally as important as the outcome, which is why I left half the model exposed. As I applied the scales, I found that it created a beautiful biomimicry effect.



PLAN, SECTIONS, AND ELEVATION of Potting Shed


SKELETON

SCALES




DINNERWARE SET

Clay, black slip, clear glaze



JEWEL BOX PROJECT Transferred ink, graphite


FANTASY WORLD Graphite


CARTE DE VISITE

Water color, pen, collage



IN(FIGURE)TERIOR Charcoal, blue pastel

(right) FIGURE DRAWINGS Charcoal and sumi ink



REBECCA ERDE

Washington University in St. Louis | 2015


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