First Year Portfolio

SAL ARELLANO | 2020-2021

FOUNDATION PORTFOLIO

UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA | SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE | HOFFMAN - TRUMBLE

INDEX

SECTION 1

A1

ARC 101 A-B

COURTYARD GARDEN PAGES 8 - 17

A2

A3

A4

PAVILION GARDEN

CONTOUR GARDEN

COMPOSITE GARDEN

PAGES 18 - 27

PAGES 28 - 37

PAGES 38 - 47

SECTION 2 ARC 102

A1

A2

A3

SHADOW GARDEN

ROW HOUSE

DESERT OBSERVATORY

PAGES 50 - 59

PAGES 60 - 69

PAGES 70 - 79

INDEX

SECTION 1 ARC 101 A - B

6

7

A1

COURTYARD GARDEN Project 1 served as an introduction to the use of design theories when designing an experience. Path and place, prospect and refuge, and figure ground relationships. The design elements were orthogonal units, path, gathering spaces, seating arrangements, pool, and tree placement. The project guidelines advised the designer to be mindful of the human experience within the garden; this was done by efficiently distributing the gathering spaces around a central courtyard and two smaller more private spaces.

SECTION I 8

C O U R T YA R D G A R D E N 9

Orthagonal Outline Cloud

Subtracting pieces from the Cloud

The introduction of the cloud drawing was given as a story about where the idea came from. The cloud drawing to study a water stain on a wall and try to observe any shapes that are revealed and to then paint the shapes. T that manifest themselves in different ways throughout the differing geometries of each project

SECTION I 10

Creating blocks revealing a figure and a ground

Separating the blocks

g idea stems from an excersise Leonardo Da Vinci would have his students perform, the students were asked The clouds for all projects in section one follow this same base idea in the form of figure ground relationships

COURTYARD GARDEN 11

Plan Collages

SECTION I 12

Process Model

COURTYARD GARDEN 13

Final Plan with Section line

SECTION I 14

Path

Gathering space

Prospect

COURTYARD GARDEN 15

Section drawing

SECTION I 16

COURTYARD GARDEN 17

A2

PAVILION GARDEN In Project 2 the same emphasis on the design theories of Figure ground relationships, prospect and refuge were further developed to show that these theories can be applied to more complex geometries. The design elements given were 3 Enclosures to be set at different heights, stairs and platforms, path around or under the structure, and placement of trees to enhance views from the enclosures.

SECTION I 18

PAVILION GARDEN 19

Connecting points with no intersecting lines

SECTION I 20

Outlining the figure

Creating groupings revealing a figure ground

Creating a chain to mimic ground uncovered in the last cloud

PAVILION GARDEN 21

Plan Collages

SECTION I 22

Process Model

PAVILION GARDEN 23

Final Plan with Section line

SECTION I 24

Enclosure height hierarchy

Path

Refuge

PAVILION GARDEN 25

Section drawing

SECTION I 26

PAVILION GARDEN 27

A3

CONTOUR GARDEN Project 3 intended to depict a landscape as an architectural form that can be designed to fit a specific purpose. The intended outcome of project 3 encouraged the designer to be mindful of the geometries they were dealing with. Cut and Fill being the main design theory there was a heavy emphasis on sustainability and conservation of materials when designing. The result of such geometries and design theories was a multi-use garden with raised and lowered portions to provide seating arrangements and depth to the project as a whole.

SECTION I 28

CONTOUR GARDEN 29

Creating a singl continuous line with tangents of randomly placed circles

SECTION I 30

Creating convex groupings

Creating concave groupings

Freeform cloud with intersecting tangent lines

CONTOUR GARDEN 31

Plan Sketches

SECTION I 32

Process Model

CONTOUR GARDEN 33

Final Plan with Section line

SECTION I 34

Cut and Place

Path

Refuge

CONTOUR GARDEN 35

Section drawing

SECTION I 36

CONTOUR GARDEN 37

A4

COMPOSITE GARDEN The Composite garden sought to introduce the idea of overlaying items in plan to reveal elements from 3 distinct design geometries that come together harmoniously. The idea of overlaying elements from past projects was brought up in the cloud stage of the assignment as shown in the next spread.

The expectation was to understand the complexities of each project and create a hybrid structure in the sense. The resulting product was a series of landforms and platforms coinciding with a raised bridge pavilion to act as a protective cover for the project as well as a prospect viewing area.

SECTION I 38

COMPOSITE GARDEN 39

Overlay of all Cloud C’s with overlapping figures

SECTION I 40

Outlines of blue figures

Outlines of red figures

Outlines of all figures overlapping with fold lines

COMPOSITE GARDEN 41

Plan Sketches

SECTION I 42

Process Model

COMPOSITE GARDEN 43

Final Plan with Section line

SECTION I 44

Contrast in depth

Height experience

Composite of elements from A1 - A3

COMPOSITE GARDEN 45

Section drawing

SECTION I 46

COMPOSITE GARDEN 47

SECTION 2 ARC 102

48

49

A1

SHADOW GARDEN In the Shadow Garden to create one or two tiles that have to offer two design elements; a special solar event and a seating arrangement required an understanding of the design philosophies of the project, , Unit and multiple, solar geometries, sun and shadow, and manipulation of shadows. The design considerations given were to provide a tile design that could be rotated and mirrored to create a pattern in the multiple. To enhance the idea of the unit and the multiple there were two distinct tile fold designs that offer different experiences.

SECTION 2 50

PAVILION SHADOW GARDEN 51

Sketches

SECTION 2 52

SHADOW GARDEN 553

Tile designs

SECTION 2 54

Process Models

SHADOW GARDEN 55

6x6 Final model

6x6 tile pattern

SECTION 2 56

Tile Vairant 1 Summer solstice

Tile Vairant 1 Winter solstice

Tile Vairant 2 Summer solstice

Tile Vairant 2 Winter solstice

SHADOW GARDEN 57

Expeirential Render

SECTION 2 58

SHADOW GARDEN 59

A2

ROW HOUSE In the Row House an even further development of the philosophies in the last project was made. The project was an exercise in manipulating a floor plan with just a single unit service volume and various furniture items. The positioning of these elements in relation to the designated outdoor space were to be the basis for opening arrangements along with a complimentary roof design. These design considerations were addressed in the final product by having almost equal parts indoor and outdoor space along with a roof of varying slope differences to mimic the flow of movement within the house as well as the shape of the plan.

SECTION 2 60

PAVILION ROW GARDEN HOUSE 61

Sketches

SECTION 2 62

ROW HOUSE 6363

Plan Tile Collages

SECTION 2 64

Process Models

ROW HOUSE 65

Single unit floor plan and Row of 6 plan

SECTION 2 66

Figure Ground

Unit in the Multiple

Indoor and Outdoor living

ROW HOUSE 67

Section Render

SECTION 2 68

ROW HOUSE 69

A3

DESERT OBSERVATORY The Desert Observatory was an exercise on circulation within a structure as well as the ability to design a structure that supports itself. The design considerations for the project; Convex polygonal forms, sculptural structure, prospect and refuge, circulation, and structural analysis. With these considerations in mind the resulting product was a series of platforms circulated in a linear fashion around the elevator volume to have the top view of the structure serve as a resemblance of entering the desert in the sky fully enveloping the view in all of the splendor the desert has to offer.

SECTION 2 70

DESERT PAVILION OBSERVATORY GARDEN 71

Sketches

SECTION 2 72

DESERT OBSERVATORY 73

Plan Collages

Volume trials in Rhino

SECTION 2 74

Support stress process model

DESERT OBSERVATORY 75

Final Plan with elevations

SECTION 2 76

Sculptural form

Structural Frame SW

Entrance experience

Structural Frame SE

Convex polygon form

Sculptural form

DESERT OBSERVATORY 77

Experiential Render

SECTION 2 78

DESERT OBSERVATORY 79

Section Render

SECTION 2 80

DESERT OBSERVATORY 81

S.A.

2020 - 2021