SEVANA ALEXANDER ARCHITECTURE DESIGN PORTFOLIO PASADENA CITY COLLEGE
Sevana Alexander Contact Information: (818) 601-8285 sevanaalexander@yahoo.com
Education: Glendale Community College Pasadena City College
Software Experience: Rhinoceros-Modeling Auto Cad-Dradfting Maxwell-Rendering Adobe Photoshop Adobe Illustrator Adobe In Design
Achievement: Architecture Excellence Award 2013
Languages: Fluent in English, Armenian,and Farsi
Allure Resort (Co-Authored) ACSA Fabric Structure Competition Arch 20B Spring 2103 Instructor: C.Griffith
ALUMNI COMUNS FOOD COURT
Interference (Group Poject)
BIKE STATION EXPOSITION PARK
Westfield Century City Shoping Center
Arch 20A Fall 2012 Instructor: C.Griffith
Arch 14 Fall 2012 Instructor: C.Griffith, Jian Huang
Arch 10B Spring 2012 Instructor: C.Griffith
Arch 20A Fall 2012 Instructor: C.Griffith
ALLURE RESORT
ALLURE RESORT SITE DESCRIPTION:
Allure is located in Los Angeles high traffic intersection next to Elysian Park. The Allure resort joins 110 freeway and LA River together to create tension,flow, and movement
CONCEPT:
Attracting people to experience tango dance in the resort. By using fabric structure we relate the relationship of garment to the human body and also the tension in between dance partners.
OBJECTIVE:
The journey starts from 110 freeway towards East, making visitors head back to the West. People with cars will experience the parking entrance which is located underneath the resort and they reach the lobby by taking elevators after they drop off their cars. Pedestrians also can experience the main entrance and use escalator to reach the lobby. Resort programs are organized based on public and private spaces. Public spaces are located mostly on the organic building which gives the flawlessness experience to the guests, and the private spaces are located in orthogonal building in order to keep it simple and straight forward for the guests. The lobby is the main part of the resort that connects public and private areas together. The ballroom which is the main program this resort is located in the second floor of organic building so people can watch the movement on the freeways and surrounding areas and get motivated for dancing, There are restaurants on the fifth floor, shopping stores on third floor, and fitness center on the forth floor of the organic building . Also there are pool on the third floor of the orthogonal building which is creating a visual connection to the ballroom of organic building.
APPROACH DIAGRAM
TANGO DANCE REALTIONSHIPS TO THE DATUMS
TANGO DANCE CLOTHING DIAGRAM
Section Relationship to the Site Datums
Exit Freeway 110
Tango Dance Clothing Diagram:
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5 Freeway Exit= Submissive
Shoulders
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Freeway= Submissive
Waist
Top of LA River Bed= Dominative
Knee
Bottom of LA River Bed= Dominative
Ankle
110 Freeway Entarnce=Submissive
Head
5 Freeway Exit= Submissive
Shoulders
Step 1
Step 2
Female Dress Movement:
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110 Freeway Entarnce=Submissive
Freeway= Submissive
Waist
Top of LA River Bed= Dominative
Knee
Bottom of LA River Bed= Dominative
Ankle
Step 3
Step 4 Male Dress Movement:
Pedestrian Circulation Car Circulation
A Confrence Room
Confrence Room
B
Confrence Room
Front Desk
A
Storage
Restroom Office Office
Office
Restroom
B
FIRST FLOOR PLAN
SECTION D-D
STUDY MODELS
Study model based on the tango steps and realtionship of dance partners. in this model partners are far from eacother and they are trying to attarct eachother.
Study model based on the tango steps and relationship of dance partners. in this model partners are closer and there is a tension in between but not so close yet. Also they are experiencing the rotation in between them.
Study model based on the tango steps and realtionship of dance partners. in this model partners are so close to eachother that space in between them is not obvious but there is a distance in between them which creates so much tension.
Column steel
Diagrid steel
C Perimeter Edge Beam steel
Connecting Plate steel
Fabric
A
B
D
Column steel
Detail A Exoskeletone structure for orthoganal building to hold the fabric skin.
C
Waiting Area
A
Ballroom
Training room
D
Detailed steel connector to the fabric
2nd Floor Plan Scale 1’- 0 = 1/ 32�
SECOND FLOOR PLAN
Detail A
SECTION C-C
B
Detail B Frame supportd structure for holding the fabric in oragnic building.
Detailed Steel Connector to the Fabric
Detail A
Detail C Cable net structure from fabric structure groups inorder to create tension in fabric in the Entrance area and create shading surfaces.
Fabric Cable Structure
Detail B
Detail C
SECTION A-A
ALUMNI COMUNS FOOD COURT
PASADENA CITY COLLEGE LANCERS PASS SITE DESCRIPTION:
Locared at the center of Pasadena City College, the project explored the visual capabilities of human to register information and learn. It transformed the existing courtyard in to a more interactive creative place for learning.
OBJECTIVE:
Transform the curent cafe in to a more useable functional space, as well as create and experience for one of the most used passages on campus.
EMISSION To give forth or releas something
DETECTION
CONCEPT IDEA: DETECTION RECEPTION To take or have something
EXTERNAL REFRENCE:BATH ECHOLOCATION
SITE ANALYSIS:
Foot Circulation Service Circulation
EXISTING CONDITION
Gathering points
Grass Asphalt Concrete
PEOPLE CIRCULATION DIAGRAM
SOUND EFFECT IN CROWDED AREAS
GENERATED COMBINE DIAGRAM FROM PEOPLE AND SOUND
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SITE PLAN SCALE.1:4
LONG SECTION SCALE.1:4
INTERFERENCE (Group Poject)
INTERFERENCE Group Project PROJECT DESCRIPTION: This project explores different materials, their characteristics, natural behaviors and limitations. The problem is to design a functional modular system. The modulars are designed basd on how the material behaves naturally, how does it transform in various conditions, how does it perform and what limits its performance.
MATERIAL SYSTEM MOCK-UP Polarized Photographs Analyzing Stress MATERIAL SYSTEM MOCK-UP POLARIZED PHOTOGRAPHS ANALYZING STRESS
CLOSE-UP VIEW OF ONE UNIT
OVERALL VIEW OF ONE UNIT Polarized photograph showing the overall effect of stress on a single unit of the three-piece module. The orange red of this module (and the angle of the lens) are the areas of the most stress in the acrylic.
Photograph showing the force of stress as seen through a polarized lens. The orange areas are the areas under the most amount of stress, as visible in the corner of the unit where it connects to another, and also up at the split in the middle of the fold at the top of the photo.
The bright orange to light-blue color are the ares of most stress in this model, visable at the middle right, and the center of the unit are the most stressed areas.
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Like the other picture, the areas of most stress are at the corners, visible in the top middle of the photo and the lower right side.
Progressive Scale Changes PCC ARCH 14 | MATERIAL SYSTEM
MATERIAL SYSTEM MOCK-UP
3/4
3/4
3/4 1/4
4 1/2
6 3/4
10 1/8
15 3/16
4 1/2 6 3/4 10 1/8
15 3/16
Progressive Scale
Final model System Logic: Unit Transformation SYSTEM LOGIC UNIT TRANSFORMATION
Constant
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s’ x
a y x
Changing the distance Changing the hight
4.5’
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Two Point Connection #1: Connected on the same side
Two Point Connection #2: Connected on opposite sides
Three Point Connection
Four Point Connection
BIKE STATION EXPOSITION PARK
BIKE COMMUTER STATION SITE DESCRIPTION:
This project was part of a master plan of Exposition Park. The programs are bike commuter station and shading area for commuters around the site. After site analysis and creation of concept we design minimal surfaces which provide shading area and a pavilion for bike commuters.
CONCEPT:
Since Exposition Park opened in 1870’s, it located between different worlds, that always had conflicting demands. It created originally for agriculure displays and shaped because of economic and notion changes of the public park. Debt foced its managment association to sell off small parcels in the 1880’s. This area has experinced a gradual transformation from a place of contemplation and urban refuge to center of activity. This shift resulted in the construction of a strings of crowd.
EROSION:
While development brought more people to the park, the sport facilities and parking lots guaranteed an Erosion of its primary meaning-open space.
OVERALL VIEW OF STATION
NEW CIRCULATION
BIKE STATION CIRCULATION
SITE PLAN SCALE.1:8
NORTH ELEVATION SCALE.1:8
WESTFIELD CENTURY CITY SHOPPING CENTER
High end retail store Large size retail store Middium size retail store Small size retail store Restaurant and caffe Library and caffe SITE LOCATION
FIRST FLOOR PLAN
SECOND FLOOR PLAN
THIRD FLOOR PLAN
CENTURY CITY SHOPPING CENTER SITE DESCRIPTION:
The problem is to redesign the nort-east sectionof Westfield Cenury City Mall, on Santa Monica Boulevard, Los Angeles. The design focuses in maximizing the user experience, the display surface for the tenants, and the retail space for two owners.
PROCESS:
The project begun with analysis of the “Iland city “ of Century Ciy and is relationship with greater Los Angeles. The development of the project was through multiple interactions of the void,contact points,and circulation.
SOCIAL FOCUS:
Three protests from L.A. history that got the public attention: 1.Cenury City , 1967 2.Democratic National Convention, 2000 3.Immigration Rhights Protest, 2006
CONCEPT IDEA:BREAKING BARRIERS:
Breaking barriers means changing the social rulles that improves societ as a whole or as an individual achivment.
PROGRAM EXPERIENCE:
The experience of programs through the new design of the shopping center would entail stroling through the designed void that extdends the high en retail srores toward the entrance circulation, while placing the special and larger chain retail stores toward the middle and where is going to be the public gathering areas.
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AXON OF VOID
SECTIONS DEFINING VOID ALONG MAIN AXIS
RETAIL AXON VIEW
SITE PLAN SCALE.1:8 NORTH ELEVATION SCALE.1:8