Craig Dias 2018
CCA Masters Application Portolio
01 - FRAMING AN AT 02 - KITES & DUNE 03 - CONVOLUTE 04 - STATES ST 05 - SHIFTING 06 - 3-DIME 07 - MELD 08 - BLA
TMOSPHERE ES ED CURVATURE T. MOTEL G PERSPECTIVES ENSIONAL CHESS DING GREATNESS ACK & WHITE
01 - FRAMING AN AT
TMOSPHERE
Group project, the absolute first project I eve built. Our only goal was to “respond to the site.” For us, our response was, quite simply, “We want a place to sit.” This site, nestled behind Batmale Hall on City College of San Francisco’s Ocean Campus is a little gem of the campus, a great place to sit and relax away from the hustle and bustle of the school. Though we considered building a more “impressive” structure, we also did not want to disturb the site with our own personal iconography, another response to the site. Using fish lines kept the tensile strength of the whole which made it extremely resistant to the wind, while also making the hanging pieces appear as though they were floating in the wind.
02 - KITES & DUNES
One of the first projects I did at CCSF. Our goal was to find or create a workflow that enabled us to transform our ideas into a tangible form. Given “kites” as our base, we were tasked with combining this with any inspiration we desired. I chose sand dunes and developing an internal character. This was also one of, if not the first time I had ever brought a concept from 3D into the real world. Actually using my hands to cut the pieces, figuring out how to build it from the ground up, praying I didn’t crush the whole thing just by leaning over it, the whole process was extremely rewarding and just generally good fun, albeit tedious and tiresome too.
03 - CONVOLUTED C
CURVATURE
Part of a series of projects I did while in my Rhino class. While the objective of the assignment was to create a plane between two base planes which touched the base planes at 3 or more tangent points (convoluted.....), the main goal of the project was to become comfortable using Rhino’s curve tools, creating complex surfaces, and utilizing the 2D layout features Rhino has to offer. This project really helped establish a workflow for using the 2D layout features. Being able to take exact projections of a 3D model and work on those projections within the same program not only optimized the workflow for making presentations, it made the presentation boards look twice as good.
04 - STATES ST. MOT
TEL
Given a site with a ridiculously steep slope, our goal here was to design a motel that evoked a sense of novelty. Following the strict program requirements, I decided that changing the way the room functioned would make the most memorable impression on a guest. Using a Murphy-like bed on moving shelves, much like moving document shelves at hospitals or libraries, the small room could open or close, allowing guests to adjust the room as they saw fit, while keeping it to a minimum size. Along with the interior courtyard, the roof of the building would act as an extension of the nearby rec area and Corona Heights Park, with a “living� roof and cafe for both the public and guests to enjoy the magnificent view.
240’
ST.
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SERVICE ELEVATOR
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OFFICE
110’
89’
12’
RECEPTION 15’
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152’
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18’ 9’
80’
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ST.
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15’ 23’
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35’
80’
PARKING ENTRANCE 26’
05 - SHIFTING PERSP
PECTIVES
Learning how to make anamorphic projections was ridiculous! I loved looking at sidewalk chalk art and always thought there was some magical secret behind it. And voila! There was! It was science!! Well, at least, a shift in perspective. On top of the visual effect, the symbolic possibilities seem profound. The idea that until we have educated ourselves, until we have grown our understanding beyond ourselves, the world around us can seem like an incomprehensible, chaotic mess. Yet, when we step to the correct point, when we have evolved our consciousness past a mere beast, that we begin to understand the world around us and the chaos becomes clear.
06 - 3-DIMENSIONAL
L CHESS
I suppose this is a collection of firsts for me as this was the first 3D printed piece I ever made! Though I wasn’t able to take part in the actual creation of the piece, we did fully design the piece within the constraints of printing from a 3D printer. Working as two teams split amongst the class, we were each assigned an individual chess piece for our team. Deciding to work under one unified idea to give our set a matching theme, we worked on “growing” the piece out of the base, with individual pieces wrapping around themselves like vines. The knight offered a unique challenge as it’s shape was so distinct from the other pieces. Still, I was happy with the result and just thought it was so cool to have my own chess piece that I made an designed. Can’t say I wouldn’t mind making a full set and printing them!
07 - MELDING GREAT
TNESS
My final project for our Rhino class. Given plans of Shigeru Ban’s “Curtain Wall House�, we were tasked with recreating it in 3D. From there, the goal was to redesign the house in some way, using all the commands we had learned over the semester. Having just been introduced to the works of Lebbeus Woods, I decided to take a crack at emulating his style, making it seem as though the house was transforming into some hard-edged, sci-fi....thing....that still maintained an organic form, shape, or movement.
08 - BLACK & WHITE
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Just some drawings I completed over this semester. Generally while I’m working at home I have gaming YouTube videos on, or some show from Netflix (have you seen Godless, holy crap!). I also tune in to Rachel Maddow and other current event shows which acted as as inspiration for a few drawings this semester. I don’t draw nearly as much as I should, but I’m glad that my skills have progressed over this time. Simply for developing an eye for detail makes drawing important to practice.