Undergraduate Portfolio UTK College of Architecture + Design 2022-2024
S Sydney Kate Horstman
Contents
01 The Astonishing Butterfly Garden 02 Yoshimura Hub 03 Reconstructing Patent
01 The Astonishing Butterfly Garden Feeling surprised, wonder, and amazement are the combined emotions when you are experiencing astonishment. This building should not only bring out those emotions when looking at it, but also when walking through it. The structure of astonishment was created to be a beautiful, enclosed butterfly garden for visitors to enjoy all year round.
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When viewing the butterfly garden from the outside there are blissful trees and plants that attract butterflies, so you are automatically immersed into astonishment when walking on the site. The building is placed on stilts to look as though it is floating. Then you trail up ramps, feeling like you're flying side to side, onto the patio portion of the structure, where there is a gorgeous view. As you walk into the butterfly garden you will be hit with amazement and wonder by the beauty of the creatures flying all around and the blissful flowers surrounding. There are three ponds of water for the butterflies to enjoy. There is a second floor of the butterfly garden, so you can have a full immersive experience. In the garden there are windows all along the perimeter and a glass roof to receive sunshine glaring through.
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02 Yoshimura Hub This project was heavily inspired by the yoshimura folding pattern. I learned this technique last year and wanted to incorporate the intricate pattern in my individual space. When this pattern is folded onto a piece of paper it easily distorts itself into a curved shape, and I envisioned my space to be a curved desk a chair could easily access. This interest in the curvature the pattern created led me into pursuing it for my project. The rounded shell of the space also creates great acoustics for those using the space. The structure is intended to bring a sense of calmness to the user as well as deliver a hub to easily view and work on a computer. I decided the best material to use to replicate the folding pattern was through cardboard since it's a pliable material and has very similar properties to paper. The joinery and stability of this structure was by far the most challenging part of this project because there needed to be the perfect amount of flexibility to fold but not too much where the structure would not be able to stand on its own.
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1.Wood 2. Cardboard 3. Foamboard 4. Tape 5. Glue 6. Paper
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The colors used are very neutral tones to create a calming space. The before the white was added it felt very dark in the hub, so I created a pattern with white paper to bring light into the space without using a different light source than the sun or lighting in the space the hub is in.
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Due to the shape and materials of the hub it creates good acoustics for the user. The cellulose products can be utilized to absorb sound. The circular shape of the hub actually reflects the sound, but the materials help to absorb it, creating an interesting sound booth.
Light There are no light fixtures in the actual hub. All the light is recieved from lighting around the hub creating a great space to look at a computer screen. The space is light enough to see inside but dark enough to have the perfect view of a computer screen with no glare.
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This project started from a document we were given of a patent, but instead of knowing the object the patent was for, it was an opportunity to create our own invention from it. I envisioned a four lens camera and brought it to life with 3D modeling.
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