TAY L O R M A C K I E undergraduate portfolio
I t i s t h r o u g h a r c h i t e c t u r e t h a t I p r o v i d e f o r t h e c o m m u n i t y, t h i s s h a r e d u n i v e r s e w e i n h a b i t . T h e n e e d s o f t h e w o r l d c o n t i n u e t o e m e r g e a n d w e a s a r c h i t e c t s d r a w i n s p i r a t i o n f r o m n a t u r e , h u m a n b e h a v i o r, a n d t h e unknown to address these desires through design. It has always been my aspiration through creation to not only i m p r o v e a p l a c e , b u t a l s o r e s p e c t i t s i d e n t i t y, b o t h p h y s i c a l l y a n d s p i r i t u a l l y. T h e a x e s o f a r t a r e i n a c o n s t a n t s t a t e o f o v e r l a y. A r c h i t e c t u r e a n d t h e n o n - o b j e c t i v e a r e a l w a y s r e l e v a n t , m o s t l i k e l y w h e n y o u l e a s t e x p e c t i t .
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bywater community center new orleans, la page 18
la maison basse lacoste, france page 32
thÊâtre du luberon lacoste, france page 42
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the hidden city urban design page 50
savannah: a map of perceptions savannah, ga page 62
6 7 8 9 10 s haping spaces savannah, ga page 68
esalen institute - backus battery tybee island, ga page 74
the vue residence hollywood hills, ca page 82
treasures of provence lacoste, france paris, france barcelona, spain page 92 sans temps paris, france barcelona, spain page 98 lux et tenebra atlanta, ga page 104
structured chaos savannah, ga page 108
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12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 bernardine monastery hot springs, north carolina ARCH 301: architectural design studio I professor scott singeisen fall 2011
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“One can have no smaller or greater mastery than the mastery of oneself.� -Leonardo da Vinci
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“There is no enlightenment outside of daily life. Breath is the bridge which connects life to consciousness, which unites your body to your thoughts.�
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A monastic existence is a strictly disciplined way of life which must involve peace, respect with nature, and simplicity. Each day begins with the rising of the sun and a regular schedule of prayer in meditation spaces, services with the church, research, and labor.
Isolation and silence of essential, and monks of a monastery require natural scenery. Workers of God have shared a rich history as servants to their church and community. Devoting to a life of solitude and labor enrich the notion of existence in its most bare and simple form.
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Axis mundi, the union between earth and the h e a v e n s , t h e i n t e r s e c t i o n o f t h e x , y, a n d z a x e s , t h e w o r l d ’ s cosmic pillar, the juxtaposition of all four dimensions.
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library
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living cloister
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visitor center
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office space
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refectory
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common area
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meditation gardens
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reflection ponds
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parti diagram | private vs. public spaces
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massing model
One method of achieving spirituality is simply clarity. The site plan emulates the significance of various space types, given that the altar within the church is the center piece of the entire site. A monastery conjoins interaction between the monks and the public, yet signify a hierarchy of path and entrance.
Harmoniously demonstrating the church’s contributions to society, as well as welcoming the public, but doing so in a way that respectively follows to guidelines to keeping both world’s separate within the complex, is the challenge. This Cistercian monastery provides a haven of zen in respects to the natural environment, yet complies with the program of providing the key components of a micro community : a residence with facilities for sleep, work, prayer, dining, and learning.
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floor plan - brother’s cell
Necessity, a term often neglected by society today. One’s living quarters follow the inclusive net of one’s existence and life style. Monastic life thrives solely on need. For a Cistercian monk, a private residence requires only space for sleeping, washing, storing, and praying.
longitudinal section - father’s cell
floor plan - father’s cell
floor plan - infirmary cell longitudinal section - infirmary cell
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interior hallway perspective
exterior perspective of living cells watercolor 11 x 17 inches
Classical ordering systems can be used to establish hierarchy, but they can also be utilized to exhibit equality. Shared housing units with identical floor plans provide a balanced quality of life for all monks residing at the monastery, with the exception of sole living quarters for the father, who represents a closer connection with God.
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cell unit - axonometric
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the church
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exterior perspective - church watercolor 11 x 17 inches
A place for the sacred and its importance are represented with a gradual rise in ceiling height, creating a phenomenon of holy connection. This mutual relationship between human kind and the beyond occurs at the altar. The altar dictates the orientation of the building, the site, the paths of procession. Therefore the highest pivoting point within the complex exists here, dignified with a bell tower above.
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changing room
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“Intelligence itself must follow faith, never precede it, and never destroy it. “ -Thomas Kempis
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archives
interior perspective from entrance watercolor 11 x 17 inches
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experimental study of color and texture - site prismacolor marker 11 x 17 inches
Before the monastery stands an existing world varying in texture and color. I conducted a series of experimental drawings to compare and contrast the materials of the monastic buildings with its surroundings, the mountainous hills of pine trees and the neighboring river.
Monks, in addition to their needed isolation and tranquility, share a rich heritage and history of interacting with the community. The goal is to take none and leave none. Most monasteries share a local trade, whether it be a crafting skill or farming. The design of the monastery’s contents would respectively implement the materiality of the regional vernacular. Sloped red roofs, local pine and stone construction are all features of the Hot Springs building tradition. Respect and acceptance go hand in hand.
3D section model - library - interior
3D section model - church - interior
3D section model - church - exterior
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 bywater community center new orleans, louisiana ARCH 302: architectural design studio II professor laraine montgomery winter 2012 collaborative studio with: marissa blake INDS 714: interior design graduate studio II professor crystal weaver
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“ P e o p l e d o n ’ t l i v e h e r e b e c a u s e i t i s e a s y. . .
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bywater historic district
site context
“The inevitable city on an impossible site,” New Orleans has been named before. The city that was never meant has surely proven its resilience through times of economic woes and natural disaster. The vibrant and diverse cultural makeup of New Orleans exists in a geographical disposition, leaving it vulnerable to hurricanes and environmental contamination. The inhabitants struggle to renew the city’s distinguished neighborhoods facing socio-economic conflicts, one of which is the Bywater District.
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existing site lot
This neighborhood, located just east of the French Quarter is bound by access to the water, with the Mississippi River and the Industrial Canal along its edge. Hurricane Katrina changed the demographics and context of the neighborhood significantly with issues such as a high vacancy rate, lower population density rates, fewer amounts of children and families, and the negative effects of blight.
Bywater is undergoing gentrification, introducing new population demographics and a newly improved identity as an arts community.
porosity diagrams - a study of context
3D model - bywater community and site
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existing fire station
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water channel park and boardwalk
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covered bus stop
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proposed road with parallel parking
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community herb gardens and compost
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loading area
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existing stallings center pool
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market park
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11 existing stables / farmer’s market 12 pergola extension of farmer’s market
concept models
cultural condition
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The design process begins with purpose and scope. The user needs dictate function and form of the potential. Phasing allows the concept to come to life with respects to budget. Immediate needs such as a farmer’s market, remediation of the site, and safety are addressed in the early stages. Effectiveness of its intended use then allows further elaboration. Phase 2 includes a proposed street, an interactive park, and more greenery. In the years to come, the market park becomes a node of community gathering and will welcome the Bywater Community Center.
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bywater community center
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interior perspective from cafe entrance
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interior courtyard from patio graphite 8.5 x 11 inches
The primary goal of strengthening an already durable sense of community within the Bywater District Neighborhood Association will be fulfilled with a new facilitiy for organized gathering. Its prominent location along St. Claude Ave. hands the opportunity of becoming the hopeful beacon in a neighrborhood of woes. sections and details
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Social issues in the area are addressed with the facility’s ammenities. It will provide daycare for an expecting boom of young families, classrooms, an auditorium, a cafe as well as number of programs to actively engage the community in career development.
“ To b e e n g a g e d i n s o m e s m a l l w a y i n t h e r e v i v a l o f o n e o f t h e g r e a t cities of the world is to live a meaningful existence by default. “
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light well features 1 : 6.5
distribution diagram water channel
community gardens arpent system
The water channel park’s essential purpose is to create a memorable and interactive experience by means of recycling collected rainwater. The form was created by tracing the countours of the Mississippi River, the strongest driving forced in the development and heritage of New Orleans The spaces radiating from the water follow the shapes created from the arpent system, which the city was set up using. The ordering system geometrically organizes gardens and play zones, reminding the users of their city’s significant relationship with the river.
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“vineyards of the luberon� graphite 8.5 x 11 inches 2012
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 la maison basse lacoste, france ARCH 303: architectural design studio III professor charles boggs - scad lacoste spring 2012 collaborative studio with: francesca roque INDS 350: interior design studio IV professor christina gonano - scad lacoste
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The adaptive reuse of Maison Basse, a 16th century French farm house located at the lowest point of the Luberon Valley, will create innovative academic and residential facilities for the Savannah College of Art and Design’s graduate studies in Provence. The rehabilitation and expansion of this site utilizes unobstructed views of Lacoste and Bonnieux. The residential quarters follow an organic form derived from the natural contours of the land. The site design is laid out with a system of modular dorm rooms. The isolation will allow a peaceful environment for further education. Reinforced by the coexistence of modernity and the vernacular Provencal style, SCAD will continue to move forward in an environment sensitive to alteration.
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reading room / computer lab
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exterior perspective of the student quad watercolor 11 x 17 inches
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perspective floor plan - scenario 1
Modularity is an efficient solution to creating equal living conditions for multiple occupants. Each room is 12 x 16 x 9 feet and is able to accomodate one or two graduate students per session. Room features include multi-functional beds, working spaces, shelving in the bedrooms and bathrooms, two arm chairs, a closet for two, and corkboard for personalization.
perspective floor plan - scenario 2
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Lacoste, like most medieval European villages, have constantly been reused and changed over time, giving consisten inconsistency to the town. To emulate the eclectic quality of Provence, three different dorm clusters offer different ammenities, yet utilizing the same modular unit.
the modular dorm room
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elevations
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structural framing
scenario 1 Bringing the students together to snack, lounge, play, and watch was the target for defining a place of communal gathering. Modular seating areas can be moved depending on the students’ preference. A curvilinear path acts as a type of way finding through the space.
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student community center
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the canopy of sound graphite 11 x 17 inches
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 thÊâtre du luberon lacoste, france ARCH 303: architectural design studio III professor charles boggs - scad lacoste spring 2012
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My conceptualization began with the need to embrace the site’s true identity as an operating quarry. The theme of industrialization unique to France involves understanding the significance of stone and iron. During my time in Lacoste, I observed the theme of integration from an abundance of semicircular tiebacks driven into the facade of homes, representing a gesture of stability, a gesture I would emulate on a grand scale. A series of iron structural semi-circles provide a tunnel of enclosure for the primary structure and would cast a non-permanent series of coverings for protection from the sun.
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As the quarry carves stone from the earth, the structural members become reintegrated by cutting into the existing walls. Permeability in the open air space allows the spectators to feel protection, yet continue appreciation of Provence’s desireable climate. The coexistence of the proposed industrial structure on top of such an ancient site will prove to be a symbol of Lacoste and its surprisingly progressive vigor.
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“ Ta k e a s i m p l e g e s t u r e . R e d u c e i t t o i t s t r u e e s s e n c e . R e p e a t i t . M a k e i t g r a n d . ”
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interior view of the auditorium graphite 11 x 17 inches
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 the hidden city themed urban design ARCH 404: architectural design studio IV professor daniel brown fall 2012 student partner - alex otterbein
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urban plan
parking entertainment dining retail institutional gardens wild groves service
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“Design is a plan for arranging elements in such a way that is best to accomplish a particular purpose.� -Charles Eames I was presented with a particular site with a set of urban and programatic issues including the design of transportation flow, inappropriate scale concerns, misuse of potential features, and organization of buildings. Working with a team of additional architecture students and themed entertainment designers, we proposed a master plan addressing each issue, while giving purpose and theme to each and every district. Working in collaboration with a sponsoring client revealed a number of obstacles to face, yet insight and motives to make a difference through architecture.
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circulation
primary walkways secondary walkways public transit vehicular traffic
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Designing a facelift for an entire city as opposed to focusing the scope on a particular building means one must consider the functioning components of a working city and how it works. I had to understand the relationship between retail, dining, and park spaces, as well as how maintainence access would operate ensuring that its interaction with the public is minimal.
dining establishments
Establishing primary and secondary circulation leads to programming the hierarchy of buildings and attractions.
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green features
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A primary objective of the overall site plan and program was to find a way to bring daytime revenue to a place that thrives primarily in the evening hours. Engaging adventures create memorable experiences and lure attendance. A canopy walk proposal was one of many features included in the overall scheme. A working mechanical system of providing egress stairs through artificial tree structures was one way to make such a fantasy-like idea come to life.
tree structure with elevator shaft and egress stairs
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“We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we’re curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.”
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“But I absolutely believe that architecture is a social activity that has to do with some sort of communication or places of interaction, and that to change the e n v i r o n m e n t i s t o c h a n g e b e h a v i o u r. � -Thom Mayne
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savannah: a map of perceptions savannah, georgia DRAW 115: graphics for the building arts professor laraine montgomery summer 2010
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The city of Savannah serves designers and residents as a source of inspiration, for its urban plan has created a plethora of nodes, notable landmarks, and an operating town. Bull Street can be described as the spine of the city. It erected the very first of twenty-two wards from the system that provides primary, secondary, and tertiary paths, civic buildings, park space, and residences. At the head of Bull St. lies Derby Ward, Johnson Square, and Savannah City Hall. Such prominence to this building led me to explore through sketching and a hand-drafter analysis.
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plan - derby ward
south elevation - johnson square
longitudinal section - derby ward
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formal ordering systems south elevation
section view
parti
proportion
geometry plan to section spatial configuration
the poetics of space and the phenomenon of place
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“ Yo u m i g h t s a y t h a t w h e n y o u s t e p i n s i d e , y o u ’ r e e n t e r i n g a n h o n o r i f i c s p a c e , b u t that’s something totally different than experiencing it. And in architecture the experience comes first. That has the deepest effect on us.” 66
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 shaping spaces savannah, georgia DSGN 223: architectural fundamentals I professor matthew dudzik fall 2010
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parti diagrams
Exercise of transformation is uplifting in the phase of design. It pushes one to explore every dimension within and around architecture. By narrowing the scope, more detailed components of a design come forth. The early beginnings of fundamentals provided a blank slate and a limited kit of parts. From there, the evolution of a plan took place.
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The art of new creation takes careful planning from the earliest stages. Designing is to create with purpose. My purpose is to create an experiential space for the environment and its fellow occupants. My design is about the emphasis of evolution, morphing, and transition.
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directional forces section view
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 esalen institute - backus battery tybee island, georgia DSGN 224: architectural fundamentals II professor judith reno winter 2011
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The Esalen Institute in Big Sur, California certainly is known for providing a waterfront escape from reality where guests staying can cleanse and heal. At the turn of the 20th century, Tybee Island was a luxury retreat for relaxation, due to its identity as a hub for salt, making it a desirable Atlanta Ocean extension of the institute. The remains of the ruined military Fort Screven on the northern shore of Tybee consist of several batteries, available for adaptative reuse. The concept was to create a three-story structure above the existing battery, trying to preserve its historical significance, yet using its structural walls to pivot the columns for the spa above.
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property lines
top of battery plan
ground plan
latitudinal section - backus battery
longitudinal section - backus battery
concept model - circulation
concept model - response to climate
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acupuncture room
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The orientation of the building keeps a directional force in alignment with the true north arrow, dividing the structure into two separate massings. The division programatically keeps activities which require isolation and privacy separate from the rest.
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Features include meditation rooms and small pools that overlook the beach and the Atlantic Ocean. The overall design is entirely a response to climate.
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3D model chipboard, wood, plastic
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“The solution of every problem is contained within itself. Its plan, form and character are determined by the nature of the site, the nature of the materials used, the nature of the system using them, the nature of the life concerned, and the purpose of the building itself.� -Frank Lloyd Wright
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 the vue residence hollywood hills, california DSGN 225: architectural fundamentals III professor judith reno spring 2011
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“The house is not an object in the traditional sense - that is the end result of a process - but more accurately a record of a process” -Pete Eisenman The private residence is situated on a sloped site in a prominent neighborhood of Los Angeles. To the south, the house would utilize views of the downtown center as well as the Pacific Ocean to the east. The climate of southern California offers a very mild climate with little precipitation and abundant sunshine, allowing ideas for passive energy designs.
case studies - cube transformations
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The primary inspiration for a cube house came from Pete Eisenman’s approach. Beginning with one 5 x 5 inch cube, I altered the surfaces using subtraction, addition, and proportioning to break down one cube into multiple interlocking spaces. Projections and recessions in the facade created a series of layers. The layering technique would pull planes wherever appropriate for protection from the sun.
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second level
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“When an architect is thinking, he’s thinking architecture and his work is always architecture, whatever form it appears in. N o a r e a i s m o r e a r c h i t e c t u r a l t h a n a n y o t h e r. ” -John Hejduk
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 910 treasures of provence traveling sketchbook DRAW 341: travel portfolio professor charles boggs - scad lacoste spring 2012
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The four months I spent in Europe could be described as a period of my isolation. Disconnected from the world I left behind, an unexplored environment stood before me. The rustic nature of Provence showed me how man-made structures and the wild cohabit harmoniously. Architectural marvels and the culture itself forced me to take a period of time at least once a day and begin to capture the essence of my observations in my sketchbook. The mood of artwork is never captivated through perfection or precision. Sketches contain raw emotion, movement, and meaning.
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When an artist faces the pressures of time, he or she must capture the most essential elements first. The ornate details found in vertical members of buildings in Barcelona inspired me. The morphic forms that could only have been derived from fantasy and nature were the impressive components that I knew to prioritize.
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 910 sans temps digital photoraphy series DRAW 341: travel portfolio professor charles boggs - scad lacoste spring 2012
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The French have a saying known as “sans temps,” or “without time.” The lens of my camera could still an image of a place or object that could be described as timeless. The lands of Europe have been continually inhabited for thousands of years and glimpses of that rich past are ever present today. With black and white photography as my preference, I wanted to display the various moments where I felt a spiritual connection without explanation.
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 910 lux et tenebra photographic series PHOT 113: photographic foundations I professor sandra phipps - scad atlanta spring 2010
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Before an architect, I was an artist. Nearly every series of paintings of photographs that I have made, color has always been a driving force. Color is the bridge for the relationship between light and human perception. Without light, we see black and white. With light as our revealing agent, different forms of it can reveal different information to our eye.
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“Lux et Tenebra,� which is Latin for light and shadow, is a portrait series that I conducted to compare the dramatic effects of white light versus black light.
The panels behind the models are of acryllic paint with an underlay of transparent paint, only revealed in black light. One image shows the face illuminated with white light and the background lit with black light, while the other demonstrates the reversal. Through this, the models show their true colors.
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 910 structured chaos painting series PNTG 206: water-based media exploration professor josh yu fall 2011
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Everything happens and exists for a reason: cause and effect. My latest series has been described as chaotic, non-objective, free. The final product may appear as such, yet every layer and material applied had been carefully selected. Each painting in this particular series begins with a base layer by taping off a grid of linearity. Straight lines represent stability and directional forces. No matter the amount of paint sprayed, splattered, or applied on top, the initial skeleton of the painting manages to translate through.
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Chaos is a necessary step in the organization of one’s universe.
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