final requirements

@1pm Friday

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as was mentioned in class,

all work must be printed at start of studio

paper size - max. width 36", max. height 72"

*additional conceptual and detail drawings may supplement this list in order to clearly express the design intent

drawings

-structure axonometric

-circulation axonometric

-collaged section

@1/16" scale or appropriate scale

(include scale bar for reference)

-ground plan

-floor plan

-roof plan

model

sectional model @1/8"

site model @1/16"

conceptual study models

space through floor plans

for wednesday (11.10) @1pm

commit to one conceptual approach for resolving your program and structure with the site.

organize the entire theater program including restrooms and circulation

develop the buildings relationship to foundation plane, ground plane, program plane and roof canopy.

>draw and print out three floor plans (ground plan w/foundation, program plan & roof plan) at 1/16" = 1'-0" scale. Include a highlighted path of your circulation through your program plan.

>all three plans need to be printed for discussion or your work will not be discussed

structure site program digitized

for monday (11.8)

digitally model your program on site in three variations.

print & pin up three axonometric studies of program sequencing on 11"x17".

>these digital studies need to fold in your structural investigations, conceptual positions and site relationships.

>all horizontal planes need to be represented: foundation plane, ground plane, program plane and roof canopy - no exception, if your axonometric drawings do not have these conditions your work will not be discussed.

site formation

due friday (11.5)

-1/16th site model, complete and refined, that illustrates a temporal nature of gypsum dunes

-(3) 1/16th piano wire structural study models

-(1) 1/8th piano wire structural study models

*take one of the 1/16th scale model to enlarge to 1/8th scale and refine the connections between vertical and horizontal structure elements.

*be sure to address the foundation termination, dune ground plane, program ground plane and roof.

references / with correct name spellings:

constant nieuwenhuys - structure

arthur ganson - video

presentation

presentations will be held in room 711.

each student has 10 minutes for presentation and critique.

keep your introduction short and sweet.

*be prepared to discuss your project in terms of conceptual position, structural arrangement, program placement, egress flow, occupant type and loads, and span lengths of your beams and columns.

order of presentation:

Mario Aranda

Isaac Brooks

Andrea Colee

Kyle Elliott

Martin Gonzalez

Martin Medina

Paola Mendoza

Mane Nalbandyan

Shelby Ondrus

Moises Pereyra

Tyser Robertson

Sarah San Miguel

Ricky Sherfield

Danielle Smyth

Victor Vielma

*we will meet in studio at 1:00pm prior to pinning up

refined structural model

With less than a week left to complete this project all structural framing needs to be worked out for Friday at 1pm. This includes all beam, column and footing conditions. Utilize your Building Construction Illustrated, Francis Ching book to develop and size each condition. You need to make decisions quickly and move forward towards begin a site plan, elevations, a section drawing and physical section model.

For Friday have an axonometric drawing of your completed structural framing for the entire project (parking structure and theater), floor plans illustrating rooms, circulation space, doorways, material variations and thickness (reference Architectural Graphic Standards) The axonometric will be used for your structural diagram next Wednesday as well as a base drawing for your circulation diagram. Floor plans will be included in your presentation.

Begin a site plan drawing as well as two elevational drawings that communicate best your theater structure.

structural delineation

using the reference books and required text book, Building Construction Illustrated by Fancis Ching, in combination with our discuss today, model in rhino framing conditions that would support the gravity loads of your project. for a generic place holder, model column for concrete as 12"x18" (supports roughly 2400 sq.ft) and for steel a 6"x6" steel tube column (also supports 2400 sq.ft).

rules of thumb (from Ching book)

for estimating depth of steel 'W' wide-flange beams>

beams: span/20

girders: span/15

width = 1/3 to 1/2 depth

for estimating depth of concrete beam >

beam: span/16

width: 1/3 to 1/2 depth

beam width should be equal to or greater than width of supporting column

commit to one approach and develop that scheme, include structure and be prepared to design vertical circulation and review codes for Wednesday. email me your late conceptual drafts by end of the day tomorrow.

reading spectacle

for Friday (10.8)

Architecture Between Spectacle and Use

-Introduction, Anthony Vidler

-Media as Modern Architecture, Beatriz Colomina

-Image Building, Hal Foster

programmatic variations

for monday (10.4)

physically model three variations on the situation of program within the parking structure.

program variations need to address conditions of: human and vehicle vertical circulation, structure modification, and contextual relationship to site. integrate the conditions from re-situating your nomadic device: resistance, to scribe, interruption, new grid imposed over the old, etc. models are to be constructed at 1/16" scale from cardboard and basswood, and the parking structure needs to appear in each program variation.

a print out draft describing your conceptual position/question towards situating a theatrical space within parking structure. consider conditions of verticality to the horizon, context of the university stadium & freeway, movement of vehicle and movement of performance.

format for wednesday

all work on 11x17

posted to blog

printed and pinned up on wall

>unit analysis

>circulation analysis

>nomadic re-situation

circulation analysis

diagram the route of travel from architecture to the site so as to communicate an understanding of pedestrian traffic within the campus and how this relates to the parking structure.

paths of travel should indicate use, pedestrian volume, density and direction of movement.

work in plan utilizing only line work.

reference Louis Kahn's movement diagram

unit analysis

analyze the parking structure based on your unit type as listed below.

determine the base unit of each element and how many variations of that unit exist in the parking structure.

collage an analysis of your findings through photographs, dimensions, line work and diagrams.

stairs & elevation: ramps:

kyle shelby

mario danielle

paola martin

victor tyser

structure: parking stall:

moises ricky

isaac sara

martin g. andrea

mane

nomadic re-situation

as a group relocate your nomadic device to the new site.

individually position the device to activate the space so as to over come the change in scale from desktop to parking structure. use the system of your frame to create a kinetic re-situation of your device within one of the four units (stairs & elevator, ramps, structure, or parking stalls). engage with, alter or reinforce the existing architecture and space. document this through photographs, drawings and/or video.

collage the findings to illustrate your position within the existing site. make use of images and line work to communicate the space uninterrupted, interrupted and manipulated by your frame.

posted below are reference examples

lewis tsurumaki lewis - slip space

diller scofidio - slow house

nomadic device review

as was mentioned - not being prepared at 1pm to begin studio review is unacceptable, irresponsible and borderline project failure.

expect your grade to reflect this behavior.

in lieu of presenting as a group your nomadic device and drawings,

individually photograph and post your drawings of the device at the desk and on the floor in collapsed mobil, transformative and deployed conditions. I will review the work on my own time and inform you on Wednesday of grades.

for monday

9.27.10

nomadic device & drawing review @ 1pm

refined and finished frame device:

all group members to present device and drawings

expect to collapse and demonstrate mobility

learning objectives for device and drawing:

resolution of vertical and lateral forces

structural limitations of material

functional and aesthetic properties of details

working in and as a team

graphic representation of motion

contextual drawing

grading criteria:

consistency and integration of details

level of sophistication in meeting design constraints: nomadic, collapsible, structural, eye level continuity

clarity of drawing

graphic representation of mobility and site

nomadic device production

revise nomadic devices based on Wednesday discussion

all should be working to complete the frame by Wednesday at 1pm.

I will visually review the group work before beginning grade discussions.

time between Wednesday and Friday should be used to fine tune your frame and apply finishes.

I will be available for questions of comments when I walk through studio Tuesday afternoon.

Wednesday will primarily be a working day but I expect to see significant progress prior to 1pm.

material model

for Monday (9.20.10)

construct a complete model of your nomadic device with all functioning details.

model does not need to be polished or refined.

compile a budget list of material type and quantity, manufacturers used, and hardware needed.

consider how the detail informs the structure and material use, and how the structure and material informs the detail. retain a construction consistency throughout your nomadic device.

learning objectives:

resolution of vertical and lateral forces

structural limitations of material

functional and aesthetic properties of details

working in and as a team

grading criteria:

consistency and integration of details

level of sophistication in meeting design constraints: nomadic, collapsible, structural

reading detail & poetry

questions from Friday seminar

post your responses by this Wednesday @1pm

* as a side read, the symbolism books I referred to are

"The Language of Things" by Deyan Sudjic and

"System of Objects" by Jean Baudrillard.

1. As the technique of detailing changed from the hands of the craftsman to the tools of the architect, how has the resulting construction of details changed? Explain in terms of scale, material and cost.

2. How does "geometrical relationship" of individual details provide an understanding of the whole building if "indirect vision" localizes the viewer and "habit determines to a large extent even optical reception"?

3. Carlo Scarp's details are a "result of an intellectual game" where the Open City buildings are constructed from an act of poetry. Describe what role the detail plays to "tell-the-tale" in each of these environments.

4. Pendleton-Jullian writes about the Open City as emerging from and being in the landscape. Does allowing landscape to initiate "the configuration of territory and space" challenge Western building notions, and how so?

5. Describe some detail conditions of the Open City that convey "lightness" as Pendleton-Jullian refers to.

nomadic device details

for Friday / 9.17.10

work as a team to develop the nomadic device,

determine material of use

provide printed drawings of device collapsed and device deployed

one full scale mock-up to be constructed

develop three full scale details: connection to table, collapsible component, and change in material

individually refine "as-builts" into a plan, elevation and section of your desk and context, have printed and pinned up

Teams (as determined Wed.)

A: Andrea, Martin, Rickey, Martin G.

B: Danielle, Moises, Sarah, Tyser

C: Kyle, Paola, Shelby

D: Mane, Mario, Victor, Isaac

readings on detail

for Friday / 9.17.10

Marco Frascari - The Tell the Tale Detail

Ann Pendleton-Jullian - Architecturally Speaking, Autopoetic Architecture (Ch. 16)