Revised Concept

The ideal is to address the junction of the two streets which create a critical corner of both view and motion for all forms of traffic, noise and even light. From there the structure should not impose it's presence but it should not also be obscured itself. In many ways the structure should communicate its contents and goals before a person becomes an occupant.

Areas containing the art pieces are segregated from another allowing for each piece to be individually viewed. In addition no art piece area exits or enters from another art piece. The roof plan forms a fifth elevation that is a composition viewable from buildings above. The space that is the intersection of the three art works creates the essence of the three art works.

Revised Concept Statement

Light/shadow

Overlap/isolation

Transparent/opaque

Inside/outside

Revised Concept

This design is to examine the private and public realm of art interpretation by allowing the artwork to extend beyond its perceived limits.  In  doing so, the art will, at times, act as a lens through which one can experience the art of nature and society.  Too, the design of the space shall extend beyond its perceived  exterior limits.  Keeping in line with Gego's ideal that the line should be the art piece, the linear elements defining thresholds is definitive of the art of this architectural piece.

Pointless Diagrams

Hi guys,

I found a blog that's pretty cool: a compilation of diagrammatic doodles that do not necessarily have any kind of application.

http://pointlessdiagrams.com/

Drawings

My son's drawing of "Transportation"  I thought it was actually a great way of communicating a verb, rather than a noun. 

I have read that girls are often pegged as good artists earlier because their drawings are recognizable by their teachers.  That is because girls often draw nouns and boys tend to draw verbs.  With most preschool teachers being women, the boys artwork is often not understood.  Just an interesting insight into how different people and groups see the world differently.

Project III - Final Requirements

Due Monday November 25:

Final Review

Minimum Requirements:

Be prepared to talk about how you have dealt with the existing site conditions.

• site model (with your massing studies inserted) at 1/16”=1’-0”

• site section at 1/16”=1’-0”

• relevant site analysis

Drawings must include context and the artwork drawn to scale, and the sections should

include scaled figures.

• plans at 1/8”=1’-0”

• sections at 1/8”=1’-0” (at least 2)

• model at 1/8”=1’-0” which includes site context

• paraline drawing (can be cut away or exploded) at 1/16” = 1’-0” or 1/8” = 1’-0” (with diagram overlays)

• 3 perspectives (with a view of each art piece)

• relevant diagrams

REMEMBER TO BRING

• printed images of the art (know name of artist and the artwork)

• art abstractions

• relevant process including study models, sketches (photocopied, scanned/printed, or trimmed originals)

Concept Statement

The ideal is to address the junction of the two streets which create a critical corner of both view and motion for all forms of traffic, noise and even light. From there the structure should not impose it's presence but it should not also be obscured itself. In many ways the structure should communicate its contents and goals before a person becomes an occupant. 

Project III - Exercise 08

Exercise 08 due Monday November 18:

•  Construct 1 model at 1/8” = 1’-0”.  Hybridize and breed earlier iterations together to refine your structure.  Keep going back to the concept that is driving the decisions you are making. Don’t be afraid to question or revise your concept as you discover new relationships.

•  Using your axonometric drawings from Thursday's class as underlays, begin generating diagrams on trace paper addressing the following:

- circulation

- views

- material (opacity/porosity, texture, color)

- exterior envelope

- interior structure

•  Draft two sections of your scheme. Remember, don’t just document your models with these drawings, but rather focus on representing the intent for the design. Since these sections are at a larger scale, you can provide more information than could be built into the models and you should especially consider material thickness.

• 1 long section at 1/8”=1’-0”

• 1 short section at 1/8”=1’-0”

Explore the procession/path of the visitor and the different relationships (whether internal or external)

between the artworks themselves, the viewer and the artworks, and the viewer and other viewers. Don’t

forget to include the art works drawn to scale and a scale figure (traced, not drawn freehand).

Concept statement

To utilize light, shadow, color and happenstance to attract and engage occupants with three artworks displayed inside.

Concept statement

To exaggerate a thresholds to create a dramatic comparison between the art installations.