Adrien Ripert architectural portfolio first semester 2021-2022

ARCHITECTURAL PORTFOLIO 2021 • 2026

ADRIEN RIPERT

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SPACE - Pages 2-4

FORM - Pages 5-7

SURFACE - Pages 8-10

PAVILION - Pages 11-14

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SPACE

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Space explores tectonic methods through the additive process, and stereotomic methods through subtraction to define space.

EX1A consists of two models; one tectonic model constructed utilizing bass wood sticks and foam core, and one stereotomic model constructed with thick blue foam.

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EX1B takes the two models constructed prior and transelates them into orthographic projections (top right) and axonometric drawings (bottom right).

The trace paper drawings (top left) explore four different uses of the spaces in the tectonic and stereotomic models on different scales.

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FORM

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Form focuses on the conceptualization of three dimensional form, and the exploration of architecture’s outward appearance through the production of collages, along with digital and physical models and drawings.

EX2A (left) consists of constructing primitive figures produced by adding and subtracting pure geometrical shapes.

EX2B (right) extrudes one of the geometrical figures (top left) procured in the previous exercise into four three-dimensional physical models constrained within the confinements of four primitive shapes: cube, cuboid, pyramid and cylinder.

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EX2C (left) are digital elevations of the four primitive forms procured in EX2B. The exercise is intended to demonstrate the productive alternation between 2D and 3D representation.

The four digital models of EX2D (right) refer back to the digital drawings procured in the exercise prior, while taking on a completely new approach to the physical design on Rhino.

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SURFACE

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Surface is a three-part exercise intended to engage the architect in learning how to read and experiment with materiality on the interior and exterior of a building through analysis, physical modeling & digital drawing.

EX3A consists of diagrams analyzing the different material components of the Amin Taha Architects building in London by ------.

The first three diagrams (top to bottom) analyze three of the building’s unique material properties; the placement of its windows, the shape and texture of the limestone, and the exposure of the wood.

The fourth diagram reimagines the building’s surface by changing the texture of the limestone, while incorporating new, experimental elements into the design, such as the addition of wooden slabs positioned vertically on the ground level.

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EX3B examines the unique qualities of materiality and its effects through physical modeling.

The first model (left) was constructed using cotton balls, giving a soft, cloud-like texture to the space.

The second model (right) was constructed using aluminum, which wrapped around the interior, giving the model a sharp and cavern-like appearance.

EX3C consists of a digital collage inspired by the two physical models The two digital models draw inspiration from the materiality and the aestethic conveyed in the previous models, taking on a completely new approach to their designs.

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PAVILION

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Pavilion consists of a monthlong project broken down into three exercises: analysis, projection and design. The project incorporates various aspects of each exercise in the design of the pavilion.

Analysis highlights the unique features and characteristics of Erik Gunnar Asplund’s Snellman house in three plan diagrams accompanied by physical models.

Projection consists of designing a physical model that incorporates the spatial and formal strategies found in the exercise prior.

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Tectavilion

TECTAVILION

PAVILION PLAN SCALE = 1/4” = 1’-0”

PAVILION ELEVATION SCALE = 1/4” = 1’-0”

PAVILION SECTION A-A SCALE = 1/4” = 1’-0”

Tectavilion, is a tectonic pavilion inspired by the minimalist and brutalist design of Peter Zumthor’s Serpentine Pavilion and Tadao Ando’s church of the light.

The pavilion features an asymetrical floor plan with heavy concrete masses that define the interior and exterior spaces and support the three gridded, tectonic cuboids.

PAVILION SECTION B-B SCALE = 1/4” = 1’-0”

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