Undergraduate Design Portfolio

Undergraduate Design Sample

Christopher D. Jordano

P O R TFOLIO

CONTENTS 01

InTension

02

Ascent

03

Tanna Del Luppolo

04

CommUnity

05

DisOrient

06

Vantage

07

Pipe Dream

0 1 In Te nsi on Su pe r v i s o r Jo h n Lan g e | 3 rd Ye a r S t ud i o

A s u pe r s tr u c tu re th at e xpl o re s t he s p a c i a l voi d s i n re l a t i on t o m o v e m e n t, ti m e , th ro u g h th e e xp l or a t i on of t e ns i l e s t r uc t ure s .

Re s tau r an ts , s h o p p i n g , an d ap ar t me nt s l i f t of f t he g round a b ove th e fre e w ay o v e r p as s . Th e n e w i c on c re a t e s i d e nt i t y b r i d g i ng th e l an d s c ape s an d c o m m e rc i al zone s of t he S a n Lui s O b i s p o c o m m u n i ty.

F o l l o w i n g r ati o n al re as o n i n g o f t he unc ons c i ous , t hi s p roj e c t fo r m al l y e xpl o re s th e i n tu i ti v e and a d d i t i ve p roc e s s e s of d e s i g n th ro u gh th e ph y s i c al m o d e l , l ate r mod e l e d d i g i t a l l y.

connect

elevate

tension

Ro o f Pla n

Uppe r Le v e l

B a se Le v e l

Lo we r Le v e l

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I mm e rsiv e V i e ws

S e c t i on

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0 2 A sc e nt S u pe r v i s o r Je ff Po n i tz | 2 nd Ye a r S t ud i o

M o l e c u l ar G as tro n o m y re d e fi n e s th e ol d a nd k now n, i nt o s ome t hi ng u n i q u e . A n IM G i s a p l ac e to l e a r n a b out t he c omp l e x i t i e s a nd te n d e n c i e s o f fo o d, e xp e r i m e n t w i t h t he k now n a nd unk now n, a nd s e r v e th e i r n e w di s c o v e r i e s to th e p ub l i c i n a g a l l e r y- l i k e s e t t i ng .

Th e IM G d r aw s th e p u bl i c o ff o f th e a l re a d y d e ns e s i d e w a l k s a nd BA RT pl az a. A s th e p u bl i c as c e n d t ow a rd t he p re s e nt a t i on rooms , th e y e xp e r i e n c e h o w m o l e c u l ar g a s t ronomy i s c re a t e d b y c a t c hi ng gl i m ps e s o f th e i r re s e arc h l abo r at or i e s .

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S e c o n d F lo o r

F i rst F lo o r

Gro u n d F lo o r

Pre se n ta tio n

Co m munication

Prepar ation

S e c t i on Re n d e r s

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03

Ta n n a d e l Lup p ol o

S u pe r v i s o r To m di San t o | 4 t h Ye a r S t ud i o

A m i c ro -b re w e r y i n s e r te d i n to th e hi s t or i c s i t e of t he S a s s i i n M ate r a, Ital y to br i n g abo u t a s e n s e of i d e nt i t y a nd c ommuni t y. T hi s m i c ro -bre w e r y br i n gs abo u t a s e ns e of ‘ge m ut lic he it’ , a s p a c e or s tate o f w ar m th , fr i e n d l i n e s s , g o o d c he e r, c ozi ne s s , p e a c e of mi nd , be l o n gi n g, s o c i al ac c e p tan c e , an d c omf or t .. T hi s ve r t i c a l b re w e r y take s ad v an tag e o f g r av i ty an d e x p os e s t he b re w i ng p roc e s s t o i ts tas te r s as th e y c i rc u l ate to th e t a s t i ng a nd t a p rooms b e l ow .

Co l l abo r ati o n w i th S h an n o n Lav e l l e , J e s s i e C hi n, & N a t ha n W he e l e r

En t r an c e

B e e r G ard e n

B e e r Tas tin g

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Lo we r Le v e l F lo o r Pla n

Gro u n d F lo o r Pla n

Gro u n d F lo o r Pla n

Lo we r Le v e l F lo o r Pla n

En t r an c e

BREWERY SUB FLOOR 3

B re we r y Co re

BREWERY (EXLODED AXON)

B re w e r y Ci rc u la tio n

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0 4 C o m mUni t y S u pe r v i s o r M arg ar i d a Yi nn | 3 t h Ye a r S t ud i o

A c o m m u n i ty c e n te r ai m e d at u n i ting t he yout h of G rove r B e a c h b y pro v i d i n g a s e n s e o f p l ac e w h e re a n i nt e g r a t i on of k now l e d g e a nd s e l f e xp re s s i o n i s ac h i e v e d. Th i s i s a c c omp l i s he d t hroug h vi s i b l e an d au di b l e c o n n e c ti o n s b e tw e e n t he l i b r a r y a nd yout h p rog r a ms .

Th e l i br ar y an d s u p p o r ti n g pro g r am s w r a p a round a c e nt r a l g a t he r i ng m u l ti -u s e s pac e , l i n ki n g th e di f f e r i ng s t yl e s of l e a r ni ng w i t h c o m m u n i ty i n te r ac ti o n . Vi e w fro m t he l i b r a r y a nd c omp ut e r l a b pu n c h i n to th e c e n tr al au d i to r i u m w h i l e a l s o e x t e nd i ng i nt o t he s t re e t an d s u r ro u n d i n g c i ty.

G rou n d Flo o r, F irst F lo o r, Ro o f Pla n

S i t e C on te x t M o de l

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Ext e r i or Re n de r

S e c t i on Co lla ge

S e c t i on Mo de l

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Ori e nt

05 Dis

Su pe r v i s o r K are n Lan g e | L i g ht Fi x t ure

Th e o b s tr u c ti o n , m an i p u l ati o n an d p op ul a t i on of s ur f a c e t o c onne c t , d i s -i l l u s i o n an d i n h ab i t.

D i s Or i e n t i s a l i g h t i n s tal l ati o n e xpl o r i ng re p e t i t i ve he x a g ona l p a t t e r ns to c re ate a s o u rc e o f l i g h t an d s e n s e of p l a c e . Pod s c onne c t a t t he i r ed g e s to c re ate a s i n gu l ar o b je c t. LE D l i g ht s i l l umi na t e t he c e nt e r of t he p o d s , di ffu s e d by th e m y l ar s c re e n s w i t hi n. T he mul t i p l i c i t y he x a g ona l p o d s b l u r s th e p e rc e p ti o n o f th e o bs er ve r, a l l ow i ng t he l i g ht t o re a d a s a s i n gu l ar o bje c t fro m afar, y e t i n tr i c a t e a nd i nd i vi d ua l up c l os e .

In s tal l e d i n a ro o f to w al l c o n d i ti o n , D i s O r i e nt b e g i ns t o re move t he d e l i n e ati o n o f ‘ro o f ’ an d ‘w al l ’ i n i ts ove r l a p p i ng re p e t i t i on.

M y la r Cov e r

Ne ws boa rd Pods

LE D Strip

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0 6 Vantage S u pe r v i s o r K are n Lan g e | 5 t h Ye a r S t ud i o

VA N TA G E ai m s to m e m o r i al i z e a di s t i nc t t i me of f e a r i n our c ol l e c t i ve h i s to r y. A b an d o n e d s e a fo r ts s tan d a s g r i m re mi nd e r s of t he p e r i l s o f w ar i n th e w ate r s o f th e N o r th S e a out s i d e Lond on. Ap p roa c he d b y bo at th e i m p o s i n g gr i d b l u r s bo u n d a r y a nd s c a l e , hor i zon a nd l a nd , w ate r an d s ky. Vi s u al di s -c o n n e c ti on w i t h l a nd re a r r a ng e s na t ur a l i d i o s y n c r as i e s an d b i o r h y th m s . E x p re s s e d w i t hi n va r yi ng l e ve l s of c o n s tr ai n ts , pro g r am s d r i ft c re ati ng a s e ns e of d i s j unc t i on. Voi d s i m po s e th e do u bl i n g an d re d o u b l i ng of re f l e c t i on t hroug h a nd aro u n d th e m o n u m e n tal gu n tu r re t s . V AN T AG E i s c onf ront a t i on of th e au th e n ti c , d e l i n e ate d th ro u g h t i me , t i d e , a nd w e a t he r ; e x p os i ng c o n di ti o n s w h i l e c o n c e al i n g o th e r s .

5 1 02 7 ’ 4 4 . 3 4 ” N 0 05 9 ’ 5 8 . 8 5 ” E

Maunsell Sea Forts: Thames Estuary, UK

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Plan View

The Voids Within

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Water Line

Floating Structural Floating Structural Grid Grid

Water Falls Down Concrete Surface

Reinforced Fiberglass Grates forGrates Water for Colection Water Colection Concrete

Hydraulic Walkways Walkway

Water Collection Water Collection to Pump to Pump Below Walkway Below Walkway

Suspe nde d o n a s e r i e s o f path s . Pe o p l e c i rc ul a t e t hroug h t he g r i d on a s e r i e s of Floating inte rl ocke d path s . Th e s e path s , fu n c ti o n i nd e p e nd e nt l y f rom t he g r Structural i d , a ncGrid hore d with te n s i o n c ab l e s an d h y d r au l i c pi s to n s . T he g r i d move s i nd e p e nd e nt l y f rom t he wal k way s , r i s i n g o r fal l i n g w i th th e ti d e s . D ur i ng t he d i f f e re nt c ond i t i ons , one i s e ithe r re l e as e d i n to a m o re o pe n e xpe r i e n ce , w hi l e t he ot he r c omp re s s e s one s e l f i nt o a suppre s s e d s pac e . Th i s al te r s o n e s ’ po i n t of re f e re nc e , w hi l e b l ur r i ng t he d a t ums of the path s , h o r i z o n -l i n e s , an d re l ati o n s h i p w i t h t he f l oa t i ng g r i d .

Grates for Water Colection

Changing Changing Tides (+/-5’): Tides (+/-5’):

+5’

+5’

0’

0’

-5’

Water Collection to Pump Below Walkway

-5’

Walkway Datum Walkway Datum Water LineWater Line

Changing Tides (+/-5’): Low Tide Low Tide

High Tide High Tide +5’

0’

-5’

Walkway Datum Water Line

High Tide

Low Tide

Interlocking Extruded Plastic Grid

Tension Cable Attachment to Walkways for Stabilization

Hydraulic Pistons Act as Base Isolators

Guiding Cables to Counteract Torque of Walkways

Hydraulic Walkways (Typ.):

Floating Structural Grid Walkway

Hyrdaulic Pistons

Water Line

Tension Canble

Detail Drawings:

Submerged Walkways (Typ.):

Interlocking Extruded Plastic Grid

Tension Cable Attachment to Walkways for Stabilization

Hydraulic Pistons Act as Base Isolators

Guiding Cables to Counteract Torque of Walkways Water Line

Hydraulic Walkways (Typ.):

Water Falls Down Concrete Surface

Reinforced Fiberglass Concrete

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07

P i p e D re am

Su pe r v i s o r K are n Lan g e | 5 t h Ye a r S t ud i o

A n i n s tal l ati o n o f P VC p i pe to s h o w c a s e S t ud i o 4 0 0 ’ s t he s i s b ook s .

Se r v i n g as a p l ac e o f c o n te m p l a t i on, Pi p e D re a m p rovi d e s o p p o r tu n i ti e s fo r i n ti m ate b o o k re a d i ng a nd re f l e c t i on. As par ti c i pan ts m o v e th ro u gh th e pa vi l i on, t he i r p e r s p e c t i ve move s be tw e e n o b s c u r i ty an d c l ar i ty. Th e d e ns e ma t r i x of p ol yvi nyl c hl or i d e (P VC) p i pe s c re ate s a fo re s t-l i ke s cre e n t o e nc l os e t he re a d e r s w hi l e i n v i ti n g p u bl i c i n te r ac ti o n w i th th e s t ud e nt s b ook s . L ED l i g ht i ng gu i de s th e o c c u p an ts th ro u gh th e p a vi l i on t o t he l i g ht e d c ha nd e l i e r s h o l di n g th e s tu de n ts w o r k. A re as of re f ug e a l l ow f or re a d e r s t o c o m fo r tabl y s i t an d re ad b e fo re c o nt i nui ng t hroug h t he f ore s t of P V C .

Th e c o n s tr u c ti o n o f th e i n s tal l ati o n a l l ow s f or e a s e of t r a ns p or t a t i on an d as s e m bl y, as th e m ate r i al i s l i g ht w e i g ht a nd f l a t - p a c k e d . T he m o du l ar, pre fabr i c ate d ki t o f p ar ts a l l ow s t he p roj e c t t o b e re p l i c a t e d an d e as i l y as s e m b l e d .

C ol l ab or at i on w i t h St u d i o 4 0 0 ; Kat i e G r a y, A a ro n Ly, J a c k G a m bo a , Gab i O asi s, Ke l si D oy l e , Karol i n a Luc kie w ic z , A ndre w M innic h, N a bila Sar k ar, D av i d D o, I an Le v e n son , Be n J o hns o n, C e c il G re e n J r, C hr is Jord an o, Mi c h e l l e Amar i s, C arol i n e A nge ll, C o lle e n B e c km a n, Re ga n D y e r, Har r y Gu t c h i n ov, Lu c as Ki vim a ki, S o phie de C hris t o phe r.

Pho to by Jac k G am bo a

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X189

X318

X1,756

Number of PVC Members

3D Printed Jig

Assembly System

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Pho to by Jac k G am bo a

P l an

Ent r y E xit

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Ba c h elor o f Arc hi t e c t ure M i n o r s i n S oc i ol ogy & Re l i gi ous S tu d ies C ol l a g e of Arc hi t e c t ure and Envi ron m en tal Desig n C a l i f or n i a Pol yt e c hni c St at e U ni versity, San Lu is Ob isp o