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CHRISTIAN LANCE S. RELLEVE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ARCH-102B - ARCHITECTURE DESIGN STUDIO I

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ARCH. PORTFOLIO

PROJECT 1: THE CAVE INTRODUCTION OF THICKNESS, INTERIORITY, SYSTEMS, AND RIGOR

PROJECT 2: THE TENT INTRODUCTION OF SURFACES, FOLDS, MESH MANIPULATIONS

PROJECT 3: THE HUT INTRODUCTION OF SITE MANIPULATION, FOLLIES, AND GRID-SYSTEMS

CONCEPT SCHEMES:

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TO CREATE A SPACE THAT EMPHASIZES “TOGETHER-NESS”, “CURIOSITY” AND “SECURITY” KEY CONCEPTS OF ARCHITECTURAL SKILLSET (SHARPENING): - HIERARCHY (SCALE, FORM, GEOMETRY) - PROGRAM UNDERSTANDING - BOOLEAN OPERATIONS - AGGREGATE OR SUBTRACTION - V0LUMETRIC CONSTRAINTS - SYSTEMATIC APPROACHES OF SOLUTIONS - CREATIVE SOLUTIONS \ STRONG FORM MANIPULATIONS TO RESOLVE ISSUES

“THE WING” THIS MODEL EXPLORES THE BOUNDARIES OF “CURIOSITY”IN WHICH THE FORM WAS EXECUTED BY STRICTLY ADHERING TO SYSTEMATIC APPROACHES BETWEEN FIGURE GROUND DIAGRAM, WITH RELATION TO 3 DIM. TANGIBILITY.

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THE CAVE

THE WING IS A MODEL THAT EXPERIMENTS BETWEEN THE TOGETHERNESS OF MODULAR FORMS; THE CURIOSITY OF THE APETURE; AND THE SENSE OF ISOLATED SECURITY AT ITS CENTROID, GUARDING IN ALL DIRECTIONS.

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FINAL MODEL

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SCALE 1/2” = 1’-0”

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THE CAVE

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FG:

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PRELIMINARY SCHEMES AND FIGURE GROUND:

3D:

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THE CAVE

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PRELIMINARY DESIGN CRIT NOTES: TOO METAPHORICAL, NEEDS LARGER INTERIOR BOOLEAN

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COMPLETE REDESIGN REASON: EXPLORE DIFFERENT ITERATION THAT EMBEDS A STRONGER SYSTEMATIC APPROACH, RIGOR, AND RULES. USING ONLY A SINGLE PLATONIC SHAPE ARRAYED SYSTEMATICALLY, WITHIN THE DIFFERENCES OF SCALE AND HEIGHT; THE DESIGN APPROACHES IN A MORE DYNAMIC RESULT. LESSON: DIFFERENCES ARE OBVIOUS IF THERE’S UNIFORMITY.

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CTHONIC:

THE TENT

TO EMPHASIZE SURFACES, IN CONTEXT TO ITS FIELD CONDITIONS [ work in progress - page and model ]

“THE MUSHROOM”

PRELIMINARY SCHEMES:

KEY CONCEPTS OF ARCHITECTURAL SKILLSET (SHARPENING): - SURFACE MANILPULATIONS - C0MPLEX SURFACES - SOLUTIONS TO EXISTING FIELD CONDITIONS - MOVEMENT AND HUMAN ANATOMY + SCALE - PROGRAM UNDERSTANDING - SYSTEMATIC APPROACHES OF SOLUTIONS - SITE AND BOUNDARY CONSTRAINTS - FUNCTION HIERARCHY

THIS MODEL EXPLORES THE POTENTIAL OF CONES; CREATING SPACES THAT CATERS THE HUMAN MOVEMENTS AND INTERACTIONS

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1. BED FIX - HORIZONTAL SHEET FIX (KNEELING MORE THAN STANDING) 2. BED FIX - VERTICAL EMPHASIS (STANDING - UNFOLDING SHEETS)

3’

PP ~3’

FOREGROUND

LONG EXPOSURE SHOT - PERSPECTIVE

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SCALE: PERSPECTIVE

1. COFFEE - AXIS POINT ANALYSIS (X ELBOW MOVEMENT/ XYZ FOREARM)

6” 18”

6” 18”

1. EXTENSION OF ELBOW - 6” 2. ELBOW MOVES X AXIS (ON AVERAGE) 3. FOREARM MOVES XYZ (ON AVERAGE)

LONG EXPOSURE SHOT - PERSPECTIVE

INFORMATION - PIVOT AND ROTATIONAL ANALYSIS SCALE: PERSPECTIVE

SCALE: INFORMATION

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2’

2’

2’

1. EATING - AXIS OF ARMS / HEIGHT OF ACTION MEDIUM

2’ 2’

PP 2’

3’ ARMSWING SPAN

LONG EXPOSURE SHOT - PERSPECTIVE

2’ SCALE: PERSPECTIVE

INFORMATION - PIVOT AND ROTATIONAL ANALYSIS SCALE: 1/8”=1’-0”

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1. EXTENTION OF ELBOW - 6” 2. EXTENTION OF FOREARM AND KNUCKLE - 2’ 3. SWEEP MOTION OF FOREARM - (RADIUS OF 18” FROM ELBOW PIVOT) 4. COMFORTABLE DISTANCE - 5’ TO 6’ 5. INTERACTION - 3’ TO 5’

ITERATIONS:

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MODEL 1:

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• CONTINUOUS SURFACE • FOLD

ITERATIONS:

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MODEL 1:

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• CONTINUOUS SURFACE • FOLD • BEND

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ITERATIONS:

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MODEL 3:

• MODULAR • BEND

PRELIMINARY DESIGN:

THIS DESIGN WAS THE BASIS OF MODULAR SYMMETRY, INCORPORATING CENTRAL BENDS AND CENTRAL SYMMETRY. HIERARCHIAL AXIAL POSITIONING BASED ON SITE CONTEXT (FIREPIT AND WATER SOURCE) PROBLEM: LARGE SCALE AND SYMMETRY (SUBJECTIVE)

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SITE PLAN:

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STUDY MODEL

STUDY MODEL

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STUDY MODEL

THE HUT

TO CREATE THREE FOLLIES THAT ACCENTUATES THE GRID-SYSTEM OF PRECEDENTS [FARNSWORTH HOUSE, STAHL HOUSE, AND TEXAS HOUSE II)

PRELIMINARY SCHEMES:

KEY CONCEPTS OF ARCHITECTURAL SKILLSET: - GRID SYSTEMS AND MANIPULATION - TYPE AND VARIANCE OF GRIDS - PRECEDENCE ANALYSIS AND APPLICATION

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PRELIMINARY PLAN: PRECEDENT: TEXAS HOUSE II BY JOHN HEJDUK

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PRECEDENT: FARNSWORTH HOUSE BY MIES VAN DER ROHE

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PRELIMINARY PLAN:

DIAGRAM: TEXAS HOUSE 2 GRID ANALYSIS AND POTENTIAL

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SECTION SECTION A-A

PLAN: 6’-4” PLAN @ 6’-4”

SECTION

SECTION

PLAN: 6’-4”

PLAN: 6’-4”

SECTION A-A

PLAN @ 6’-4”

SECTION A-A

PLAN @ 6’-4”

N SITE PLAN

SITE SECTION

THE SITE CUT-AND-FILL IS BASED OFF FROM THE STRONG ANGLES OF THE FOLLIES. IT IS PARALLEL FROM WHICH THE MAIN DATUM MEETS FROM THE ROTATION OF THE TEXAS HOUSE 2. THE ANGLES THAT ARE RIGORED ARE 20, 25, AND 45 DEGREE ROTATIONS. THE FOLLIES ROTATE THESE ANGLES IN ALL X, Y, AND Z PLANES.

MY TEAM COMPETED AGAINST 32 TEAMS FOR THE DESIGN VILLAGE COMPETITION ON APRIL 16-18 AT CAL POLY SAN LUIS OBISPO. OUR CONCEPT WAS THE “EYE OF HORUS” AND MANAGED TO WIN 1 OUT OF 3 AWARDS.

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THEME: AURA AWARD: BEST THEME & METAPHOR TEAM: FOMA

OUR CONCEPT WAS BASED FROM THE MINERAL QUARTZ, WHICH WAS THE PHYSICAL MEDIUM BETWEEN THE SPIRITUAL AND THE PHYS. WORLD DURING THE EGYPTIAN ERA. MATERIALS: • 2000 PLASTIC CUPS • STEEL RODS (WELDED) • 2 ROLLS OF ONE-WAY MIRROR FILM • STEEL CABLES • ARDUINO R3 BOARD (LIGHTING EFFECT) • INSULATION COMPLETION: 2 MONTHS TEAM MEMBERS: - CHRISTIAN LANCE RELLEVE - KOKO MANOUELIAN - REGINO VITAL - JAMES IWAMASA - ARTHUR TAKIOTO

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OTHER WORKS:

PRECEDENTS AND RESEARCH:

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