118 West St

The Eclipse Pavillion DESIGNER: DIEGO IBARRA

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CONTENTS SITE ANALYSIS 4-5

SHADOWS 6-7

CONCEPTS 8-9

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ECLIPSE PAVILLION 10-13 Contact Information (775) 467-6971 Diegoibarra1073@gmail.com

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SITE ANALYSIS

The site is located in the Reno Corporate area neighboring many major landmarks, such as the infamous downtown that holds a booming history of resorts and Casino entertainment, and the site is only minutes away at walking distance from the famous West Street Plaza, and Idlewild Rark Ampitheather where many social gartherings occur of locals from all over the city.

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SUN PATH SPRING/FALL EQUINOX -12:00PMSUMMER SOLSTICE -9:00 AMWINTER SOLSTICE -3:00 PM-

NEIGHBORING BUILDINGS SITE MARKER WEST PLAZA

VEGETATION

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SHADOWS

The study of shadows on the site pushed for the idea of a structure that will provide shade all day long throughout the entire site.

In doing so especially during busy hours, the Eclipse Pavillion provides excellent shade for visitors as they sit and enjoy their meal from the neighboring restuarants, as it also serves as a courtyard that connects all these nearby business diectly to the site.

SPRING/FALL EQUINOX

SUMMER SOLSTICE

WINTER SOLSTICE

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12:00 PM

9:00 AM

3:00 PM

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CONCEPTS The concepts of the Eclipse Pavillion emerged from the idea of creating a space that provides shadow around the site during most hours of the day.

As a result of this idea, the thought of creating dome like structures along with the innovation of self moving panels that open and close based on the angle, and direct touch of the sun came to mind. Following that basis I began creating curved beams to signify the curvature dome like shape, that are staggered a few feet away from each other, and get smaller in diameter each time.

This curvature concept ties well into the artistic culture in the area. Infact it encourages the idea of art, as the curves get smaller as one enters the site, the staggered beams almost create a hypnotizing illusion that also becomes a transition as the panels from one point of the structure draw in light, and other panels close to provide shade.

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MODEL 1 This concept applies curved coloums that are staggered 4 feat apart from each other and with a variation of triangular panels to demonstrate how light goes through the triangular gapped pattern within the panels.

MODEL 2 This concept applies curved coloums that are staggered 4 feat apart from each other without the triangular shaped panels to demonstrate the structural integrity on itw own.

MODEL 3 The Triangular Panels become a part of my concept design as I wanted to explore the variation of patterns that would implement into the final product. These panels have triangular openings to allow light to enter, and have function hinges that allow the panels to open or close when in contanct with heat from the sun.

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The Eclipse Pavillion

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The Eclipse Pavillion was designed and constructed with the purpose of creating shade around the site throughout most of the day. This was made possible with the design of curved steel coloumns staggered 4 feet from each other, and connected with beams that has triangular panels running across one coloumn to another through the entire structure.

The two structures at the entrance have special signifance to their design, as they imitate a hallucination walking in, and walking out of the site, which accomplishes the goal of the idea of a threshold, and fits with the surrounding artisitic culture around the area.

The third structure located in the center of the site was designed much larger than the first two, and follows the same strucutural basis as the others but curves at an different angle to create a spiraling visual for its visitors. This structure also creates more shading around the site, and this structure was designed for the comfortability of the public especially during hot days, accompanied with a complete redesign of the site itself, through the addition of vegetation and landsaping to make the pavillion more appealing to its visitors.

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