Spring 2017
Diego Becerra SYR ARC
3 Part to Whole 5 Architectural & Urban Analysis 11 Urban Architectonics
TABLE OF CONTENTS
13 Thick Facade
EXERCISE 1A
This exercise consisted of exploring and experimenting the relationships of part to whole and whole to part using three formal operations based on a precedent design.
EXERCISE 1B
EXERSICE 1B
This Exersice asked students to perform two explorations, the first portion involved analysis on the rchitect, progrma and movement and massing , The secconf portion involved an analysis of the history of downtow Syracuse for context purposes.
Ground Floor
Basement Floor
Second Floor
Ground Floor
Basement Floor
Second Floor
EXERCISE 1C
With the tools from the previous project utilize the analysis from Syracuse downtown’s history and context and design a building in a designated area from downtown.
DIEGO BECERRA
ARC 108 SHO STUDIO Cut in and Out Movement
Automobile Movement
Pedestrian Movement
Cut Arround Movement
Office
Office
Storage
Down Town Syracuse
4
Gallery
Auditorium
3
Makerspace
2
Office
Makerspace
1
4
Office
Storage
Cut in and Out Movement
The building design was also required to have a makers space program with offices, bathrooms, reception a garden, the makerspace, workshop and an auditorium.
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EXERCISE 2A
A
By addressing the issue of techtonic expression in a schematic way, we got assigned an enclosed system EX.that 2A ARC 108 DIEGO BECERRA relates to an structural system. And with it, design the facade of the building, focusing on the techtonic relations and a developed analysis on the previous research.
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EXERCISE 2B Moving Fiorward with the previous project, we were asked to address the issue of techtonic expression in an urban context. Utilizing the analysis tools from reasarch done in the context of Soho, NYC and applying it to the buildings design facade.
Precedents
Analysis
Plans & Sections
GROUND FLOOR
SECTION A
UPPER FLOORS 1-5
SECTION B
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