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SKETCHING, DRAWING, AND IMAGINING
Jorge Pizarro | Spring 2018
A COLLECTION OF PRIOR STUDIES
G a r r e t t Ve r c o e
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This initial exercise was used as a means for understanding the domesticity of a home. A plan , section, and section perspective were created as a means of better visualizing the ways in which I, as a designer, live. The space was examined from my own human scale, analyzing how I and my roommates use the space.
SKETCHING AND RESEARCH
D R A W Y O U R O W N L I V I N G S PA C E
RECORD THE SPACE
EXERCISE 01
Garrett Vercoe | Professor Pizarro | Jan. 28, 2018
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PLAN
DRAW THE SPACE
B
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INVESTIGATING DOMESTICITY OF THE APARTMENT: PLAN 1:40
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SECTION PERSPECTIVE
DRAW THE SPACE Garrett Vercoe | Professor Pizarro | Jan. 28, 2018
INVESTIGATING DOMESTICITY OF THE APARTMENT: SECTION A 1:30
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SECTION
DRAW THE SPACE Garrett Vercoe | Professor Pizarro | Jan. 28, 2018
INVESTIGATING DOMESTICITY OF THE APARTMENT: SECTION B 1:40
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This secondary exercise was an exploration in the ways people live in tight spaces. Rather than using already made plans and sections of a sailboat, I decided to research how a couple actually used their sailboat, the Gwenn A Du. From these pictures I created plans and sections for the boat, while using measurements of similar ketch boats for reference. In these drawings I explore the domesticity of a space not many actually live in.
RESEARCH
LIVING ON THE SMALL GWENN A DU
RECORD THE SPACE
EXERCISE 02
Garrett Vercoe | Professor Pizarro | Feb. 4, 2018
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SECTION
DRAW THE SPACE 4000 MM
2000 MM
1850 MM
950 MM
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GWENN A DU: A DOMESTIC SPACE AFLOAT
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SECTION PERSPECTIVE
DRAW THE SPACE Garrett Vercoe | Professor Pizarro | Feb. 4, 2018
GWENN A DU: A DOMESTIC SPACE AFLOAT
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PLAN PERSPECTIVE
DRAW THE SPACE
12,800 MM 3,000 MM
6,100 MM
600 MM
450 MM
3,000 MM
750 MM
3100 MM
750 MM
450 MM
4000 MM
750 MM
4000 MM
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2400 MM
GWENN A DU: A DOMESTIC SPACE AFLOAT
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EXERCISE 03
INITIAL DESIGNING OF THE SPACES
In this two week exercise I simultaneously designed two buildings that met very different criteria. The first building was a 1200 sq. foot one-floor multi-generational family of 6 where one or more of the members are visually impaired. The second house is a 5 story 1200 sq. foot residence for Benedictine monks who have given a vow of silence. In approaching this exercise, I started with handrawing and watercolors to capture the atmospheres of the places that I wanted the inhabitants to feel.
RESEARCH/HAND DRAWINGS TO SCALE
D E S I G N I N G V E R T I C A L LY A N D H O R I Z O N TA L LY
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The vertical building focuses on maximizing introspective and extrospective behavior. Each monk has a floor to himself. 2/3rds of this living space is sanctioned for normal living amenities. The other third of the space is separated so that the monk can engage in private prayer. The monk’s room serves as his space for introspection. Surrounding these rooms is a spiraling staircase where the monnks can go to look outward. The monks can often be seen walking up and down the steps in a loop while praying the Hail Mary. The fifth floor space was created to be a chapel where the monks can congregate during their non-silent hours, inviting the local village to also enjoy the space and pray in congregation. Created from a simple timber framing system, the form of the building is in the shape of a teardrop to spatially orient the inhabitant towards the cross. The windows seem random from the exterior but are carefully positioned to create a divine sense of space from the interior without creating disruptive glares.
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THE ASCENT: A VERTICAL MONASTERY PLANS 1:50
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THE ASCNET
All Drawings at 1:50 Garrett Vercoe
SECTION
THE ASCENT
AXON
THE ASCNET THE ASCENT: A VERTICAL MONASTERY AXON
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ELEVATION
THE ASCNET THE ASCENT: A VERTICAL MONASTERY ELEVATION 1:50
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SECTION
THE ASCNET THE ASCENT: A VERTICAL MONASTERY SECTION 1:50
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PERPSECTIVE
The horizontal building is designed without the assumption that the inhabitant can see. Because of this, the building focuses on the phenomenology of the other four senses. This is achieved through the thick quartz stone walls, where there is a contrast of polished and rusticated surface. An inhabitant is always able to put out an arm and brush their fingers along the stone walls. So as to not bump into things, almost all of the amenities of the house are voided directly into the wall. To sit down, go to sleep, or cook dinner, you must enter the walls. From this you might get the chance to feel the vibrations of sound in the place, or feel the earth beneath you. Light is introduced to the structure in precise but small shafts to direct the user to important spaces. Outdoor courtyard spaces are created by the shifting of rooms to make space within the overall rectangle.
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INVISIBLE ARCHITECTURE
INVISIBLE ARCHITECTURE
INVISIBLE ARCHITECTURE
OVERALL COMPOSITION
GARRETT VERCOE
INVISIBLE ARCHITECTURE
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SECTION AND PLAN
INVISIBLE ARCHITECTURE INVISIBLE ARCHITECTURE PLAN AND SECTION 1:50
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SECTION\
INVISIBLE ARCHITECTURE INVISIBLE ARCHITECTURE SECTION 1:50
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This exercise posed the interesting challenge of creating an aggregate of spaces vertically where less than 200 square feet of the structure was allowed to be touching ground level. For this exercise I began my process by designing a single room. This room I envisioned would allow an inhabitant to look upwards and talk to a person above , or look below and be able to converse to another person. From this central idea of vertical porosity, the form of the building was created organically by always maximizing the openness between vertical space. The second focus of the project was the materiality of the space, where the structure of the walls was an important aspect to the space’s atmosphere. For planning the space, I used a composite of working models, joint diagrams, collages, and a interaction diagram of the first room of the building.
DESIGN
THE MUSHROOM
VERTICAL POROSITY
EXERCISE 04
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SECTION PERSPECTIVE
VERTICAL POROSITY Garrett Vercoe | Professor Pizarro | March. 4, 2018
ROOM INTERACTION DIAGRAM: SECTION PERSPECTIVE 1:20
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AXON
VERTICAL POROSITY
Joint and Material Axon
Metal Joint System
Wooden Mulligan Framing
Corrugated Plastic Shell
Wooden Lattice Columns and Connecting Beams
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MATERIALITY BREAKDOWN: AXON 1:25
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ELEVATION
VERTICAL POROSITY MATERIALITY: SIDE ELEVATION 1:50
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ELEVATION
VERTICAL POROSITY MATERIALITY: FRONT ELEVATION 1:50
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ELEVATION
VERTICAL POROSITY MATERIALITY: AXONOMETRIC 1:100
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PLANS
VERTICAL POROSITY
TOP LEVELS
MIDDLE LEVELS
BOTTOM LEVELS
FIRST FLOOR
PLANS OF SPACES
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SECTION
VERTICAL POROSITY LIMINALITY OF EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR: SECTION 1:40
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SECTION PERSPECTIVE
VERTICAL POROSITY Garrett Vercoe | Professor Pizarro | March. 4, 2018
FLOW OF SPACE: SECTION PERSPECTIVE 1:40
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SECTION PERSPECTIVE
VERTICAL POROSITY Garrett Vercoe | Professor Pizarro | March. 4, 2018
SHIFTING OF PLANES: SECTION PERSPECTIVE 1:50
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For this exercise I was interested in how stairs can create a form of typography. Rather than starting with the stair as a single unit, I began the design process with stairs as a large aggregate. Beginning with a grid of 160 feet by 160 feet, I created a parametric operation that turned the stairs into an urban landscape defined by varying heights of structural columns. From a technical standpoint, three forms of stairs were designed to connect pillar to pillar. The language of this project was determined by solid volumes, where the concrete structure shows a strong repetition of visual elements, but allows for inhabitation and activity from the spaces between with open function. The project was expressed from two perspective, one from the far away aggregated and another from an upclose detail of activity.
RESEARCH
D E S I G N I N G A M U LT I - S T O R Y S TA I R
DIAGRAMMING THE SPACE
EXERCISE 04
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AXONOMETRIC
AN URBAN TOPOGRAPHY Garrett Vercoe | Professor Pizarro | Mar. 25, 2018
UP-CLOSE AXONOMETRIC 1:50
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SECTION
AN URBAN TOPOGRAPHY
1 0’
5’
42 ’
1 / 25 ” = 1’ 0 ”
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ELEVATION AND DIAGRAMS
1/25” = 1’0”
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EXPLODED AXONOMETRIC
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PLAN
AN URBAN TOPOGRAPHY
160’
5’ 10’
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URBAN TOPOGRAPHY - PLAN 1/25” = 1’-0”
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SE CTION
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TECHNICAL SECTION 1:50
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