Jason Brandes Portfolio

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to your right are the exercises given to the class which was to better understand a plan and section. the noli map of rome was the first drawing given to the class, which was created in 1748 and each student had to copy one of the peices given.

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morikami landscape gardens:

in coming up with my idea behind this contemplation pavillion i took great emphasis on a quote that one of the master designers of the landscape said, “ we exchange burden, boredom and despair for a more renewal, inspirational and hopeful state of mind. which is exactly what i hoped to accomplish.

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D E verglades project part 1 : S this sea of grass was a major underI taking in understanding the environment, such as the wet and dry seasons and incorG porating the programing of the given cliN ent which was for a musician. the musician 3

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that i was given was johann sabastian bach and in understanding his work i realized that in his music, known as the saprano tone which is the highest tone and then trickles done to a softer bass. so in my design i wanted to have different elevation changes that worked well with the tree

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D E verglades project part 2 : S the idea behind everglades part 2 in I addition to part one was to address Gthe issues of the envoirnment and what Ncomforts i could provide in this vast, humid site.

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miami beach: this project was assigned in order to house an aspiring architect and musician. i elected to pick le corbusier and johann sabastian bach. what i found most influential about the site is the night life and interaction that some of the buildings had with the pedestrians. i chose to persue more of an extraverted attitude towards how i minipulated the site. therefore i wanted people to interact and be able to expierence the professionals talents.

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what one sees here is a persepctive of the 2nd floor sliding windows, this was intended to greet the pedestrians on the ground level while they enjoy there laTte, were one gets at the first floor. this will let the musican display his/her music first hand and become popular around town.

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in taken on the wood analysis project to your left the idea behind my wood analysis was to try to control the dynamic qaulity that wood can prOvide. to your right is the effect to my wood analysis which takes great empphasis on the studio space which rest on a 30 foot wide canal.

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studio in the sun:

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The intention of the project is to create a permeable site that has a direct pedestrian acess to the beach. The open plan enables the ground floor that takes you through an industrial path. The experience through the building is divergent of public and private spaces. internal frame

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Modular Hotel: Miami Beach view to city

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view to beach

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view from lobby to beach

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Paula Rojas. Jason Brandes. Design 7. Professor Vermisso