Leigh Hardy Architecture Portfolio Fall 2023

MOTION

Elements of projects conveying motion

Wood Joinery: Connections Basswood Model Overlayed photgraphs conveying the full range of the model’s motion

Wood Joinery: Connections Sketch on Trace Paper Initial sketch of wood joinery project incorporating three pieces of wood joined by a central dowel and 2 interlocking pieces.

Wood Joinery: Connections Poplar wood joined with cherry wood dowel Overlayed photgraphs conveying wood joinery structure’s full range of motion

Collections Objects: Clock Pencil Side view (bottom left), Front view (right), Detailed view of clock hands (top left) Drawings conveying each part of a gold clock

Visualizing Motion: Ice Skating Axle Jump Pen on Trace Paper Drawings of each arm movement in an ice skating axle jump

Visualizing Motion: Ice Skating Axle Jump Watercolor Painting conveying the overall motion

Visualizing Motion: Ice Skating Axle Jump Pencil (left), photographs and pencil (right) Drawing overlaying each arm movement (left) overlayed with stills of the arm motion (right)

Visualizing Motion: Ice Skating Axle Jump Pencil on newsprint, photograph Overlayed arm movement stills overlayed with pencil drawings conveying the overall motion

Visualizing Motion: Ice Skating Axle Jump Photograph of Basswood Model Photograph conveying the overall arm motion

INTERSECTION Elements of projects conveying intersection

Wood Joinery: Connections Project Poster Axonometric drawing overlaid with the words additive and integral, describing each joint in the structure

Wood Joinery: Connections Photograph Photograph of second wood joinery structure incorporating a piece of poplar wood screwed into an aluminum U-channel intersected by a piece of plexiglass

Creating Spaces: Intersection and Openings Pencil (left), Colored pencil, pen & pencil on Trace (right) Axonometric drawing of model creating space utilizing 5 intersecting planes and 3 light openings and 6 linear wood elements

Creating Spaces: Intersection and Openings Pencil (left), Colored pencil, pen & pencil on Trace (right) Axonometric drawing of model creating space utilizing 5 intersecting planes and 3 light openings and 6 linear wood elements

Creating Spaces: Intersection and Openings Pencil (left), Colored pencil, pen & pencil on Trace (right) Axonometric drawing of model creating space utilizing 5 intersecting planes and 3 light openings and 15 linear wood elements

Creating Spaces: Intersection and Openings Photograph of chipboard model Photograph of model emphasizing the ground plane space, with linear elements providing additional covered area

Creating Spaces: Intersection and Openings Project Poster Axonometric drawing overlaid with text conveying the projects purpose to create space using intersecting planes, volumes and linear elements

Paper Constructions Bristol Paper Folded paper tucked into central slot created with an X-acto blade, conveying paper’s strength and structure

Collections Objects: Golden Coin Pencil drawing Front view (bottom left), Side view (top), Back view (bottom right) Drawings of each part of coin conveying its overall structure

Visualizing Motion: Ice Skating Axle Jump Photograph of Basswood Model Model conveying overall ice skating axle jump motion

ONE TO MANY Elements of projects conveying “one to many”

Visualizing Motion: Ice Skating Axle Jump Arm Motion Photograph of Basswood Model Photograph model conveying overall ice skating axle jump arm motion

Peppers Pencil on Newsprint Paper Drawing of pepper

Peppers Pencil, Pen and Colored Pencil on Newsprint Paper Color Meditation (top left), and drawings of a pepper top conveying its curvature and abstracted structural components

Wire Structures Photograph Black and Rose Gold Anodized Wire Photograph of two cantilevered wire constructions, joined by a piece of wire nested together; conveying wire’s ability to create structure

Wood Joinery: Connections Axonometric Drawing Scaled axonometric drawing of wood joinery project

TRANSPARENCY Elements of projects conveying transparency

Wood Joinery: Connections Photograph of Axonometric Drawing and Project Poster Photograph of central dowel connecting three pieces of poplar wood and plexiglass piece; displaying the transparent properties of plexiglass

Wire Structures Watercolor and Pen Pen drawing overlayed with watercolor to demonstrate both the structural and bending properties of wire

Collection Objects: Hair Clip Pencil Side view (bottom left), Pin Detail (top left), Front view (top right), and axonometric drawing (bottom right) conveying each part of the hair clips design