Marc Washington_2021 First Year Studio Portfolio

FIRST-YEAR FALL 2021 PORTFOLIO MARC WASHINGTON

FOUNDATION STUDIO 1: ARCH 1016

“ I HEAR, I FORGET. I SEE, I REMEMBER. I DO, I UNDERSTAND. ” - CONFUCIUS “ I DRAW SO THAT I CAN SEE.” - CARLO SCARPA THIS COURSE DEVELOPS STUDENTS’ VISUAL THINKING ABILITY AND TO INTRODUCE SYSTEMS OF ARCHITECTURAL REPRESENTATION IN VARIOUS MEDIA. THROUGH THE INTRODUCTION TO CREATIVE PROBLEM-SOLVING AND PROJECT-BASED DESIGN EXERCISES, THE ROLE OF REPRESENTATION IS EMPHASIZED. THIS COURSE ALLOWS STUDENTS TO DEVELOP FORMIDABLE TECHNIQUES THAT WILL GUIDE THEM THROUGH THEIR FUTURE. THE IDEA OF: “ THE MORE YOU DO, THE BETTER YOU WILL UNDERSTAND. ” CREATES AN ATTITUDE TO HOW STUDENTS WILL DRAFT, CRAFT, AND PRESENT THEIR WORK.

CONTENTS

EXERCISE #I: POINT - LINE - PLANE EXERCISE #II: EXCAVATION - SITE / PATH /THRESHOLD EXERCISE #III: PLAN & SECTION DRAWINGS EXERCISE #IV: OCCUPIABLE WALLS EXERCISE #V: LIVING LIGHTHOUSE

EXERCISE #I: POINT - LINE - PLANE STUDENTS WILL EXPLORE THE WORLD AND HIGHLIGHT THE IDEAS OF POINT, LINE, AND PLANE. THROUGH SHAPES, OBJECTS, AND VISUALS. USING THESE IDEAS, PHOTO COMPOSITIONS WILL BE DOCUMENTED, MULTIPLE DRAWINGS TRANSLATIONS, AND MODEL TRANSLATIONS WILL BE MADE.

EXERCISE #I: POINT - LINE - PLANE | PHOTO COMPOSITIONS EXPLORE THE ENVIRONMENT CAPTURING VISUALLY STRONG COMPOSITIONS THAT SURPRISE, EXCITE, AND/OR INTRIGUE.

FINAL PHOTO COMPOSITIONS

EXERCISE I#: POINT - LINE - PLANE

EXERCISE #I: POINT - LINE - PLANE | DRAWING COMPOSITIONS ITERATION, ABSTRACTION, AND RECURSION IS THE FOCUS OF THESE TRANSLATIONS. USING THE PHOTO COMPOSITIONS OVERLAP THEIR ELEMENTS TO CREATE A SERIES OF SPATIAL RELATIONS, RELATIONSHIPS, AND FORMS OF SHAPES.

FINAL DRAWINGS

EXERCISE #I: POINT - LINE - PLANE

EXERCISE #I: POINT - LINE - PLANE | MODEL TRANSLATION USING THE DRAWING TRANSLATIONS CREATE A THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODEL THAT HIGHLIGHTS THE ABSTRACTED COMPONENTS. EXPLORE AND DISCOVER FORMS, SHAPES, AND POSSIBILITIES USING THE “ SCORE - AND - FOLD TECHNIQUE ”, THE USE OF GLUE, TAPE, OR ANY ADHESIVE IS PROHIBITED.

FINAL MODEL

FINAL MODEL DRAWINGS

EXERCISE #II: EXCAVATION - SITE / PATH /THRESHOLD THE SITE IS A “ GENERATING FORCE ” FOR THE PRODUCTION OF ARCHITECTURE. SITES HAVE QUANTITIES AND QUALITIES. BOTH OPERATING AS THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE BEGINNING OF THE PROJECT AND ESTABLISHING CRITICAL RELATIONSHIPS AND HIERARCHIES. USING ONLY THE COMPONENTS IN THE SITE, EXCAVATE, AND DESIGN SPACES OF CIRCULATION, HIERARCHY, AND EXPERIENCE.

FINAL MODEL

FINAL MODEL

EXERCISE #III: EXCAVATION - SITE / PATH /THRESHOLD STUDENTS WILL USE THE FINAL MODEL FROM EXERCISE #II: EXCAVATION TO CREATE ORTHOGRAPHIC DRAWINGS (THE PLAN, A SECTION, AND AN ELEVATION). ILLUSTRATE AN UNDERSTANDING OF LINE WEIGHTS, DIFFERENT TYPES OF LINES AND RELATIONS BETWEEN THE SPACES.

FINAL DRAWINGS

EXERCISE #III: EXCAVATION - SITE / PATH /THRESHOLD

FINAL DRAWINGS

EXERCISE #IV: OCCUPIABLE WALLS USING A KIT OF PARTS, ORGANIZE A LIVABLE SPACE THAT RESPONDS TO THE LIMITED PROGRAM POSSIBILITIES OF THE PARALLEL WALLS. THE 16 FEET TALL WALLS WILL BE LOCATED 16 FEET APART BETWEEN THE ENGINEER’S BOOKSTORE AND THE ROXY HOTEL. UNDERSTANDING CIRCULATION, PRIVACY SPACES, AND THE EFFECTS FROM LIGHTING AND VIEWS, WILL DICTATE HOW STUDENTS WILL ORGANIZE THEIR CREATION.

FINAL MODEL

EXERCISE #IV: OCCUPIABLE WALLS

FINAL DRAWING & MODEL

EXERCISE #IV: OCCUPIABLE WALLS

FINAL MODEL DRAWINGS

EXERCISE #V: LIVING LIGHTHOUSE THE LIVING LIGHTHOUSE IS A CONTINUATION ON THE OCCUPIABLE WALLS EXERCISE. ABSTRACTING THE FINAL MODEL OF EXERCISE #IV, WILL DIRECT HOW THE LIVING SPACE WILL BE CONSTRUCTED. ADDITIONALLY, USING THE IDEAS PRESENTED IN THE PREVIOUS ASSIGNMENTS BUILT THE DESIRE TO REFINE THOSE FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS TO CREATE AN ARCHITECTURALLY SOUND SPACE.

FINAL MODEL

EXERCISE #V: LIVING LIGHTHOUSE

EXERCISE #V: LIVING LIGHTHOUSE

FINAL DRAWINGS

EXERCISE #V: LIVING LIGHTHOUSE

FINAL DRAWINGS

FIRST-YEAR FALL 2021 PORTFOLIO MARC WASHINGTON