Studio I: Process Book

PROCESS BOOK

MICHELLE MARSHALL QUALIFYING DESIGN STUDIO INT 601-03 / FA15

TABLE OF CONTENTS F1.1: F1.2: F1.3: F2.1: F2.2: P1.1: P1.2: P2:

MASSING STUDY SPATIAL STUDY JOINT STUDY CATALOG: DISSECTION, OBSERVATION, & MAPPING 3D LINEAR STUDY ACTIVITY MAPPING PAVILION LIVE/WORK

F1.1: MASSING STUDY

SIDE ELEVATION NEGATIVE SPACE POCHE

FRONT ELEVATION NEGATIVE SPACE POCHE

F1.2: SPATIAL STUDY

CONTROL STUDY 01: POSITIVE SPACE

MOVEMENT DIRECTION IMPERFECTION ASYMMETRY

CONTROL STUDY 02: NEGATIVE SPACE

MODEL FRONT ELEVATION

Top Elevation MODEL RIGHT ELEVATION

WE WILL ALWAYS FIND IMPERFECTION IF WE LOOK FOR IT. WE WILL FIND GOOD IF WE LOOK FOR IT. Back Elevation

INSPIRATION: BEAUTIFUL IMPERFECTION

Negative Space Model Back Elevation

Negative Space Model Side Elevation

REDUCTION MODEL

REVISED REDUCTION MODEL

• BEND TO FIT • SENSE OF MOVEMENT • SENSE OF DIRECTION • SENSE OF PURPOSE • AIRPLANE • DIAGONAL

F1.3: JOINT STUDY

JOINT MODEL AND DRAWINGS

VERBS: TO GATHER - MAGNETIC, A UNIFIER TO SURROUND - ENVELOPE, KEEP TOGETHER, COMFORT

The joints between different materials and shapes and spaces are pretexts for generating texts. It is a sign of things to come. It achieves the change of conditions. It solves practical, social, historical & individual functions.

The gaps are a window into what is to come. They provoke curiosity. They gather attention.

A door is an invitation to gather: to be surrounded within its walls.

JOINT MATERIAL EXPLORATION

FOAM MODEL 1

FOAM MODEL 2

FOAM MODEL 3

FOAM MODEL 4

PAPER MODEL 1

PAPER MODEL 2

PAPER MODEL 3

PAPER MODEL 4

FINAL JOINT MODEL

JOINT MODEL DRAWINGS

Top Elevation

Front Elevation

Isometric Perspective

Side Elevation

F2.1: DISSECTION, OBSERVATION, & MAPPING

Stamping: 3 Methods were attempted Natural stamping, ink stamping and graphite. Ink was the most Successful.

Curve study: The interesting result was the irregularity of the longitudinal curve of each star point.

Decomposition: Difference of 1/16 inch Between first and last Photos Diagram 1: Inner structure of star formation was compared to center in each section Diagram 2: Circles were drawn using a radius of the center compared to the Exterior points of each section Diagram 3: Each section was drawn using scribble poche technique to Highlight light vs. Dark and Illustrate the depth of each Section

F2.2: 3D LINEAR STUDY

WIRE MODELS BASED ON INNER STAR DIAGRAM

WIRE MODEL 1

WIRE MODEL 2

WIRE MODEL 3

BASS MODELS BASED ON OUTER STAR DIAGRAM

BASS MODEL 1

BASS MODEL 1

BASS MODEL 1

STRING MODELS 1,2 & 3

LIGHT VS. DARK These models Represent the Diagram above in their depiction of the diversity in size, color & saturation of each section.

CONCEPT The focus is on the irregularity and centrality of the starfruit. It illustrates that no two points of the fruit have the same radius in respect to the center, neither are they regularly spaced. The Beauty of their unique placement around the core evokes a feeling of movement. The end points and the changing colors through decompostion are also referenced through the oxidation of the metal.

PROCESS SKETCHES AMPLIFICATION

OBFUSCATION

P1.1: ACTIVITY MAPPING

ACTIVITY MAPPING PLAN VIEW

DIAGRAM SET 1

DIAGRAM SET 2

DIAGRAM SET 3

DIAGRAM SET FINAL

KEY FACE (WHITE)

SHOULDERS (GREEN)

ARMS (PURPLE)

TORSO (RED)

HIPS (BLUE)

LEGS (YELLOW)

FEET (BLACK)

ACTIVITY MAPPING ELEVATION VIEW

DIAGRAM SET 1

DIAGRAM SET 2

DIAGRAM SET FINAL

KEY FACE (WHITE)

SHOULDERS (GREEN)

ARMS (PURPLE)

TORSO (RED)

HIPS (BLUE)

LEGS (YELLOW)

FEET (BLACK)

1:1 SCALE DIAGRAMS AND INSPIRATION

HEAD MOVEMENT

AFTER DUCHAMPT BY IDRIS KHAN

ARM MOVEMENT

AFTER TWOMBLY...ONE EVENING BY IDRIS KHAN

LEG MOVEMENT

MOTION STUDIES BY ETIENNE-JULES MAREY

FOOT MOVEMENT

DANCE DIAGRAM BY ANDY WARHOL

ACTIVITY MAPPING MODEL 1

MODEL INSPIRATION: SLAT DANCE BY OSKAR S RED AND BLUE CHAIR BY

POSITIVE SPACE

NEGATIVE SPACE

ACTIVITY MAPPING MODEL 2

SCHLEMMER AND GERRIT REITVELD

NEGATIVE SPACE

POSITIVE SPACE

P1.2: PAVILION

SITE ANALYSIS/OBSERVATION: Morgan Library KEY: Soft Edge

Intermediate Edge

Hard Edge

Abundance: • space • light • verticals • horizontals Lacking: • Harmony between the old and new • space for rest and reflection

Materiality of Spaces Inspired by the materials around it, Burnished Cherry Wood the pavilion incorporates elements from the Morgan library and from Renzo Piano’s three courtyard pavilions which join the original structures.

Granite

Tempered Safety Glass

CONCEPT RENZO PIANO CREATED A HUGE VOLUME OF SPACE AND LIGHT THAT BREAKS SHARPLY FROM THE DESIGN OF THE HISTORIC BUILDINGS THAT IT JOINS. THE PAVILION INTERRUPTS THIS VOLUME AND OFFERS A PLACE FOR PAUSE AND FOR ORIENTATION. IT SEEKS TO HARMONIZE THE OLD AND THE NEW

BY ALLOWING EXPLORATION OF THE TRANSITIONAL SPACE FROM VARIOUS HEIGHTS AND BY INTEGRATING COLOR AND TEXTURAL ELEMENTS FROM BOTH. ITS SHAPE PAYS HOMAGE TO BOTH THE VERTICALITY AND LINEARITY OF THE SPACES AS WELL AS THE DIAGONAL MOVEMENT OF SWINGING A BAT FROM LOW TO HIGH.

CONCEPT MODEL 1

CONCEPT MODEL 2

Inspired by Luis Barragan: Los Clubes

CONCEPT MODEL 3

Inspired by Mark Fornes: The Very Many

INSPIRATION

“The Couch” at IJburg tennis club: a sculptural red clubhouse

by Dutch architects MVRDV, Amsterdam

• Seating for approximately 200 spectators • Inside, the concrete construction is clad with wood, outside fully sealed with a hotsprayed polymer same color and texture as clay tennis courts.

• The roof dips down towards the south side, raised 7 meters towards the north, creating an informal tribune.

• The wide glass frontage allows extensive natural lighting and provides a view across the waters of the adjacent IJ-lake.

The New Whitney Museum By Renzo Piano

Peaceful Private Views Out Curtain Walls

SKETCH MODEL

FINAL MODEL

• INTERRUPTION: The location and stone wall and center staircase of the inserted pavilion are intended as an interruption of the cavernous space within the Morgan Library Pavilion.

• PAUSE AND ORIENTATION: The variety of seating options from different vantage points provides the opportunity to stop, to rest, and to get one’s bearings within the space.

• EXPLORATION AND APPRECIATION: During the pause, one can visually explore the interior and exterior from different heights, experiencing the harmony between the old and the new.

PAVILION SITUATION AND USAGE

• The inserted pavilion sits in proximity to the far curtain wall of Renzo Piano’s central pavilion, briefly overlapping onto the southern pavilion.

• Patrons can climb the central stairway and sit on side stairways to pause or to view the entire space from different levels as well as the exterior garden.

• At the back of the inserted pavilion are smaller stacked seating areas for rest and orientation • Patrons have options for varying levels of privacy in the vast space around them.

PLAN, SECTIONS AND ELEVATIONS

Plan

Section Front

Section Back

North Elevation

East Elevation

South Elevation

West Elevation

EAST SECTION

P2: LIVE/WORK P1.2: PAVILION

THE GARMENT • Entirely handmade in paper by Polish fashion designer Bea Szenfeld • Designer born in Poland in 1972, living in Sweden since childhood and graduated in 2002 from Beckmans College of Design • Known for her EXTRAVAGANT silhouettes and shapes, often displaying a breathtaking DYNAMIC structure and OVERSIZED proportions in ORGANIC and non-organic forms.

• Unique take on retro and secondhand materials; commissioned for artists such as Björk.

• Plays on HUMOR and VOLUME • Models are dressed in nude body suits and encased in a huge paper structure • Szenfeld has not used any form of 3D printing to create this collection • Uses simple cut-and-glue technique

THE CLIENT • Swedish artist who specializes in origami and white paper sculpting inspired by nature • Lives alone with guide dog who helps maneuver the streets because of garmet limitations • Obsessive, fastidious, perfectionist who works in white and hates smudges and fingerprints • Artist always wears protective gloves which have become a part of her daily attire • Runs workshops regular classes for people of all ages, not more than 5-10 at a time • No fixed schedule except during the class hours, attends various promotional events • Entertains friends and family often • Frequently travels internationally and displays collections and photographs from travels • Needs work and display space for projects that range from small decorative to human scale • Needs storage space for paper supplies for work and classes • Live/work space should embody unique magnificence with humble materials • Appreciate colorful environment where white artwork will stand out

THE MAQUETTE 600+ circles cut from paper plates at different radii. Wavy pieces were placed between each plate and threaded through their approximate center to create the appearance thickness and also allow for movement.

Base structure had to be sturdy using illustration board in order to support multiple suspended circle structures. Strong glue was used to affix the circles to the base.

This process led to a greater understanding of the structure of the garment and the skill, time and attention to materiality and detail required to complete a project like this.

More than fifty hand-cut circles of varying diameters are threaded through their centers and suspended on a knotted string to create one of more than fifty collections that are attached to the base structure.

Each collection of circles overlaps and interconnects with adjacent collections.

THE LOFT

Concrete ceiling beams

4pm light effects from south and west Abundance: • Windows • Light • City Views • Concrete • Steel/Iron • Hallway space • Open Space

Network of beams and pillars

Entrance hall with orange painted floor

Scarcity: • Foliage • High end finishes • Private Space

Concrete “pit” along window walls Steel casement windows

Painted concrete floor with light

THE BUILDING: 475 Kent Avenue, South Williamsburg Neighborhood:

Roof deck with graffiti

• Industrial Feel • Hasidic Jewish and Hispanic demographic • Influx of families and young people Abundance:

ACCESSIBILITY

• • • • • •

ANNUAL SOLAR PATH

Artists & Families Housing projects Warehouses Transportation Parks & playgrounds Graffiti

SUMMER

Apt. 10J

WINTER

Scarcity: • Streetscaping • Curb appeal • Pedestrian traffic Kent Ave • Upscale shops and services • • • • • •

Built 1911 Approximately 100 units Artist Lofts Former Pasta Factory (V. La Rosa) Converted to Artist lofts in 1998 Shared Roof Deck

SOUTH

EAST

N BROOKLYN WIND STATISTICS

THE PROGRAM • SPACE for transition and freedom of movement to accommodate the size of the garment.

• DESTINATIONS for rest, creativity and teaching, exhibition, and entertaining.

• Abundant STORAGE to place creative pieces and to simplify the space.

• Allowance for AIR FLOW and to reflect movement in the paper creations • DISPLAY for and personal items that are accessible and visible while wearing the garment.

• PRIVACY in the most light filled corner of the loft.

Inspired by the movement of the curtain and hanging chair in the wind, the shape of the ceiling takes its form from the dirction and strength of the wind throughout the space

tracks the fluid and irregular motion of the curtain in the wind shows the angle of the chair swing in the wind

THE CONCEPT

This project intends to create A SYMBIOSIS by responding to the shape of the structure and mimicking the flow of the WIND through the space.

It replicates elements of of the garment using a SUSPENDed and RADIATING ceiling that INTERCONNECTs with other design planes.

ARCHITECTURAL INSPIRATION SUSPEND

Smales Farm Technology Office Suspended Community Park, Auckland, NZ Library in China

Kunsthaus Bregenz by Peter Zumthor

LAYER/STACK

RADIATE Kengo Kuma, Workspace and Care, Osaka

Tunnel of Love, Ukraine

Farewell Building, Detroit

Cooling Tower of Abandoned Power Plant

CONCEPT MODEL 1

Suspend

CONCEPT MODEL 2

Radiate

CONCEPT MODEL 3 Suspended Radiation

CONCEPT MODEL 4 Suspended Radiation

SKETCH MODEL: SUSPENSION AND RADIATION

Above: Plan and section preliminary sketches Below: sketch model pieces placed in plan view

Hallway Sketch Model with suspended and stacked elements

COMPLETED PERSPECTIVES OF SKETCH MODEL

Top Left: View from north west window toward suspended bed platform Bottom Left: Fiew from North East Window toward west windows Top right: View from south west window toard hallway of stacked and radiating ceiling structure

THE DESIGN SOLUTION

Above: Initial sketches Below: Final iteration sketches

Iterations of final floor plan

FINAL LOFT MODEL

Shower and toilet space at the core of the loft.

Undulating ceiling treatment which begins at the top of the entrance door and rises to ceiling height at the end of the hall.

View from northeast corner of View from west winloft looking west to see bed dows toward hallway (through kitchen area). platform and core on the left.

View from northeast corner of loft with suspended work table that bisects the core wall. Suspended bed platform can be seen in the disance. Ceiling radiates from the octagonal center column and simultaneously undulates starting with large waves from the northwest corner of the loft. Waves become smaller following the direction and intensity of the wind as the ceiling treatment reaches the hallway at the south east corner of the loft.

Aerial view of the core without the ceiling treatment.

Suspended work table which disects the core wall Dressing Room

Shower Room

Suspended bed which disects the core wall

Sink and Vanity

Toilet Room

Suspended kitchen work station and seating which disects the core wall

A core that radiates from the center octagonal column and mimics the diagonals and lines of the interior wall.

Features include a dressing room, a shared double sink, separate toilet and rain shower rooms.

All surrounding functional furniture slices through the core and is suspended from the ceiling for additional support.

As one enters the loft space from the hallway, a rotating purple display wall is situated at the facing corner of the core structure. This wall is specifically designated to display and store the garment. As it rotates inward, the garment is concealed in the dressing room, which can be accessed on the opposit side of the core.

One of the most notable features of the proposed space is the ceiling treatment which radiates in undulating waves from the octagonal center column and covers the entire ceiling.

The waves are largest near the northwest corner as the sun and wind are both strongest from that corner and travel through the apartment at a virtual diagonal toward the south and east.

This answers the client’s need her environment to embody a unique magnificence made with humbile materials. Possible materials would be a light compressed cardboard in white, thin strips of flexible bamboo in a light shade or aluminum rods. This could allow for gentle movement in the wind.

Ultimately, the goal is to have the ceiling converge into the core walls in almost a funnel effect so they are a unified piece of work.

CEILING PLAN

The radiating pattern is spaced further as it reaches the hallway as both light and wind are more wanting in this particular space. To compensate, a linear skylight is placed along the east wall of the corridor for almost the entire length and the darkest areas.

Additionally, tiny pin downlights will be randomly disbursed and suspended from the ceiling to shine between the ceiling treatment and create a magical effect. The intention is to create suspense as one reaches the main loft space.

REFLECTED CEILING PLAN

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