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Productive Mis readings p. 09 Super Block p. 17 6th St. Dam p. 25 Urban Farm p. 35

Michael Woodruff MArch1 Portfolio 2010-13

Southern California Institute of Architecture

Theater in the Round p. 45 Secret Stacks p. 53 Speculative Draw ing p. 61 Solid Veneer p. 68 Digital Signature p. 76 Magnitude Without Mass p. 84 Design Documents p. 94 Tempering the Environment p. 96 Lovell Beach House p. 100

contents:

p. 04 Preface Design Studio p. 06 Portal Coil p. 16 Productive Misreadings p. 24 Super Block p. 38 6th St. Dam p. 48 Urban Farm p. 58 Theater in the Round p. 62 Graphic Novel Library Visual Studies p. 70 Solid Veneer

Applied Studies p. 78 Magnitude Without Mass p. 88 Design Documents

Michael Woodruff MArch1 SCI-Arc Los Angeles, CA 1647 W 11th St, Apt 305 Los Angeles CA 90015 mwoodruff21@gmail.com

zeitgeist

As critical discourse has steered the role of architecture away from specific dictums such as Classicism and Functionalism, it has redirected the practice to assume many different, more subjective roles. We are now aware that it is unwise to assume that good architecture can be produced by following a set of fixed rules in order to achieve a specific outcome. It is the goal of architecture today to meet the demands that are unique to each individual project, with the intention of capturing the zeitgeist within a form building concept. Given that the spirit of the times is in constant flux, architecture is also in constant flux. Architecture is a reactionary discipline. Advancement in architecture is dependent on the notion that current ideologies or truths must be questioned in order to create something new and relevant. Especially since the advent of postmodernism, a building is created as an answer, a possible solution to a previous building, body of work, or architectural theory. While architecture may have many objectives that are subject to change, its role in society will remain both a result of, and a catalyst for, cultural progression. Architecture will remain exciting as long as architects continue to seek new truths and create different solutions. This portfolio serves as a medium to express the development of select projects completed at SCI-Arc. Each conclusion a solution to a specific set of problems, in other words, a materialization resultant from the inherent properties of the task at hand.

Portal Coil Thesis

Instructor: Peter Zellner

The traditional model for designing a city mandates that “buildings go in a city.” This thesis asks, “how do you put the city in a building?” As Los Angeles’ population continues to grow and densify the city, new buildings must adapt to meet new needs in a way that modernist buildings, particularly towers, do not. To incorporate urban space into a building, it is helpful to understand the city as a series of destinations. The proximity of these destinations and the movement between them determines the way we interact, share experiences and information. It is the responsibility of urban architecture to mitigate the impact of the city on our environment whilst fostering human interaction, and therefore the application of urban space at the building scale is necessary. This thesis seeks to explore new possibilities for the design of a tower, considering the relationship of circulation and structure as a means to create spaces appropriate for our interconnected society (urban space). This project adapts a helix model (ref.

Kurokawa Helix City 1961) to the design of the contemporary tower: the concept is to house the city in a helical megastructure and wrap the circulation within it. The inherent infrastructural properties of the helix provide a viable model for vertically housing the network of a contemporary city. Moreover, the linear urban space of L.A., in the form of its boulevards, lends itself well to a helical configuration, the line becomes the spiral and space changes drastically. A technique for rippling the facade in relation to the city and adjacent exterior conditions along with the development of helical circulation paths, and interior voids will provide the basis for the design of a tower that will re-figure the ground in the sky. The tower will be designed for the site of 5900 Wilshire, across the street from LACMA. Development of the L.A. boulevard has provided Angelinos with a clear, efficient path to its cultural, commercial, civic institutions and landmarks. As the city continues to develop, the stubborn horizontal landscape will necessarily concede to a vertical one, giving rise to the advantages of a dense, integrated society.

3GC

DS1121: Thesis

Instructor: Peter Zellner

Portal Coil

3GC

DS1121: Thesis

Instructor: Peter Zellner

Portal Coil

SPAULDING

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WILSHI RE BLVD

GEN ESE E A VE

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DS1121: Thesis

Instructor: Peter Zellner

Portal Coil

3GC

DS1121: Thesis

Instructor: Peter Zellner

Portal Coil

Productive Misreadings DS4000: Vertical Studio

Instructor: Andrew Zago

The urge to quantify architecture’s efficacy in shaping the politics of life is both beguiling and elusive. We sense that a relationship exists but don’t know how to measure it. That efficacy was invoked by Winston Churchill when he observed: “We shape our buildings; thereafter they shape us.” Architecture’s impact is diffuse, but persistent. And as Churchill’s observation implies, it may be emancipating but may also be stultifuing and oppressive. This studio takes as its assumption that the shape or form of a building is a political act, and that the application of advanced architectural techniques to a project may generate novel and progressive political outcomes. - Andrew Zago Location: Philadelphia, PA (Downtown) Program: Gallery 5,700sq ft Exhibition 1,619sq ft Library 1,700sq ft Foyer 1,000sq ft Offices & Admin 500sq ft Cafe 700sq ft Support 1,000sq ft Total 32,000sq ft

This project was conceived as a response to the controversial building of the new Barnes Foundation museum in Philadelphia. The new museum was designed a semifaithful replica of the original landmark building based on the assumption that the priceless art collection within was to be view a specific way. Of course, as is the case with all replicas, the new museum is a perversion of the original intent. This is where my design picks up, based on the assumption that, if a new building must be built, the perversion should be the focus. Using techniques that question the given notion of perception, an entirely new space

3GA

DS4000: Vertical Studio

Instructor: Andrew Zago

Barnes Foundation

3GA

DS4000: Vertical Studio

Instructor: Andrew Zago

Barnes Foundation

3GA

DS4000: Vertical Studio

Instructor: Andrew Zago

Barnes Foundation

Super Block DS1121: Arch. Intervention

Instructor: Ramiro Diaz-Granados

As a typological problem, housing has a rich genealogy that spans from the pre-industrial revolution to today. From flats, tenements, and row houses to apartments and lofts, urban housing is a generic program type that requires the calibration of internal logistics. It must address issues such as unit-to-whole, private vs. shared space, outdoor space, access to light and air, acoustics, repetition, circulation, etc. In turn, the organization and articulation of these attributes contributes to the urban effects that are produced in terms of massing, porosity, legibility, frontality, connectivity etc. In a sense, it is a parametric problem of the utmost, where local and global relations are intricately linked. - Ramiro Diaz-Granados

Location: Chicago, IL. (Greektown) Program: Units: 1,200sq ft Admin 1,200sq ft Library 10,800sq ft Archives 1,000sq ft Support 800sq ft Total 15,000sq ft

Super Block establishes a presence within the Chicago urban fabric by encompassing the full site footpfint, an entire city block. As a way of negotiating from urban conditions to local conditions, continuous surfaces are used to morph the urban landscape into the building infrastructure, organizing the project in to a sheared Lshaped ring. Activity is encouraged around the perimeter by lifting the units off the ground creating pedestrian arcades that circulate around the retail ground floor. Once drawn in by the ground floor condition, one may choose to ascend to the central terraced park space or simply go straight to one’s unit.

SITE PLAN Data:

2GB

# of units: 242 DS1121: # of stories: 12 Units sq. ft.: 217,800 Common Area sq. ft.: 93,600 F.A.R.: 2.55 Height(s): 120’

Arch. Intervention

Common Area

Instructor: Ramiro Diaz-Granados Cores

# of units: 241 # of stories: 12 Units sq. ft.: 216,900 Common Area sq. ft.: 127,800 F.A.R.: 2.83 Height(s): 120’

SITE ISOMETRIC Data:

Chicago Housing MASSING PARTI: PERIMETER BLOCK ITERATION 1: SHEARING STUDENT: MIKE WOODRUFF

SITE PLAN Data:

Housing Units

# of units: 324 # of stories: 12 Units sq. ft.: 291,60 Common Area sq. ft F.A.R.: 3.14 Height(s): 120’

SITE ISOMETRIC Data:

Common Area Cores MASSING PARTI: PERIMETER BLOCK ITERATION 1: SPLIT STUDENT: MIKE WOODRUFF

# of units: 346 # of stories: 12 Units sq. ft.: 311,400 Common Area sq. ft F.A.R.: 3.10 Height(s): 120’

UNIT TYPE: Loft - 1br., 2 story 1,000 sq ft.

UNIT TYPE:

studio - 1br. 650 sq ft.

Loft - 1br., 2 story 1,000 sq ft.

studio - 1br. 650 sq ft.

LVL. 2

UNIT TYPE:

LVL. 4 LVL. 4

LVL. 3

SERIAL PLANS SCALE = 1: 1,000

UNIT TYPE:

double - 2br. 1,100 sq. ft

single - 1br. 800 sq. ft.

loft - 2br. 1,200 sq ft.

double - 2br. 1,100 sq. ft

LVL. 3 LVL. 2

SERIAL PLANS SCALE = 1: 1,000

UNIT TYPE:

double - 2br. 1,100 sq. ft

single - 1br. 800 sq. ft.

UNIT TYPE: studio - 1br. 650 sq ft.

UNIT TYPE:

single - 1br. 800 sq. ft.

studio - 1br. 650 sq ft.

UNIT TYPE:

UNIT TYPE: UNIT TYPE: Loft - 1br., 2 story 1,000 sq ft.

loft - 2br. 1,200 sq ft.

CIRCULATION

LVL. 2

SERIAL PLANS SCALE = 1: 1,000

LVL. 2

LVL. 3

LVL. 4

LVL. 5

LVL. 6

LVL. 5

SERIAL PLANS SCALE = 1: 1,000

STRUCTURE

LVL. 6

LVL. 7, 9, 11

2GB

DS1121: Arch. Intervention

Instructor: Ramiro Diaz-Granados

Chicago Housing

MORPHOLOGY MORPHOLOGY

MORPHOLOGY

MORPHOLOGY MORPHOLOGY

AERA NOMMOC / KRAP

AERA NOMMOC ROODNI

+ 103’

Morgan

Sangamon

Jackson

Van Buren

SITE PLAN SCALE = 1:1000

2GB

DS1121: Arch. Intervention

Instructor: Ramiro Diaz-Granados

Chicago Housing

A TYPICAL UNIT FLOOR PLAN SCALE = 1: 200

UNIT TYPE:

Loft - 1br., 2 story 1,000 sq ft.

UNIT TYPE:

studio - 1br. 650 sq ft.

UNIT TYPE:

single - 1br. 800 sq. ft.

UNIT TYPE:

single - 1br. 800 sq. ft.

studio - 1br. 650 sq ft.

LVL. 3

studio - 1br. 650 sq ft.

UNIT TYPE:

UNIT TYPE: double - 2br. 1,100 sq. ft

UNIT TYPE:

double - 2br. 1,100 sq. ft

single - 1br. 800 sq. ft.

LVL. 4

UNIT TYPE: loft - 2br. 1,200 sq ft.

LVL. 5

LVL. 2

LVL. 3

SERIAL PLANS SCALE = 1: 1,000

LVL. 4

LVL. 6

LVL. 5

LVL. 2

LVL. 4

LVL. 3

SERIAL PLANS SCALE = 1: 1,000

LVL. 5

LVL. 6 LVL. 3

LVL. 4

LVL. 7, 9, 11

LVL. 5

2GB

DS1121: Arch. Intervention

Instructor: Ramiro Diaz-Granados

Chicago Housing

TRANSVERSE SECTION BB SCALE = 1: 200

2GB

NORTHWEST ELEVATION SCALE = 1: 200

DS1121: Arch. Intervention

Instructor: Ramiro Diaz-Granados

Chicago Housing

2GB

DS1121: Arch. Intervention

Instructor: Ramiro Diaz-Granados

Chicago Housing

6th Street Dam DS4000: Vertical Studio

Instructor: Eric Owen Moss Johannes Beck, Magenta Pinruethai, Michael Woodruff

Is the bridge an archetype, is it a generic proposition, or is it entirely unique to the particulars of the site area? Is it a social unifier that admixes the two very distinct social conditions on either bank, a simple connection between two disparate urban venues, a project that emphasizes the distinctions between the Hispanic side and the Anglo side, a building project in itself, a unique environmental opportunity to address both the river and the crossing, a symbol of the Los Angeles to come or a symbol of the Los Angeles that was, or a manifestation of sophisticated structural technique? - Eric Owen Moss

Location: Los Angeles, CA (LA River) Program: Dam/Hydro 5,700sq ft Museum 1,619sq ft Housing 1,700sq ft Retail 1,000sq ft Offices 500sq ft Park 700sq ft Total 32,000sq ft

Reconsidering what a bridge is and functions as, was at the core of this project. Instead of looking at the bridge as a means to get from A to B, the span of the bridge, particularly the zone over the river, was imagined to be the destination itself. As a result, the river was dammed to create a unique housing and commerce situation around the reservoir periphery and canal system, as well as to provide fresh water and electricity to the surrounding communities. The technique of subtracting from a mass of stacked units was developed to emulate the way in which water is blocked by sticks used in a beaver dam. Degrees of smoothing and subtraction were determined by programmatic criteria and relevant site conditions.

3GA

DS4000: Vertical Studio

6th St. Dam

Instructor: Eric-Owen Moss

4TH STREET DAM

BLACKWATER FROM DIRECTIONAL NEARBY INDUSTRIES

STAGING

6TH STREET DAM

AST

6TH STREE

RESIDENTIAL 4TH STREET DAM

4TH STREET DAM

WATER TREATMENT FACILITY

BLACKWATER FROM NEARBY INDUSTRIES 6TH STREET DAM

EA ST

STAGING

6TH STREET BRIDGE // DAM // MUSEUM

BOOLEAN

STAGING + DENSITY + DIRECTIONAL + SCALE SHIFT

STAGING + DENSITY

TR E

T4 EAS

STR

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FORCE FORCE

STAGING

REE

4 ST

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STAGING + DENSITY

STAGING + DENSITY + DIRECTIONAL + SCALE SHIFT

BOOLEAN

CONVENTIONAL STRUCTURE

INTERSECTED

SUPPORT FORCE

1. WATERTREATMENT 2. RESEARCH FACILTIES 3. RETAIL 4. HOUSING 5. PROMENADE 6. PARKING

EAST 6 STREET

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DS4000: Vertical Studio

EA S

NG FACILITIES

ST RE

6th St. Dam

Instructor: Eric-Owen Moss

CANALS MERGING WITH THE ARTSDISTRICT

WATERTREATMENT PLANT

ET TRE

T4S

EAS HYDRO PLANT

MUSEUM

PARKING & HOUSING FACILITIES CANALS MERGING WITH THE ARTSDISTRICT

WATERTREATMENT PLANT

EAST 6 STREET TRAFIC

WHIT HYDROPLANT

TIER

BLVD

HYDRO PLANT

HOUSING

OFFICES

RETAIL

WATER TREATMENT & LABS

MENT & LABS

RAILROAD

CAR TRAFIC THROUGH 4 TH ST DAM

PEDESTRIAN CAR TRAFIC THROUGH 6 TH ST. DAM

OFFICES

LAITNEDLISAEILRTA NIESD ISER NIETD ER LAITNEDISER YTILICAFYTTNIYLEITM TIA AEW FTETRM NEETTA M TRATERRETTRAEW TAW CILA FCETARN

MAD TEERTS HT4

YTILICAF TNEMTAERT RETAW

EGDIRB TEEGED R TIRSDBH EG IR TST4HT4 TTB E4ETRETESRH EGDIRB TEERTS HT4

MAD TEEM RTASM ATTD TST6HT6 DH E6ETRETESRH

MUESUMM/U /M M G//D IRAB//DTEE/G/ED R TIRSDBH S/U//M EG IR TST6HT6 ESUAUEDM /EM AM D TTB E6ETRETESRH

MAD TEEM RTASM ATTD TST6HT6 DH E6ETRETESRH

MAD TEERTS HT6

MUESUM // MAD // EGDIRB TEERTS HT6

RETAIL

TCIRTTSC ID A TIR CSTITRSRTID SID STSRTARA TCIRTSID STRA

MAD TEEM RTASM ATTD TST4HT4 DH E4ETRETESRH MAD TEERTS HT4 MORF REM TAOW BEW M RAEFLTRA TAKW RK FOCR CAKLCBALB SEIRTSUDSN ND SYETRBISFRRUTRAD SEEU ABEN EIIR N IW YNBIKRYCABAERLN M O TA SEIRTSUDNI YBRAEN

MAD TEEM RTASM ATTD TST4HT4 DH E4ETRETESRH

MAD TEERTS HT6

EGDIRB TEER TSDH EG IRTB6TEERTS HT6

EGDIRB TEERTS HT6 STHGISETH Y SHTEGHLIG IEBH EO H ELEYLOYBOB EGDIRB TEERTS HT6 STHGIEH ELYOB

WATER TREATMENT & LABS

RAILROAD

CAR TRAFIC THROUGH 4 TH ST DAM

HOUSING

LANOITCERID LANOITCERID LANOITCERID LANOITCERID

MUSEUM ECROF ECROF ECROF

PEDESTRIAN

ECROF ECROF

CAR TRAFIC THROUGH 6 TH ST. DAM

ECROF

PARKING & HOUSING FACILITIES ECROF

ECROF TROPPUESCROF TROPPUS ECROF TROPPUS ECROF TROPPUS

DETCESRETNI DETCESRETNI DETCESRETNI DETCESRETNI

HYDROPLANT

ERUTCURTS LAN OITTN EVRNTO C ERUETRCU URCTU S LASNLOAITNNOEITVN NEOVCNOC ERUTCURTS LANOITNEVNOC

NAELOOB

NAENLA OEOLBOOB NAELOOB

TFIHS ELACS +TLFAIH NOITCERID + YTOISITNCEEDR+ GNIGATS + GNIGATS TFIHS ELSAECLSA+CLSA+NLOAIN TCERID +IDYT+ISYNTEISDN+ED GNIGATS TFIHS ELACS + LANOITCERID + YTISNED + GNIGATS

YTISNED + GNIYGTAISTN S + GNIGATS YTISNED +ED GNIGATS YTISNED + GNIGATS

GNIGATS

GA NTIG GNIG S ATS GNIGATS

GNIGATS

GNIGGANTISGATS GNIGATS

STAGING + DENSITY

STAGING + DENSITY + DIRECTIONAL + SCALE SHIFT

BOOLEAN

CONVENTIONAL STRUCTURE

SUPPORT FORCE

INTERSECTED

1. WATERTREATMENT 2. RESEARCH FACILTIES 3. RETAIL 4. HOUSING 5. PROMENADE 6. PARKING

MUSEUM

2 PARKING & HOUSING FACILITIES

4 TRAFIC

HYDROPLANT

HOUSING

6 OFFICES

RETAIL

WATER TREATMENT & LABS

MUSEUM

PARKING & HOUSING FACILITIES CANALS MERGING WITH THE ARTSDISTRICT

WATERTREATMENT PLANT

TRAFIC

HYDROPLANT

HYDRO PLANT

HOUSING

OFFICES

RETAIL RETAIL

WATER TREATMENT & LABS

CAR TRAFIC THROU

HOUSING WATER TREATMENT & LABS

MUSEUM PARKING & HOUSING FACILITIES

HYDROPLANT

3GA

DS4000: Vertical Studio

6th ST BRIDGE

6th St. Dam

Instructor: Eric-Owen Moss

WILLOW ST CANAL

PALMETTO ST CANAL

4TH ST BRIDGE

3GA

DS4000: Vertical Studio

Instructor: Eric-Owen Moss

6th St. Dam

Urban Farm DS1100: Architecture Principles Instructor: Alexis Rochas

The twenty-first century has brounght us with new urban challenges. There has been a fundamental shift in the world population and its relationship to cities. Today, 50% of the world population lives in cities, and this number will continue to grow to 75% of the population living vertically in 2050. This accelerated trend offers a unique opportunity to study the ever changing relationship between environment, economy and inhabitation. This project investigates alternative modes of integrating potential agricultural practices within an urban environment.

Location: Los Angeles, CA (Arts District) Program: Restaurant - 2500 sq. ft. Farm - 5250 sq. ft. Agriculture Area - 2500 sq. ft. Apiculture Area - 1000 sq. ft. Fungiculture Area - 1500 sq ft. Total - 7750 sq. ft.

Whereas the majority of urban farm proposals are designed for largescale porduction, this project deals with the maximization of agricultural area within a compact site as a means to serve a small local community. A terraced slope system provides differntiated growth areas as well as a clear path from the front of the site to the restaurant. Not only do the slopes provide ample square footage for various crops, but they engage passers-by from the alley entrance and create a clear representation of the integration of agriculture within the urban fabric.

1GA

DS1100: Architecture Principles

Instructor: Alexis Rochas

Figure 1: Design Model Figure 2: Preliminary Program Model Figure 3: Terrace Study Model Figure 4: Ramp / Terrace System Figure 5: Final Design Model

Urban Farm

51 3

1GA

DS1100: Architecture Principles

Instructor: Alexis Rochas

2 1

Second Floor Plan

Continuous Section

Urban Farm

Third Floor Plan

1. Restaurant 2. Kitchen 3. Agriculture 4. Fungiculture 5. 2nd Floor Seating 6. Outdoor Seating

1GA

DS1100: Architecture Principles

Instructor: Alexis Rochas

Urban Farm

1GA

DS1100: Architecture Principles

Instructor: Alexis Rochas

Urban Farm

Theater in the Round DS1120: Synthetic Wholes Instructor: Devin Weiser Nicholas Barger, Michael Woodruff

The resonance or muteness that spaces for presentation --the auditoriums-- have within the elaboration of the architectural whole has shifted throughout history. Modern theaters privileged a transparent and often-functional approach to formal and programmatic organization, wherein a clear differentiation between spaces for presentation and those of representation was readable in both their elevation and plan. The Miami performing arts center explores the formal possibilities resultant from the theater in the round typology. Initial studies involved spatial exercises considering part to whole relationships between the auditorium

Location: Miami, FL. (South Beach) Program: Foyer: Grand Theater: MultiForm Theater: Experimental Theater: Offices & Admin: Restaurant: Dressing/Tech Rooms:

500sq m 1,250sq m 1,000sq m 600sq m 500sq m 800sq m 640sq m

Total 5,900sq m

spaces and public spaces. These studies produced grand ovoid lobbies that encircle the round auditoriums, allowing for a sense of community throughout the project. The beauty of the theater in the round is the shared experience within the auditorium. This project brings this idea to the public space by centering it within the forms and raising the plinth off of the ground to add to the spectacle and reestablish. the city context The kinetic formal relationships between the theaters and the plinth move users intuitively through the complex

2GA

DS1120: Synthetic Wholes

Instructor: Devyn Weiser

Performing Arts Center

Graphic Novel library DS1101: Arch. Prin. 2: Organizational Strategies Instructor: Margaret Griffin

The mission of the institution is to collect, preserve, educate, and display graphic novels. Every genre of the art is represented: animation, anime, cartoons, comic books, comic strips, gag cartoons, humorous illustration, illustration, political illustration, editorial cartoons, caricature, graphic novels, sports cartoons, and computer-generated art. Further, the Library demands that the collections are maintained in a provocative and dynamic environment appropriate to the study, display, conservation, and celebration of various examples of the idiom. It is the mission of the Library to promote the understanding and appreciation of Graphic

Location: New York City, NY (Nolita) Program: Lobby / Reception 1,200sq ft Admin 1,200sq ft Library 10,800sq ft Archives 1,000sq ft Support 800sq ft Total 15,000sq ft

Novels as well as to detail and discuss the artistic, cultural, and historical impact of what is one of the world’s most popular art forms. Graphic Novels have been instrumental in effecting significant dialogue on issues involving society, culture, philosophy, and politics. History has shown them to be instrumental in documenting--and interpreting--historic events and social change. Artistically, Graphic Novels are created at the highest levels by some of the world’s finest graphic illustrators and visual narrators. One goal of this building is to educate the public about Graphic Novels, how it is crafted, how it reflects history and how it progresses to the future.

1GB

DS1101: Organizational Strategies

Instructor: Margaret Griffin

Graphic Novel Library

books in the urban context

hovering mass in the urban context

The design concept behind the testing of the material properties is a single cellular form. The geometry of the model evolved from phases of flatness to rigidity and ultimately in to a folded surface with a diagonal bend on each face. oid void / non-void

books in the urban context

1GB

DS1101: Organizational Strategies

Instructor: Margaret Griffin

Graphic Novel Library

1GB

DS1101: Organizational Strategies

Instructor: Margaret Griffin

Graphic Novel Library

Solid Veneer VS4000: Advanced Computation Instructor: Florencia Pita

Nicholas Barger, Andrew Kragness, Karen Shueh, Michael Woodruff

This class focuses on the architectural evolution and transformation of surfaces becoming solids. In the last ten years, the discipline of architecture has perfected design strategies that have transformed the way we manipulate the design of buildings, new tools for design have allowed architects to morph, twist, fold abstract surfaces into complex buildings, the dominating has been that of the outer layer of a building mass, it’s surface enclosure. This class intends to engage design strategies that would allow for the further manipulation of the building enclosure by assuming a thick poche, one that will add a solid sense to the building mass. As a way of moving away from thin, continuous surfaces, we will investigate techniques that deal with mass, volume, material, and color.

As a means of investigation of the poche, grasshopper was used to formulate a packed polygonal mass. After acheiving a mass with a certain degree of complexity, the task was to rationalize its surfaces with ceramic tile. The tiles were custom design to a) fit the flat and conical surfaces of the mass b) maintain fidelity to the original renderings in terms of color and pattern. The realization that conical surfaces don’t mix well with flat tiles led to the investigation of tile orientation and layering to acheive desirable results. The optimal orientation of the diamond shaped tiles was attained to wrap and layer around the conical surfaces and also interlock on the flat tetrahedra surfaces.

2GA

The form is a result of a boolean split between two tessellated objects: one of a more triangular VS4000: Advanced Computation quality, and the other of a spherical form. The goal was to create a form that connoted both interior and exterior qualities. The resultant curvature surfaces are colored black, which oscillates between the appearance of a solid or void.

Andrew Kragness

Solid Veneer

Instructor: Florencia Pita Andrew Kragness

Karen Shueh

Nicholas Barger

Mike Woodruff

Karen Shueh

The form is a result of a boolean split between two tessellated objects: one of a more triangular quality, and the other of a spherical form. The goal was to create a form that connoted both interior and exterior qualities. The resultant curvature surfaces are colored black, which oscillates between the appearance of a solid or void.

Andrew Kragness

Karen Shueh

Nicholas Barger

Visual Studies (2GB): VS4120: Advanced Computation I SCI-Arc Semester: Fall 2011

Mike Woodruff

Visual Studies (2GB): VS4120: Advanced Computation I SCI-Arc Semester: Fall 2011

“Let’s take a closer look at that cherry tree. As it grows, it seeks its own regenerative abundance But this process is not singlepurpose. In fact, the tree’s growth sets in motion a number of positive effects.” - Cradle to Cradle 2 become Visual Studies VS4120: Advanced Computation I “It may now possible to(2GB): see that the gestalt interest in SCI-Arc Semester: Fall 2011 ambiguity is not merely arbitrary. The unstable, equivocal figureground phenomenon, whose fluctuations may be either sluggish or volatile, brings the supporting matrix, the field, into high prominence.” Transparency: Literal and Phenomenal...Part II

Visual Studies (2GB): VS4120: Advanced Computation I SCI-Arc Semester: Fall 2011

“It may n ambiguity ground p or volatile inence.”

Andrew Kragness

Karen Shueh

Nicholas Barger

Mike Woodruff

2 1 2 3 4

Visual Studies (2GB): VS4120: Advanced Computation I SCI-Arc Semester: Fall 2011

2GA

Nichoals Barger

VS4000: Advanced Computation

Andrew Kragness

Karen Shueh

Visual Studies (2GB): VS4120: Advanced Computation I SCI-Arc Semester: Fall 2011

Mike Woodruff

Instructor: Florencia Pita

Solid Veneer

2GA

VS4000: Advanced Computation

Instructor: Florencia Pita

Solid Veneer

Magnitude Without Mass AS3100: Tectonics, Materials & Properties Instructor: Rob Ley

Joe Brown, Hanyuan Chang, Talin Ebrahimi, Ziba Esmaelian, Malek Idriss, Laura Kwak, Francisco Martinez, Hope Pollonais, Jonathan Schnure, Michael Woodruff

Our proposal was to build a structure as big as steel sheet metal would allow, minimizing its weight by keeping the structural modules airy and open. In doing so, our group gained insight on the properties of the sheet metal and its behavior, mainly rigidity, once it was bent. The modules were bent at angles in order to make the top modules hover 6 feet over the ground, creating enclosure for someone to rest. The beginning of the fabrication phase consisted of measuring and cutting sheets of metal 8 feet long by one foot in width. Once the sheets were cut, they were bent at their respective angles in order to create a single closed module. Each module was closed by riveting its ends together, creating the oblique diamond shape. Once enough of the single modules were created, they were bolted together, matching their flat faces of similar triangular shape. The most important, and the most challenging, part of the fabrication process was

measuring the module angles correctly, insuring that the peices would fit together correctly. The overall form of the structure could not have been acheived without the correct measurement of the module angles. This process was continued untill the form bent over the ground the appropriate amount to provide enclosure. The next phase of fabrication involved moving the structure to its final resting place. While the structure was relatively light for its size, it did not have enough rigidity to move safely without the aid of a forklift. The rigidity of the structure was greatly enhanced once it was securely fastened to the ground. Interestingly, the structure maintained a level of fluidity when presure was applied.

1GB

AS3100: Tectonics, Materials & Principles

Instructor: Rob Ley

Magnitude w/o Mass

1GB

AS3100: Tectonics, Materials & Principles

Magnitude w/o Mass

Instructor: Rob Ley

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT PRODUCT PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT PRODUCT

MODULE BOLT LOCATION (FACET VARIES)

-5

" THREADED STEEL ROD TENSION STIFFENER AS REQUIRED)

b a

TYPICAL BOLTED FASTERNER LOCATIONS (3) - ALLOW MIN. 1/2" DISTANCE FROM EDGE/FOLD

5° 12

91 °

1" = 1'-0"

5° 12

91 °

TYPICAL BOLTED FASTERN (3) - ALLOW MIN. 1/2" D EDGE/FOLD

TYPICAL FACET BOLT LOCATION

TYPICAL FACET BOLT LOCATION 1" = 1'-0"

d ANGLES VARY

e f

ANGLES VARY

SCORE/FOLD LINE (MATCH MODULE ANGLE)

TYPICAL MODULE

NOTCH AS REQUIRED

RIVET LOCATION TYP. NOTCH AS REQUIRED

1" = 1'-0"

SCOR MODU

RIVET TYP.

d c 1' - 0"

EQ 8' - 0" SHEET

EQ e

a b

TYPICAL SCORE LINE

20.GA STEEL SHEET

RIVET LOCATION TYP.

PLATE CONNECTION AREA

h 2 1/4"

RIVET20.GA STEEL CONNECTOR PLATE LOCATION TYP. 2 1/4"

TYPICAL SCORE LINE

STEEL SCORE PATTERN 3/4" = 1'-0"

PLATE CONNECTION AREA

EQ EQ EQ EQ

11 1/4"

EQ EQ EQ EQ

20.GA STEEL SHEET 8' - 0" SHEET 11 1/4"

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT PRODUCT

1' - 0"

THREADED STEEL ROD TENSION STIFFENER AS REQUIRED)

20.GA S CONNEC

CONNECTOR PLATE 1 1/2" = 1'-0"

STEEL SCORE PATTERN

3/4" = 1'-0"

CONNECTOR PLATE 1 1/2" = 1'-0"

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT PRODUCT

TYPICAL MODULE 1" = 1'-0"

MODULE CONNECTOR PLATE (RIVETED) a

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT PRODUCT

-5

" 1/2 . MIN

MODULE CONNECTOR PLATE (RIVETED)

" 1/2 . MIN

MODULE BOLT LOCATION (FACET VARIES)

" -0

A1-4

UTODESK STUDENT PRODUCT

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT PRODUCT PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT PRODUCT

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK

T T

BOLT CONNECTOR TO STEEL MODULE BOLT CONNECTOR STUDENT PRODUCT TO STEEL MODULE

VIF VIF

BOLT CONNECTOR TO STEEL MODULE

5" PLATE ANCHOR DETAIL

T TYPICAL PERMANENT ANCHOR LOCATION

3/8" = 1'-0"

GROUND ANCHOR LOCATIONS 3/8" = 1'-0"

R1 R

9' -

1" '-1 R6

R 4' - 2"

0' 11 "

R 13 ' - 8"

BOLT CONNECTOR TO STEEL MODULE 2x10 PT BLOCKING

0" R1 9'

0' 11 "

TYPICAL ANCHOR/FOOT POINT REFERENCE TYPICAL ANCHOR/FOOT ONLY. POINT REFERENCE ONLY.

R 13 ' - 8"

1" '-1 R6

-6 R 13 " ' - 8" 0' - R 13' - 8" 1 FOOTING LOCATION DIAGRAM 1 " R R 10 5 3/8" = 1'-0" 9' ' - 6 - 11 " R " 9' -6 " T

MODULE 20.GA BEYOND STEEL PLATE

CONTIUOUS

WOOD WEDGE 2x6 PT WOOD PERMANENT MODULE ANCHOR DETAIL BLOCKING 1" = 1'-0" PERMANENT MODULE ANCHOR DETAIL

1" = 1'-0" 2x10 PT

BLOCKING

4 PLATE ANCHOR DETAIL 1 TEMPORARY ANCHOR DETAIL 2x6 PT WOOD

MODULE BEYOND

BOLT ANCHOR 1" = 1'-0" 1" = 1'-0"

CONTIUOUS WOOD WEDGE

BLOCKING

2x10 PT (T) = TEMPORARY ERECTION BLOCKING ANCHOR LOCATION BOLT 2x10ANCHORPT STEEL PROVIDE OVERSIZED WASHER BLOCKING BOLT ANCHOR

FOOTING LOCATION DIAGRAM ANCHOR LOCATIONS 3/8" = GROUND 3 1'-0" 3/8" = 1'-0"

STEEL MODULE BEYOND

TEMPORARY ANCHOR DETAIL

TYPICAL ANCHOR/FOOT POINT REFERENCE ONLY.

R1 R

9' -

0' 11 "

MODU BEYON MODULE BEYOND

A1-5CONTIUO

1" = 1'-0" BOLT ANCHOR 2x6 PT WOOD BLOCKING 2x6 PT WOOD BLOCKING

R 13 ' - 8"

A1-5

WOOD W CONTIUOUS WOOD WED

PERMANENT MODULE ANCHOR DETAIL 1" = 1'-0"

9' 0"

1" '-1 R6

R 4' - 2"

2x10 PT BLOCKING

MODULE

BEYOND TEMPORARY ANCHOR DETAIL 1" = 1'-0" CONTIUOUS TEMPORARY ANCHOR DETAIL WOOD WEDGE

BOLT ANCHOR 2x6 PT WOOD

1" = 1'-0" BLOCKING

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT PRODUCT PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT PRODUCT FOOTING LOCATION DIAGRAM 3/8" = 1'-0"

TEMPORARY ANCHOR DETAIL 1" = 1'-0"

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT PRODUCT

7' - 0" MAX

VIF

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT PRODUCT

3/8" = 1'-0"

STEEL MODULE BEYOND (ANGLE CONDITION)

BOLT 1" = 1'-0"ANCHOR

STRUCTURE SECTION

STEEL MODULE BEYOND

STEEL MO BEYOND STEEL MOD BEYOND

PERMANENT MODULE5"ANCHOR DETAIL(LENGTH VIF)

TYPICAL PERMANENT ANCHOR LOCATION

STEEL MODULE BEYOND

1" = 1'-0"

TYPICAL ANCHOR/FOOT POINT REFERENCE ONLY.

1" = 1'-0"

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT PRODUCT OVERSIZED WASHER PERMANENT MODULE ANCHOR DETAIL

PLATE ANCHOR DETAIL 1" = 1'-0"

(T) = TEMPORARY ERECTION TYPICAL PERMANENT ANCHOR LOCATION STEEL BOLT ANCHOR- PROVIDE ANCHOR LOCATION OVERSIZED WASHER TYPICAL PERMANENT ANCHOR DETAIL 4 PLATE 1" = 1'-0" ANCHOR LOCATION (T) = TEMPORARY ERECTION ANCHOR LOCATION STEEL BOLT PERMANENT (T) = TEMPORARYTYPICAL ERECTION ANCHOR- PROVIDE ANCHOR LOCATION ANCHOR LOCATION STEEL BOLT OVERSIZED WASHER (T) = TEMPORARY ERECTION ANCHOR- PROVIDE TYPICAL ANCHOR/FOOT ANCHOR LOCATION STEEL BOLT POINT REFERENCE OVERSIZED WASHER ANCHOR- PROVIDE ONLY.

GROUND ANCHOR LOCATIONS

20.GA STEEL PLATE (LENGTH VIF)

4 4PLATE ANCHOR DETAIL 1" = 1'-0"

LOCATION DIAGRAM 5 FOOTING 3/8" = 1'-0" 5 FOOTING LOCATION DIAGRAM 3/8" = 1'-0"

STEEL MODULE BEYOND (ANGLE CONDITION)

VIF

1" '-1 R6 1" '-1 R6

R 4' - 2" R 4' - 2"

3/8" = 1'-0"

20.GA STEEL PLATE (LENGTH VIF)

BOLT CONNECTOR TO STEEL MODULE

R 4' - 2"

GROUND ANCHOR LOCATIONS 3/8" = 1'-0" GROUND ANCHOR LOCATIONS

20.GA STEEL PL (LENGTH VIF) 20.GA STEEL PLAT (LENGTH VIF)

VIF

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT PRODUCT

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT PRODUCT PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT PRODUCT PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT PRODUCT

STEEL MODULE BEYOND (ANGLE CONDITION)

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT PRODUCT

STEEL MODULE BEYOND (ANGLE STEEL MODULE CONDITION) BEYOND (ANGLE CONDITION)

A1-5

1GB

AS3100: Tectonics, Materials & Principles

Instructor: Rob Ley

Magnitude w/o Mass

Design Development AS3122: Design Documents

Instructor: Herwig Baumgartner, Tom Wiscombe Roger Cortes, Daniel Massaro, Sonali Patel, Michael Woodruff

CO CA CA TX

ARCHITECTS

A THE JESUS CONSULTANTS NAME

DESIGN DEVELOPMENT ISSUE Jan. 12th 2010

client name client company

project name Miami, Florida I

3D CHUNK

2011-09-01

NONE

A9.2

CO CA CA TX ARCHITECTS

A THE JESUS CONSULTANTS NAME

DESIGN DEVELOPMENT ISSUE Jan. 12th 2010

client name client company

project name Miami, Florida I

SYMBOLS & CHUNK

J 2011-09-01

NONE

A9.3

2GB

AS3122: Design Documents

Instructor: Herwig Baumgartner

CO CA CA TX

ARCHITECTS

A THE JESUS CONSULTANTS NAME

DESIGN DEVELOPMENT ISSUE Jan. 12th 2010

client name client company

project name Miami, Florida I

LONGITUDNAL SECTION

2011-09-01

1/16"=1'-0"

A5.1

Magnitude w/o Mass