eccentric ground: nike store drawings, and the places they’ve been
totem of the right angle
shaker earth theater
nature pavilion
professor
regina summers spring 2022
deep space model
The project began as an exploration of Boris Tellegen’s work with layering geometric shapes to create interesting spatial conditions that facilitate curiosity through complexity and depth. Cracks and crevices spur the viewer to move their head around to gain an understanding of his work. The design seen here focuses on how the lines of Tellegen’s geometries “skew” towards the corners of the form.
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site with the midterm spatial insert
midterm insertion
The midterm insertion focuses on a study of how light can be used to inspire curiosity as well as how the lower levels of the site can be used as bridges, pathways, gardens and more to create a space for people to inhabit. The pieces are attached to a shell created of folded elements that derive from the elevation of different pieces of the site.
As the site evolved through the creation of new levels, the spatial insertion used for public life was formed. The design takes on the average angle of the landscape’s four mother layers. (29.4925 degrees) before leveling off at the top. Perforations are then created with long parallelagrams removed from the geometry, the same method that was used for the original site. Long thin rectilinear pieces are then run perpendicular through the frame to create thin voids that allow light through. The height of each piece is randomised so that as a person moves through the space, different windows appear and disapear. This creates a sense of privacy while allowing for interesting light conditions to emerge depending on where a person is located.
The insertion contains a food preperation and dining space, living space, and sun room on the upper floor. on the lower floor, a gallery and library sit for public viewing of both of artworks. It is also designed as a much more complex and intricate structure, contrasting with the smoother and simpler geometries of the underground private space.
axonometric of the insertion
render depicting dynamic spatial lighting: gallery, daytime, room looking into the lower gallery. perspective of the main
daytime, and night time lighting. perspective of the dining main staircase.
in using grasshopper to generate representational imagery of surfaces.
disruptive continuity
Disruptive Continuity seeks to utilize the formal logic of objects, surfaces, and vectors through a parametric workflow. The resulting output seeks to experiment in an architectural form finding context.
The following pages contain results from a rigourous process of creative experimentation to produce new spatial narratives. Outcomes purposefully designed to embrace the discomfort that can naturally come from joyous clashing.
36 parametric iterations +
eccentric ground: nike store
drawing possible storage configurations and experiences.
In a world ravaged by toxic consumerism propagated from the effects of late stage capitalism and the ever increasing role of online retail in pop culture, what does designing a physical store for an international corporation entail?
The Nike store is a satirical commentary. a theater that plays host to the consumer and the consumed, articulating the systems and operations that lie in between both.
Automated storage linked by visible conveyors take incoming stock to their destination on the showroom floor is in view for all to see. Emphasizing the sheer volume of storage that exists in a store of this size also in eyeshot of the customer. From the outside, the store is put on view for bystanders who pass by to see. One consumes a consumer consuming. But as one enters the store, such transparency quickly gives way to reflective panes. A one way glass system isolates those in its interior. You are being seen by that which you can no longer see.
unrolled chunk drawing exploring a user interface system.
test render of a form and a timeline of iterations
interior render of a one way mirrored showroom floor and an interior render of storage, showroom, and circulation combined
transport
chair design that can be utilized at a transportation hub. the design maximizes use for both those who would like to sit or lean on its backing instead.
drawings, and the places they’ve been
“perry’s house” wooden box, flourescent light, steel railing, and wood saw 3D scans.
“dancing like otl aicher” iron beam, metal staircase, and wooden sluice table 3D scans.
“drawings, and the places they’ve been” is an excerpt from my summer research fellowship project “Propagating Digitality: Tools for The Neural Future”, Patrick Danahy’s workshop series “Gesture and Craft”, and personal drawing explorations. The drawings in this set are created with objects that all come from an inherent place in the real world environment. Items from wood boxes to statues by Michelangelo collide together in unique and unexpected combinations that challenge our original notions of what the initial object was. This ongoing series uses 3D scanning software like LumaAI, ZBrush, and Midjourney to generate a library of objects and images that are assembled into a speculative conversation on form-finding and physical/ digital contexts.
“valkyrie
as she” ammo crate, jerrycan, and metal pallet rack 3D scans.
“hum.mingbird garden” metal drum, railing, steel beam, and railcart 3D scans. midjourney images utilized like traditional “stock” imagery.
“spinning” iron beam, car exhaust, metal railing, and bulkhead light 3D scans. midjourney images utilized like traditional “stock” imagery.
“intransigent” disruptive continuity model as drawing. midjourney images utilized like traditional “stock” imagery.
“faux cloud” rhino model interpolated by midjourney to generate “point cloud” images that are than composited together in photoshop.
craft drawings” workshop led by patrick danahy of ball state baroque statues compiled together in zbrush.
iron bar, canvas, and plywood
3d scan that is imported and reinterpreted using cinema4d and rhino.
photogrammetry scanning
professor
jordan hines spring 2023
totem of the right angle
utilizing rhino sub-d and grasshopper scripts to explore fantasy totem creation.
shaker earth theater
The Shaker Earth Theater conceptualizes prarie interaction and viewing through a built nature center that interprets weather. Sun, wind, and rain are all perceived through their prescence in a sunken limestone structure that seeks to enhance the sensory experiences of the elements.
The project started with site analysis interpreting the kinetics of the site that was then transformed into a above ground sensory structure. Through iterative processes, this was transformed into the underground center that it is today.
recorded frame by frame footage overlayed onto itself to study the movement of prarie grasses.
particle simulation drawing showing rain runoff over site topography.
conceptual site analysis sketch and its coinciding sensory structure used at the midterm.
prarie render
rain gallery: bringing outside elements into framed experiences.
post-midterm sketches of intimate weather stations. how can one experience such a thing?
initial underground form studies.
perspectives from the earth gallery + hall to view.
pike system
professor
matthew brooks
fall 2022
The Pike System is a 3 pronged elevated moving walkway system that enables a protected and expedited method of travel for people on the University of Kentucky’s campus.
The design observes the forms of the site’s historical use as a railroad siding and utilizes the facades and landmarks of its industrial context as precedent for a future form.
Industry has brought out the truth that humans are reluctant to change. The disposition to complacently sit by as old practice harms our surrounding environment is met with inaction. The Pike System’s hub reflects this notion that we are rooted in tendency through designing circulation patterns throughout the space that reflect our hypnotic attraction to inaction.
Initial site analysis involved making a 6”x80” collage to mimic the long and slender shape of the site. Previous are two clippings of the whole collage as well as drawings that were made by tracing collage elements to develop three dimensional space.
southwest and southeast sections of the central transport hub.
starting from lowest to highest.
nature pavilion
professor jill leckner
fall 2021
In my studies, I explored aggregation via arrays to generate repetition and complex forms. In these studies, I arrayed timber modules of similar size on a curve at different heights and in differing amounts. The overall idea was to use the array’s gaps of space to create a pavilion that encourages people to move around it, to gain different vantage points of the interior and exterior. Viewing the pavilion from different locations will create varied visual effects, such as walls of the pavilion appearing transparent or solid.
