UNDERGRADUATE PORTFOLIO 2023
VIVIAN METHENY
EMBASSY OF THAILAND
WASHINGTON, D.C.
THIS STUDIO PROJECT CONSIDERED DESIGNING WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF WASHINGTON D.C. WHILE STILL ALLOWING THE BUILDING TO REFLECT THE ARCHITECTURAL VERNACULAR OF THE CHOSEN COUNTRY, THAILAND. WE STUDIED PRECEDENTS AROUND THE WORLD AS WELL AS THE DETAILS OF ORNAMENT AND CONSTRUCTION THAT THAI ARCHITECTURE FOCUSES ON. A CORE CHALLENGE OF THIS ASSIGNMENT WAS TO INCLUDE EVERY ASPECT OF THE PROGRAM GIVEN IN WAYS THAT ALLOWED FOR EASY CIRCULATION.
THIS PROJECT WAS DESIGNED IN COLLABORATION WITH FELLOW UT ARLINGTON STUDENT, THANH PHAM.
SOFTWARE USED: RHINO, LUMION, PHOTOSHOP, AND ILLUSTRATOR. MATERIALS USED IN THE MODEL: COPPER, WALNUT VENEER, MAPLE WOOD, AND LIVE PLANTS.
UNDERGROUND
GROUND FLOOR
LEVEL ONE
LEVEL TWO
CIRCULATION AND STRUCTURE
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DE WAAG - FUTURE LAB
AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS
THE STUDIO ASSIGNMENT FOR THIS PROMPT FOCUSED ON DESIGNING A SCIENCE MUSEUM FOR DE WAAG FUTURE LABS. DE WAAG IS A RESEARCH ORGANIZATION WHICH EMPOWERS PEOPLE TO DESIGN THE FUTURE. THE PROGRAM FEATURES A BOTANICAL RESEARCH LAB, PLANTED CONSERVATORY, AQUARIUM AND AQUARIUM LAB, AUDITORIUM, CAFE, ROBOTICS LAB, AND CLASSROOMS.
THIS PROJECT FOCUSED ON HAND DRAWING AND MODELING WITHOUT THE USE OF MACHINES. ORIGINAL CONCEPT MODELING UTILIZED SOFTWARE, BUT THE FINAL PRESENTATION ONLY ALLOWED HAND DRAWN AND HANDMADE MATERIALS.
THE PHYSICAL MODEL WAS BUILT WITH WALNUT WOOD, PLEXIGLASS, STONEWARE CLAY, CHIPBOARD, AND LIVE PLANTS.
CIRCADIA HOUSE SAVANNAH, GEORGIA
A HOUSE DESIGNED FOR A SCULPTOR. THIS PROJECT REQUIRED A FOCUS ON LANDSCAPE DESIGN AND CAREFUL ATTENTION TO LIGHT AND SHADOW AS THEY INTERACT WITH THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT. IN THE DESIGN, THE ORIENTATION AND MATERIALS WERE SELECTED TO CELEBRATE TIME AND AGING. THE ORIENTATION OF THE SITE ALLOWED THE NATURAL SUN CYCLE TO DICTATE WHEN THE SPACES ARE USED. AS THE SUN RISES ON THE EAST FACADE, THE INHABITANTS ARE SIGNALED TO RISE. AS THE SUN SETS ON THE WEST FACADE, THEY ARE SIGNALED TO REST. IN THIS WAY, THE PLAN OF THE HOUSE HELPS TO REINFORCE THE NATURAL RHYTHM OF THE DAY. THE USE OF COPPER AND CEDAR ALSO SUPPORT THE IDEA OF TIME AND AGING. THESE MATERIALS WERE CHOSEN BECAUSE THEY CHANGE DUE TO THE INFLUENCE OF THE SUN AND TIME. THE COPPER WILL PATINA AND THE WOOD WILL FADE AS THE HOME AND INHABITANTS AGE.
SOFTWARE USE: SKETCHUP, VRAY, PHOTOSHOP, ENSCAPE, AND RHINO.
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