Final Learning Portfolio

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Arch 101: Architecture design Studio Student Learning Por6olio Eric Taborelli Final Project Fall 2012 City College of San Francisco

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Student learning portfolio for final project in Architecture design studio 101 at City College of San Francisco

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Arch  101:  Architecture  design  Studio  Student  Learning  Por6olio  

Eric  Taborelli  Final  Project  Fall  2012  City  College  of  San  Francisco  

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A  Sculptural  Biography  Transient  Places  for  accidental  encounters  and  sensing  the  briefness  of  beauty  

Program/Brief  •  All  design  and  construcEon  shall  respond  to  the  unique  context  of  site,  

including  varying  climaEc  condiEons  (e.g.  sunlight,  wind,  precipitaEon,  views,  etc.).    

•  All  design  and  construcEon  shall  be  related  to  establishing  the  noEons  of  Place  and  Journey,  the  evocaEon  of  related  memories,  and  the  transient  transformaEons  wrought  by  Eme.    

•  The  design  and  construcEon  of  Path  and  Nodes  should  encourage  inhabitants  to  occupy  in  both  physical  and  metaphysical  (noEons  related  to  being,  knowing,  substance,  cause,  idenEty,  Eme,  and  space)  ways.    

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The  Site                                                                                                    and  its  qualiEes  we  wished  to  emphasize  and  use  to  our  advantage  

•  Curvilinear  courtyard  organized  by  a  grid  of  orthogonal  lines  •  Tapered    retaining  wall  marked  by  an  array  of  ¾”  threaded  

holes  •  Two  rows  of  three  6  foot  square  concrete  panels  marked  with  

the  faces  of  previous  students  •  Predictable  light  paUerns  cast  on  floor  and  retaining  wall  

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Le  Charret:  iteraEve  design  process  For  the  first  3  weeks,  individuals  of  each  group  carried  out  an  exploraEon  of  design  concepts.  In  which  they  explored  relaEonships  between  specific  site  responses,  place,  journey  and  the  construcEon  of  paths  and  nodes  using  an  iteraEve  process  and  a  variety  of  different  mediums.  Mediums    Included  but  were  not  limited  to  sketches,  gesture  drawings,  trace  overlays  and  Small  scale  models  

 Small  Scale  Models  

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Drawings  

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CollaboraEve  Design  Process  A]er  the  first  two  weeks  of  individual  designs,  members  of  the  group  were  to  agree  upon  a  single  unified  approach  toward  for  building  a  full  scale  installaEon.  By  this  point  we  had  all  agreed  on  a  specific    site,  and  a  unified  theme,  involving  a  response  to  sunlight  and  the  six  face  panels.    However  the  only  obstacle  we  faced  was  creaEng  a  collaboraEve  design  which  accurately  encompassed  the  varied  design  approaches  of  each  individual,  which  respond  to  site  specifics  and  demonstrate  a  knowledge  of  transient  spaEal  experiences  using  a  tectonic  language.  Angel  and  Stevens’  design  languages  are  composed  strongly  of  curvilinear  forms,  where  as  Ricci  and  I’s  Designs  comprised  of  recElinear  geometric  forms.  In  our  final  design  (boUom  right)  you  see  that  we  created  a  combinaEon  of  Angel’s  earlier  designs  and  Ricci’s  use  of  repeEEve  triangulaEons.    The  dome  like  shapes  mimic  the  curvilinear  nature  of  the  courtyard  and  allow  for  a  cheap  and  easy  construcEon  process,  while  the  triangulaEons  mimic  the  tapering  of  the  retaining  wall  and  control  the  amount/quality  of  light  allowed    to  reach  the  second  layer  of  the  skinned  dome,  creaEng  a  stark  contrast  in  the  light  and  shadow  within  the  interior.      

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Materials    •  BLACK  NYLON  AND  LYCRA    

•  WHITE  ½  INCH  PVC  PIPE  

•  45  DEGREE  ANGLED  PVC  FITTINGS  

•  RE-­‐USED  SHIPPING  PALLETS  

•  1/8  INCH  PLYWOOD  SHEETS  

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ConstrucEon  Process  and  Status  Reports  By  

week  (excluding  thanksgiving  holiday)  

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     Status  Report:  Week  4  (November  5)  Installa:on  Ini:ated,  25%  comple:on  

Successes    •  Overall  consensus  +  collaboraEve  design  achieved    •  CompleEon  of  final  model  and  working  drawings  •  Shipping  pallets  gathered    •  Pallets  dismantled,  cut  out  and  arranged  according  to  floor  plan    Major  “Holes”  •  Designing  and  construcEng  a  light  weight,  C-­‐shaped  bench  that  will  properly  support  

the  weight  of  guests  in  the  communal  node  •  Finding  cheap  flexible  materials  that  will  provide  a  rigid  structure  for  the  tensile  shell  

of  the  interior  and  exterior  spaces  (i.e.  ½”  PVC  pipes,  Bamboo  SEcks,  Wire  e.t.c)  •  “Dressing  up”  pallet  base  to  prevent  eyesore  and  foot  injuries    

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Status  Report:  Week  5  (November  12)  Installa:on  con:nued,  50%  comple:on  

Successes    First  layer  of  design  (pallet  base)  completed  according  floor  plan  and  oblique’s    Plywood  and  2x4  purchased  and  cut  to  “dress  up”  pallet  base    PVC  pipes,  metal  C-­‐  brackets,  45  and  90degree  elbow  connectors  purchased  for  next  phases  (2nd  and  3rd  layers)  of  construcEon    Plywood  skin  traced  and  cut  in  order  to  “dress  up”  pallet  base    C-­‐shaped  bench  designed  and  75%  complete  for  installaEon    Major  “Holes”  Properly  construcEng  the  four  rectangular  members  of  the  bench  in  a  way  where  they  will  not  wrack  when  sat  on    Finding  cheap  flexible  materials  (similar  to  tent  poles)  that  will  provide  a  rigid  structure  for  the  tensile  shell  of  the  interior  and  exterior  spaces  (i.e.  ½”  PVC  pipes,  Bamboo  SEcks,  Wire  e.t.c)  

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Status  Report:  Week  7  (November  26)  InstallaEon  ConEnued  &  75  %  Complete  by  End  of  Week  

   

Successes    •  Four  components  of  C-­‐  Shaped  bench  assembled  onsite  and  aUached  to  base  •  Framework  of  pvc  elements  assembled  over  smaller  nodes  using  a  radial  array  of  arched  

domes  aUached  to  the  base  and  threaded  holes  in  the  wall    •  PVC  elements  making  up  the  larger  dome  are  aUached  to  the  verEcal  supports  of  the  bench  

and  are  bent  into  the  center  point  where  they  are  sloUed  into  a  wooden  ring  •     Major  “Holes”  •  Applying  plywood  sheets  in  a  “seamless”  manner  posed  a  major  challenge.  Sesng  us  back  

on  Eme  and  compromising  the  cra]  of  the  base  with  a  “patchy”  appearance      •  CreaEng  a  rigid  structure  of  PVC  pipes  that  will  meet  the  demands  of  our  design  and  will  not  

buckle  when  the  skin  is  stretched  over  it  

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•  large  communal  dome:  harvests  natural  sunlight  light  and  forces  it  through  thousands  of  pinholes  simulaEng  the  feeling  of  being  under  a  nights  sky  in    

•  personal  space  1:  Series  of  slits  cut  into  fabric  create  a  dappled  light  source  doubling  as  peepholes  which  frame  mulEple  viewoints  

•  personal  space  #2:  UUer  Darkness  behind  curtain    

SpaEal  Experiences  

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SpaEal  Experiences  

I.  communal  dome:  Thousands  of  pinholes  cut  into  lycra  skin  force  natural  sunlight  into  the  interior  evoking  sensaEons  of  being  under  a  nights  sky  

II.  personal  space  1:  Pairs  of  horizontal  slits  cut  into  fabric  to  create  a  dappled  light  source  and  doubling  as  mulEple  view  points      

III.  personal  space  #2:UUer  darkness  and  isolaEon  behind  curtain  

I   II   III  

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Post  Mortem  Strengths:  •  Very  low  cost  construcEon  •  Responds  successfully  to  the  selected  site  condiEons.  I.E.  

curvilinear  nature  of  courtyard,  face  panels,  and  sunlight  Weaknesses:  •  Exterior  appears  “boring”  due  to  missing  layer  •  Issues  of  cra]  ensued  when  construcEng  the  base  and  PVC  

Framework    Missed  Opportuni:es:  •  Due  to  the  Eme  and  budget  constraints,  we  were  forced  to  leave  

out  the  third  layer  of  our  hierarchical  system.  This  third  layer  comprised  of  an  array  of  white  triangulated  sails  that  followed  the  tapering  of  the  retaining  wall.      

Challenges  remaining:  •  Build  layer  of  triangulated  sails  to  complete  third  layer,  cast  extra  

layer  of  shadows  and  address  homogeneous  nature  of  the  exterior  •  Explore  new  ways  to  emphasize  the  theme  of  darkness  and  

isolaEon  in  2nd  node