ARCH 1110 Silvia Illia-Sheldahl Final Portfolio

Cheng Nuo

Dec. 14, 2014

Project 3

The most free and long-term project. Form two paint-

ings in MFA to a complicated museum and stair based

building. The most difficult thing is properly design

the circulation between three spaces.

Painting studies

Museum Stairs

Details

This project gave us the most freedom to create archi-

tecture followed our own concept of building., the in-

ternal circulations and the apertures on the walls count

a lot on this project.

Project 2

The second project includes more designing skills than

copy or rebuild. We started to learn some design princi-

ples and use them into this project.

Investigation towards CSC Plaza

Aperture researches

Pavilion

Details

Combine with the environment and the architecture

around your specific plot, you should design some ap-

ertures which can help you guide the audience to see

what you want to show.

Project 1

The first project is the hardest one, which taught us the

basic steps of making a model and drawing the profes-

sional AutoCAD drawings on computer.

Cube making

Carpenter Center

Details

We were asked to draw the project 1 on papers by

hands which was very different than drawing them on

pc or mac.

Every print or publish skills were learned during the

first project, comprise the using of ctb. Files and line-

weights print. Different light can give audience differ-

ent understanding about the same project.

Project 1-B The Cube

The cube was built by 15 pieces of foam core, and

formulated a 6×6×6 inch model.

Four pieces in the center of the cube divided the inte-

rior space to create two small sections, I regarded

them as the two ‘floors’. The long piece with a slope

lean on the second floor is the stair connecting the two

sections. (shown as the red arrow)

All six faces of the cube can free stand on the ground,

because on each sides, there are at least three pieces of

foam core supporting the whole structure.

Above are two elevations of the cube. Elevation 1 is the face

pointed by the green arrow and Elevation 2 is the face pointed

by the blue one.

Two sections are followed below:

Bolder lines show the place where been cut.

Finally, I added four pieces of foam core which was cut

before on the cube and the following picture shows

There is a picture of my cube:

Project 1-A Carpenter Center

We measured the distances between the columns of

Carpenter center and also measured the walls outside

the Carpenter Center. Then we simply calculated the

curves that generated by the structure of the building.

At last, we integrate our data and drew it in CAD. The

following is the first floor plan of the Carpenter Cen-

ter.

You can also see the ramp was measured and drew on

the plan, the dash indicated the connections between

these columns and bolder line is the outside and inside

wall of Carpenter Center.

In addition to showcase the hypsography of Carpen-

ter center, we measured the height of the ramps and

the small garden’s height, and then we drew some se-

rial sections on the plan in order to illustrate the real

ground level of Carpenter Center.

You can clearly notice that the bolder lines indicates

the serial sections and I also showed the cross section

of the ramp above.

On the left side, this photo shows the axonometric

view of the first floor of Carpenter Center, which com-

bines the dashed thin line to indicated the upper struc-

tures.

We measured every single distance between two col-

umns and the length of the exterior wall associated a

with the height of the ground level structures.

Project 1-A Carpenter Center

Our concentration were moved to the Northeast-

ern façade of Carpenter Center in order to design

a multi-functional study space enclosed by the

ramp and the building.

The space includes a small study room, a group

study room and a larger space for lectures and

speeches.

Here is the Axonometric of the Northeastern fa-

çade of Carpenter Center:

This spot is the place where study spaces locat-

ed.

My first idea is to build a space that can corre-

spond the elements in the northeastern façade

and properly avoid the noisy from the path near

the façade.

As a result, I initially designed a ramp-like space

which follows the structure of the ramp but very

simple.

Then I noticed that everyone’s model is within the

spot enclosed by a limit constructed by the build-

ing and the ramp. I wanted to break the limit and

also I let my space has a connecting section with

the original ramp.

As a result, I used a ramp break through the origi-

nal ramp and enclosure outside of the ramp. And I

carefully calculate the angle degree of the ramp in

order to prevent my ramp from knocking down the

original one.

The whole structure contains different parts of stair

s and ramps which combine to each other to divide

the building into different movements. In the center

of the enclosing ramp is a huge outdoor space

which was surrounded by my ramp. So it is very

quite for the lectures and speeches.

You can clearly understand the connecting section

and the whole structure of my study space by see-

ing the top-view of the façade with study space.

And you also can read the intersecting parts be-

tween the two ramp.

The red arrow shows that the place where the

ramps are connected.

The grey part is the original ramp, you can see it is under

the new one and moving through the panel in the new

ramp.

Project 1-A Carpenter Center

The section above shows the place where the

original ramp moving through the new structure

and people can walk down to it. And this lower

one shows the connection section of the two

ramp (Blue) and the additional balcony alongside

the new ramp (red).

You can also see them in the axonometric drawing

of my model.

On the ramp, the stairs are the small individual

study space, and the balcony is the group meeting

place, the lecture space is in the center of the

building which can be reached by the long stairs

followed the shape of the original ramp above

them.

Project 2 Christian Science Center Plaza

research + pavilion design

In this project we were asked to use apertures to

view the plaza at the specific plot which we

should choose at the beginning. My spot is locat-

ed at the center of the long school building and

the old Christian Science Church

I noticed that the shape of the Church is pointing

out the plot and all of the main buildings can be

seen at this plot, so I chose it as my researching

plot.

The main idea of my model is using the elements

in the CSC plaza added some my own design to

create a pavilion which can guide people moving

through the whole building and also gathering at

the place where the two artificial sculptures locat-

ed.

The pavilion combines my five aperture’s charac-

teristics and earns the simple space more funny

movement.

The five elements that support the design are:

1. Absorbs the elements form the plaza to create a

space followed the characteristics of the whole

plaza.

2. People is enable to move into the pavilion from

three different direction.

3. Divided the road into two parts and don’t let

people see through the pavilion.

4. Gathering people at the sculptures and guiding

people move through the pavilion.

5. See different landscapes from each side of the

building.

This one shows the roof of the pavilion, and you can

noticed that the angle degrees are following the

church’s and the roads’ angle.

People can actually move into the building from the

three sides of the pavilion (shows on the drawing).

But they cannot see through the whole pavilion.

(shows below)

Project 2 Christian Science Center Plaza

research + pavilion design

The axonometric drawing shows the five main apertures of the pavilion, you can see

different landscapes and different buildings in the pavilion when you are moving

through it along side the path.

There are two apertures on the roof so that light can

shinning the inside space and people can see the sky.

Project 2 Christian Science Center Plaza

research + pavilion design

The section above shows that the locations of two sculptures and people moving through

and relaxing in the pavilion. You can notice that the ground level is not a horizontal line ra-

ther that has some stair enable people to move up and down.

The plan show the paths to guide people walk and

the locations of the two sculptures also. It shows

that people can not see through the whole struc-

ture from the three entrances.

Whatever side you walk into the building, you can

not see through (from red arrow, blue arrow and

yellow arrow).

Project 3 Museum Stairs

The project 3 started at the research of two beautiful paintings

in the Museum of Fine Arts. We paid attentions on the details

and the spatial relationship indicated by the elements in the

painting. We moved around the real ones tried to find out differ-

ent feeling by seeing different paintings.

Finally I got two ideas of seeing the two painting in the space.

The first painting combine four little girls and the living room of

her house. Spatially gave me a 3D feeling by seeing the whole

painting. I wonder if it would be different by seeing them at dif-

ferent times. So I divided them in two parts in my museum.

The second painting gave me a feeling that the out-

door space was rise up above the two characters

and I put the painting the stair space into order to

give me a feeling that the painting is also been rise.

So the multi-effect can make people consider the

painting is 3D type and more real than before.

The analysis of two paintings finally used into my model and create a

ideal view by photoshop.

Project 3 Museum Stairs

The concepts of my model are “Architecture is the structures break the boundaries between interior and exterior spaces.”

and “To divide the space is to create a larger space in people’s imagination.”

You can noticed that there are lots of large aperture in my walls and the interior structure, such as the ramp and the balco-

ny are combining with the exterior wall. And the spaces are much more than the space I had not divided. For example, all

the circulations in my model are constructed by 5-feet wide ramp or stairs.

Project 3 Museum Stairs

This are the explored axonometric drawings of my museum model. They shows the loca-

tions of the two paintings and the part of the sequences in the model, the small arrow can

guide you move through the building.

I pull out the stairs and the two circulation sequence out of the whole building in order to

create a more clear view in the model. To show the interior relationships and the whole

constructions.

My model is eight feet under the ground, people can only enter the building by

using the ramp to the entrance of the museum.

The reason is to avoid noisy in the city and to create a different view than other

museum. Because the under-ground level can be light differently by sun.

Project 3 Museum Stairs

The three plans shows the first floor, second floor and third floor ‘s circulations in the museum.

The sections shows the relationships within the whole buildings created by the stairs.

Project 3 Museum Stairs