dfn portfolio

I dedIcate the work In thIs portfolIo

to my parents, kevIn and eleanor.

they have accomplIshed so much, wIth so lIttle.

GrowInG up, my parents InspIred me to do my best wIth the lIttle I had.

It Is a lesson I have not forGotten.

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phenomenal spacestudyInG the space

around us

DFN 1001/ proF. moNaghaN

ThIS proJECT WaS DESIgNED To aUgmENT STUDENT pErCEpTIoN SKILLS. USINg DIFFErINg mEDIa aND appLICaTIoN TEChNIQUES, oUr SUrroUNDINgS WErE CapTUrED ThroUgh ThE EYES oF aN arTIST. DraWINg oN-SITE WaS a ChaLLENgE aT TImES, BUT aLLoWED For a morE CompLETE rEprESENTaTIoN oF ThE SITE aND ENVIroNmENT.

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moments of InspIratIonsalIent moments

In lIfe


DESIgNED aroUND a “SaLIENT momENT”, ThIS proJECT FoCUSED oN aN INTErSECTIoN aND ThE TraFFIC moVINg ThroUgh IT. ImproVINg UpoN ThE EXISTINg SYSTEm WaS ThE goaL. ThE SoLUTIoN WaS a CompILaTIoN oF INTErTWINED EXprESS TUBES - oNE For EVErY DIrECTIoN oF TraVEL. ELImINaTINg ThE STop LIghTS aLLoWED For aN INCrEaSE IN TraFFIC FLoW WhILE DECrEaSINg aCCIDENT raTES.

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bIo-mechanIcal materIal performance


USINg oNLY FIShINg LINE aND VELLUm, ThE CLaSS WaS INSTrUCTED To CrEaTE a maTErIaL ThaN WaS morE ThaN mErELY ThE SUm oF IT’S parTS. ThE mEChaNICS oF a DaY LILY SErVED aS mY INSpIraTIoN - LILLIES opEN aND CLoSE From DaY To NIghT. ThE DErIVED CELL-LIKE maTErIaL EaSILY TraNSITIoNS From aN opEN STaTE To a CLoSED STaTE BY SImpLY pUShINg or pULLINg aNY CELL.

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bIo-mechanIcal materIal performance


ThIS proJECT WaS ESpECIaLLY INTErESTINg BECaUSE IT DEVELopED mY oBSErVaTIoNaL aND CrEaTIVE SKILLS. a SImpLE ShEET oF papEr IS So mUCh morE ThaN SomEThINg FLaT. IT haS INhErENT aBILITIES ThaT aLLoW IT To Do So mUCh, WhILE STILL BEINg rESTraINED BY IT’S BaSIC propErTIES.

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s.c.a.l.eone object

multIple readInGs

DFN 1002/ proF. CroUT

ThIS proJECT CENTErED aroUND CrEaTINg aN oBJECT ThaT CoULD, IN a SINgLE STaTE, BE VEIWED aS a pIECE, a parT or a WhoLE. ThE ChaLLENgE oF CrEaTINg aN oBJECT ThaT WaS rEaDaBLE IN aNY SCaLE WaS CoNSIDEraBLE. ThE INTErTWININg oF “LargE” maTErIaLS - CoNCrETE, mETaL, WooD aND gLaSS - aDDED a rEaL-LIFE DImENSIoN To ThIS aSSIgNmENT.

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mlk - auburn avespatIal InterventIon


aUBUrN aVE. WaS a FoCaL poINT oF aTLaNTa’S raCIaL SEgrEgaTIoN. ToDaY IT STILL prESErVES mUCh oF ThE hISTorY aND EmoTIoN oF ThE TENSIoN FELT DUrINg ThE CIVIL rIghTS moVEmENT. ThIS TUrmoIL, INTErTWINED WITh EVENTUaL VICTorY WaS DEpICTED BEST DUrINg ThE marTIN LUThEr KINg DaY marCh. ThIS mUraL rEprESENTS ThE paST aND prESENT EmoTIoNaL CULTUrE.

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THEORETICALLY DETAILEDsECTIOn REDEsIgn

DFN 1002/ proF. crout

DISSEctING tHE rEAL-LIFE coMpoNENtS oF AN EXIStING BuILDING HELpED DEVELop MY uNDErStANDING oF tHE coNStructIoN procESS. tHIS ASSIGNMENt ALSo ALLoWED For IMproVEMENt oF DEtAILED AXoNIMEtrIc WALL SEctIoNS.

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THEORETICALLY DETAILEDsECTIOn REDEsIgn


tHE SEcoND pArt oF tHIS proJEct FocuSED oN uSING tHE prE-EXIStING StructurE to BuILD oN AND rE-DEVELop. I cHoSE to uSE A pIEcE oF tHE SEctIoN AND rotAtE It to crEAtE A NEW WALL SEGMENt. tHIS BroADENED MY uNDErStANDING oF tHE DESIGN procESS.

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COMPETITIOn PROJECTTRAnsbOunDARY wILDLIfE

MIgRATIOn REsEARCH fACILITY


SocIEtY SEES DISSIMILArItIES AS NEGAtIVE cHArActErIStIcS oF A rELAtIoNSHIp. GILLES DELuZE ArGuES tHAt VALuES tHAt SEt tWo ENtItIES ApArt SHouLD uLtIMAtELY BrING tHEM cLoSEr. HE VIEWS “DIFFErENt” AS A poSItIVE rELAtIoNSHIp—MucH LIKE A MArrIAGE. WHEN tWo DISSIMILAr BoDIES uNItE, A poSItIVE coMpLEtE coLLABorAtIoN EMErGES; WHIcH BuILDS A coMpLEMENtArY rELAtIoNSHIp tHrouGH uNDErLYING DIFFErENcES.

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competItIon projecttransboundary wIldlIfe

mIGratIon research facIlIty


IT IS mY BELIEF ThaT ThE STUDY aND UNDErSTaNDINg oF ThESE rELaTIoNShIpS IN NaTUrE WILL LEaD To a BETTEr ComprEhENSIoN oF ThE rELaTIoNShIp WhICh hUmaNS mUST oBTaIN WITh NaTUrE IN orDEr To CoEXIST WITh, raThEr ThaN DomINaTE, IT.

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competItIon projecttransboundary wIldlIfe

mIGratIon research facIlIty


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desIGn communIcatIon IfInal project

DFN 2441 / proF. ITZKoWITZ

ThE CoNCEpT oF rEprESENTINg a STrUCTUrE ThroUgh mULTIpLE mEDIa, IS a BaSIC arChITECTUraL proCESS. hErE, WE LEarNED To rE-CrEaTE a gIVEN STrUCTUrE USINg a VarIETY oF mEDIa, INCLUDINg haND-DraWINg, phoToShop aND aNaLog moDELINg.

Design Communication I Dan Deckert spring 2010 2

Plan SectionRoof Plan

Two Point Perspective

Axonometeric

South Elevation Section Cut West Elevation

Design Communication I Dan Deckert spring 2010 2

Plan SectionRoof Plan

Two Point Perspective

Axonometeric

South Elevation Section Cut West Elevation

orIGInal board layout

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DEsIgn COMMunICATIOn IfInAL PROJECT

DFN 2441 / proF. ItZKoWItZ

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desIGn communIcatIon IIzero house

by specht harpman

DFN 2442 / proF. UDDIN

ThIS proJECT aLLoWED mE To FUrThEr DEVELop mY INK-DraFTINg aBILITY, aS WELL aS FamILarIZINg mYSELF WITh 3D moDELINg SoFTWarE. BrEaKINg DoWN a SImpLE prE-EXISTINg BUILDINg aLLoWED mE To FoCUS oN DraWINg aND moDELINg WIThoUT BEINg CoNCErNED aBoUT ThE DESIgN proCESS.

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desIGn communIcatIon IIzero house

by specht harpman

DFN 2442 / proF. UDDIN

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precedents In archItecturelawson westen house

by erIc owen moss

DFN 2003 / proF. TaNgo

ThIS proJECT aLLoWED mE To USE aN INFLUENTIaL arChITECT’S ELaBoraTE STrUCTUrE, BrEaK IT DoWN INTo FUNDamENTaL CompoNENTS, aND DEVELop a STroNg UNDErSTaNDINg oF ThE DESIgN proCESS. ThE aBILITY To DECoNSTrUCT, INSTEaD oF CoNSTrUCTINg, a BUILDINg gIVES a UNIQUE INSIghT To ThE arChITECT’S pErSpECTIVE.

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precedents In archItecturelawson westen house

by erIc owen moss


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tHIS tHrEE-DAY DESIGN cHArEttE FocuSED oN tHE uSE oF DIGItAL MEDIA to MANIpuLAtE ANALoG ENVIroNMENtS. IN tHE FIrSt StAGE our Group MADE tWo ASSEMBLAGES coNSIStING oF poINt, LINE AND pLANE SEGMENtS. tHE SEcoND StAGE WAS coMpLEtED AS INDIVIDuALS. BY INtErprEtING tHE ANALoG MoDELS, AND MANIpuLAtING pHotoGrApHS oF tHEM, A DIGItAL coMpILAtIoN WAS crEAtED. tHE FINAL StEp INVoLVED ANotHEr INtErprEtAtIoN oF tHE DIGItAL coMpILAtIoN BAcK INto AN ANALoG GESturE.

DEsIgn CHARETTEAnALOg TO DIgITAL

MAnIPuLATIOn

DFN 2003 / proF. tANGo

MODEL I MODEL II

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desIGn charetteanaloG to dIGItal

manIpulatIon


SImILar To ThE groUp moDELS, ThIS FINaL gESTUrE WaS aN EXpErImENT IN ForCED pErSpECTIVE - mUCh LIKE a WIDE aNgLE CamEra CapTUrINg aND CoNDENSINg morE ThaN ThE hUmaN EYE CaN SEE. ThIS EXprESSIoN, CoNSTrUCTED From SpraY-paINTED SpaghETTI aND CarD SToCK, FormS a UNIQUE VaNTagE poINT WhICh DraWS ThE EYE IN.

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a.I.r facade (musIc you hear wIth your eyes)

parkInG deck facade


DUrINg ThE INITIaL SITE VISIT, I oBSErVED a STroNg DraFT pUShINg Up ThroUgh ThE VENTILaTIoN CorrIDor, ENVELopINg ThE parKINg DECK. CapTUrINg ThIS WIND poWEr pLaYED a CrUCIaL roLE IN ThE DEVELopmENT oF ThIS FaCaDE.

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a.I.r facade (musIc you hear wIth your eyes)

parkInG deck facade


ThE FINaL DESIgN INCorporaTES a BraNCh-aND-LEaF TYpE CaNTILEVErED BLaDE, WhICh IS SUSpENDED oVEr ThE VETILaTIoN CorrIDor. ThE BLaDES arE poWErED BY ThErmaL DYNamICS. ThIS KINETIC FaCaDE proVIDES a TraNQUIL, ShaDED aVENUE For SpECTaTorS To SLoW DoWN aND oBSErVE ThE VISUaL aCroBaTICS oF ThE FaCaDE.

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fraGrance Gardenatlanta botanIcal Gardens

phase I


USINg NaTUrE aS INSpIraTIoN, ThE DErIVED Form EmBraCES ThE SUrroUNDINg garDEN. CapTUrINg ThE ESSENCE oF pLaNT LIFE, ThE CaNopY UTILIZES STorED raIN aND a SoLar pUmp To CrEaTE a haBITaBLE WaTEr FEaTUrE. oBSErVErS CaN rELaX IN ThE ShaDE WhILE ThE hoT SUmmEr SUN ENErgIZES ThE CaNopY aND ThE FaLLINg WaTEr CooLS ThE SUrroUNDINg aIr oN ITS CYCLICaL JoUrNEY BaCK To ThE STaTUE poND.

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avecchIo vIeneu pavIlIonatlanta botanIcal Gardens

phase II


ThE aVECChIo paVILIoN INTErTWINES oN-SITE arTIFaCTS WITh CUTTINg-EDgE TEChNoLogY aND DESIgN. ThIS LINK CrEaTED BETWEEN ThE oLD SToNE CoLUmNS aND ThE moDErN paVILIoN aCTS aS morE ThaN mErELY ThE paVILIoN’S FoUNDaTIoN; IT SErVES aS a FoCaL poINT For LEarNINg.

parTI

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phase II


ThE EXISTINg SToNE CoLUmN, LoCaTED aT ThE BaSE oF ThE paVILIoN’S maST, IS ThE FIrST oF maNY INTEgraTIoNS oF oLD STYLE WITh CoNTEmporarY IDEaS, WhICh arE LoCaTED ThroUghoUT ThE paVILIoN. ThE aVECChIo paVILIoN aLSo ChaLLENgES ThE NoTIoN oF SpaCE BY UTILIZINg a DYNamIC CaNopY IN ThE opEN aIr SpaCE.

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phase II


SECoND LEVEL FIrST LEVEL

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phase II


ThE CaNopY, ComBINED WITh TraNSITIoNaL STagES oF opEraBLE gLaSS WaLLS, gIVES VISITorS ThE EXpErIENCE oF VarYINg DEgrEES oF ENCLoSUrE.ThE prImarY EDUCaTIoNaL goaL oF ThE aVECChIo paVILIoN IS To aLLoW VISITorS To LEarN aBoUT arChITECTUrE ThroUgh ThE phENomENaL QUaLITIES oF SpaCE, WhICh arE EmBEDDED IN ThE paVILIoN’S DESIgN.

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phase II


avecchIo vIeneuavec - vecchhIo - vIene - neu

wIth - old - comes - new

avec: french, meanInG “wIth”vecchIo: ItalIan, meanInG “old”vIene: spanIsh, meanInG “comes”neu: German, meanInG “new”

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cubIst paIntInG analysIsles hommes dans la vIlle

by fernand léGer

DFN 2004 / proF. BEChErEr

WE WErE INSTrUCTED To SELECT aND aNaLYZE a FamoUS CUBIST paINTINg, oBSErVINg ThE UNIQUE TEChNIQUE aND phILoSophY. ThIS proJECT WaS parTICULarLY ChaLLENgINg; rEorDErINg ThE Form aND INTENT INTo a 3D rE-rEprESENTaTIoN oF ThE arTIST’S orgINaL INTENT, WhILE TrYINg NoT To rEDUCE ThE orIgINaL mESSagE, rEQUIrED aN “oUT-oF-ThE-BoX” WaY oF ThINKINg.

orIgINaL rEpLICaTIoN BLaCK VS. WhITE rECToLINEar FormS WhITE INVaSIoN

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a cubIst renovatIonreorGanIzInG your

lIvInG space


DESIgNED aS aN EXTENSIoN oF ThE prEVIoUS porJECT, ThIS rENoVaTIoN FoCUSED oN ThE CUBIST phILoSophY oF mErgINg TWo DISTINCT ENTITIES aND CrEaTINg a ThIrD DImENSIoN WhErE ThEY INTErSECT. ThIS TraNSLaTED INTo aDDINg aN aDDITIoNaL, CompLETE LIVINg SpaCE To oUr EXISTINg hoUSE (or aparTmENT).

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cockspur resIdencecockspur Island

lIGhthouse


ThIS proJECT propoSED a parTICULarLY DIFFICULT SITE proBLEm. ThE LIghThoUSE WaS LoCaTED oN a TIDaL ISLaND WhICh IS UNDEr WaTEr EIghTY pErCENT oF ThE DaY. DESIgNINg LIVINg QUarTErS oN ThE ISLaND rEQUIrED INTrICaTE KNoWLEDgE oF TIDaL paTTErNS aND aNNUaL TIDaL EXTrEmES. ThIS WaS a mIND-BroaDENINg EXpErIENCE, IN ThaT IT WaS ThE FIrST TImE WhErE ThE ENVIorNmENT STrICTLY DICTaTED ThE DESIgN oF ThE STrUCTUrE.

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cockspur resIdencecockspur Island

lIGhthouse


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the orIGInal layout of my fInal boards has been preserved In the followInG paGes.

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the junket project boards are layed out so that the observer Is Gradually Introduced to the fInal desIGn. the fIrst board descrIbes the sIte, the second the exterIor, the thIrd focuses on the surface and the fInal board explaIns the InterIor. thIs journey that the spectator

takes throuGh the project Is sImIlar to the path a vIsItor would take when approachInG

the buIldInG.

the fInal board contaIns the cIrculatIon model, whIch

reveals InformatIon about the orIentatIon of the buIldInG thouGh framed vIews of the surroundInG sIte and the

hIstory of theIr Importance.

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supplImentary projectsthe arts

new orleansdIGItal camera

a kIssb&w fIlm

canandaoIl paIntInG

usachalk

skullGraphIte

draft

lamInated wood

annealed Glass

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suPPLIMEnTARY PROJECTsDEsIgn buILD PROJECTs

tHE FoLLoWING proJEctS WErE DESIGNED AND BuILt BY ME oVEr tHE LASt tHrEE YEArS. AS A BuILDEr, I coME AcroSS ScorES oF uNuSED BuILDING MAtErIALS. WHILE MoSt coNtrActorS WouLD tHroW tHEM AWAY WHEN tHE JoB IS DoNE, I HAVE FouND tHAt WItH A LIttLE crEAtIVItY AND INGENuItY, tHESE DIScArDED MAtErIALS cAN BE GIVEN A NEW LIFE AND StAY out oF tHE LANDFILL.

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