DIAGRAMS part 2

Early on we focused on diagrams of program and programmatic relationships (bubbles and blocks) and of the sharing concepts introduced in the studio. These diagrams should reappear in some form in your final projects but now that you have developed buildings there are additional diagrams you should consider incorporating into your final presentation. Narrative Diagrams … Continue reading DIAGRAMS part 2

STRUCTURE

Mass Timber & General Guidelines As a studio we're using mass timber framing for our structure. For our section that means primarily CLT (cross-laminated timber) panels for floors and structural walls and glulam (glue-laminated timber) columns and beams. All non-structural walls (and some structural walls) can be built out of typical stud wall construction. The … Continue reading STRUCTURE

PRESENTATION PREP

4/13/20 in-studio activity. In your designated break-out group watch the highlighted portions of the presentations from the Anthony Timberlands competition finalists. Working in your assigned small group complete the Presentation Outline form on the google drive: Dorte Mandrup. From minutes 16:00 - 33:00. You don't need to cover the structural portion that occurs after 33:00 … Continue reading PRESENTATION PREP

PARKING DESIGN

PARKING SPACES Graphic Standards has a section on parking design, but the Chicago Zoning Code (which would actually govern your parking spaces) is easier to understand. See excerpt below: 17-10-1000  Parking area design.    The parking area design standards of this section apply to all off-street parking areas. 17-10-1001 Dimensions. Unless otherwise expressly stated, off-street parking areas … Continue reading PARKING DESIGN

VERTICAL CIRCULATION

Elevators, Stairs, and Ramps Below video tutorials for how to layout the elements of vertical circulation. For your project you are required to have: One enclosed egress stair serving all main floor levels and the roof of your building.One elevator serving all main floor levels of your building.All public (shared) programs must also be served … Continue reading VERTICAL CIRCULATION

BLACKBOARD – "Advanced"

Presenting your work, hearing your professor, and feeling at home A couple lessons learned and some new tricks. First off the most important things to remember (that we know so far) for Blackboard Collaborate Ultra. 5 Tips for a good Blackboard Collaborate experience Put your computer in a good location. Find a spot with a … Continue reading BLACKBOARD – "Advanced"

PRECEDENTS – Assignment 2

From Architectural Precedents to Parti Sketches SKETCHES DUE: Wednesday 3/25 at 2:00 Give everything that's happened it seems like ages ago that you were researching projects by well-known architects and trying to distill some of their main ideas into sketches. but I finally revisited your blog posts from before break and updated them to stick … Continue reading PRECEDENTS – Assignment 2

SHOP

American Copper buildings This diagram demonstrates how the buildings form is created; the building starts as two towers thats shift in and there is a sky bridge that connects both structures. U.S. Embassy Offices in Bangkok This diagram demonstrates how the buildings form is created; the building starts as a box that has certain sections … Continue reading SHOP

Diller Scofidio + Renfro

The Broad Art Museum: The form of this building starts out with a rectangular volume, then finds its form by cutting out volumes at two of the corners of the building.   Image and Audio Museum: This building incorporates circulation into the form of the building, it has ramps on the exterior of the building … Continue reading Diller Scofidio + Renfro

BIG IDEAS DORTE MANDRUP

ARCHITECT: DORTE MANDRUP FOUND IN 1999, DENMARK ARTISTIC APPROACH TO ARCHITCETURE NAME: RAA PRESCHOOL TYPE: CULTURE & LANDMARKS CLIENT: MUNMICIPALITY OF HELSINGBORG YEAR: 2013 LOCATION: SWEDEN THE ARCHICTURE BECOMES PART OF THE LANDSPACE BY IMMITATING ITS SURROUNDING CONTEXT ( THE SAND DUNES) NAME: AUREHOJ MUSIC BUILDING TYPE: EDUCATION & WORKSPACE CLIENT: AUREHOJ GYMNASIUM YEAR: 2014 … Continue reading BIG IDEAS DORTE MANDRUP

Zaha Hadid Architects

The building consists of three curved towers that are connected through circular elevated paths. These elevated spaces allow for different levels of circulation as people can move under them to enter a main plaza in the building.   The building's form is influenced by the river next to it and the movement of water.   … Continue reading Zaha Hadid Architects

Morphosis

8850 Sunset Boulevard uses two different design languages on either side, and creates a blending space in the area between where they come together. The Perot Museum uses a large glass block set into the main mass of the building to communicate vertical circulation on the exterior. The San Francisco Federal Building has a fairly … Continue reading Morphosis

PRECEDENTS – Assignment 1

Formal & Experiential. The assignment for this precedent study is to visually analyze 3-5 buildings by a well-known architect and distill the major idea(s) down to a free-hand diagram sketch. Below are the architects to select from. In-class sketching on Wednesday 3/11. Create a blog post by 12:00pm on Thursday 3/12 containing diagram sketches of … Continue reading PRECEDENTS – Assignment 1

DIAGRAMS part 1

Overview This post is meant as a (re)introduction to some of the diagramming techniques introduced last year. We'll tailor this to the first project but also use it as a base for continuing to explore diagrams as we progress through this semester's projects. DIAGRAM. NOUN. A simplified drawing showing the appearance, structure, or workings of … Continue reading DIAGRAMS part 1