PROJECT TEAM: Harsha Pillai, Alexis Rodriguez, Zeiad Sherif
Envelope Pavilion
Our pavilion was designed with the intent of creating a refuge from sensory overload and activity in the public spaces of large cities like Chicago. The pavilion consists of two shelters that taper at the top due to the triangular shape and force those inside to sit on the deck of the pavilion, relax and reflect. The pavilion’s verticals are spaced to enclose the person inside but let in hints of the natural environment. Grass peeks up through spaces in the deck in a similar fashion.
I created line drawings of the pavilion and used line weights to show depth and space. Some of my team members used shading instead; I thought both read really well. I preferred line weights while completing this project individually because they looked cleaner and contrasted nicely with my scale figures, which helped show the alternating material and void space pattern. I chose the elevation from what I would consider the front of the pavilion to show how one would approach the structure. I cut sections to show how one occupies the areas meant for sitting. I included a tree to show that it would be in a park and used it to help orient the viewer in reading the elevation and sections.
My detail image displays the repetition of the triangular frame and how it gradually narrows creating the triangular plan. I disassembled the pavilion and arrayed the frames across both papers. The largest frames in the center of the array, that someone would approach, are the darkest and show the asymmetrical but almost mirrored pattern of the two halves facing each other. I also included perspective views of each first frame with another view of this frame pulled apart to show the pieces that the frames consist of.
Hathaway Section - Spring 2020 