Phase 0: Trevor Dineen

I am from New York, more specifically Long Island. When I was applying for architecture school, I thought architecture was just designing buildings. The more I study, I realize we are constantly interacting with architecture in every moment we live. I find it fascinating that architects can shape the way people feel and interact with … Continue reading Phase 0: Trevor Dineen

Phase 0: Luke Henry

I was born and raised in Lawrence Indiana, a suburb of Indianapolis. I was exposed to architecture through a friend's parent who is an architect, and through McMansion Hell, the blog of Kate Wagner, which gave me words to describe and understand the built environment of my childhood. It is harder to find time to … Continue reading Phase 0: Luke Henry

Phase 0: Alec Hathaway

(EXAMPLE) INTRODUCTION I'm an architect and adjunct professor of Architecture at IIT where I teach in the 2nd year Design Studio. Not a great background, but when I made it fully white in photoshop the image floated oddly on the white page of the blog... I studied Architecture as an undergraduate, getting a 4-year degree … Continue reading Phase 0: Alec Hathaway

Phase 0: Blog Introduction

Due Date: Friday 1/17 12:00pm REQUIREMENTS Follow the instructions below to create a blog post and submit to our section blog. This will give you an introduction to using the blog and me a little bit of an introduction to you. I'll also create a post. CREATE YOUR FIRST BLOG POST You should have received … Continue reading Phase 0: Blog Introduction

Final Phase: Alexis Rodriguez

The concept for the house started off with the idea of street signs. As an architectural element, street signs are very undermined but serve a very important purpose. They ultimately control the circulation of people, traffic, and other architectural elements. The shape of the house is focused on two main large spaces (living/bedroom and kitchen/dining … Continue reading Final Phase: Alexis Rodriguez

Final Review: Tom Novak

For my project I chose to focus on the pushing and pulling of elements from an implied space. When working on the collage portion of this assignment, I noticed how depth played a large role in the facades. When translating this into my final house design I drew inspiration from a precedent study in Philadelphia … Continue reading Final Review: Tom Novak

Final Phase: Lilibeth Arreola

The idea for my module came from the initial site research we were assigned in early October. I was given in between 32nd and 31st streets, Normal Avenue. I noticed a huge contrast in the newer and older homes and tried to maintain this as my concept for the rest of the project. This led … Continue reading Final Phase: Lilibeth Arreola

Charney | Final Phase: Compilation

XS HOME CECILIA CHARNEY My tiny house community focuses on the contrast between the experience of a warm, expansive, and open interior and a private site aggregation in an urban environment. My concept grew out of studies of my collage model, inspired by the folding and perspective views of sidewalks wrapping around the gardens of … Continue reading Charney | Final Phase: Compilation

Case Study; Tree House

Husna Sena Ozdemir Regulating the programs by compression the volume of the space or expansion the volume of the space.Dividing one universal space into more programmatic space.Expressing the privacy in the way of dividing the space.Expressing the difference of common area and more private area by using the light or increasing/decreasing the size of the … Continue reading Case Study; Tree House

Case Study: Tread Machiya

Trae Horne & Jonadab Sanni Need to receive diagrams from partner. Moving Forward The Tread Machiya House taught me new ways to connect and define space. The interior uses walls sparingly and connects spaces with views and large stairs that provide easy transition and space in circulation routes.Atelier Bow Wow also has shown how using … Continue reading Case Study: Tread Machiya