David Adjaye

Sugar Hill Building The parts of the building façade are set to varying sizes and depths to enhance the play of light across the surface. Studio Museum in Harlem The building has very dynamic facade that brings a lot of light to the interior. Whitechapel, Idea Store, London The building has five-story glazed facade that … Continue reading David Adjaye

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

PHASE 5 DOCUMENTATION

Phase 5 Documentation

Phase 5

Phase 5 Documentation

Phase 5-Documentation

Phase 5 Documentation

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MID-REVIEW

Monday 3/9/20. Pin-up @1:00pm, review 2:00-6:00 Group 1: Uptown DerekRuthLukeEmilyZoeyRishiAnna Group 2: Hyde Park MichaelAndiNataliyaRebecaTrevorJohnShruti At 1:00 I'll confirm exactly how to lay out and when to pin up. It's likely we'll need to pin up and down on a rolling basis, not just between groups.

DRAWING a Section – part 1

10 things to make a great (mid-term) section. 1. BLOCK DIAGRAM START WITH PROGRAM BLOCKSCREATE SPACE FOR FLOORS AND WALLS BETWEEN BLOCKS 2. SITE CONTEXT LINE UP THE GROUND WITH THE MAIN FLOOR 3. WALLS AND FLOORS EXTERIOR WALLS & WALLS BETWEEN PROGRAMS 4. STRUCTURE GRIDLINES AT THE STRUCTURAL BAYSBEAMS SUPPORTING THE FLOORSCOLUMNS BEYOND SUPPORTING … Continue reading DRAWING a Section – part 1