Favorite Studio Projects [1st year]
a list of my favourite projects since entering arch school [AS1]
#1 Placemaking
Brief: We were taken to palisadoes [near the lighthouse, in front of the shipwreck] where we were build up an area that could be used by humans. The class was split into groups and given different areas [my group=Jo-Ann, Stefan, Kayode, Melville, Deandrea and Pete]
Rules: It had to look as if it was built by humans. Only items found on the beach could be used
Purpose: To stir up so creativity amongst us, creating 'places' without using conventional materials
Why I liked it: It touched on something I loved doing, building up from what is already there. It was one of our first 'sustainable' projects. Every time I pass by there I wonder if it still stands
#2 The Tool
Brief: Draw a tool, must be movable, in a manner that best describes the use and motion of the tool.
Rules: Each student was to draw the tool at 1:1 scale [i did 2:1 scale] on a 18x24 sheet of vellum
Purpose: Basics of sheet layout and detail drawing.
Why I liked it: Because I worked smartly over it. No late night sessions, no tracing and a lot of planning. And I still managed to [sorta] finish despite using one of the more complex tools and wasting the day b4 handin at the E10 launch. Dr. Bailey said he liked it.
#3 Street Scapes
Brief: The class was split into groups [my group= Tiffany, Pete, Deandrea]. In our groups we were to analyse different areas in Kingston [our group got Ring Road, UWI Mona].
Rules : A site map was necessary as well as some drawings of buildings on the site. A model of any building along the site was also to be done at any scale [ i think we did 1:50]
Purpose: To teach us how to manage a large scale site analysis
Why I liked it: We went to UWI to take pictures like a big field trip, of course campus security stopped us before we could finish it up :(. The presentation was highlighted by my big freehand drawing of a [roughly] 1:1000 base map of Ring Road
#4 Lighting Device
Brief: Design a device capable of distributing light by the method assigned to you: spotlight, diffusion and reflection [i got spotlight]. The device will look like a standard geometric shape: sphere, cylinder, cube, tetrahedron, cone or pyramid [i got cube]
Rules: Don't call it a lamp!
Rules: Don't call it a lamp!
Purpose: Training for large scale model making as well as investigating the manipulation of light
What I liked about it: Everything, really cool project. I loved the crazy ideas I had for it such as letting it cast a spotlight on itself and making it a suggestive cube, like a rubix cube exploded.
#5 Architectural Elements
Brief: The class is split into groups [Me, Tiffany, Pete and Deandrea again]. Each group was then assigned an element of architecture to analyse [we got elevations].
Rules: We were then to make a model of a building with these elements [we chose to do Cornerstone architects] as well as drawings [i drew the elevations :D]
Purpose: To have a better understanding of terms used in architecture
What I liked about it: Our project was the best looking! :)
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