Concrete Project

This is our first model/failure of our concrete piece.

My group cut out waves into foam and put them around 

inside of a cardboard box.  We were going to test it out 

by using plaster, but found out we didn't buy enough, so 

decide to just go ahead and pour in concrete.

Carlos, Ellie, Christy, and myself poured the concrete.

We took turns, pouring the water and concrete mix, while one of

us stirred.  We used wood shavings as our aggregate in this model.

Dialog

This is the final model for my dialog project.

I had fun doing the graphic.  Since my precedent 

was a ying yang symbol I reflected it onto the graphic.

This also shows how the skews are suppose to be 

viewed in the model, since the crossing points are

suppose to be the inner circles.

The two drawings of the plan and elevation views

are helpful and allows a viewer to see details that they 

might miss.  Such as when you are looking down in a

plan view the skewers might all look like they're

all on the same level, but the elevation helps to show that 

half is inserted at the top and half on the bottom.

Dialog

This is my second iteration, I moved one set of skewers to the top and one set to the bottom.  By doing that it fixed it to only have two spaces, now just need to fix the craft.

This is my first iteration it didn't because even thought there are two spaces, with sticking the skewers right through the middle it divided the two spaces again making four spaces.

Understanding Dialog

*How is dialog created?

Dialog can be created by the repetition of two things and creating space between the two.  For mine I divided a circle into two equal parts using an "S" curve which created the dialog.

*How is a sense of space defined?

In some projects there were more then two spaces, but by making the two distinct spaces more larger and overpowering it creates the two spaces.  Most used the planes to create the walls of the space, and some used the skewers.

*How is the idea of system generated?

With the skewers and planes creating a whole, even though they are two different things.

*How does the joinery support the project concepts/strategies?

Some used the skewers to join the planes together and some used it as a support system.

*How is scale utilized in the project?

Most projects were designed by how long the skewers were and the size of the planes, limiting the size of the project.

*How do two-dimensional images add to the understanding of the project?

By taking pictures, it allows you to zoom in on more complicated areas of the project and gives you more detail.

*How did the initial project idea evolve?

I first thought of what had two specific spaces and used a precedent to help me.  Others used their unity project and some played with the materials to figure out what will work. 

Unity

My unity project shows depth and gives the feeling that the planes are floating.  

Comparing Projects

My project is similar to Neal's project. When we brought in our first iteration they were so alike it was funny when we saw each others. After that they began to change, I turned mine on the side to create flow and depth and he changed his idea to have curves and movement. They are similar because we both connect the skewers and planes in the same way and the planes are at different heights on the skewers. The projects are very different too. My project is based on a grid pattern with having the skewers 2-4-4-2 and Neal's project is in a line with the skewers 2 rows of 6. My skewers lay horizontal and the planes are left straight when stuck through the skewers, but Neal's skewers are vertical and slanted at different angles which allows him to curve the planes. My planes are evenly spaced on the skewer 2 inches apart, with 4 lines of my planes. On Neal's project the planes aren't spaced out evenly and they are 3 rows of the planes, the top row has 4 planes, the middle row has 5 planes, and the bottom row has 3 planes.

12 Twigs

This is my first model, but it wasn't as strong

 and the paper didn't hold the twigs up well.

With using a thicker paper I was able to make it stand up more.

I did change to have the twigs come out the bottom so it stands 

up on the twigs instead of on the paper. I also spray pained the

twigs white and use black paper to contrast.  The twigs contrast 

vertically with the paper going horizontally.

Architecture 2030

I learned in the studio theory hour, that there is more to the world then just what we know and see.  If we were an animal or a part of nature such as a storm then we would see things in a different way.  We need to think about the future and what we are doing to the environment.  If we think holistically and can remodel the preexisting buildings and not tear them down to build new ones then we would reduce the amount of carbon.

Project Issues

Some issues with our projects are us trying to only focus on one idea.  We are trying to do too many things to our project that distract our attention from the main thing we are trying to focus on.  We also need to get our scale more appropriate, such as, if our twigs are smaller then make sure that the project fits the the size of the twigs.  When we think about the design and the visualization aspect of our project then we need to make sure that the pattern, form, and materials all go right with the project.  Also our binding agent needs to work well with our project.  Don't just stick some tape on there, make it presentable in the project.  

Pencil Holder

This pencil holder reminds me of my project because the sticks go through the holes just like these pencils do.
The holder is also like my project because there are two inserts.

A Place for a Leaf

I took two characteristics of the leaf to design the place. The leaf has very strong vein ridges, so I scored the paper to get the same feel if you rubbed your hand on the paper and leaf. Also the leaf curls up around the sides, so I swirled the paper around the leaf.