reality

i have an editing problem. when i like an idea i'm not very "honest" with myself about it actually being able to work. the complexity of my circulation works in my head, but on paper it is VERY steep ramp. i really want it to work so im going to try to find precedents or rework the idea so that it is still the same concept, but visually a little different. hopefully it works out!

i'm starting to confuse myself with all the different ideas i want to incorporate into my building. i really like my initial geometry and i'm trying REALLY hard to keep it but the forms are not connecting with each other. by making it more parrallel using regulating lines i think i am figuring out a working plan. the spaces are making more sense.

starting to design

thinking about how to design the 3 schemes wasnt as hard as i thought it would be. my favorite one to go off of was the site scheme, though. here are some of the things i am thinking about to develop it more:
to relate to other areas on campus:
-have underground program
-transitioning from above ground circulation to a mimic of it underground
-angles of the carpenter center and relationship of the grid
-sculpture by underground library
other ideas:
-unsymetrical
-tension between areas
-make you think about your experience by having area that you need to question
-having a random generation of forms
-intersection of grids/ideas/thinking
-transition from "book life" to "art life" (freedom vs structure)
-alternating views
these are just some of the ideas i am thinking about to progress my design.

site analysis

i'm trying to figure out a way to do an "octopus-like" effect with the site. The area around the library's works well for this. there are a lot of ways to manipulate the site in order to mark different views along the movement of the site/building. i'm going to explore this area more today.

turning a painting into a landscape into a building?

For the second project I concentrated on a few main points from the Churuchet House. The angled facade, natural ventilation, framed view, open areas, and ramps caught my eye. In the end, I implanted the building into the facade and concentrated on the angles and open areas.

manipulating a painting

So I guess I should probably start writing in this blog. The first project was actually pretty interesting. We manipulated a painting to better understand the cubist view. There was different interpretations everytime, not only between different people but with each time I looked at it, too. Some of my ideas were to smush, expand, or fold the different images inside the painting. Folding it back vs. folding it foward could have a whole different meaning. Then I figured I would cut it in all sorts of angles because you have to look at it in all angles to paint this cubist painting. By the end of the first project I had a whole new sense of what cubism is. I realized a few different things about my painting. It was in a way a labyrinth. Also, there was only one diagonal which switched views such as a plan view. It became a transition. There were also many different layers even though there were only two objects. I thought of this project in a static structural view rather than spaces of each piece in a room. I will put pictures up later of the different ideas.