Assignment 2.0 | precedent study

Part I

1. You are to find 2 precedents studies:

Provide two examples that explore modulation and portability.

2. Document the following criteria:

a. Architect
b. Site
c. Program
d. Square footage
e. Plans + sections
f. Short paragraph defining your analysis

Part II

Provide two examples of innovative/emerging materials:

Document:

a. application in fabrication
b. structural capacity


3. Print out your files at 11” x 17” and create a pdf electronic version.

4. Place your pdf files in the temp drive to compile the cd.

Due March 30, 2009 @ 1:00 P.M.

Assignment 1.0 | covert inhabitation

cov·ert (kŭv'ərt, kō'vərt, kō-vûrt')

1. concealed; secret; disguised.
2. covered; sheltered.
3. a shelter or hiding place.
4. concealment or disguise.

Covert Inhabitations


The final project for the semester will be to create an architectural installation that is developed at full-scale and utilizes digital fabrication processes. As the School of Architecture continues to struggle to identify space for prototyping at full-scale, the need to approach the problem as a series of iterations will force us to consider portability, mobility and fabrication efficiency.

Utilizing the courtyard/plaza as a site, we will begin to analyze the situation for fabricating at full-scale. Each team will coordinate with the studio and analyze the space(s) and create measured documentations for the entire courtyard/plaza.

Final site documentation will include:

1. Site Model
a. digital
b. physical

2. 2-d drawings
a. plan
b. sections
c. elevations (interior + exterior)

3. photographs
a. collages
b. panoramic

This is due Monday March 27, 2009

Assignment 0.6 | body prosthetic

Each team will create a deployable prosthetic that begins to isolate a body movement and document or alter its motion. This should be a dynamic compact structure that captures the motion of the body.

Final Production:

1. Analog Model [body proshetic]

2. Delineated Documentation:
a. document movement
b. express kinetics
c. fabrication documentation

This is due Friday March 13, 2009

Assignment 0.5 | motion mapping + force inflection

Part I [motion mapping]

This assignment will focus on mapping body movement and researching
ergonomic spatial possibilities. We will document how kinetics can be utilized to inscribe
spatial conditions through a series of studies. The process will be to take a series of time
lapse photographs documenting three different movements. I would suggest taking a
minimum of 10 photos of each kinetic exercise. We will then utilize Flash to create
vector animations documenting motion flow of each event. Utilizing the onion skin tool
we will then produce a series of motion capsules that will be digital modeled.

1. Document three different kinetic body movements (minimum of ten photos each event)
2. Create an animated vector animation [640 x 480 quicktime]
3. Produce onion skin motion capsules [3 collaged time-lapsed images]

Part II [force inflection]

Create at least three animations that expand on your motion mapping and inflect spatial responses on material surfaces.

Output should be quicktime (640 x480 resolution) or other median (with consultation of instructor).

This is due Monday March 9, 2009