PROJECT
01
In project one, we learned of the differences between a stereotomic mass and tectonic shell. We 3D modeled a sculpture to create a cast that was used to create a form-work, a structure, and a shell of the sculpture.
I worked alongside my colleague Celia Ruedas.
I worked alongside my colleague Celia Ruedas.
3D Modeling Process: Step 1
3D Modeling Process: Step 2
3D Modeling Process: Step 3
3D Modeling Process: Step 4
3D Modeling Process: Step 5
3D Print of 3D Model
Casting Process
Casting Results
Duplicate #1
Duplicate #5
Contour Line Drawing
Form work to build structure
Physical Model of form work.
Final Structure
Physical Model of Structure
Contour Lines
Panelization for Surface
Panel Surface Model
Panel Surface Model
PROJECT
02
In project two, we were tasked to design a phone booth and build a 1:1 model. This was a group effort and worked with Celia Ruedas, Sarah Castro, Priya Dhairyawan.
For our project we decided to make a time capsule/machine phone booth, capturing the methods of communication throughout time. The project took many hours to complete as a result of the vast amount of detail.
Front Elevation of Final 1:1 Model
Cut Plan
The phone booth was divided into three main spaces.
The three rooms were composed of walls and wings attached to a rotating pole.
Nine combinations of rooms were possible.
The first room, entering to the right, was the 1860's room, with letters as the method of communication.
The next room was the 1960's with a corded telephone as the method of communication.
The final room was the 2060's room with voice activated communication and touch panels as the communication of the future.
The phone booth was a ten sided polygon with protrusions on the exterior to resemble wings, while also serving as usable panels (pockets and seats).
The usable panels add to the experience of people inside, while also serving those outside waiting to make a phone call.
Each seat corresponds to its interior room.
When the panels were pulled down for someone to use and sit on, a two-way mirror allowed the person in the inside to see the outside, while people outside saw their reflection.
The phone booth had one main entrance and an emergency exit.
The rotating wings allowed up to three people used the booth.
The 1960's and 1860's rooms were able to communicate to the future through a mail box and a gum-ball machine. This was meant to allude to the fact that the future can be influenced by the past, but the future cannot contact the past, at least not yet anyway...
Me in the 1960's Space
Sari in the 2060's Space
PROJECT
03
In project three our scale increased once more and we were tasked to design an outdoor amphitheater in the new Los Angeles Historic Park.
Early Study Model: In my studio, a dialogue with the site was important.
Early Study Model: We were given specific program, acoustic, and site requirements.
Since the beginning, I made the decision to sink everything underground to keep an unobstructed view of the park. The underground design was influenced by an idea of tunnels and pathways I was exploring.
the amphitheater to resemble the railways that split and connect.
The tunnel idea was derived from the fact that the Metro Gold line runs right along the edge of the given site.
Form Making and Program Diagram
Inside the Model
Cut Plan
Close Up of Model
Section through the complex
