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CCSF Architecture 101 Midterm PortfolioTRANSCRIPT
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MURATYAVUZARCH101FALL2015JERRYLUMCCSF
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TableofContents1- ........WhatsYourSign?
- Collage- SignI
2-........WhatsYourSignII?
3-.........WhatsYourSignRedux?
4-.........AJourneyofDiscoverytoLocalPlacesofWonder
-PresentationofJourney-Collages
5-.........MakeaWall,MakeAWindow,EvokeWonder
-WallModelSecondIteration-ThirdIterationoftheWall-Narrative:1st Draft
6-........MakeaPlaceThatEvokesWonder-Narrative:2nd Draft-PlansandElevations
7-........ASpatialJourneyLeadingtoaPlaceofWonder
-StoryBoard8-........EnhancingtheevokedexperienceswithinASpatialJourneyLeadingtoPlaceofWonder
-FinalIteration
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WhatIsYourSign?Beforestartingtobuildoursigns,wewereaskedtocreateacollageofoursigns.Firstassignmentofthesemesterstartswithbrainstorming.
Afterpicking3adjectivesthatfitsourpersonalitywhichexplainusin3wordswewereheadedtosearchofthesigns,clipartsandanythingthatwouldleadustocreatethecollage.Soonwewillstartbuildingtheactualsign. MuratYavuz
Inspirationsforthesign:
Week1
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SignISelectedadjectiveswere:
-Dominant-Oriental-Adventurous
Foamboardwasthematerialusedtocreatethesigns.Moreover,transparentcoloredsheetswereusedinbetweentheboardstobringsomecolorstothesign.
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ReflectionsFromSignI:-Createanoutlineofthesignandplaceitonthematerialyouwanttoworkon,makesureitlookslikeyouimagine.
- Makesureyouhaveenoughmaterialandtoolstocreatewhat'sinyourmind.
- Carvingthefoamboardwashardandtooklotsoftime,makesureyouarepreparedforthat.
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SignIIAfterworkingwiththefoamboard,IthoughtIwasfamiliarwithitanddecidetoworkonitagain.Also,aftertheexperienceIhadfromthefirstsign,Idecidedtocut/pastetheboardinsteadofcarvingit.ItworkedbetterandIhadneaterlookingsign.Ialsodidn'thavetospendasmanyhoursasthefirstonebecauseIwaspreparedbeforestarting.ForthesecondsignIdecidedtousethesamematerialsbutIchangetheshapeofthesign.
Week2
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ReflectionsofSignIIEventhoughIamfamiliarworkingwiththefoamboard,mycuttingswerenotthatprecise.AlsoIhadsomecalculationsmistakes.Someofthetrianglesweren'tatthesizetheyweresupposetobesowhenIgluethemtogethertherewassomeemptyspacesinbetweenthetriangles.
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WhatsYourSingRedux?CharcoalWorks:
Byusingcharcoalonnewsprintwearetryingtoevokethefeelings.
Solitary
Wonder Wonder
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AJourneyofDiscoverytoLocalPlacesofWonderForthisprojectwetookajourneytotheplacesthatwehaven'tbeenbefore.Ourintentionwastodiscoverthefeelingsevoked.
WedecidedtovisitFortMasonandTheWaveOrgan.Itwasinterestingtovisitlandmarkswithapurposeoflookingforthefeelings.Alsobecause itwasmyfirsttimeinbothplacesthefeelingIhadexperiencedwerestrong.
-Pleasant -Abandoned-Felicity -Serenity-Juxtapose -Solitary-Satisfying -Disgust-Youthful -Appreciative
Week3
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PicturesFromtheLocalPlaces
Serenity
Disgust Abandoned Youthful
Satisfying
Appreciative
Felicity Solitary
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CollagesoftheJourney
- Abandoned -Solitary
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MakeaWall,MakeAWindow,EvokeWonder
MakeaWall,MakeaWindow,EvokeWonderisthe4th projectofthesemester.Wearenowbeginningtobuildmodels.Weareusingchipboardtocreatethefirstiterationofthewall.
Week4
Reflections:Eventhough Ilikethesecondwall(ontheright)andthought itwouldevokewonder,myclassmatesandour instructorthinksthefirstwall(on theleft)hasmoreofanarchitecturalvalue.Ihavetoapplythatvaluetomynextiterationwhileevokingwonder.
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WallModelSecondIteration
Afterdiscoveringthematerialsandthetechniquesofbuildingwallmodelsnowweareassignedtotakeanotherstepandthickenourmodels.
Reflections:Mynewiterationofthewallhasagreaterarchitecturalvalue.Howeveritistooliteraltocreatethefeelingofwonder.
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ThirdIterationoftheWallThemaingoaloftheprojectistocreateaspaceforanadulttolaydownorsitandevokethefeelingofwonder.Thereforefocusingonthewindowandseatinghelpsmoretoaccomplishourintention!
Week5
Reflections:Mynewdesign ismoresuccessfuloncreatingwonderandrevealingfeelings.Itsalsogettingabstractanditsgood tothinkandbuildoutsideofthebox.
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Narrative:1st DraftMydesignrepresentstheremainderstructurefromadisasterlikeoccasion.
Lookingthroughalinedupriblikestructuregivesthefeelingofbeingprotected.Especiallywhentherhombusesseemliketheyaregoingtofallinanysecond.Someoftherhombuspanelsarealmostslightingdownandtherhombusesstuffedonthegroundcompletestheconceptofastructurethatgivesanunsecurespace.
Afirsttimeviewerwouldexperiencethefear,andwouldtrytogetclosertotheribssincetheframesareholdingtherhombuses.Whentheyturnaroundtherhombuspanelsonthefloormayscarethemmore,butwhentheyseethattheyarepurposelylocated,theyfeelrescued.
Myaudiencewouldfindtheseatinginterestingiftheyarebraveenoughtogetcloserandtryit.Alsoedgesoftherhombusesonthefloorwillleadthemtogetclosertotheribs.
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MakeaPlaceThatEvokesWonder
Week6
Onthisiterationofthewallwearenowrequired tobuild floors,walls,ceilingandaroof.Nowthatwehaveenough experiencesofmaterials,toolsandbuildingmodelsallofusintheclassareproceeding tomorecomplexmodels.
Thegeometryofmylastiterationinspiredmetobuildageodesicdomeandbybreakingpieceson thedome Itriedtoachievethesenseofwonderandcreateapavilionlikedesign.
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Narrative2nd DraftMydesignedevolvedintoageometricspace,butitstillrepresentsamemorialofadisaster.
Geodesicdomeamazesthevisitorsandthefracturedopeningcreatesthefeelingofwonderespeciallywhenlookingfrominsidevisitorswillfeellikeanearthquaketoreapartthegeodesicdome.
Theseatingarenotwelcomingneithercomfortable.Theyaredesignedandlocatedpurposelytoincreasethefeelingsofdisastrousenvironment.
Themainentrancehasalargeropeningsbutvisitorscanenterandexitthestructurefromanyopening.Someoftheopeningsaresmallersoifvisitorswanttousethosetheyhavetobendandcrawl.
Mydesignserveasarestspacewherevisitorscanreadandliedown.
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PlansandElevations
TopView
Front Back
LeftRight
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ASpatialJourneyLeadingtoaPlaceofWonder
Week7
Thisisthefirstiterationofmydesign thathasASpatialJourneyLeadingtoaPlaceofWonder.Iwashavinghardtimecreatingajourney. Idiscoveredthatitishardertocreateajourneyonadesign likedome.Byusing thewoodensticksandpolyster paperItiredtocreateajourney,adesign thatleadsvisitorstohaveajourney.
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StoryBoard
Discovery Approach Entry
Experiencing Interior GoingOutsideoftheDome WalkingAway
Reflections:
Makesurethatyouhavethelistofeventsandorganizedviewsofthedesign.
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ASpatialJourneyLeadingtoaPlaceofWonderAfterseeingsuccessfuljourneysonmyclassmatesmodelsnowIhavecreatedamodelthatevokeswonderandalsohasapathandjourney.Formthispoint itwaseasierformetoproceedtonextdesignandaccomplishtherequirements.
Reflections:Iwasusingdifferentmaterialsandtheygeneratedifferent textures.NowIhaveanotherchallenges,suchas providing unityandcreatingcomplexitywithoutmakingamess.
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Enhancing theevokedexperienceswithinASpatial JourneyLeadingtoPlaceofWonder
Week8
OnthelastiterationIamfinallyabletoevokethefeelingofwonderandhaveajourney thatleadsthevisitorstowalkaround thestructure.AlsonowIhaveexperienceonworkingwithdifferentmaterial,creatingroughdrafts,sketchingnextiterationsandexposethepurposeofadesign reclaimed.
Eventhough itsnicetogainskillsandexperiencesonbuildingmodels,biggestachievementofthisprojectwastodesign toevokefeelingsandleadtoajourney.
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FinalIteration
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