Year In Infrastructure 2005

STUDENT COMPETITION: ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN

George’s House
Savannah College of Art and
Design

I tried to use a variety of tools on this project, and compare different ways to create objects. This taught me not only to be concerned about creating a complex and beautiful object, but also to select the best and fastest tools to help the designer finish a project on time.

I started this project with sketching a schematic design by hand, and then created a 2D drawing in MicroStation. Concerns about function and detail design were the next step. Then I modeled a 3D object, and assigned materials and lighting. Finally, I created interior objects for my model.

I learned a lot about the benefits
MicroStation offers designers. For instance, I
can use real solar studies to learn about shad-
ing, which can help me reach my goal of cre-
ating sustainable architecture. ;

STUDENT COMPETITION: ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN

Wall Project
University of Texas at Arlington

A case study was made of Juan O’Gorman’s house for Diego Rivera in Mexico. The study focused on the proportions and entry sequence as well as the structure. A bridge connects Rivera’s house to his studio.

spaced using proportions
found in the structure of
Rivera’s house. The wall also
has a special place for a
sculpture, and that is seen in
the front shot of the project.
Art was incorporated into
the project, since the inspira-
tion came from an
artist’s house.

That idea was incorporated in this project, in which a bridge seems to connect two distinct proportionate masses of the wall. The wall becomes an explorable space and has an entry sequence of gateway, stairs, and a partly covered entry, as does the case study of Rivera’s house.