MURATYAVUZARCH101FALL2015JERRYLUMCCSF

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

WhatIsYourSign?Beforestartingtobuildoursigns,wewereaskedtocreateacollageofoursigns.Firstassignmentofthesemesterstartswithbrainstorming.

Afterpicking3adjectivesthatfitsourpersonalitywhichexplainusin3wordswewereheadedtosearchofthesigns,clipartsandanythingthatwouldleadustocreatethecollage.Soonwewillstartbuildingtheactualsign. MuratYavuz

Inspirationsforthesign:

Week1

SignISelectedadjectiveswere:

-Dominant-Oriental-Adventurous

Foamboardwasthematerialusedtocreatethesigns.Moreover,transparentcoloredsheetswereusedinbetweentheboardstobringsomecolorstothesign.

ReflectionsFromSignI:-Createanoutlineofthesignandplaceitonthematerialyouwanttoworkon,makesureitlookslikeyouimagine.

- Makesureyouhaveenoughmaterialandtoolstocreatewhat'sinyourmind.

- Carvingthefoamboardwashardandtooklotsoftime,makesureyouarepreparedforthat.

SignIIAfterworkingwiththefoamboard,IthoughtIwasfamiliarwithitanddecidetoworkonitagain.Also,aftertheexperienceIhadfromthefirstsign,Idecidedtocut/pastetheboardinsteadofcarvingit.ItworkedbetterandIhadneaterlookingsign.Ialsodidn'thavetospendasmanyhoursasthefirstonebecauseIwaspreparedbeforestarting.ForthesecondsignIdecidedtousethesamematerialsbutIchangetheshapeofthesign.

Week2

ReflectionsofSignIIEventhoughIamfamiliarworkingwiththefoamboard,mycuttingswerenotthatprecise.AlsoIhadsomecalculationsmistakes.Someofthetrianglesweren'tatthesizetheyweresupposetobesowhenIgluethemtogethertherewassomeemptyspacesinbetweenthetriangles.

WhatsYourSingRedux?CharcoalWorks:

Byusingcharcoalonnewsprintwearetryingtoevokethefeelings.

Solitary

Wonder Wonder

AJourneyofDiscoverytoLocalPlacesofWonderForthisprojectwetookajourneytotheplacesthatwehaven'tbeenbefore.Ourintentionwastodiscoverthefeelingsevoked.

WedecidedtovisitFortMasonandTheWaveOrgan.Itwasinterestingtovisitlandmarkswithapurposeoflookingforthefeelings.Alsobecause itwasmyfirsttimeinbothplacesthefeelingIhadexperiencedwerestrong.

-Pleasant -Abandoned-Felicity -Serenity-Juxtapose -Solitary-Satisfying -Disgust-Youthful -Appreciative

Week3

PicturesFromtheLocalPlaces

Serenity

Disgust Abandoned Youthful

Satisfying

Appreciative

Felicity Solitary

CollagesoftheJourney

- Abandoned -Solitary

MakeaWall,MakeAWindow,EvokeWonder

MakeaWall,MakeaWindow,EvokeWonderisthe4th projectofthesemester.Wearenowbeginningtobuildmodels.Weareusingchipboardtocreatethefirstiterationofthewall.

Week4

Reflections:Eventhough Ilikethesecondwall(ontheright)andthought itwouldevokewonder,myclassmatesandour instructorthinksthefirstwall(on theleft)hasmoreofanarchitecturalvalue.Ihavetoapplythatvaluetomynextiterationwhileevokingwonder.

WallModelSecondIteration

Afterdiscoveringthematerialsandthetechniquesofbuildingwallmodelsnowweareassignedtotakeanotherstepandthickenourmodels.

Reflections:Mynewiterationofthewallhasagreaterarchitecturalvalue.Howeveritistooliteraltocreatethefeelingofwonder.

ThirdIterationoftheWallThemaingoaloftheprojectistocreateaspaceforanadulttolaydownorsitandevokethefeelingofwonder.Thereforefocusingonthewindowandseatinghelpsmoretoaccomplishourintention!

Week5

Reflections:Mynewdesign ismoresuccessfuloncreatingwonderandrevealingfeelings.Itsalsogettingabstractanditsgood tothinkandbuildoutsideofthebox.

Narrative:1st DraftMydesignrepresentstheremainderstructurefromadisasterlikeoccasion.

Lookingthroughalinedupriblikestructuregivesthefeelingofbeingprotected.Especiallywhentherhombusesseemliketheyaregoingtofallinanysecond.Someoftherhombuspanelsarealmostslightingdownandtherhombusesstuffedonthegroundcompletestheconceptofastructurethatgivesanunsecurespace.

Afirsttimeviewerwouldexperiencethefear,andwouldtrytogetclosertotheribssincetheframesareholdingtherhombuses.Whentheyturnaroundtherhombuspanelsonthefloormayscarethemmore,butwhentheyseethattheyarepurposelylocated,theyfeelrescued.

Myaudiencewouldfindtheseatinginterestingiftheyarebraveenoughtogetcloserandtryit.Alsoedgesoftherhombusesonthefloorwillleadthemtogetclosertotheribs.

MakeaPlaceThatEvokesWonder

Week6

Onthisiterationofthewallwearenowrequired tobuild floors,walls,ceilingandaroof.Nowthatwehaveenough experiencesofmaterials,toolsandbuildingmodelsallofusintheclassareproceeding tomorecomplexmodels.

Thegeometryofmylastiterationinspiredmetobuildageodesicdomeandbybreakingpieceson thedome Itriedtoachievethesenseofwonderandcreateapavilionlikedesign.

Narrative2nd DraftMydesignedevolvedintoageometricspace,butitstillrepresentsamemorialofadisaster.

Geodesicdomeamazesthevisitorsandthefracturedopeningcreatesthefeelingofwonderespeciallywhenlookingfrominsidevisitorswillfeellikeanearthquaketoreapartthegeodesicdome.

Theseatingarenotwelcomingneithercomfortable.Theyaredesignedandlocatedpurposelytoincreasethefeelingsofdisastrousenvironment.

Themainentrancehasalargeropeningsbutvisitorscanenterandexitthestructurefromanyopening.Someoftheopeningsaresmallersoifvisitorswanttousethosetheyhavetobendandcrawl.

Mydesignserveasarestspacewherevisitorscanreadandliedown.

PlansandElevations

TopView

Front Back

LeftRight

ASpatialJourneyLeadingtoaPlaceofWonder

Week7

Thisisthefirstiterationofmydesign thathasASpatialJourneyLeadingtoaPlaceofWonder.Iwashavinghardtimecreatingajourney. Idiscoveredthatitishardertocreateajourneyonadesign likedome.Byusing thewoodensticksandpolyster paperItiredtocreateajourney,adesign thatleadsvisitorstohaveajourney.

StoryBoard

Discovery Approach Entry

Experiencing Interior GoingOutsideoftheDome WalkingAway

Reflections:

Makesurethatyouhavethelistofeventsandorganizedviewsofthedesign.

ASpatialJourneyLeadingtoaPlaceofWonderAfterseeingsuccessfuljourneysonmyclassmatesmodelsnowIhavecreatedamodelthatevokeswonderandalsohasapathandjourney.Formthispoint itwaseasierformetoproceedtonextdesignandaccomplishtherequirements.

Reflections:Iwasusingdifferentmaterialsandtheygeneratedifferent textures.NowIhaveanotherchallenges,suchas providing unityandcreatingcomplexitywithoutmakingamess.

Enhancing theevokedexperienceswithinASpatial JourneyLeadingtoPlaceofWonder

Week8

OnthelastiterationIamfinallyabletoevokethefeelingofwonderandhaveajourney thatleadsthevisitorstowalkaround thestructure.AlsonowIhaveexperienceonworkingwithdifferentmaterial,creatingroughdrafts,sketchingnextiterationsandexposethepurposeofadesign reclaimed.

Eventhough itsnicetogainskillsandexperiencesonbuildingmodels,biggestachievementofthisprojectwastodesign toevokefeelingsandleadtoajourney.

FinalIteration

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