portfolio m.arch I

fall 2012 james quick

1 i n t e r p o l a t i o n

2 i r r a t i o n a l i z a t i o n

3 i t e r a t i o n

4 r e - p r e s e n t a t i o n

5 i n - p r o f e s s i o n

6 i n t e r r u p t i o n

Two different lifestyles, one architectural solution

For the Smiths and the Jones, two retired couples living together, the goal was to provide distinctive living quar-ters for each couple while preserving public space and the opportunity for interaction.

For Fields and Corner, a young professional couple that shares a love of film, the goal was provide a house that would act as a setting for their own daily performances. For them, banal home life is infused with melodrama.

These two distinct narratives are resolved through the act of wrapping. In each case, this architectural move is utilized to create different relationships between public and private.

project 1: interpolationa house for two clientscambridge, macareer discovery 2010harvard gsd

Above:Formal operation

study model

Opposite:Ware St. facade

circulation

private

shared

drive-thru

circulation

privacy core

fenestration

shared core

light well

Smiths + JonesLeft: Primary massing elements diagram

Below, top to bottom:Basic parti diagramAxonometric per client

solid

void

Feilds + Corner Left, top to bottom:House as film collagePerspective collage

Below, top to bottom:Basic parti diagramAxonometric per client

plan 01 plan 02

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plan 03 plan 04

key:1. bathroom2. private living/office3. living room4. bedroom

5. bedroom6. bathroom7. dining area8. kitchen9. lower library

10. screening/living room11. office12. upper library13. kitchen/dining

14. bathroom15. bedroom

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Left to right:View from across Ware StView from neighboring roof

Opposite:Aerial view

Facture, or the presence of the making.

Completed as part of a drawing course involving a series of studies which focus on a variety of issues related to architecture.

These abstract exercises encourage experimentation with media and materials, as well as foster an understand-ing of the roles of connection, marking, proportion, and operations in creating a composition.

The first sequence was limited to one medium, with the de-sired outcome of composing a piece exhibiting a variety of markings.

During the second sequence, new materials were introduced, along with the formal motif of the “L.” In this sequence, transparency and layering were the main focus of exploration.

The final sequence focuses on texture and relies primarily on the physical manipulation of surface as the method of composition. The end result lies somewhere between drawing and relief. Throughout the process, a balance between intuition and rationality is emphasized.

project 2: irrationalizationabsract material studiesarc 564 fall 2010syracuse university

Above:Basic material studies, charcoal on bristol

Opposite:Final material study, chacroal on bristol

Above:Motif studies, mixed media on trace

Opposite:Final motif study, mixed media on trace

Above:Texture/surface studies, mixed media

Opposite:Final texture/surface relief, mixed media on foam

Architecture as the end result of process.

The project begins with a series of explorations of the orthogonal structure of the square using the four square and nine square systems as a “kit of parts.”

Special attention is paid to proportion, symmetry, and the organizational system of the composition. Through a variety of operations, a parti is found and refined.

The goal is the creation of a plan which contains an ambi-guity between figure and ground.

This plan then becomes three-dimensional and the process of refinement continues. Rather than actual architectural design, addressing human activity, the goal in mind is an architectonic composition with a clear organizing idea, which is assessed for its formal and spatial qualities more so than anything else.

The end is a series of architectonic models which demon-strate a clear system of proportion and rhythm as well as an ambiguous relationship between mass and space.

project 3: iterationa spatial compositionarc 394 spring 2010syracuse university

Above:Nine square grid template

Opposite:Study model detail shot

Above:2D taxonomy studies

Opposite:Final taxonomy stud-ies for 3D

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3D taxonomy studies

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4 5 6

base

wall

core

beam

roof

Above:Final study model

Opposite, clockwise from lower left:Final planFinal elevationAxonometric diagram

This drawing course involves a series of studies which focus on a variety of issues related to architecture. Begin-ning with basic gesture drawing exercises, constructive drawing habits are developed and basic assumptions about the role of drawing in the design process are chal-lenged.

Gesture drawings focus on the re-presentation of space, which should communicate something about materiality, light and dark, directionality, facture and, ultimately, experience.

The photographic joiners use the medium of photogra-phy to ‘draw’ in-between spaces at a variety of scales and continue to emphasize the issues raised in drawing exercises.

Continued movement back and forth between these media, however, is the most essential part of the process. Both methods require the same level of observation and insight, and both help reinforce the need to visualize, edit, and reinterpret information in a meaningful way.

project 4: re-presentationgesture drawing and photo collagearc 564 fall 2010syracuse university

Above:Figure in space study,

ink on paper

Opposite:Clinton Square at dusk

charcoal on paper

Above:Bike joiner #1

Opposite, left to right:Bike joiner #4Interior hall, bicycle study black conte on paper

Above, left to right:Space between #1Civic space #1

Opposite, left to right:Industrial forms #7, charcoal on paperOrange County Government Center # 12 charcoal on paper

Nestled into the hillside of an expansive pasture, this 8300 sf barn is intended for livestock and hay storage. Inspired in part by the Round Stone Barn at Hancock Shaker Village, this monumental dome-like structure is intended to be the first part of a larger master plan which will include a greenhouse and a pickling barn.

Working directly alongside the principal architect, this is the first professional project I am primarily responsible for. From the beginning of the project, I worked directly with the principal architect through the design develop-ment phase, studying numerous variations on every aspect of the project. Once in the construction document phase, I was then also given the responsibilty of coor-dinating with the structural engineer on our dome-like tension and compression ring roof design.

Educational and rewarding in countless ways, this pro-grammatically simple project has provided me with the perfect opportunity to learn the basics of project manage-ment in the practice of architecture.

project 5: in-professionthe great barnprofessional project, summer 2011bialecki architects

Left:Proposed master plan

Opposite:Presentation model

north elevation

plan 01

west elevation

plan 02 (rotated)

key:1.entrance2. livestock pens3. hay mow4. aisle5. hay storage6. loading area

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section a-a’

Above, Opposite:Presentation model

Balance and Interruption

The site is the much-maligned Boston City Hall Plaza, located in the heart of downtown Boston.

This project began with a careful site analysis through a variety of mapping exercises, first as a studio group and then on an individual basis.

While a wide range of problems be-came readily apparent through these exercises, many of them result from a contextual feeling of imbalance which is insensitive with respect to human scale.

The strategy for improving the spatial experience of Boston City Hall Plaza is to interrupt the existing condition by aggregating a module borrowed from the facade of city hall into the various program elements in a way that results in a more comfortable, human-scaled space that is both sensitive to the site and its occupants.

project 6: interruptiona live/work community for artistsboston, macareer discovery 2010

Above:Early study model

Opposite:Rendering at street level

existing spatial condition interrupted spatial condition

Above:Photoshop collage

sketches

Opposite:Spatial mapping exercise

Above:Final study model

Opposite:Path and grid iterations

plan 01 plan 02 plan 03 plan 04

Above:Progress plans

Opposite:Aerial rendering