working with an extended frame

frames of movement

Alex - Grant's Tomb: Concepts

These two Images represent the conceptual ideas for the use of ribbons as a means of creating structure and space in the project. Feedback from anyone on the approach of these three-dimension models as well as the board setup below would be appreciated (the background was originally white, but due to the difficulty of finding a file type on my mac that Blogger.com will accept led to the replacement with gray).

Concept Sketches / Pictures of Grants Tomb.

The first image is the sketches done on the wall in the hallway last tuesday, basic diagrams showing very basic concepts for approaching the project. The second image are the ariel and perspective shots complied as part of the site study which is currently hanging in the room. Unfortunately no matter how I try to upload the board of technical drawings (as .jpg or .pdf) the website rejects them, if anyone else has them they should be uploaded as well.

For Friday, we will celebrate Veteran's day together in class

Thesis- life/ death/ remembrance relative to(program):
visitor center: auditorium/connector to tomb/visitor center: exhibit or
auditorium-connector/ archive (library)/visitors center: exhibit, etc./

(3) models 1/32 scale which are transformative to
scaling your thesis from plane to frame on the site
1. plane
2. plane-mass-to frame
3. frame

Site analysis conclusions:
3 grids: city, tomb/death, life of river view which should relate to your thesis

For Friday

Professor would like 3 models:

1) Structure & rhythm with planes with reference to the plaza surface

2) Define how the planes become a frame

-Relate to thesis

-articulate the frame

-plane thickness relative to the program

- transformation of the program

3) Combination of the first 2 models

Sketches on trace to accompany the models and your individual thesis of a pavilion relating to life death and remembrance.

Along with this professor would like everyone to have their own site model with the parameters that we discussed in class

Also be sure to complete the assigned building for the site with Rich Alex and Nauma have provided.

for tomorrow

Rebekkah, All:

 Everyone is producing their own 1/32” site model without surrounding buildings.

3 schemes, each scheme should have associated plan and section sketches on trace for tomorrow.
 

The program is as follows, Visitor’s Park:

8,000 sq ft for:

-exhibit space of which should have an exterior component,
-auditorium: 1,500 sloped floor,
- Terrace/ overlook to river

5,000 sq ft:

- Archive, (library) with reading room

 We are starting with this general program placement until we develop a concept, an understanding of scale, monmnetality, for this new place.

Collect images, precedence to continue the discussion.

Site information, to be completed for next class:

-Last class was not fully productive because the given site drawings were pinned up without:

1. site parameters: being 20’ deep space below ground, (includes long section)
2. Transverse section cut at the visitor’s overlook
3. Total of (3) plan cuts: at tomb level, at ground, and roof.

(The drawing team is working on completing the above at 1/32” scale)

-These same 5 drawings listed above require an overall of the proportion systems of the circle and square geometries from the tomb. (Lee Ann is working on this)

The larger site model is on hold, till we see the smaller 1/32” scale model with surrounding buildings.

-map of area color discussed with Adrian

-history to be simplified and origin tomb location to be completed by Matt and Michael
-Anthony to bring in drawings for Tshumi building in context to Columbia campus.