Assignment 04.01 – Precedents


Toyo Ito:
Serpentine Gallery, London, GB, 2002
Brugge Pavillion, Belgium, 2002

Rem Koolhaas (www.oma.nl):
Competition entry for the French National Library, 1989
Seattle Library, 2004
CCTV Headquarter, China 2002
Casa da musica, Portugal 2005
Prada Stores, NY, Los Angeles, San Francisco
Prada Skirt LA, 2006, „Waist Down:Miuccia Prada: Art and creativity“, Travelling exhibition
Prada sponge, LA 2004

Peter Eisenman:
Church of the year 2000, competition, Rome 2000

Herzog&De Meuron:
National Stadium (The bird nest), China 2007
Prada Store, Tokyo
Forum Building, Barcelona, 2004

Shangai World Expo Building and Countries Pavillions, 2010 (See Polish pavillion)

Mobile Performance Venue – Various Architects

Zaha Hadid:
Chanel Showroom-Art Container, traveling Pavilion, 2008
Zaragoza Expo 2008, Bridge Pavilion

Ben van Berkel, UNStudio:
Louis Vuitton Flag Store, 2008

Stephen Holl:
SARPHATISTRAAT OFFICES, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 1996-2000

Stage 04
Assignment 04.01 – Affect


Project: The catwalk

You will design a small structure representing your fashion designer (brand).
It is a temporary space/building for fashion shows that adapts, relocates and reorients itself to changing environments, contests, places, views, use, and program.
Its contemporary conception engages materials and surface treatments.

You might consider:

- Your fashion item’s new grid as a regulating background;

- Your previous assignment on “7 elements assembly” (volumetrically, in plan, in section, constitutional elements, hierarchy, dominant and weakest elements);

- Patterns, all phases, particularly the assignment on “Structural patterns”.


Program:
Total area of building: 2100 sq.ft.

The total area should include:

Catwalk and sitting: 1000 sq.ft.
Backstage: 300 sq.ft.
Make-up/bathrooms: 150 sq.ft

Entrance: 100 sq.ft
Lounge/party room: 300 sq.ft.
Bathrooms: 150 sq.ft.
Jolly room: 100 sq.ft. (may vary)

Max exterior Height: variable from 12’ to 18’


Process
Starting from the previous assignment on “7 elements assembly” and from your fashion item’s grid, reconsider the assembly of your elements in plan and in 3D.


In your design, you must include:

Circulation systems. Diagrams of paths and transitions spaces serving the building inside and outside.

Entrance/exit options that establish relationships between indoor and outdoor spaces.

Diagram of densities (unit/voids). Combinations and spatial variety of solids and voids. Voids could be considered as surfaces (ex. ground floor garden, outdoor paths, open terrace or deck), or volumes (covered terrace, space underneath or above, voids within the building). You could involve the space below or above the volume, so that this space could pass underneath, flow into your building, or be treated vertically.

Façade treatment. Skin and structure. Structural patterns, cladding or sunscreens. Differentiated surfaces. You must integrate the Pattern’ exercise.


Parameters:
Modular dimensions; hierarchy of parts; adjacency of spaces; organizational possibilities;
Horizontal and vertical combinations of parts of the building;
Sectional interlocking possibilities;
Spatial relationships;
Commodity and delight — ease of entry into the building and circulation among the different zones; accommodation of natural light and airflow; views; generosity and sufficiency of space; surprises; unusual use of materials; surface manipulation.

Requirements
Process 2D drawings using Autocad 2009;
3d investigations and modeling using 3D studio Max;
Physical Model .

Due Wed, Nov.19, 2008

A03.04 – Structural patterns

Select only 1 (one) pattern, which you think is the more appropriate for this assignment. You may choose among all your patterns, including old and recent patterns’ transformations.
Your pattern will become the skin and structure of your building.

Draw your pattern in AutoCAD -2D and extend it to three adjacent faces (horizontal-vertical-horizontal, or vertical-vertical-vertical). In AutoCAD, insert and draw your pattern into a 12’ x 12’ area/face/surface (6x6 modules) and extend it to 12’x6’ adjacent two areas/faces/surfaces.

Import the 3 (three) surfaces in 3DSMax.
Extrude a thickness of 2’ ft. your 3 surfaces and establish angular conditions.

Laser cutter physical model.

Explore and construct edge conditions: your pattern lines will be carried around adjacent faces. You must have a right angle connecting possible floor-wall-roof or wall-wall-wall relationships.
Work with solids and voids. Cut through selected parts. Modify and review, if necessary, your pattern. Start to think about façade openings.
Apply light as a design tool. You may decide to change your cuts accordingly to specific light-effects on the interior surfaces.
Your patterning investigation is now enabled by structure and light.

Due Friday, Oct.31-2008

Assignment 03.03 – Surface layers

Select two patterns, which you think are the more appropriate for this assignment. You may choose among all your patterns’ transformations.

Draw your two patterns in Cad-2D and insert them insert into a 12’ x 12’ ft. area/face/surface grid (6x6 modules of 2’x2’ ft. each). Scale 1:1

Explore and dismount layers of your patterns, de-construct relationships between primary and secondary lines. Isolate 2 or 3 layers within the patterns’ geometry. Work with solids and voids. Consider cuts through selected parts. Hatch the selected voids. Modify and review, if necessary, your pattern.

Print one 11”x17” page for each pattern’s exploration. Scale fit to page.

Start to think about façade openings.
Your patterning investigation is now enabled by façade applications.

Import the 2 (two) surfaces/patterns in 3DS.
If you are working with 3 layers: extrude with a thickness of 4”, 2”, 0” in. your first, second and third layer.

If you are working with 2 layers: extrude with a thickness of 2”, 0” in. your first and second layer.
Add boolean operations to show voids/cuts.
Render in color and print an axonometric and a front view of each 3D pattern. Print one 11”x17” page for each pattern’s exploration. Scale fit to page.

Due Wed., Oct. 22, 2008

Assignment 03.02 – Patterns and geometry

Continue to apply transformations to your new patterns series.
You have sets of drawings exploring operations of 1)-repetition, 2)-rotation, and 3)-overlapping.
Implement, within each set, combined possibilities of shifting, scaling, and trimming.

On 11 x 17” paper print the following Cad drawings:

Series of 2D drawings where you are to explore repetitions, rotations and overlapping of elements through 3 operations of shifting.

Series of 2D drawings where you are to explore repetitions, rotations and overlapping of elements through 3 combinations of shifting+scaling.

Series of 2D drawings where you are to explore repetitions, rotations and overlapping of elements through 3 combinations of shifting+scaling+trimming.

Due Wed., Oct. 15, 2008

Stage 03: Depth
Assignment 03.01 – Patterns and geometry

Exactly redraw the patterns of your fashion item as a 2D figure using AutoCad.
If your item presents a complex series of patterns, redraw a reduced selection of them. Start to observe the single elements that are composing each patterned figure.
Isolate and redraw your pattern’s single elements as line drawings.

Try to uncover the underlying geometry of your patterns. Your patterns contain rules of repetition and multiplication.
What is the inherent principle according to which the single module proliferates?
Reveal the rules, strategies, layers and constraints, which are at the basis of the selected geometries.
Apply different ways of repositioning, combination and transformation of single elements to new entities, forming new patterns of more complex organizations.
Create your individual sets of new geometries as sequences of parts.

Particularly, you should have a set of drawings exploring operations of:

- Repetition
- Rotation
- Overlapping

On 11 x 17” paper print the following in appropriate scale:

Series of 2D-Cad drawings with the isolation of your pattern’s single components. The original overall pattern should always be present as background figure, as reference.

Series of 2D-Cad drawings where you are to explore repositioning, combinations and transformations of single elements, through 3 applications of repetitions.

Series of 2D-Cad drawings where you are to explore repositioning, combinations and transformations of single elements, through 3 applications of rotations.

Series of 2D-Cad drawings where you are to explore repositioning, combinations and transformations of single elements, through 3 applications of overlappings.

Key words:
Module isolation
Parts extraction
Components extrusion
Translation
Multiplication
Transformation
Ripositioning
Addition
Repetition
Rotation
Overlapping

Due Monday, Oct. 13, 2008

Assignment 02.04 - 3D assembly, axo, elevations, physical model


The 7 elements selected and assembled together are now extruded in 3D.
They are composing a 3D assembly of solids and each component of the assembly is in strong geometrical and spatial relationship with the others.
In 3DS, render an axonometric scene and a front view (elevation) of your choice. Insert a plane as a receiving ground. Add significant construction lines.

Save each file separately as:
………A0204-3DS-AXO
………A0204-3DS-N-Elev

Print the Axo rendering on a 11x17’’ page in B/W, at the same scale of your laser cut exercise.

Import the elevation of your assembly in Illustrator and retrace the solids: you will have a line-drawing overlapping the rendering.
Position the ground line. Work with different line thicknesses, accordingly with what is in front, back, or behind (dashed line).

Print the Elevation from Illustrator on a 11x17’’ page in BW, at the same scale of your laser cut exercise.

Construct a physical model of the assembly at the same scale of your laser cut exercise.
Suggested technique and material: laser machine and MDF.

Due Friday, Oct. 10, 2008 end of stage 2

Assignment 02.04 - 3D Modeling

Go back to your composition made of 4 CAD drawings (assignment 02.02). Reconsider, once more and differently, lines and geometries you had generated.
In this exercise you will work with a selection of 7 elements and components, one being the dominant, and one the weakest within your composition.
Consider the complete drawing or part of it. Select seven elements that have a reciprocal relationship: adjacency, intersecting, touching, crossing each other, etc.
The 7 elements must be assembled together.

Save the Cad file as ………A0204-Cad-3DS

Import the Cad file in 3DS Max program. Do not forget to prepare the file first in Cad, as was explained during the 3DS demo in the last class.
Extrude your 7 elements according to thicknesses ranging between 3” and ½”.
Assign colors only to the dominant and the weakest elements. The others will be gray color.
Render the scene and print.

Due Monday, Oct. 06, 2008

Assignment 02.03 Laser Cutting

Rethink your composition made of 4 CAD drawings. Reconsider lines and geometries you had generated. Now you will work with a selection of perforations and raster cuts.
Consider the complete drawing or part of it.

Select an 11”x17” format on white museum board, 4ply thick.
If you prefer, select an 11”x17” piece of Acrylic (Crystal clear), 1/8” thick (in Home Depot, Storm doors section, NO LAXEN material).
Establish adjacency relationship between rastered zones and cut through zones

Give a color setting to the lines you have choosen, and fill in the areas with solid colors (hatch as solid) using the following 4 colors: red, blue, green, and cyan.
Every color is associated to cut deepness. You must have:
Blue= shallow cut.
Red= intermediate cut.
Green= deep cut.
Cyan= cut through (JUST FOR PERFORATIONS).

Save your new drawing as …….A0203-Cad-LaserCuts.
Scale your drawing appropriately.
Send your AutoCAD file to the laser cutter. You do not have to export in Illustrator.
Cutting will take at least 1 ½ - 2 hours per file.

Due Friday, Oct. 03, 2008

Assignment 02.02
You should have applied an increasing number of folds and cuts (first 3 and then 7) to the half of your item’s front view, in the appropriate scale, according to the item’s size.
Original grid, points, angles, and axes relationships should have guided your operational choices. Simple paper models, 11x17’’must be on the wall.

1)- Redraw your half front view (containing original grid, points, angles, and axes all together) including the new lines generated from the application of folds and cuts. Retrace your paper model in AutoCAD. Rethink cuts and folds (7). Turn off your profile lines layer.

2) - In AutoCAD, mirror your new half front view. Choose two axes and rotate your new half front view with reference to the two chosen axes. Keep trace of each phase through lines relationships and lines hierarchy (front, back, behind).
Use trimming and extension options applied to lines.
You should have a composition of 4 drawings. Rethink cuts and folds according to the new figure. Turn off profile lines. Scale each drawing to fit 8 1/2x11” pages.
Make a physical 3D model using 2ply chipboard, possibly white.

Due Friday, Sept. 26

Stage 02: Material

Assignment 02.01

We will operate transformations to your object’s surface.

Print half of your object’s front view (along its symmetry axis) in 1:1 scale (if small item) or 1:5 scale (if big item), on white paper.

Work on your final drawing containing original grid, points, angles, and axis all together.

Apply 3 cuts and 3 folds.

Grid, points, angles, and axis relationships should guide your operational choices.

Due Friday, Sept. 19

Assignment 01.06 Surface layering

1) - We continue our process of surface mapping analyzing zones of your items that contain patterns.

In AutoCAD, on the front, back, right, and left side views of your item, draw the following for each view and create a new layer with the same name:
- Pattern field (a field with grey hatch, different size nets) in all your views, or where necessary in your item.

Keep the grid as reference in light grey color as background,
Print from AutoCAD 11x17” paper sheets, one for each view (total of 4 views), representing Profile lines (and constitutional lines), Pattern field, and grid as background, in B/W, scale to fit page.
File title: A0106-cad-Pattern


2) - Draw an isometric projection using front and back views of your item, with Profile lines (and constitutional lines). Consider the thickness of the material. Between the two views draw dotted construction lines. The two views distance is 7” (may vary). Print fit to scale, in B/W.


Due Mon, Sept. 15/08

Assignment 01.05 SurfaceLine

We continue our process on surface mapping.
Keep measuring parts of your item.
Use the same grid of 1”x1” modules as template (in Autocad, scale 1:1), and print the grid on white paper, accordingly to the size of your item.
Place physically the item in reference with the grid.
In Autocad, draw the back, right side, and left side views of your item, keeping the grid as reference, in light grey color as background.

Draw the following for each view and create layers with the same names:
Profile lines (continuous line, red); do not print yet;
Axis (continuous line, black); do not print yet;
Angles (dashed line, black); do not print yet;
Point mark (red dots with a circle around-1/2” diam.); do not print yet.

Add Pattern profile (a field with grey hatch, small net) in all your views, including the front view already done in the previous assignment. Do not print yet.

Print from Autocad 11x17” paper sheets, one for each view (total of 3 views- 3 sheets), representing Profile lines (and constitutional lines) and grid as background, with colors, scale to fit page.
File title: A0104-cad-FV-lines; A0104-cad-BV-lines; A0104-cad-LV-lines; A0104-cad-RV-lines


Due Wed, Sept. 10/08
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Assignment 01.04 SurfaceLine

We start a process of surface mapping.

Measure your item. For example, if it is a dress or a shirt, measure the entire length, partial lengths, measure chest, waist, hip, shoulder, sleeve, neck, and more.

Draw a grid of 1”x1” modules in Autocad, scale 1:1, and print the grid on white paper, accordingly to the size of your item.

Place physically the item in reference with the grid. Focus on the front view.

In Autocad, draw the front view of your item, keeping the grid as reference in light grey color as background.

Draw the following and create layers with the same names:

Profile lines (continuous line, red);

Axis (continuous line, black);

Angles (dashed line, black);

Pattern profile (grey hatch);

Point mark (red dots).

Print from Autocad a 11x17” paper sheet with colors, scale to fit page.

At the bottom of your page, insert a Legenda with layers and lines.

File title: A0104-cad-FV-lines

Due Mon, Sept. 8/08

Class pin-up

Stage 01: Selection
Assignment 01.03 Shopping list

Identify and isolate your fashion item related to your Favorite fashion Brand.
Print your item on a paper sheet in color 11x17” (fit to page).
Select 3 elements that constitute your item. Enlarge and print each of the elements on a paper sheet in B/W 11x8 ½” (fit to page) and mark with colors your selections.

Shopping: choose a wearable item that contains the 3 elements previously selected on your Fashion Brand item.

READpoint
AD Architextiles, edited by Mark Ramos
Rem Koolhaas, Projects for Prada, part 1

Due Fri, Sept. 5/08
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Stage 01: Selection
Assignment 01.02 – Visual mapping

Continue to observe your Fashion Brand. After our previous class discussion and pin-up, you should have more and critical insights.
It is time now to choose your favorite item between all the products of your Fashion Brand.
It could be a dress, a shirt, a skirt, pants, or an accessory as bag, shoe, belt, but it must be involved with a fabric/textile motive and with surface texture.
We are approaching the field of operativity of ornament, as surface/skin in relationship with a structure/body.

Operations of visual mapping that are applied on your selected series of digital images will affect and increase your capability of “seeing”.

On 2 cheap-board bases 11x17”, vertical orientation, compose ‘visual diagrams” and apply selective operations on your object.
Particularly, you should map lines and points on one base; edges and boundaries of your item on the second base.
Apply the following manipulations: cutting, layering, overlapping, folding, and bending.

Work with paper, cheap-board, prints, images, and digital or freehand drawings in color.
Add selected B/W parts related to your diagrams.
The resulting diagrams should have a 3D graphical and physical result.

INFOpoint:
Architects and buildings
OMA- Rem Koolhaas – Prada Store, New York, 2001
UNSTUDIO- Ben Van Berkel- Louis Vuitton Store, Japan, 2006
Herzog&DeMeuron – Prada Store, Tokyo, Japan, 2003
Zaha Hadid- Zaragoza Bridge Pavilion, Zaragoza Expo 2008, Spain
Shigeru Ban- Naked House, Kawagoe, Japan, 2001
Shigeru Ban- Courtain Wall House, Tokyo, Japan, 1995
Peter Eisenman- Ciudad de la Cultura, Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain, 1999-present

READquick
http://www.moca.org/media/gal_guides/sb_galleryguide.pdf
Text from the Exhibition “Skin+Bones”, at the MOCA, Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, 2007

Due Wed, Sept. 3/08
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Stage 01: Selection
Assignment 01.01
Architecture is making its presence felt in fashion as the pliable metals, membrane structures, lightweight glasses and flexible plastics used in building construction are creeping on to the catwalks.
At the same time, architects and interior designers are borrowing the techniques of pleating and draping from traditional tailoring to design buildings that are interactive, inflatable, and even portable.

Fashion Brands suggested:
www.prada.com, www.versace.com, www.dolcegabbana.it , www.robertocavalli.com , www.giorgioarmani.com, www.gucci.com, www.annamolinari.it, www.gianfrancoferre.com , www.antoniomarras.it, www.valentino.com, www.dior.com, www.missoni.com , www.louisvuitton.com, www.tods.com , roberto capucci.

Choose your favorite Fashion Brand analyzing the following categories:

• Collection (clothes and accessories like shoes, bags, belts )
• Fashion shows
• AD campaign
• Other products (home collection, interior design, industrial design, watches, eyewear, jewelery, beauty, etc.)
• Events (movies, videos, installations, exhibitions)
• Store’s architecture (pick one store, interior or/and building)

Start selecting 12 B/W images, print them on paper, each image 8 ½” x 5 ½”.
Compose a strip of images mounted vertically, max length 60” (5 ft).
Use 1 or 2 colors in selected areas, to emphasize a concept running through the entire stripe.
You must cut out selected parts of the images, and work on iteration, rotation and/or overlapping possibilities.

Start to think about your preferred item: a dress, shirt, skirt, pants, bag, shoe, scarf, wallpaper, fabric/textile motive, etc. It should appear within your images’ assemblage.

PARALLEL PRACTICES. Architects and Fashion Designers:

OMA- Rem Koolhaas. UNSTUDIO- Ben Van Berkel. Herzog&DeMeuron. Zaha Hadid. Shigeru Ban. Hussein Chalayan. Preston Scott Cohen. Comme des Garçons. Neil M. Denari Architects. Diller Scofidio + Renfro. Winka Dubbeldam / Archi-Tectonics. Eisenman Architects. Alber Elbaz for Lanvin. Foreign Office Architects. Future Systems. Frank Gehry .Tess Giberson. Yoshiki Hishinuma. Toyo Ito. Greg Lynn FORM. Jakob + MacFarlane. Alexander McQueen. Miyake Issey. Morphosis. Narciso Rodriguez. Neutelings Riedijk Architecten. Jean Nouvel. Office dA. Ralph Rucci. Kazuyo Sejima + Ryue Nishizawa / SANAA. Yeohlee Teng. Testa & Weiser. Olivier Theyskens for Rochas. Isabel Toledo. Bernard Tschumi. Dries Van Noten. Viktor & Rolf. Junya Watanabe. Vivienne Westwood. Wilkinson Eyre Architects. Yohji Yamamoto. J. Meejin Yoon / MY Studio.

Due Friday, August 29
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