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Intro To assignment 6
SOLAR DECATHLON: LESSONS LEARNED AND HOUSE TOUR
Dr. Russell Gentry and Members of the Solar Decathlon Team
Thursday March 27, 2008; 11:00-12:00
Architecture Library
Engineer Dr. Russell Gentry, Associate Professor in Architecture and Associate Director of the Advanced Wood Products Library, will discuss the ongoing research surrounding the Georgia Tech Solar Decathlon House. His talk will be followed by a tour of the Georgia Tech Solar Decathlon House.
This talk is part of the COA Research Forum, a partnership between the College of Architecture and the Georgia Tech Library. The last Thursday of each month during the semester, a COA faculty member, research scientist, or student will talk about his/her research. The purpose of the series is to provide an informal forum for members of the COA community to present their work, explore ideas, and identify opportunities for collaboration. The talks are free and open to the public. All talks will be held in the Architecture Library from 11:00AM to 12:00PM. Each speaker will talk 30 to 45 minutes followed by questions and discussion.
Welcome Back from Spring Break Hope you're all eager to get started on your next assignment!
Bring Model making supplies, Be ready to start a 1/4" model of a section of your path. See models in Atrium for reference.
Download Assignment 6.
WINDOW ANALYSIS EXAMPLE REVIEW PAGE THOROUGHLY
http://cool.coa.gatech.edu:8000/coolx/1138/
http://rpbw.r.ui-pro.com/
http://www.jcdainc.com/
suggested links!!!!!
Post task 6.1 tasks 2,4, and 5 at bottom of page
03.06.08.
Story Telling ... What I did this past... Semester!
.Mock-up review is over, and no need to mock anyone! great to see your work and progress.
.Refine your current work, Ex.Lineweights
.Consolidate and redraw Diagrams onto 11x17 sheets.
.Integrate models/ sketches and process into review.
.For Tuesday Curation review.
Required 8.5 x 11 statement for 5.1 thru 5.4 and a summary.
.11x17 synopsis pages for 5.1 thru 5.4. these can include images, sketches, diagrams, text. Plan on these as being a part of your inquiry books as chapter headers or summaries.
.Be prepared for a 3- to 5 min presentation. Practice, pin-up work again this weekend to review. Prepare for a formal presentation.
.Use notebook for notes in regards to verbal presentation.
.I will be in on Sunday at 10-10:30am Please be pinned up prior to my arrival.
...Story Telling...Tell me your story about what you learned...
So far signed up for Reviews are Farzeen, Ashley, Saa, Vinnie and Ai Lien.
.Inquiry Book drafts are Due Thursday.
.Mets are looking good though slightly injured, soccer players make great actors and my GIANTS are world champs for another 11 months! who's idea was the cement soccer ball! So wrong!
...Story Telling... summary... has it been a successful process... tell me the good and the bad.. please!
02.28.08.
Bring all tools to class to make models, glue, knives cutting boards, band aids.
.Class will a working session for your pathway models.
Be clear about the idea. The model, your verbal/ written concept, site photos and sketches should all be saying the same thing.
.Use your classmates as resources for your ideas, do they understand your drawings as well as you do?
.We will be continuing on 5.4 with the intent to kick some butt!
02.19.08.
.Class was canceled this Sunday due to the tornado warning. Please scan and email me vellums for review.
02.15.08.
.Class see you Sunday 6pm to 7:30pm to review next assignment and approve you for your arches drawings.
.Tuesday will be a half day, Joseph will be taking attendance and is expecting to see you work in class on the new assignment. clas from 1:30 to 3:30pm.
.Thursday will be the Arches Review.
1.19.08.
.Diagrams need to be clear, hand drawn, Use your classmates as resources.
.Complete Class sign in!
.Stopping by to review Home Work Sat. AM
.Be back Sunday at 2pm
.Anyone having trouble with Homework/ Late/ Absent must contact me before class.
>Warning do not call me during Giants Game unless they are winning, I will be in a good mood! 6:30pm.
1.13.08. Sorry if there was some confusion about the homework for Tuesday, Sketch Book Assignment is due as well as Exercise 5.0B.
1.11.08. Sketch book Assignment is posted, see new link at right Sketchbook Assignment.
Any volunteers for a Power Point Presentation next class email me?
1.11.08. Class, glad to meet Y'All I was impressed with last years work. I will be posting a sketchbook assignment tomorrow. please make inquiry books to 24 x 18 and buy a sketch pad no smaller than 6x8 for your sketchbook assignments. Jeff
. COol-X-site is under construction please bear with me as I am learning HTML, is this the official GA Tech language?
. . (Someone from another section, just browsing around; feel free to delete) {laughs} Yeah, I guess so. I know it's bad to say as a designer, but timely course info on Cool is usually more than enough. After all, you're never going to get rid of the hideous logo up there (at least, not without throwing in inline CSS... but that's a pain).
Daily Assignments
For Thurs 01.31.08
.Arches, micro to macro (5.2F)
.Vellum set (5.2D)
.Measured analysis (5.2E)
.Site notations (5.2C)
.Diagrams (5.2B)
.Site sketches (5.2A)
For Tues 01.29.08
. Arches paper in 6h and 4h
. Diagrams
. vellums perfect
For Thurs 01.24.08
.Exercise E of 5.1.2.
.Print and read these below.
. shell.skin.materials.pdf from In Detail: Building Skins on reserve in arch library
. City Skins Doug Aitken's Sleepwalkers.
How did original east arch bldg skins differ from current skins?
. East Arch Bldg 1950's.pdf
How can I exploit the axonometric as an apparatus of inquiry?
. Skin Space Drawing Studies.pdf
. Axonometric Variations.pdf
How can diagrams support my inquiry?
. Diagrams - Envisioning Architecture.pdf
. Pattern Analysis Examples.pdf
What geometric and proportioning systems might be embedded within the skin?
. Proportioning Systems - Ching.pdf
For Tues 01.22.08
.Redo's of Lettering/ Drafting exercise. Perfection please!
.C and D of assignment 5.02 ex. C and D.
.Bring all drafting tools for class.
.See Sketchbook No.2 Assignment
For Sun 01.19.08
.2pm I will be stopping by to discuss any issues with current homework.
For Sat 01.19.08
.10am review. Leave your work in Inquiry Book.
.Complete Sketchbook Assignments. These are late.
.Trace 8x10 redo's are due. Make sure each is a clear diagram.
For T 01.15.08
exercise
. review exercise 5.2c&d
. continue exercise 5.2d
. begin exercise 5.2e
for TH 01.10.08 - ex5
Exercise
. Intro.
. The Inquiry Book an ongoing exercise
. Review Ex. 5.0
. Intro Ex. 5 and Ex. 5.1a+b
. Site Visit: SKIN "An Architectural Organ"
. 3 PPT presentations
. Demo: Intro To Drafting 101
. Intro 5.0b
Required Class materials
. Sketchbook
. Sketch Pad 11x17
. Wooden pencils minimum 5: 4B, 2B, HB, 2H, ebony
. Pencil sharpener - Metal recommended
. Lead holders
. Architectural Scale
. Triangles various sizes 45 and 30,60 90
. Compass
. Drafting tape or dots
. Box of push-pins
Due
. 5.0a
. complete sign-in on COol-X Website
Class Schedule
.Pin-up Sketches, to be graded
.Go to Site and sketch details 1/2 hr
.Introductions, protocol, expectations.
.PPT presentations
.Drafting Demo
.Drafting exercises
.Review of next assignments
Homework Due For Tues.
. Complete 5.0b for Tuesday
. Construct inquiry book
. Get tape measure
. Review resources on cool x
.Go to Sketchbook assignment and download homework
.CFY Sketch Book assignment.doc
Skin Space Drawing Studies.pdf
shell.skin.materials.pdf
Proportioning Systems - Ching.pdf
Pattern Analysis Examples.pdf
Diagrams - Envisioning Architecture.pdf
East Arch Bldg 1950's.pdf
Axonometric Variations.pdf
Molly McCarthy- TASK 4
Fascinates me as it problemizes the window in terms of:
FORM AND COMPOSITION: using glass to create a curved organic shape. with new technology, glass is shapable.
USE AND OPERATION: use of the glass as an entire wall. visually blurs the boundaries of inside and outside the space with still keeping it contained.
FABRICATION AND ASSEMBLY: use of many connected pieces of glass parts to create the illusion of a long streamline outside skin.
Molly McCarthy- TASK 5
STATE INVESTIGATIVE CRITERIA:
i am interested in manipulating the shape and material of the window grid on van leer. i am interested in seeing the the effect of different shapes and curves of the window and the modular units on the shadows and infiltration of light into the space. because there are 2 walls containing the block and glass, it will be interesting to see how the changes affect the crossroads of light between them. one key aspect to the shape manipulation is the filtration of light at different times of day when the sun is in different places in the sky. also, manipulated educated by where the most/ least light is necessary in the space.
Alyssa Hutchison: Task 2
Consider the work of ex 5 as generative. List a series of questions that might begin to suggest trajectories, or offer variations worthy of further exploration. Do so for each filter and scale. Post online.
For the alignment of the hallway and the open bay window, I would ask if that alignment was carried anywhere else? What would the effect be if there was no alignment? How does this alignment affect the support of the building?
For the dark vs. light sides of hallways and the affect that night has on the windows I would maybe ask if there was a more natural looking light source on the side of the windows? What if it was on both sides? What would the effect be if the window modules were not there? If it was just a plain window? How does that affect the light? I would also start to investigate the night vs. day visual because it was something that one of the reviewers brought up and not something that I had thought about really.
Task 4
picture is on http://www.jcdainc.com/ under projects, 7 World Trade Center, Lobby, picture 3.
Form and Composition:
- Boundary of city and inside is clear but the upper windows create a frame to view the city
- The cables in the ceiling line up with the cables in the window
- The ceiling at night becomes luminous and creates a volume behind the window
Use and Operation:
- during the day, exterior lights comes in, but at night the ceiling illuminates, and light goes out
- city becomes part of the building during the day
- part of the lobby, people come and go and like a nice view
Fabrication and Assembly
- cables are used as frames of windows rather than steel
- gives the area a more open and innovative feel
- huge columns contrast highly with the thin cables
Task 5
I am interested in looking at the contrast of the light and darkness of the opposing walls of my space. I am interested in seeing the change over time and the sunlight. I am interested in looking at the natural vs. artificial light as well, and their change over time. I am interested in the glass and the modular and their openness vs the closedness of the tile wall. The difference in the patternings and feelings of the space over time and the way that the lighting and different materials affect that is what I hope to capture.
Will Youngblood
Task 4 – Analyze a Window
Form and Composition: The structure, protruding out of the surface in the shape of a pyramid, is constructed out of a mix of steel and glass.
Fabrication and Assembly: The pyramid is completely constructed from hundreds of glass diamonds held together by steel mullions.
Use and Operation: As the entire structure is made of glass, light passes both into and out of the structure allowing for it to be an illumination at night and to allow natural light in during the day. The structure mixes the elements of indoor and outdoor spaces.
Task 5 - State Investigative Criteria
I am interested in investigating the window as a boundary, defining a space or a portion of a space. I will also explore the window’s interaction with the environments it separates. I am interested in changing the shape and size of the window in order to compare and contrast the changes in light and shadow. I will also explore changes in the facade’s shape and size to explore the effect it has on the amount of light entering the space.
Dorsie Boddiford
slideshow found on http://www.architecturaldigest.com/architects/100/wallace_cunningham/cunningham_slideshow_042008?slide=7
Form and Composition| simple, rectangular glass panels lining the ocean side of the house. these windows are so large that they also act as a translucent wall.
Use and Operation| these expansive windows allow the sleek, clean design of the building to more closely connect with it's complimenting habitat overlooking the ocean. some of the window's connections act as hinges, allowing certain panels to turn open for air flow.
Fabrication and Assembly| the panels are connected to each other, floor, and ceiling with metal brackets. these metal connections appear to be very industrial and provide minimal disturbance in the clean cut of the glass.
Task 5 | i am interested in studying the pattern within the design of skiles and it's courtyard, hoping to extract the geometries and create an addition to the space while keeping in harmony with the surrounding designs. i would like to also incorporate the natural light of the courtyard into the window so that the light too becomes a piece of the pattern. the open walkway below the skiles bay presents much opportunity for this exploration.
holla.
Vinnie Yee
Task 4
Double Cable Net Wall, Time Warner Center, Columbus Circle, NY. Arch: James Carpenter Design Associates
Form and Composition
. Matches the width of the adjacent street, extending the street through the building at a city scale.
. Thinness of the “mullion” deemphasizes its visibility, deemphasizes the borders.
. The window spans the expanse of the wall.
Use and Operation
. Exterior light flows openly into the interior, both natural and gray light.
. Barrier between interior and exterior virtually non-existent. Open dialogue between both.
. Occupants are not disconnected from the exterior environment.
Fabrication and Assembly
. Cable net is unconventionally thin yet structurally sound mullion.
. Thinness of the material emphasizes the ephemeral quality of the barrier.
. Glass is structured in a way to handle horizontal load
Task 5
I’m interested in investigating a window as a barrier permeable to light and body, a site of transition between the interior and exterior. I am interested in how the size differentiations and proportions foreground the window to act as a site of transition (i.e. large panes of glass versus the glass block modules). I am interested in how the differentiation of the material provides varying transparency and reflectivity (interaction with light and body).
Shannon Duley
WHY WON'T MY PICTURE PASTE?
task 4.
form & composition: fairly rectangular panes adhered with thick intricate mullions. Floor to ceiling.
use & operation: it seems as though the windows do not open or close; however, the higher ones may. The person in room is able to not only see the horizontal view across the street to the next building but also the street itself and everything under the building because of the low windows.
fabrication & assembly: the mullions, being so thick, allow the view to become almost like a set of pictures in frames. Through each “frame” one is able to have a diffent view and something different to look at.
task 5.
I am intrigued by the grid pattern of skiles that is evident in the ground, landscaping, & building façade. i plan to focus on the windows and perhaps mimic the same grid pattern in the glass itself by making separate panes for the glass to be separated into.
Task 4:
Image:
http://www.stuckonscotland.co.uk/pictures/edinburgh/st_giles_04.jpg
Form and Composition: The different colors and hues of the glass organized in different patterns give different lighting patterns in the inner walls.
Use and Operation: Let light in and create a constantly changing design on the inner walls was a designing tool
Fabrication and Assembly: Organized in a certain pattern to give a specific effect. The metal rods create and effect of shadows and the diagonal glass pieces add aesthetic value to the actual window itself as well as to the wall the light is reflected on.
Task 5:
I plan to focus on the lighting effect on the inner walls of the elevator, the use of different kinds of glass to create a more modern look, and the modified view of the courtyard from the elevator. Another criteria is to make the elevator now the focal point when looking from the courtyard.
Farzeen Tejani
Task 4: Analyze a Window
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Windows of: Casa Mila by Gaudi in Barcelona
Form and Composition:
The form is very natural and is made to look like natural structures (such as leaves, sand, and waves).
I like how the glass windows are subtly “connected” through the waves of concrete.
Use and Operation:
Windows keep out the light and make the rooms and balcony areas “caved enough” that they still feel private.
Fabrication and Assembly:
The building uses iron to weave around the balcony structures and “frame” them. The floor plans are all different so the heights and measurements differ throughout.
Task 5:
I am interested in how the window (with the concrete modules) in Van Leer frames the Atlanta skyline. I am interested in the way the body inside the building views the skyline through these little module pieces. Also, these pieces are rounded and do not relate to the rest of the structure of Van Leer. I think that this should be investigated from the inside of the building (looking at light) and then the viewer’s point from the outside.
Kimberly Para
Brad Raber
The Kogod Courtyard, Smithsonian Art Museum
Task 4
Fascinates me as it problematizes the window in terms of:
Form and Composition
. The roof is a steel structure with a glass and aluminum exterior
. No two of the glass panels are alike invoking many stories of American individuality
. It is a roof, not where a window usually is
Use and Operation
. Draws in natural light at all hours of the day both sunlight and moonlight
. It is one of the largest public spaces in the world in our nation’s capital
. Also a café recalls a European feel and brings about social interaction
Fabrication and Assembly
. Leaves the current building intact and operates on its own terms.
. It does not touch surrounding building; built to float above
. Very heavy and weighs 900 tons, yet because of the illumination, looks very light
Task 5
I plan on using the open space facing the court yard of Skiles as my window. I think this provides alot of information as a very loose definition of window. I want to experience how such a large open space interacts and defines was is 'indoors'. Also further the dialog between this side and the opposite, and examine how they relate in either symmetry, form, and structure.
Ai Lien Vuong
THE CRYSTAL PALACE (1850-51)
“Above the visitors rose a glittering arch far more lofty and spacious than the vaults of even our noblest cathedrals." –- THE TIMES, LONDON
Form and composition:
The building is made almost entirely of iron and glass; it is reminiscent of an elaborate greenhouse; it has a great deal of symmetry, repetition, and pattern (including radial patterns) within it as well; it has a mathematical regularity of proportion that helped make the construction of it much easier.
Use and operation:
The Crystal Palace was built to house the Great Exhibition of 1851 and was meant only to be temporary; the entire structure was constructed under the intent that following the exhibition, it would be recycled (which it was); it was also a means for illustrating its creator’s (Joseph Paxton) fascination with the idea of using certain materials (iron and glass) to achieve the greatest strength from the lightest possible structure—an idea he became interested in upon studying the structure of the lilypad.
Fabrication and assembly:
The structure was put together from millions of identical pre-fabricated units with a network of pipes for stabilization; the building was constructed in three months and completed without scaffolding; also, due to Great Britain’s backward glass production during the time in which the building was constructed, Paxton had to have his glass-making done in France and then expressed shipped back to Britain for construction.
Task five:
I am interested in studying the way direct sunlight becomes diffused through materials such as different types of glass (such as the glass blocks) as well as through physical obstructions (the patterned sun screen) and to what purpose. I am interested in learning the intent behind using the specific window pattern for Van Leer’s concrete sun screen.
Ashley Grande
Task 4
Form and Composition: A grid of colorful stained glass in lights path
Use and Operation: As the sun moves the patterns shift and change and varied amounts of light are let through
Fabrication and Assembly: The barriers in between each window give the effect that thw wall is glowing when the light falls on it and the metal separating the glass pieces gives the light its broken up look helping with the changing patterns.
Task 5
I plan on studying how light interacts with different materials and types of glass giving the best experience in my space as well as how I can let the body interact with the space while experiencing it.
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Studio
Tues/ Thurs 1:30pm to 6pm
Contact
Email: Jeffdevo@gmail.com
No later than 10pm! Expect response w/in 24hrs.
Assignments
assignments and resources may be found here
Sketchbook Assignment
E3 Dvi-vardhana Sketchbook
Assigned Reading Summaries
Spring 2008 E2 Readings
Online Readings
.gt online reserves
Studio Resources
Assignments and Resources May Be Found here
Events
.upcoming CoA lectures
.Viva Studio
.Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Atlanta
.urban screens
.Ned Kahn
.Resolution 4:Architecture
.Machado and Silvetti Architects
.Agrest and Gandelsonas
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