TRANSFORMATION
Individual Proposals
Scale 1:1
Brief:
Develop a formal or geometric strategy to transform a volume measuring 6"x6"x8".
Constraints:
• Your formal operations are limited to a maximum of 1 move. A cut and a shift (or rotation) for example, constitutes a single move.
• The original volume should be registered and visible in the final outcome. We must be able to visually understand how your transformed object could slide back into it's original form without verbal explanation.
• Your shifts should not project past the 8" face of the volume. You may however project up or out along the 6" face.
• Material that is cut cannot me displaced and moved to another location (cut and paste).
Materials:
• Monolithic block of foam measuring 6"x6"x8".
• Long dewing pins for connecting the fragments. No tape or glue.
PHASE 2
PROGRAM
Group Proposals (3 or 4 team members)
Scale 1"=1'-0"
Brief:
You will be working in groups of 3-4 during phase 3 (groups will be assigned by your TA). Projects that have been selected from phase 2 become the base for design transformation and development. Refine your collaborative project as a group by clearly identifying the underlying concepts and massing strategies that inform its shape and method of inhabitation. Resolve the program in a way that relates to the massing.
Requirements:
• Your structure needs to accommodate 6 sleeping areas, a way to get in and circulate.
• Individual units will share boundaries along the edges that measure 6’.
• Walls (verticals) will have a general thickness of 3” to scale. Unless otherwise informed.
• Roofs and Floors (horizontals) will have a general thickness of 4” to scale. Unless otherwise informed.
Constraints:
• Openings (windows and doors) can only be assigned where inner mass has been exposed as a result of a shift or rotation in the massing stage. No openings should be cut into an otherwise enclosed surface.
• By code dwellings must have two means of egress
• Your formal operations are limited to one move
• The original volume must be implied in architectural terms in your final outcome.
• Excellent craft is critical to the success of the project.
Materials:
• Chipboard for Final models
• ½” plywood for cladding full scale mockups
• 2x3 dimesion lumber for full scale walls
• 2x4 dimesion lumber for full scale roofs and floors
• Stainless steel, square drive screws for full scale mockups
PHASE 3
MODULARITY
Group Proposals (3 or 4 team members)
Scale 1"=1'-0"
Brief:
Using your collaborative project from phase 3, begin to identify a clear method for breaking up the entire construct into smaller components for purposes of disassembling, transporting and reassembling the project on site. You must consider the formal strategy of the project in order to establish the most logical places for these components to connect.
Required Models:
• Use a 6”X6”X8” solid foam to make a revised massing model.
• Use chipboard to make a revised model. Indicate thickness of materials. .
Required Drawings:
• An exploded Axonometric of the project and its components
• A sequential axonometric which describes the cumulative construction of the project with each component. Each drawing indicates the addition of a new component.
Constraints:
• Include wall and floor/ceiling thicknesses in all drawings and models.
• Walls (verticals) are 3” thick to scale.
• Floors and ceilings (horizontals) are 4” thick to scale
• Each component should be able to be carried and placed by 3 people. Each project should have between 5-7 components which complete the project.
• Each component should be able to be carried and placed by 3 people. Each project should have between 5-7 components which complete the project.
PHASE 4
STRUCTURE
Group Proposals (6 or 7 team members)
Scale 1"=1'-0", and Full Scale
Brief:
You will be working in groups of 5-7 throughout the remainder of the semester (groups will be assigned by teaching assistants). Projects that have been selected from phase 4 become the base for design development. Finalize your collaborative project as a group by refining your proposal, its program, modular requirements, weight, and structure. Complete a full set of final drawings and final models that clearly illustrates the formal strategy, method of assembly and structural approach.
Required Models:
• Final foam massing model.
• Final chipboard model (in one piece).
• Final modular model.
• Use linear basswood to scale and complete a structural/framing model. This model shall be constructed like the full scale building;
- Model must be able to be assembled and disassembled using its smaller components.
- All verticals and horizontals must be framed using linear basswood.
- Only clad areas of the model where the cladding serves a structural purpose. All other cladding should not be applied to the model. Use sheets of 1/32” basswood for these areas. Keep in mind the orientation of the grain in the sheet material and apply it in 4’x8’ sections to scale.
• Use 2X3s and ½” plywood to construct a section model of your project at full scale. Resolve your most complex connections.
Required Drawings:
• Floor plans (as many as required to fully explain your project), 2 key sections, all 4 elevations, and a roof plan.
• A series of axonometric drawings documenting the transformation of the volume.
• An exploded Axonometric of the project and its components (framing only, include cladding that serves a structural purpose).
• A sequential axonometric which describes the cumulative construction of the project with each component. Each drawing indicates the addition of a new component.
Constraints:
Scale 1"=1'-0", and Full Scale
Brief:
You will be working in groups of 5-7 throughout the remainder of the semester (groups will be assigned by teaching assistants). Projects that have been selected from phase 4 become the base for design development. Finalize your collaborative project as a group by refining your proposal, its program, modular requirements, weight, and structure. Complete a full set of final drawings and final models that clearly illustrates the formal strategy, method of assembly and structural approach.
Required Models:
• Final foam massing model.
• Final chipboard model (in one piece).
• Final modular model.
• Use linear basswood to scale and complete a structural/framing model. This model shall be constructed like the full scale building;
- Model must be able to be assembled and disassembled using its smaller components.
- All verticals and horizontals must be framed using linear basswood.
- Only clad areas of the model where the cladding serves a structural purpose. All other cladding should not be applied to the model. Use sheets of 1/32” basswood for these areas. Keep in mind the orientation of the grain in the sheet material and apply it in 4’x8’ sections to scale.
• Use 2X3s and ½” plywood to construct a section model of your project at full scale. Resolve your most complex connections.
Required Drawings:
• Floor plans (as many as required to fully explain your project), 2 key sections, all 4 elevations, and a roof plan.
• A series of axonometric drawings documenting the transformation of the volume.
• An exploded Axonometric of the project and its components (framing only, include cladding that serves a structural purpose).
• A sequential axonometric which describes the cumulative construction of the project with each component. Each drawing indicates the addition of a new component.
Constraints:
• Print all drawings black and white on heavy bond paper. Sheet size 24”x36”
• Include People, active and still that relate to specific conditions of project
PHASE 5
• Include People, active and still that relate to specific conditions of project
PHASE 5
CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS
Required Drawings:
1. TITLE PAGE:
a. Project Title.
b. Parti diagram of the project.
c. An axonometric view of the project.
d. List of drawings.
e. List of team members.
2. SITE PLAN
3. PROJECT PLANS:
a. Showing static bodies (how and where people sleep/rest + other ways to inhabit the project).
b. Showing active bodies (how people enter and use the project).
c. Dimension and scale.
d. Cross-reference.
e. Place a north arrow.
4. ROOF PLAN:
a. A roof plan highlighted within the context of all other buildings.
5. FRAMING PLANS
6. FOUNDATION PLAN:
a. Show project’s outline (in dashed lines) as placed over the foundation. Highlight it within the context.
b. Dimension and scale.
c. Cross-reference.
d. Place a north arrow.
7. SITE SECTION:
a. showing the project within the context
8. PROJECT SECTIONS:
a. Cross sections and longitudinal sections
b. Showing active bodies (how people enter and use the project).
c. Showing static bodies (how and where people sleep/rest + other ways to inhabit the project).
d. Load Path Diagrams from Roof to Foundation.
9. SITE ELEVATIONS:
a. Show Front and Back elevations highlighted within the context.
10. PROJECT ELEVATIONS:
a. Show the grain of plywood, seams (places where different pieces join), and reveals between sheets
b. Cross -reference (include scale figures)
11. FULL PROJECT AXONOMETRIC
a. Formal transformation from the original solid.
12. EXPLODED AXONOMETRIC:
a. Show the link between exploded modules using dashed lines
13. STRUCTURAL AXONOMETRIC
14. EXPLODED STRUCTURAL AXONOMETRIC (and relationship to the foundation)
15. EXPLODED AXONOMETRIC:
a. showing connection to neighbors (ghosting the neighboring structures)
16. BOLTING DIAGRAM
17. INSTALLATION DRAWINGS:
a. Indicate the sequence of Installation of modules on site
18. SHIPPING DRAWINGS:
a. Show how the project is prepared for safe shipping and travel
19. LOAD PATH DIAGRAMS (from Roof to Foundation)
20. MODULES:
a. Each module’s framing in plan and Axon
21. CHARTS:
a. Indicate module sizes, number of linear elements, number and dimensions of sheets of plywood, number of washers, nuts, bolts, screws, and their weight (subtotals, in categories, and in total.)
22. DRAINAGE DETAIL:
a. Showing how the project deals with drainage (1/2” per foot)
b. Indicate direction of run-off
23. DETAILS UNIQUE TO THE PROJECT, 3 MINIMUM
24. CONNECTIONS AND FRAMING DETAILS
25. DIAGRAMS
26. PHOTOGRAPHIC MONTAGES:
a. Showing how people interact with the structure.
*In addition to these drawing requirements, each group must create and maintain an excel spreadsheet which documents money being spent on the group project; whom it came from and how much. Save receipts! We will be periodically checking this document throughout the remainder of the semester.
Constraints:
• Print all drawings black and white on heavy bond paper. Sheet size 24”x18”
• Use binder clips on the left hand side of the documents to hold them together
a. Project Title.
b. Parti diagram of the project.
c. An axonometric view of the project.
d. List of drawings.
e. List of team members.
2. SITE PLAN
3. PROJECT PLANS:
a. Showing static bodies (how and where people sleep/rest + other ways to inhabit the project).
b. Showing active bodies (how people enter and use the project).
c. Dimension and scale.
d. Cross-reference.
e. Place a north arrow.
4. ROOF PLAN:
a. A roof plan highlighted within the context of all other buildings.
5. FRAMING PLANS
6. FOUNDATION PLAN:
a. Show project’s outline (in dashed lines) as placed over the foundation. Highlight it within the context.
b. Dimension and scale.
c. Cross-reference.
d. Place a north arrow.
7. SITE SECTION:
a. showing the project within the context
8. PROJECT SECTIONS:
a. Cross sections and longitudinal sections
b. Showing active bodies (how people enter and use the project).
c. Showing static bodies (how and where people sleep/rest + other ways to inhabit the project).
d. Load Path Diagrams from Roof to Foundation.
9. SITE ELEVATIONS:
a. Show Front and Back elevations highlighted within the context.
10. PROJECT ELEVATIONS:
a. Show the grain of plywood, seams (places where different pieces join), and reveals between sheets
b. Cross -reference (include scale figures)
11. FULL PROJECT AXONOMETRIC
a. Formal transformation from the original solid.
12. EXPLODED AXONOMETRIC:
a. Show the link between exploded modules using dashed lines
13. STRUCTURAL AXONOMETRIC
14. EXPLODED STRUCTURAL AXONOMETRIC (and relationship to the foundation)
15. EXPLODED AXONOMETRIC:
a. showing connection to neighbors (ghosting the neighboring structures)
16. BOLTING DIAGRAM
17. INSTALLATION DRAWINGS:
a. Indicate the sequence of Installation of modules on site
18. SHIPPING DRAWINGS:
a. Show how the project is prepared for safe shipping and travel
19. LOAD PATH DIAGRAMS (from Roof to Foundation)
20. MODULES:
a. Each module’s framing in plan and Axon
21. CHARTS:
a. Indicate module sizes, number of linear elements, number and dimensions of sheets of plywood, number of washers, nuts, bolts, screws, and their weight (subtotals, in categories, and in total.)
22. DRAINAGE DETAIL:
a. Showing how the project deals with drainage (1/2” per foot)
b. Indicate direction of run-off
23. DETAILS UNIQUE TO THE PROJECT, 3 MINIMUM
24. CONNECTIONS AND FRAMING DETAILS
25. DIAGRAMS
26. PHOTOGRAPHIC MONTAGES:
a. Showing how people interact with the structure.
*In addition to these drawing requirements, each group must create and maintain an excel spreadsheet which documents money being spent on the group project; whom it came from and how much. Save receipts! We will be periodically checking this document throughout the remainder of the semester.
Constraints:
• Print all drawings black and white on heavy bond paper. Sheet size 24”x18”
• Use binder clips on the left hand side of the documents to hold them together
