SERGIO ELIZONDO
THE MACHINE
STUDENT: ELIZABETH LOPEZ
ARCH 1308 ARCH GRAPHICS II
SPRING 2018
1ST YEAR
Project Brief
01 THE DIAGRAM 2D//
After the student completed phase 01 [Building Analysis Project], he/she will SUPERIMPOSE all six diagrams, creating a new 2D field.
01_ Program
02_ Structure
03_ Circulation (transitions, paths)
04_ Grids
05_ Axis (hierarchy)
06_Figure/Ground
With the diagram from 2D to 3D, the student will be investigating the vector (- line), the plane, and the solid. From those, he/she will be developing elements such as the square and other rectangular geometries. The student will be designing all geometry by using specific measurements and controlling all dimensions. Then, within a given boundary, the task is to develop a diagram of geometries composed through two-dimensional additive operations, with the goal to build up an information-rich drawing. The student will draw and determine the rules for the operations in AutoCAD. Creations of rhythms or sequential movements will need to be considered in order to develop configurations of voids versus solids, or densities versus distances of the geometries.
The goal is to compose geometrical relationships through precise and incremental values using the following methods of operation: repetition, superposition, displacement, sliding, stretching, scaling (1D & 2D), while working only with solids, voids, and fills.
_ Repetition
_ Superposition
_ Displacement
_ Sliding
_ Stretching
_ Scaling (1D & 2D)
LIMITS 2D:
Fixed boundary | 50’ x 150’
Geometry sizes | Small 1’ Min. Large 40’ Max.
02 FROM 2D TO 3D //
For this exercise the student is asked to build three (3) iteration models. These three models are based on on the Diagram 02 Variation. The models should be derived from the choice the student made for line weights and fills on the diagram.
For these 3-dimensional models the student doesn’t only have to think about the X and Y axis, but the Z-axis as well. Thinking about the different vertical configurations of placements for the elements (lines, planes, solids) is very important. These elements have to connect. If some of the objects don’t touch, elements may extend to connect using the grid as reference. These are design decisions!
...think of the whole model as a MACHINE constructed from overlapping/intersecting/ interlocking solids, planes, and lines.
