Thesis: Diagrams: Models

Analysis on the study models I created using Photoshop filters.  The goal of this diagraming idea was to find edge conditions that I can use to derive form off of.  These edge conditions indicate where passage, form, and juxtaposition can occur.

Thesis: Site: Model: Process

 

Process of working on my conceptual sewn topography model.  The thicker red line indicates the Freedom Trail, the other colored threads represent the subway lines, and the black stitches represent the many intertwining streets of Boston.  The model is about 3 feet long by 1.5 feet wide.

Thesis: Site: Analysis: Figure Ground

Below are some diagrams of the Freedom Trail for Urban Cliche' to Civic Engagement: Accessibility and Diversity on the Freedom Trail.

Above is a diagram reflecting the waterfront edge properties in downtown Boston.

Above is a diagram reflecting the buildings directly adjacent to the Freedom Trail.

Above is a diagram reflecting the buildings not immediately adjacent to the Freedom Trail (typically one street away from the Trail).

Above is a diagram reflecting both the directly adjacent buildings and the secondary adjacent ones (blue represents the secondary adjacent buildings).

Above is a diagram reflecting both the directly adjacent buildings and the secondary adjacent ones.  This diagram shows the same information as the previous one, yet this one shows the two conditions as a mass of buildings.

Above is a diagram I am currently working on showing buildings adjacent to green spaces within the urban environment.

Thesis: Site: Analysis: Figure Ground: Walking Times

Thesis: Site: Site Analysis: Points of Interest

Light Pink: Artist Lofts
Red: Freedom Trail
Orange: Steps On and Off the Trail Suggested by The Freedom Trail
Blue: Harbor Walk
Green: Black Heritage Trail
Yellow: Other Tourist Destinations
Purple: Local Cultural Destinations
Magenta: Sites Mutual for Locals and Tourists


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Elevation: 26ft

Thesis: Site: Analysis: Figure Ground: Zoning

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Thesis: Site: Analysis: Footprint Outlines

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Studio: Child's Play: Caracas Venezuela Senior Design: Pin Up 1

Studio: Child's Play: Caracas Venezuela Senior Design

The aim of my project is to create a tangled web of playground parks for children to play, interact, and learn from each other within these spaces.

The installations will become a social monument that will allow different people at all ages and communities within the barrio to experience the building in their own way while promoting imagination and interaction with the architecture.

The buildings will be open and accessible as possible. This allows people to walk by the installations while in the parks and see into the building where art classes, lessons, day care, and community gatherings take place.

The integration and weaving of parks within the barrio landscape will make it safe for young children to roam about the barrio; playground to playground.

Everything will be designed for the child in mind. Benches will be provided at their scale and the installations and landscaping will promote imaginative playing.

The installations will sit in the landscape, following the “rules” of the barrio to build, so as to keep views on the hillside open.

Travel: High Line, NYC

The High Line Website

The High Line was originally created in the 1930s to elevate the freight rails off the street in New York City.

It is now an elevated green space, that once complete will be a 1.5 mile long stretch of green space, benches, and meandering concrete pathways.

Above are the elevated benches that seem to grow out of the concrete pathways.
Above bench again.
Existing railway tracks left with new vegetation plantings.
View from High Line to 21st street.
Frank Gehry IAC Building was completed in 2007. This is Frank Gehry's first commercial office building in New York City. It is also his first building skin constructed entirely out of a glass curtain wall system.

The Chelsea Modern Apartments were designed by female Architect Audrey Matlock. She has designed over 50 projects worldwide.

View of the High Line Park.