Final Portfolio!Edson Veizaga!

Arch 101!December 20, 2011!

   

!From the first project (ice-breaker) I knew my inspiration was social movements, such as, peoples’ struggles, solidarity, community, immigrant rights, Indigenous rights, environmental rights and any kind of inequality.!

! The problem was how to relate it to architecture. I know architecture by itself can not solve these complicated issues we faced in our society. However, I believe that by creating art we can change how other people think or even encourage them to take action. For instance, just to cite a few artists, Diego Rivera was always concern about workers and the peasants. Pablo Picasso Guernica's is also a response to injustice and the killing of innocent civilians.!

Introduction:!

Diego Rivera Mural!

Pablo Picasso,!Guernica!

Previous work:!

Previous work:!

Narra$ve:  Before  going  into  mobiles,  in  this  last  itera2on  I  was  able  to  to  reach  material  unity.  I  limited  myself  to  use  3  materials  and  use  them  in  different  ways.  I  also  created  rhythm  by  using  repe22on  in  a  intended  way.  By  limi2ng  the  materials  I  was  able  to  concentrate  in  what  I  wanted  to  express  with  my  model.      Descrip$on:  The  frame  is  made  out  of  wire.  I  used  wood  s2cks  as  the  main  skin  and  I  reinforced  it  with  trans  lucid  paper.    Success:  The  unity  of  materials,  something  that  I  was  struggling  with  half  of  the  semester,  was  finally  solved  (or  at  least  partly  solved)    Failures/challenges:  The  biggest  challenge  is  to  made  this  mobile  move  and  respond  to  its  site.      Learned:  picking  the  right  materials  can  help  to  focus  on  the  principal  task.          

Last Iteration:!

Last Iteration:!

Moving Sculptures:!!Mobile:!!Adjective: capable of moving or being moved readily.!Noun: a piece of sculpture having delicately balanced units constructed of rods and sheets of metal or other material suspended in midair by wire or twine so that the individual parts can move independently, as when stirred by a breeze.!!! Turbine:!!is  a  rotary  engine  that  extracts  energy  from  a  fluid  flow  and  converts  it  into  useful  work.!!!

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Explore: aerodynamics, design, parts, physics, and materials of a wind turbine. (Google images)!

Turbine design:  

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!What wanted to accomplish with this final project was a mobile that is not only a well considered and well crafted thing, but also a functional thing. I stated off looking at the different turbine designs and exploring the mechanics of it. !

!I wanted to explore more the functionality of movement. How this movements could be transform in energy. How can I create a turbine that could generate energy but at the same time look beautiful. !

!I learned that the best and simplest way to generate or save energy is to pick the right materials. For instance, to light something up there is not need to use electricity but just make the model face to the sun picking the right materials and site.!!

Objective:!

The site:!

The site:!

The site:!!I would like to mount my mobile in this site because it will

have plenty of wind and natural light which will facilitate its movement and make it shine. Some of the challenges it will be facing is the extreme climate, control the light and shadows it will create, making the mobile responsive to the cast of the concrete wall and the sculpture in the wall.!

! I picked this site for its proximity to the faces. Also when looking at the faces from left to right, the mobile is the last thing you see. This corner is the part of the wall that gets the most sun. !  !

!!!I will try to address some of these challenges by designing with

the environment in mind. The cast of the concrete wall can be used to set the rhythm or to mark the different sections (groups) of the mobile. The extreme climate and intense wind could be favorable for generating different rotational speeds. I will work on a narrative that will relate the mobile to the sculpture in the wall. !

!The bars and holes in the concrete wall are also another factor to address. They could be used as support to mount the mobile. !

The site:!

 Description: this first intent to generate a moving part was successful because it moves, but it lacks complexity. The turbine is twisted rectangular plane. it/’s frame is made out of wire and the skin is aluminum foil. I also used wire to create its support.!!Success: the twisted panel moves even with a breeze. Frame and skin work well together. The aerodynamics and design of the plane makes it easy to move with wind from any direction.!!Failures/challenges: make It’s support integrated with the model. Make it work at a bigger scale!!Learned: the support/base of the model doesn't’t need a surface to be hold. It can also be mounted vertically.!

Iteration # 1!

Iteration # 1!

 Description: In this iteration I deiced to go into a bigger scale and explore more about aerodynamics and how to make my turbine to get the most out of the wind. I designed panels that were far from the center of the turbine in order o produce more movement with less force. !!Success: The design of the turbine improved!!Failures/challenges: but its unable to move despite of the lever oriented design. Too much friction between materials!!Learned: use different kind of junctions in order r to reduce the friction. Consider using fishing swivels.!

Iteration # 2!

Iteration # 2!

Description: final iteration in small scale. It is divided in three sections. I changed the orientation from horizontal to vertical so it responds better to the site. Using the same materials but also incorporating materials used in previous iterations. !!Success: the used of gave my turbine a free 360 degrees movement with very little friction. Changing the orientation to vertical improved the response to the site, which was a big challenge.!!Failures/challenges: I still need to figure out how to mount the full model scale. Making the model to full scale and make it move will be another big challenge !!Learned:. Changing the orientation of the model could chance how it responds to its environment. Dividing the model into different section could make it easier to read and mount to the site.!  

Itera2on  #  3  

Itera2on  #  3  

 The  faces  in  the  wall  represent  for  me  the  struggles  of  people.  Struggles  that  bring  people  together  seeking  for  a  change.  This  faces  represent  the  past  because,  as  peoples  struggles,  they  have  been  there  for  many  years.  The  also  represent  the  future  because  there  will  s2ll  be  there  for  many  more  years,  as  the  peoples  struggles.  The  mobile  represents  the  present.  It  is  the  engine  that  keeps  bringing  people  together.    

 The  posi2on  of  the  mobile  is  at  the  upper  right  corner  edge  of  the  faces  sculpture.  I  picked  this  site  for  its  proximity  to  the  faces.  Also  when  looking  at  the  faces  from  leI  to  right,  the  mobile  is  the  last  thing  to  be  seen  see.  This  corner  is  the  part  of  the  wall  that  gets  the  most  sun  light.    

 The  mobile  is  a  fog  collector/turbine.  The  top  part  are  two  translucent  arms  open  to  the  sky  begging  for  jus2ce.  They  collect  the  fog,  wind,  or  rain  to  channel  it  to  the  center  part  which  is  the  turbine.  This  aluminum  turbine  moves  at  different  speeds,  depending  on  the  wind  force            

Iteration # 4/ Full scale !

Iteration # 4/ Full scale !

Iteration # 4/ Full scale !  When  fog  condensates  at  the  translucent  panels,  as  the  spirit  

of  social  movements  start  with  something  non-­‐tangible,  then  it  is  transformed  in  something  tangible.  When  the  water  travels  through  the  aluminum  surface  it  is  splashed  into  the  concrete  faces  which  are  thirsty  for  jus2ce.  The  rest  of  the  water  gets  drained  out  for  other  people  to  drink  from  the  same  water  of  jus2ce.    

   The  reflec2ve  surface  of  the  turbine  makes  it  possible  to  see  one's  figure  reflected  when  stand  in  front  of  it.  This  makes  you  feel  part  of  the  struggle,  the  social  movement.  Another  reason  I  choose  to  use  this  material  is  because  its  reflec2veness  gets  intensify  when  there  is  water  on  its  surface  and  receives  direct  sun  light.  This  make  the  model  shine,  as  the  spark  of  hope  that  the  faces  count  on.  

Iteration # 4/ Full scale !

Iteration # 4/ Full scale !

The making:!Iteration # 4/ Full scale !

References!!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Kx3qj_oRCc&feature=related!!http://www.instructables.com/id/Upcycle-your-old-PC-fans-into-mini-wind-generators/?ALLSTEPS!!http://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/green-science/wind-power3.htm!!http://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/green-science/wind-power2.htm!!http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/mobile!!http://www.cefns.nau.edu/Research/D4P/EGR486/ME/10-Projects/Prometheus/overview.html!!Google images !!!!!!