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Sean Murphy�Arch 101 Midterm Portfolio�

Spring 2013�Jerry Lum

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Iteration 1_Icebreaker

• Positively developing, exponentially supportive and curiously persistent were the words I chose to describe myself.

• Eventually I got the idea to represent the idea of positive development by an increase in the size of some rectangles that I was playing around with.

• If each one grew a little in size this would hopefully create a sense of growth.

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Itera&on  2_Icebreaker  

•  For  my  second  itera&on  I  focused  on  the  fact  that  I  needed  to  make  this  piece  stand  on  its  own  no  ma:er  how  I  set  it  down.    

•  These  are  some  sketches  I  came  up  with  that  allowed  me  to  envision  a  structure  that  stands  even  if  it  gets  knocked  over.  It  also  allowed  me  to  preserve  my  original  idea  of  rectangles  that  were  growing  and  ge@ng  larger.  

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Itera&on  2_Physical  Model  

•  I  was  not  able  to  create  the  straight  lines  which  wrap  around  the  three  parabolas  in  the  drawing.  I  kept  breaking  the  structure  and  having  to  re-­‐glue  it.  

•  I  decided  to  just  tangle  the  wire  and  make  it  look  as  though  the  piece  was  coming  out  of  a  chao&c  mess.  

•  I  learned  that  I  was  going  to  need  to  find  a  be2er  adhesive  for  gluing  metal  to  metal.  I  was  using  Krazy  Glue  but  the  pieces  kept  coming  apart.    

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Itera&on  2  

•  Here  it  is  on  what  I  consider  to  be  its  side.  This,  however,  works  as  a  founda&on  as  well.  The  parabolic  arches  give  it  a  strength  and  an  upward  movement.  One  thing  I  don’t  like  is  the  scraggly  piece  of  wire  I  a:ached  to  the  leI  side.  The  idea  behind  this  was  to  have  a  sense  of  something  that  is  undeveloped  turning  into  something  more  clearly  organized.  

•   This  was  supposed  to  capture  the  feeling  of  posi?ve  development.  What  it  ends  up  looking  like  is  a  disjointed  collec&on  of  two  unrelated  things.  I  like  the  idea  of  variety  in  a  structure  but  not  at  the  expense  of  unity.  What  I  need  to  do  in  my  third  itera&on  is  have  a  sense  of  variety  and  unity.      

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Itera&on  3_Kit  of  Parts  •  I  narrowed  down  my  kit  of  parts  by  

elimina&ng  the  squiggly  piece  of  metal.  This  gave  me  two  basic  shapes,  a  parabola  and  various  sizes  of  rectangles.      

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Itera&on  3_Kit  of  Parts  Experiment  

• I  experimented  with  the  basic  kit  of  parts  shapes.  Here  is  another  op&on  Which  lead  to  my  next    design.  

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Itera&on  3_SketchUp  Model  

•  My  idea  for  this  model  was  to  start  the  pieces  small  from  the  center  and  have  them  grow  larger  as  they  branched  out.  

•  The  connec&on  pieces  are  small  parabola  shapes.  

•  I  hoped  to  achieve  a  sense  of  organic  and  exponen&al  growth  from  this  design.  

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Itera&on  4_Physical  Model  1  

• I  didn’t  do  a  great  job  of  designing  something  that  could  be  created  in  real  life.  •   I  succeeded  in  recrea&ng  the  progressively  larger  rectangles.    • The  wire  represented  the  connec&ng  pieces  well  but  didn’t  provide  a  strong  base  for  the  model.  •   I  was  really  unhappy  with  the  whole  process  of  making  this  and  decided  to  start  over.  

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Itera&on  4_Model  2  

•  With  the  tools  and  supplies  I  had,  there  was  going  to  have  to  be  a  new  approach  to  ge@ng  this  piece  to  stand  and  not  look  terrible.    

•  We  talked  in  class  about  how  overlap  and  increased  complexity  can  create  a  more  interes&ng  model.  

•   I  employed  those  ideas  and  tried  to  give  the  piece  a  sense  of  organic  development.    

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Itera&on  4_Model  2  

• I  also  took  my  original  kit  of  parts    shapes  and  turned  the  parabolas  into    a  spiral  shape.    • I  used  that  spiral  as    the  base  of  the  model.    

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Wri:en  Narra&ve  

•  I’m  transi&oning  from  a  place  of  fearful,  self-­‐centered,  stagna&on  into  a  place  of  challenging  myself  in  order  to  find  a  path  of  crea&ve  explora&on  and  being  helpful  to  society  and  the  world  around  me.  Trying  to  stay  curious  and  excited  about  life.  Some&mes  figh&ng  to  stay  curious  and  excited  about  life.    

•  Breaking  out  of  old  unhealthy  pa:erns  and  beliefs:  self  doubt,  regret,  living  in  the  past,  feeling  too  old,  feeling  lost.  Lacking  faith  in  myself,  life  and  humanity.    

•  Replacing  that  behavior  with  loving  posi&vity.  Waking  up.  Working  hard.  Challenging  myself.  Se@ng  goals.  Overcoming  obstacles.  Facing  fear.  Helping  others.  Inspiring  others.  Providing  support  and  opportunity  for  friends  and  family.  

•  Posi&vely  developing,  exponen&ally  suppor&ve,  persistently  curious.  

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Narra&ve_Model  Sketches  • My  idea  for  this  model  was  to  have  the  model  itself  transform  from  small,  chao&cally  laid  out    shapes  into  more  uniform,  organized  shapes.    

• In  the  center  I  have  a  scribbled  ball  that  is  messy  and  compact.  It  would  be  made  out  of  wire.  Then  it  transforms  into  more  angular  but  s&ll  erra&c  triangles  and  trapezoids  made  out  of  Bolsa  wood.  

• As  things  progress  forward  the  shapes  transform  into  squares.  The  overall  shape  is  sort  of  a  cradle  that  is  meant  to  foster  crea&ve  curiosity.  

• The  idea  of  this  cradle  being  suppor&ve  is  strengthened  by  the  beams  on  the  bo:om  which  would  be  made  out  of  thin  pieces  of  wood.                

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Narra&ve_Physical  Model  

From  this  angle  you  can  hopefully  get    the  impression  of  the  transforma&on  From  right  to  leI  as  the  pieces  change  into  organized  squares.    

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Narra&ve_Physical  Model  This  photo  shows  the  cradle  aspect  of  the  model.  The  sides  curve  up  and  enclose  the  central  area.    

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Propor&onal  Studies  Fibonacci  Series    

This  “formula”  is  seen  in  so  many  structures  and  works  of  art.  It’s  fascina&ng  in  that  it  seems  to  be  where  nature,  man  and  mathema&cs  all  meet.    When  I  physically  represented  this  series  it  soon  became  clear  how  rapidly  and  extreme  things  were  increasing.          

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Propor&onal  Studies  Golden  Sec&on  

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Propor&onal  Studies  Harmonic  Propor&ons  

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Propor&onal  Studies  Modular    

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Propor&onal  Studies  Equal  or  Extreme  Divisions  

Playing  around  in  SketchUp  with  division  gave  me  an  opportunity  to  see  how  one  can  use  very  basic  rules  and  guides  to  create  a  unified  structure.  When  looking  at  some  of  the  greatest  buildings  I’ve  seen  I  now  can  see  that  even  the  Greeks  had  a  guide  logic  and  framework  behind  their  structures.  

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Propor&onal  Studies  Composi&on    

For  this  piece  I  used  a  more  complex  organiza&on  of  harmonic  propor&ons.  I  took  the  structure  of  a  musical  scale  and  used  the  intervals  as  my  basis  for  the  rela&onships  between  each  shape.    

The  pillars  become  progressively  unorganized  and  are  following  the  basic  radial  format,  as  you  can  see  on  the  leI.    

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Spa&al  Rela&onships  

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Spa&al  Rela&onships  

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Spa&al  Rela&onships  

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A  Tectonic  Journey  SketchUp  Model  

This  is  a  model  of    welcoming  an  comfortable  space,  awesome  and  monumental  space,  and  In&mate  and  tranquil  space.  

• In  the  first  space  I  included  rounded  edges,  a  wide  opening  and  installed  chairs  so  one  would  feel  comfortable.  • The  second  space  is  55  feet  tall  and  has  stalac&te-­‐like  shapes  driIing  down  from  the  ceiling  which  gives  the  viewer  an  engaging  visual  experience.  • The  third  space  is  enclosed  with  cozier  sea&ng  and  a  small  pond  inside  to  produce  a  calming  affect.    

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A  Tectonic  Journey  

• Here  is  a  sec&on  view  that  allows  one  to  see  the  interior  and  the  staglac&te-­‐like  shapes.  The  steps  on  the  side  invite  one  to  take  a  closer  look  at  the  driIing  shapes.  • The  eleva&on  to  the  right  of  the  steps  brings  you  into  the  in&mate  space.      

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A  Tectonic  Journey  Enhanced  SketchUp  Model  

• In  class  we  talked  about  my  SketchUp  model  and  how  I  could  improve  it  by  ge@ng  rid  of  the  hallway  at  the  front  and  integra&ng  the  welcoming  space  with  the  monumental  space.  • To  make  the  walls  more  interes&ng  I  turned  some  of  them  into  strips.  This  allows  more  light  into  the  monumental  space  and  gives  the  eye  more  ac&vity  to  par&cipate  it.          

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Sec&on  Model  

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Sec&on  Model  

• Construc&ng  this  was  a  bit  more  difficult  than  I  thought.  Measuring  the  pieces  to  match  the  curves  was  not  easy  to  do  on  a  consistent  basis.  

• I  didn’t  have  the  skills  or  &me  to  re-­‐create  the  stalac&te  shapes  in  this  model.  Hopefully  I  will  get  be:er  with  prac&ce.