Abbie Sweatt: Architectural Design 1
Project 01: Fibonacci Pavilion
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This project is a study into the various sports featured at the Winter Olympics. Each individual sport in the Olympics is different from the others; the motion of the athletes, the place of performance, even the uniforms are all special. For my specific project, I'm focusing on the sport curling. Our goal as a class is to create pavilions that expresses pour unique sport. My goal is to show a new side to curling and all of its distinctive variables.
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Research
Project Olympic Sport: Curling
Word Drawing
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FRENETICFast and energetic in a rather wild and uncontrolled way.
FEVERISH
WILD FRANTIC MAD INTENSE ENERGETIC TURBULENT HECTIC FRENZIED |
The purpose of the word drawing is to represent our sport and its relationship with our designated word. My chosen Olympic sport is curling. Curling is played on a sheet of ice, and the athlete's goal is to slide stones onto a target called the House. When I was first researching my sport, I didn't feel understand what was going on. When the stone is actually moving in curling, several things are going on all at once. So in the end, I ended up picking the word frenetic.
The target for my word drawing is to communicate the frenetic energy in curling. However, in curling, everything is still very calculated and reflects a pattern. So, in order communicate this, I picked several elements about curling that I felt were the most memorable or important. Then, I repeated these elements throughout my drawing at different sizes or orientation. The end effect is that when first viewing the drawing, it may seem chaotic and frenetic. Even so, after looking for a second, the viewer may realize that everything is pattern; this idea reflects my thoughts when I first watched curling.
The target for my word drawing is to communicate the frenetic energy in curling. However, in curling, everything is still very calculated and reflects a pattern. So, in order communicate this, I picked several elements about curling that I felt were the most memorable or important. Then, I repeated these elements throughout my drawing at different sizes or orientation. The end effect is that when first viewing the drawing, it may seem chaotic and frenetic. Even so, after looking for a second, the viewer may realize that everything is pattern; this idea reflects my thoughts when I first watched curling.
Olympic Pictogram Studies
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The next part of our research was study pictograms associated with our sport. In the image on the right, the pictogram in the right upper corner was taken from the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. The pictogram in the left bottom corner was done by me; I took inspiration from the official Olympic picture. The other pictograms were influenced by ideas I had for the Word Drawing.
After I finished all of my pictograms, I went back with charcoal and drew loose lines through and around my pictures. There are two purposes to them: to connect all of the elements and shop the element sliding. In curling, and most sports, all of the elements of a sport are deeply related. If one part fails, so will the others. Additionally, the fundamental part of curling is sliding. If there wasn't any sliding in curling, the athletes would only be playing bean bag toss with really have bean bags. |
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Drawings and Models
By this point in the project I was very familiar with my sport; I had learned the rules, strategies, and fundamentals of curling. This understanding also meant that curling did not seem so hectic to me anymore. So instead of focusing on the franticness of sport, I determined that highlighting the elegant motion of sliding would be important in my model. As a result of this decision, my model is horizonal and reaching out into the distance: just like the motion of sliding. The smallest plane at the end of the largest plane represents the athlete pushing the stone hence starting the sliding.
Final Model-Paraline Drawing
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In my final model, I really wanted to further develop the idea of sliding. In order to truly embrace this idea, I separated my model into tow parts. This divide made my model more horizontal and flat. The half of my model that is painted blue is my original model; the part of the model illustrates the beginning of the gliding motion. On the other side of the model, is the representation of the house. Since the house in curling is the target or end goal or the stone, it also the end of the motion. However, the stones don't always go in the house. The planes behind the large plane perpendicular to the floor show how plays can go unexpectedly.
Final Sketchup Model
Project 02: Olympian's House
The brief for this project was to create a house designed for a Olympic athlete that practices a specific sport; my athlete is a curler. Because I was trying to cater to a that particular athlete, it was essential to put a curling sheet somewhere in my design. It was also required to fully incorporate the pavilions above somewhere in the house. These two specifications were the main design problems I had to solve.
Project Site
"field, land, landscape, grass, sky, meadow, rural, agriculture, tree" by hpgruesen is licensed under CC0
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The site for my project is South Central Minnesota. The reason I selected Minnesota as my state is because it is the "Land of 10,000 Lakes." Curling originated from playing on froze lakes, so it was only fitting to place my site in the North Star state. The south central region of Minnesota was selected due to the fact that the area is flat, prairie like land.
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Concept Ideas
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In curling there is a mix of linear and curved lines. The path the stone takes is curved and the house is a circle, but the sheet itself is a long, straight rectangle. The contrast between these two forms was the main focus in my concept model. The model has walls that are unbent and are solid, but also, there are walls that swoop and are transparent.
Another objective of the design was to have the curling sheet be the center point of the house: the foundation. In order to achieve this, the curling sheet in right in the middle of the model. It is between the house components but also halfway up the structure.
Another objective of the design was to have the curling sheet be the center point of the house: the foundation. In order to achieve this, the curling sheet in right in the middle of the model. It is between the house components but also halfway up the structure.
In these sketches I wanted to focus on how the interior part of house would be arranged to create different spaces and movement within the house. The main way I broke up the spaces was by creating two distinct zones : public and private. The idea behind this idea came from the fact that you can not play curling by yourself. In order to play a real game of curling you need at least four people. Because it is necessary to constantly have people over to your house to play, I created a separate place that the client can invite people over into.
The way the client moves throughout the space is something I had to take note of while planning the residence. It was my target to create the same type of movement on the curling sheet and in the house. In curling, gameplay only happens in one direction. To emphasize this, I made the main way to move throughout the house horizontal as well. The overall shape of the house was designed to be similar to the overall shape of a rectangle, just like a curling sheet.
The way the client moves throughout the space is something I had to take note of while planning the residence. It was my target to create the same type of movement on the curling sheet and in the house. In curling, gameplay only happens in one direction. To emphasize this, I made the main way to move throughout the house horizontal as well. The overall shape of the house was designed to be similar to the overall shape of a rectangle, just like a curling sheet.
Final Design
My final model's aim was to highlight the movement demonstrated in curling. The windows are all short, long rectangles similar to that of a curling sheet. Additionally, My pavilion models were placed at opposite ends of the sheet to emphasize the start of the stone's path and the end of its path. The stairs up onto the curling sheet are also near the houses due to the fact that curlers tend to hang out at the ends of the sheet. The location of the stairs would make it easier for the curlers to quickly get off and back on the sheet. My site plan is very flat because everything in the sport of curling happens on the ground: nothing ever flies off the floor. The primary two material in my design are concrete and glass. All of the flat walls are made of concrete, and all of the curved walls are made of grass. The celling, however, is tiled and arched snow that it is easier for the snow to easily slide off the roof.
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