Braxton Baker: Architectural Design I 

​Fibonacci Spiral- This was the first part of our project. We had to learn about the sequence of numbers in this spiral and what they meant. The rule of the sequence is that the next number is found by adding the two numbers before it, starting with 1. It looks like this- 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, and so on. This ties into the sizes of our planes, which you will see below. Our smallest plane was 2 inches by 3 inches. The next was 3 by 5, and the largest was 5 inches by 8 inches.

Prairie- This landscape was the one that I chose for my “house” to be sat in. Many people think that this is one of the most boring places to live. It's not all that exciting, but sometimes the peace and quiet by itself is enough. I doesn't get extremely hot, it rains a good amount (sometimes snow up north in the U.S.), and it can get pretty cold during the winter. Living on the prairie is like floating along a great sea of grass. 

Plane Study Drawing

Plane Study Model

Plane Study Model

Final Cube: Isometric

The drawing above and the model over to the right are the final pieces of the Fibonacci Project. After creating three cardboard plane models (red in final model, two others shown above), we picked our favorite model to build our cube off of. Our goal was to build a structure that would blend with our chosen landscapes, as if they had always been there. Along with the cardboard planes we created, we also had pieces of basswood that we could finish out and add to our structures with. With the basswood, we could create new spaces with the spaces we had already made, as well as defining open spaces. In the end, we all made a unique product that not only reflected the landscape, but also us, as the individual designers and builders who brought our structures to life.

Final Cube: Model

Final Cube: Interior Perspective