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PRACTICUM - DANIELA VARGAS

Overview: The focus is on fostering creative and critical thinking to generate innovative, unique concepts rather than typical or safe solutions. Design at least three distinct solutions, focusing on creativity, risk-taking, and innovation. Use prior research to inform responses to the project problem and develop thoughtful, unique solutions.

CONCEPT DESIGNS

CONCEPT DESIGN #1

Applying geometrical shapes such as rectangle and square in the architectural design makes it to impose organization, stability and accessibilities this is because geometric shapes work through straight lines, angles and space. These shapes lend themselves well to structured planning layouts and create well-defined routes between areas which helps create the theme of inclusion. In terms of cræft, these shapes are things which encapsulate the principles of functional aesthetic and which highlight the fact that order is a need people have. The less complex these forms are also the more craftsmanship is stressed; the geometric efficiency and clean lines of austere geometric shapes bear witness to the technical mastery and rationality that went into their construction.

CONCEPT DESIGN #2

This concept is best captured by a open space, for instance, a front garden of a building that involves workmanship in an environment that complements nature for the general public and field functionality. It has the look of purpose and artistry, as the same thought and care is put into where plants are placed, the paths, and the structures as into the plants themselves. What remains clear is the link between the crafted object and the natural world and commitment to aesthetics, functionality, and the relationship between people and environment; and finality and the sequences of making that are so fundamental to craft.

CONCEPT DESIGN #3

For this example I implemented arcs, and most importantly of a ‘garden roof’ that creates a link to craft through smooth and flowing lines that are inspired by the principles of natural, humanistic design. Arcs also put in some form of dynamic movement into a built environment and elements expose the need and talent to produce such forms. A garden roof additionally strengthens this connection by permitting living greenery to become the roof, thus annexing the human made somewhat, with nature. All these features respect the craft concept by being basically materialistic, respect the environment and have a close connection with the location of the structure.

WORKSHOP

For the workshop I wanted to focus on wood and open space as the basic materials of architecture contribute to the comfort and the quality of work in areas connected with nature. For example, using wood as a material, owing to its natural texture, hue and insulative characteristic provides warmth and enhanced tactual sensation to rooms. This is well supported by open spaces that facilitate air circulation, natural light and flexibility all of which reduce an enclosed feeling. Together, they recall a traditional building culture that emerged with craftsmanship when selecting and shaping materials by hand. This approach does not only stress on quality and human touch but also leaves possibilities to create spaces, which provoke not only a constructive but also emotional response.

FINAL MODEL

A building built for craftsmens’ means a link between them in a way that the structure created fosters teamwork, training sessions and interactions. Each workshop transforms into a learning area, a place for passing down the experience, and into a source of inspiration for creativity due to the learning journey of hands on individuals. That in of itself itself is a story told through the design of the building represented through workmanship and utilization of materials whereby the building itself being a conduit between the past and present. Thus creating a mutual relationship of the inhabitants, craftsmen and the environment in the search for sustainable, valuable and inventive work that presents the link between skill and creativity.

FARMERS MARKET

The farmer’s market that also includes a demonstration area and a community garden provides craft through the ability for consumers to directly interact with the processes of food production, practices of sustainability, and the aesthetics of cultivation. The market brings sellers from farming communities and serious buyers/enjoyers of food and other products that reflect the quality of work in producing, processing, and packaging sumptuous and artfully designed crops and other products. This connection is Gen Linked with the teaching area which can provide a workshop or demonstration in which someone can share skills such as planting and preparing food or canning—knowledge in-between generations. Literally, a community garden continues this process by fashioning a garden where members grow plants and, in so doing, causing people to meditate on the effort and imagination invested in tilling the ground. In combination, these features generate a landscape in which craft is performed, rather than merely showcased, and wherein independence, as well as welfare, of the individuals, and their relations to place, and processes, is fostered.