For 18 weeks, the assignments were to design a bird house and a bridge house, both designed to interpret the purpose of "Craeft".
Project I: BIRD HOUSE
The first nine-weeks were spent learning and utilizing the base skills of an architect. Which are, hand drafting, building a client profile, and model building.
Client profile of assigned bird
Sketched bird house concepts
Study models at 1/8 scale
Study models of bird house for the Greater Roadrunner.
Model 1 (left): First study model completed, used concepts in model 1 to design model 2.
Model 2 (right): Took inspiration from first model to fabricate a more modern design. This model took second place to my chosen model
Model 1 (left): First study model completed, used concepts in model 1 to design model 2.
Model 2 (right): Took inspiration from first model to fabricate a more modern design. This model took second place to my chosen model
More detailed sketch of chosen design
Bird house parti
Hand-drafted front elevation
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Hand-drafted rear elevation
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Hand-drafted side elevations
Bird house floorplan, featuring a misspelling of "LOUNGE"
Final bird house model at 1/8 scale
The official model of my bird house design, intended for the Greater Roadrunner.
This design was chosen as the final product due to the many architectural choices that were made, considering both the bird's qualities and the purpose of "craeft".
The main qualities of the bird that influenced this model is their travel by foot (not flying) and mating for life. The model includes ramps, perches, and a large nesting area that is able to fit two birds.
This design was chosen as the final product due to the many architectural choices that were made, considering both the bird's qualities and the purpose of "craeft".
The main qualities of the bird that influenced this model is their travel by foot (not flying) and mating for life. The model includes ramps, perches, and a large nesting area that is able to fit two birds.
The completion of the project was to present all work to professional architects, above is the feedback received
Project II: DEAN'S RESIDENCE
The last nine-weeks were spent designing a craft college's dean residence. The site we were given is Old Alton Bridge in Denton, TX. Throughout the weeks, we visited the site, fabricated our dean's, designed their residence set on the bridge, and presented it to our peers at an exhibition. Another task that ties into this assignment is to use the previous bird and bird house design to incorporate relations with the dean.
Notes taken on site
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Notes taken on site project
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Site plan featuring the placement of my chosen model and the desired location of the Greater Roadrunner bird house.
Client profile collage
Many images featured on the collage represent my client's qualities and persona. The client/dean was fabricated to be pescatarian, unmarried, active, elderly, bold (represented in her outfit), a glass worker, and obsessed with goldfish. This assortment helped me design an estate that fits my dean as a whole.
Sketched bridge house concepts
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The three images above are a study model of a design that was planned to be finalized. One notable problem of this design was the fact that the residence was for a single occupant with occasional visitors. The protruding spaces on each side of structure would have totaled an excessive amount of square footage.
Elevations of final design, featuring stained glass representing studies at craft college and engraved "craft"
Bridge house floor plan
Below is my final presentation poster, the elements presented show the final digital drafts of my project.
The final study model that was used in my presentation
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An image of the placement of my bird house in relation to my bridge design
