WUNDERKAMMER AND CRAEFT COLLEGE

                 CRAFT MEANING COLLAGE.

My first task of this class was to interpret the meaning of CRAFT and portray it through a physical collage made with images from magazines. To me, craft was a skill one could hone for an extended amount of time. In my collage, there is things like canoeing. pottery, painting, gardening and swimming. These are all skills or hobbies that someone can do for a long time. I also made sure to include things that could be handmade like the pottery and the furniture pictures. 

                                       ARCHITECT COLLAGE STUDY: Marlon Blackwell. 

The architect I chose to study was Marlon Blackwell. Blackwell is a practicing architect based in Fayetteville, Arkansas. He graduated from Auburn University with a Bachelors in Architecture and a Masters in Architecture II at Syracuse University.

When studying his works, I noticed that the majority of them were public spaces meant for socializing or getting together with friends and family. I also noticed that his works include nature to some extent. These features allow for a person to get comfortable and feel like they're in their element. I portrayed these ideas and feelings into my collage, there are more pictures in it than just his works which can communicate a feeling of belonging and almost nostalgia. 

         BEGINNING DEVELOPMENTS OF THE CRAEFT COLLEGE TEXTILE BUILDING.

TEXTILES COLLAGE

I used this collage to express and show my ideas for my CRAEFT college space. My classroom setting mainly focuses on costume making for people like singers or actors. I wanted to communicate these ideas with the pictures I chose like the people pinning fabrics to mannequins and all of the different colorful textures or dyes of fabrics. 

We also used a PADLET to communicate our CRAFT to the other students. We used PADLET to delve into research about our CRAFT and to find ideas as to what should be inside of our class setting. 

                           FINAL DESIGNS

WUNDERKAMMER DRAWING

Above is my final WUNDERKAMMER drawing that I presented to a jury of two architects and my classmates. When making my drawing, I made sure to include a floorplan, section, and an interior view. I drew the interior views and the variations of my "finished product" section by hand after being inspired by draped fabrics and large, exotic features that most performers seem to have. I wanted to demonstrate the inside of my building to show how a student can walk around and complete assignments easily because everything is in its destined place and is organized to where everything can be found with ease. I also wanted to demonstrate the concept I was going for which was a stage-like exterior with the main "talent" being everything inside. This is illustrated with the walls filled with different fabrics, the main working desk being right in the middle, and the elevated level where you can display your finished costumes as if they were performers. 

WUNDERKAMMER MODEL

This is my final WUNDERKAMMER model. I wanted to show what kind of ideas I had for my WUNDERKAMMER in this model so the outer layer of it is a rough, organic texture with gray and black metallic paint dry-brushed over it to make it look like a spiky rock and the inside is pitch black to attract more attention to what is inside of it. My model is also made to look like a runway which fits in with my costume idea. On the inside is a small replica of the working desk from my WUNDERKAMMER drawing with a sewing machine, a few fabric rolls, and other trinkets played on top and surrounding it. I wanted to make the small space looked lived in and chaotic like I intended my CRAEFT classroom space to look like. The main eye-catching part of my model is the big bow decorating the top of it. This is a direct similarity that my model and my design have in common. I wanted parts of my design to show in the model to demonstrate what I think CRAEFT is and how I applied it to my WUNDERKAMMER and CRAEFT designs. 

TEXTILES STUDENT HOUSING. 

The designs on these pages came to me while I was playing Animal Crossing: New Horizons. I had come across an item named "deer scare" and was interested in it. I put in a little research and found that these items were typically used in Japanese households in the gardens. A deer scare is a thick piece of hollowed bamboo with water feeding through it, when full to a certain amount, the bamboo tips over and thumps against a hollowed rock, effectively scaring hungry deer. However, deer scares are used for aesthetics as well. My main goals for the concept were to prioritize sustainability using bamboo and incorporate water and plants. 

STEP ONE. 
​BEGINNING CONCEPTS.

In the beginning, we were told to create a few parti’s and concepts, with one of them being as wild as we could imagine. I came up with three big ideas and one of them was the wild one. I think I did a great job with the outlandish concept however, and I ended the year with that one. 

I expanded a bit more on the sustainability designs and revolved my idea around water and plants. This concept was very obvious in the beginning sketches but gradually got watered down. 

STEP TWO.
​SCHEMATIC DESIGNS.

​These two images are my schematic elevations. 
Using organic shapes, the idea of flowing water and sustainability over all was implemented into the exterior designs. The large shapes were to be blue tinted windows that showed the idea of having a building centered around water. Along with this, the concept of having an on-site water tower evolved. Using water form a nearby river flowing into the site, the building and maintenance workers would filter it through and treat it so that the water could be used all throughout the campus and the dormitories. 

STEP THREE.
FINAL EXHIBITION DESIGNS.