Paul Cisneros: Architectural Design 1

In this project I designed a pavilion to help day laborers wait for job offers. To help me make the pavilion I had to first understand what day laborers do. So I investigated and found information to help me on my project. Honestly I did not have a good understanding of what day laborers do so investigating day laborers really helped me understand what space my client would want.

Research

Poster

    Day Labor Word Selection        

​Ambitious

Having or showing a strong desire and determination to succeed.


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​                            Helpful

Giving or ready to give help.





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                            Flexible

ready and able to change so as to adapt to different circumstances.

Drawings and Models

To start this part of the project I grabbed pieces of cardboard and cut out an 8x8 square. From that square I made three planes that measured 5x8, 3x5, 2x3. I did the same with two other squares, after that I then used the planes to make models that resemble the words I used to describe day labor and also that resemble buildings or furniture, For ambitious I wanted to make a building/statue that reaches high to represent ambitious. For helpful I made a model that could offer shelter or a place to sit. And for flexible I made a model that had many uses such as being an entrance, furniture, or even space for rooms. I ended up picking flexible because I liked how the model I made for it could help me make a pavilion and I also thought flexible was a good and strong word to describe day labor.

Plan Oblique Drawing

Final Cube: Model 

After I picked which plane model would be used for the pavilion I cut out two more 8x8 squares with the same principle of how I would cut them. So I used those pieces to make a pavilion for a day laborer that also shows the three words I used to describe day labor. After that I made a drawing of the pavilion which was honestly my favorite part of the project.