Miami Sea-plane Port
2010 _ 2nd year Design Studio
DESIGN STUDIO 3_PROJECT 1 : DAWNTOWN COMPETITION / MIAMI SEAPLANE PORT
INSTRUCTOR: MARIO F. ORTEGA
GOAL_>
AKIN TO ONE'S SEARCH FOR AN IDENTITY, SEEKING A BALANCE BETWEEN CONFORMITY AND ALIENATION, THE DESIGN IS THE PRODUCT OF A DIALOGUE BETWEEN CREATIVE EXPRESSION, ANALYSIS OF THE EXISTING SITE AND ITS SURROUNDINGS, AND FUNCTION.
PROCESS_>
A CLOSE STUDY OF THE AREA'S GRID SYSTEM AND FORCES, FACILITATED BY SATALITE IMAGERY AND BY SITE OBSERVATIONS, REVEALING THE DYNAMICS CREATED BY THE MEETING, AND THE OVERLAPPING OF THESE MOMENTS.
CONCEPT_>
INTENDED FOR A SEAPLANE PORT, THE CROSS-SECTION OF AN AIRCRAFT WING, OR FOIL, INFORMED ITS DEVELOPMENT AS DID THE PROPONDERANCE OF THE TRIP OF ELEMENTS AIR, WATER, AND LAND.
INSTRUCTOR: MARIO F. ORTEGA
GOAL_>
AKIN TO ONE'S SEARCH FOR AN IDENTITY, SEEKING A BALANCE BETWEEN CONFORMITY AND ALIENATION, THE DESIGN IS THE PRODUCT OF A DIALOGUE BETWEEN CREATIVE EXPRESSION, ANALYSIS OF THE EXISTING SITE AND ITS SURROUNDINGS, AND FUNCTION.
PROCESS_>
A CLOSE STUDY OF THE AREA'S GRID SYSTEM AND FORCES, FACILITATED BY SATALITE IMAGERY AND BY SITE OBSERVATIONS, REVEALING THE DYNAMICS CREATED BY THE MEETING, AND THE OVERLAPPING OF THESE MOMENTS.
CONCEPT_>
INTENDED FOR A SEAPLANE PORT, THE CROSS-SECTION OF AN AIRCRAFT WING, OR FOIL, INFORMED ITS DEVELOPMENT AS DID THE PROPONDERANCE OF THE TRIP OF ELEMENTS AIR, WATER, AND LAND.
CONTEXT ANALYSIS: DRAWINGS 4, 5, & 6
ANALYSIS OF THE SITE IN THE CONTEXT OF FORCES & PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
18" X 24" & 12" x 24
18" X 24" & 12" x 24
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CONCEPT MODELS
USING THE DRAWINGS AS INSPIRATION, PRODUCED 30 CONCEPT MODELS
10" X 10" X 1"
MUSEUM BOARD
USING THE DRAWINGS AS INSPIRATION, PRODUCED 30 CONCEPT MODELS
10" X 10" X 1"
MUSEUM BOARD
PROCESS MODEL 1
12" X 12" X 1"
MUSEUM BOARD, PETG, & WOOD
12" X 12" X 1"
MUSEUM BOARD, PETG, & WOOD
PROCESS MODEL 2
24" X 24" X 3"
MUSEUM BOARD, PETG, STYRENE, & WOOD
24" X 24" X 3"
MUSEUM BOARD, PETG, STYRENE, & WOOD
SITE CONTEXT & SITE PLAN
DETAIL SECTION MODEL 1
30" X 5" X 5"
MUSEUM BOARD, PETG, STYRENE, & WOOD
30" X 5" X 5"
MUSEUM BOARD, PETG, STYRENE, & WOOD
DETAIL SECTION MODEL 2
30" X 5" X 5"
MUSEUM BOARD, PETG, STYRENE, & WOOD
30" X 5" X 5"
MUSEUM BOARD, PETG, STYRENE, & WOOD
SECTION DRAWING
12" X 24"
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