Occupant One
2011 - 2nd Year Design Studio
DESIGN STUDIO 4_PROJECT 1 : URBAN SPACE + OCCUPANT ONE
INSTRUCTOR: MARIO F. ORTEGA
PROGRAM_>
LOCATION: 25°45'59.40"N, 80° 8'10.50"W
ANALYTICAL SITE STUDY FOR MATERIALITY, SCALE, ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT, MODULAR, EDGE, BOUNDARY, GROUND, APPROACH, ARRIVAL, ENTRY, AND DEPARTURE. MOVEMENT: VERTICAL VS. HORIZONTAL; COVERED VS. OPEN; INSIDE VS. OUTSIDE, ABOVE VS. BELOW; INFORMATION - MULTIMEDIA
OBJECTIVE_>
TO UNDERSTAND THE SITE DYNAMICS, TO BUILD A CONCEPT BASED ON THE SITE ANALYSIS AND TO SUCCESSFULLY DESIGN AN URBAN SPACE FOR ONE OCCUPANT.
PROCESS >
2-DIMENSIONAL & 3 DIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS AND REPRESENTATION OF THE SITE IN RELATIONSHIP TO THE 1-MILE RADIUS CONTEXT. DEVELOPING THE DESIGN CONCEPT BASED ON THE ANALYSIS.
CONCEPT >
Transformation
–verb (used with object)
1. to change in form, appearance, or structure: metamorphose.
2. to change in condition, nature, or character: convert.
3. to change into another substance: transmute.
–verb (used with object)
1. to change in form, appearance, or structure: metamorphose.
2. to change in condition, nature, or character: convert.
3. to change into another substance: transmute.
HISTORICAL TRANSFORMATION OF SOUTH BEACH AND MIAMI BEACH AREA FROM A FARM-LAND (PRE 1870S) TO A PREMIER ENTERTAINMENT LOCATION; CULTURAL TRANSFORMATION OF THE AREA; TRANSFORMATION OF THE FUNCTIONALITY OF THE LAND AND SPACE IN THE AREA; TRANSFORMATION OF THE DIRECTIONALITY OF THE GROWTH.
ANALYSIS OF 1 MILE RADIUS OF THE SITE
18" X 24"
INK ON MYLAR
ANALYSIS OF THE FORCES AFFECTING THE SITE
18" X 24"
ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR
ANALYSIS OF 1 MILE RADIUS OF THE SITE - 3 DIMENSIONAL REPRESENTATION
PLEXI GLASS, WOOD
SITE ANALYSIS - 3 DIMENSIONAL REPRESENTATION OF THE HISTORICAL, CULTURAL AND ECONOICAL CONDITIONS
COMPUTER PARTS, PLEXI GLASS, WOOD
DESIGN PROPOSAL
COMPUTER PARTS, PLEXI GLASS, WOOD