Interior ArchitectureOhio University HCIA 202, Spring 2010Grover Center W327MW 1:10-5:00
Projects for HCIA 202 Spring 2010
Designing requires the ability to 'create', or come up with, or give form to, the visual, built world around us. How is this done? Is it a total mystery? No. There are approaches, methods, systems of thought and action that lead to or result in visual, buildable, objects and spaces.
The design explorations undertaken in this studio are concerned with four conceptual beginning points, each of which will be the subject of your individual design work. Each of these beginning points can be used as a method for creating visual design elements, spaces and objects.
There will be four projects this quarter. Each project will be increasingly complex, and elements of the previous project will be used in the next project.
The four conceptual beginning points are:
I. GeometryII. NatureIII. FabricationIV. Universal Design
Each of these represent entire worlds of exploration that lie at the very heart of what designing environments for human beings is about.
I. Geometry Geometry Slide Show
Two WeeksHand Drafting Project Drawings and Digital Presentation Due: Monday, April 12, 1:10 pm
Geometry is a widely used building block for all visual design. Obviously geometry can be applied to two and three dimensional forms.
2 dimensions: circle square equilateral triangle3 dimensions: sphere cube cone
The following web sites will serve as references to expand your awareness and understanding of geometry and the potential to use it to generate visual design elements.
http://www.patterninislamicart.com/publishedmaterial/?book_id=2&iid=3201
http://www.housedesignnews.com/
http://plus.maths.org/issue42/features/foster/
http://www.shadowfolds.com/StudioFall08/
http://www.dartmouth.edu/~matc/math5.geometry/syllabus.html
http://www.mce.k12tn.net/math/math_vocabulary/math_vocabulary.htm
Geometry Assignments:
Hand drafted using graphite (pencil), on good quality white paper, in plan, vertical section, and elevation: scale: 1/2" = 1'-0" or larger.
The final form of this assignment is to be a booklet, of assembled sheets of paper, and a digital presentation.
All of your exploration and finished drawings are to be done on one size of paper. You may select 8 1/2"" x 14", or 11" x 17" or 18" x 24" paper. All drawings will be digitally scanned.
2H pencil for layout and constructions lines: let these lines show in your final drawings.
F pencil for initial outlines of all components.
HB pencil for final darkened profile lines, poche, and emphasis lines.
Colored pencil for rendering.
These drawings are to begin as geometric studies, or explorations. You are to begin with a particular geometric element and apply to it an action that is entirely based upon the geometric characteristics of the element. These actions include: bisecting, segmenting, repeating, projecting, as well as applying mathematical functions such as sine, cosine, tangent, as well as using numeric sequences to create relationships.
Do NOT begin with a mindset that these walls are necessarily rectangular, straight, plum, or level. The walls are to be creative geometric explorations first.
30 different interior walls, each wall to fit within a bounding rectangle of ten feet (10') in height, twenty feet (20') in length, varying thickness. You are to propose a functional rationale for each of the walls: eg: "A wall between an office and a corridor" or "A wall used to display a collection of drums."
The thicknesses of five (5) of the walls is to be one inch (1").
The thicknesses of five (5) walls is to be six inches (6").
The thickness of five (5) walls is to be twelve inches (12").
The thickness of five (5) walls is to be eighteen inches (18").
The thickness of five (5) walls is to be thirty inches (30").
The thickness of five (5) walls is to be forty-eight inches (48").
Each wall is to be constructed using five (5) items from the following list: (the named items may be used several times in one wall, but each wall must contain five, and only five, of the named items)
ten foot (10') tall hinged doors
transom panel
side lite
louvered panel
obscure glass panel
twelve inch (12") tall base element
modular panel
transparent glass panel
ceramic tile
wood veneer panel
two inch (2") tall base element
perforated sheet metal panel
steel framing components
wood framing components
brick
glass block
stone veneer panel
1/8" diameter stainless steel cable
fabric panel
Each wall is to have its own geometric pattern visible in elevation and different from all the other wall's patterns.
Before you can begin to draw up the walls you must make some preliminary explorations and some decisions. What geometric shapes to begin with? What actions to perform upon them?
You must have a minimum of one (1) study sketch/preparation drawing that accompanies the finished wall drawings.
Articles to read:
"Misconceptions about the Golden Ratio" by George Markowsky
"Perfect Buildings: The Maths of Modern Architecture" by Marianne Freiberger
To get a grade of 'A' you must complete ALL 30 of the following:
To get a grade of 'B' you must complete 24 of the following:
To get a grade of 'C' you must complete 18 of the following:
To get a grade of 'D' you must complete at least 12 of the following:
Completing fewer than 12 will yield a grade of 'F'.