Ohio University Interior Architecture Program ARTI 350, Materials and Construction I Fall 2011
Matthew Ziff, Associate Professor, Area Chair M. Arch, Architect, NCIDQ Office: W 325 Grover Center Office Hours: TTH: 11-3 Telephone: 740. 593. 2869 E-mail: ziff@ohio.edu
Course Assignments
Research Projects I & II
select a material, or system for employing a material, that can be used to build a substantial portion of an interior.
wood, bricks, stone/rock, concrete, steel, glass, floors, ceilings, walls, windows, doors, stairs:
(do not select a material, such as vinyl wallcovering, that can only be used to finish/cover/provide a visual/decorative surface rather than actually construct, be used to 'build' an interior)
Project I: "a material manifesto"
Due: Tuesday, November 1
a paper addressing your understanding of, and interest in, one material or one system of construction for architectural interiors.
your discussion should include how the material has been used by other designers, the historic/time periord changes in uses of this material, how you would use the material in a particular type of project, or context, and what you think designing with this material would bring to a project.
four [4] typewritten pages
references to the work of three [3] well known designers that support your statements and positions. cite your sources for these references.
cite any and all reference materials; use quotation marks to indicate the words of other writers. Failing to do this is called plagiarism, and is a serious academic offense. Plagiarism may be grounds, at the discretion of this instructor, for failing the specific project, and/or failing the course.
This paper is to be a written expression of:
1. Your interest in a material, or system for using the material
2. How the material has been used by three (3) well known designers
3. Historical changes/development in the use of the material
4. How you would use the material in the design of a project/space
5. What you think this material brings to a project/space
Each of these five components of the paper needs to be expanded to create the body of your paper.
For example, How the material has been used by three designers: Designer 1, Designer 2, Designer 3. Select a specific example of design work by each designer and describe how they have used the material/system to create space, form, texture, geometry, repetition, et cetera. Describe how the space/work would be different if that material were not usee, but another material were in its place.
Describe the general use of the material you are exploring. How is it typically used? How has it been atypically used, if at all?
What do you think this material brings to a project/space, and what does it express in terms of:
Texture of material
Color of material
Form of material
Construction character of material (is it a modular material, like a brick, or a panel, or is it a material that typically is used in irregular shapes and sizes?)
Your interest in a material/system: Is the material able to be used in large and small pieces, or is it limited to one size? What are the specific qualities of this material that you find interesting, and why?
due: tuesday, november 1: 9:10am
Project II: "materials and systems presentation: the construction of architectural interiors"
select one material or system for constructing an architectural interior and make two 20"x30" boards that elegantly and clearly present how that system works through examples from the built environment.
the first board is to explain the material; its characteristics, its strengths, weaknesses, limittions, physical properties, visual properties, thermal properties, cost implictions, et cetera
the second board is to present the material in contexts that express the architectural qualities of the material. brief written statements should be used to enhance the visual explanations.
you may use photographs from magazines or other appropriate sources and original drawings that you make.
(in other words, the boards are to contain many images, and some words/typography, addressing the one material, or system, that you select to present)
These boards are to be of presentation quality.
The boards must include a brief written statement, no longer than one hundred (100) words, about your topic. The text must be readable from 5 feet away; use large type face.
due: thursday, november 10, 9:10am
Sketchbook Assignments: Drawing from Observation:
You are to do these drawings while you are physically located at the actual, built, object; you are to 'look' at what you are drawing.
These drawings are NOT to be taken from photographs in books, magazines, et cetera.
Floors: plane changes, material changes, pattern, detail: due: thursday, september 15, 9:10am
Walls: plane changes, material changes, pattern, detail : due: thursday, september 22, 9:10am
Ceilings: plane changes, material changes, pattern, detail: due: thursday, october 6, 9:10am
Stairs: material changes, baluster detail, handrail detail, riser/tread detail: due: thursday, october13, 9:10am
Other : windows, doors, elevators, large scale lighting fixtures, columns: due: thursday, october 20, 9:10am
There are five (5) separate sketchbook assignments.
each assignment is to consist of five (5) individual freehand sketches done using pencil, black ink, or watercolor. each sketch is to be located on a separate sheet of your sketch book.
do not use markers.
you may use colored pencils.
you are to sketch in plan, section, elevation, axonometric, or perspective view.
each sketch, or related set of sketches, should occupy one page in your sketchbook.
the drawing should be centered on the page, and notes are to occupy the edges.
you may have more than one sketch on a page as long as the sketches are of the same viewed object.
in other words, you may have a plan view, a section view, and an elevation view of one particular wall, for example, on one page.
include notes off to the side of your drawings that identify the materials, textures, unit size, and any other distinctive aspects of what you are showing. the notes are to be neatly hand printed, using 'architectural lettering' (as well as you can do).
a minimum of one of the five sketches in each assignment must be very nicely drawn. use varied line weights and shading. (remember the drawings you did in Art 116)
EVERY ONE OF THESE DRAWINGS MUST LOOK LIKE SOMETHING, AND BE VISUALLY COMPELLING IN SOME WAY. If you do a sketch and it looks, to my eye, like an anonymous blank, or indeterminable plane, it is not acceptable, and will earn a grade of F.