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Raymond So
Iteration #1
Objective: Create an iteration from words
to form via algorithm.
Algorithm: hopefully joyful, quietly listening,
drivingly ambitious
Successes:
-Iteration is an representation of algorithm
-Metaphors are transposed into materials with varied structural
significance
-Flowers=hope/joy, scotch tape = quiet, paperclip = driving
Weaknesses:
-No solid design, inconsistent structural elements (bending paper
clips)
-Lacking in structure/not architectural
-Weak base (Does not stand)
Iteration #2
Objective: Reconstruct iteration 1 to better communicate design intentions.
Successes:
-Iteration becomes more
structural with wall components.
-Intentional juxtaposition of
flowers on opposing walls.
Weaknesses:
-Poor choice of materials:
-Paper is too thin to give walls
strength and rigidness
-Botany is inconsistent and
perishable.
-Still lacks clear structural intent.
Iteration #3
Objective: Create an iteration that is responsive to a
narrative.
Successes:
-Proposed metaphors in narrative are
expressed (birds, soaring, dreams).
-Iteration has more concrete structural
components.
-Organization of expressions in paper
clips: yellow, blue, red.
Weaknesses:
-No architectural function. “Plop art”
-Still lacks a true structure.
-Cotton is too inconsistent to be used as
a structural component.
Iteration #4
Objective: Display understanding of proportion through a series
of proportional studies.
Successes:
-Explored a variety of proportional
studies, including: Fibonacci (top
right), rhythm &repetition (lower left)
-Lower right study displays grouping of
structural components, and clear
hierarchal organization.
Weaknesses:
-Some proportional studies were not
true proportional studies (top left)
-More explorations could have been
performed, such as with rotation,
juxtaposition or conjunction.
Iteration #5
Objective: Generate spatial
expressions using a
matrix to combine two
variables.
Successes:
-All 20 possible spatial expressions are
explored on matrix combining spatial
relationships (rows: centralized, linear,
radial, clustered, interlocking) and spatial
organizations (columns: space within,
interlocking, adjacent, space linked)
Weaknesses:
-Spatial properties could be defined and
exaggerated more for clarity.
Iteration #6
Objective: Create 3 diverse spatial experiences and express as a
tectonic journey.
Successes:
-All 3 spatial experiences are
addressed in design in order of
welcoming, to monumental, to
tranquil.
Weaknesses:
-Lacked cohesiveness between 3
spaces, no unity.
-Low level of craft.
-Presentation on poster-board is too
large, needs to be scaled down.
Iteration #7
Objective: Reconstruct journey of 3 spaces onto a site and
express in terms of frames and surfaces.
Successes:
-Attention is given to hierarchy in
triangular expressions.
-Function of architecture responds to
beach site (bridge, dock, gazebo).
Weaknesses:
-Frames are ineffective in framing
space. Unclear frames.
-Craft is still unsatisfactory.
-Metaphor of shark is too literal.
-Lacks linearity.
-Low elevation site makes function of
bridge irrelevant.
Iteration #8
Objective: Reconstruct tectonic
journey that it responds to site.
Successes:
-Frame is more distinct in design.
-Function of lighthouse successfully integrates
into site.
Weaknesses:
-Unclear which is true entrance.
-Lacks completion in frame.
-More design approaches could be explored,
such as through slotting components.
-Research can be done on true lighthouse
designs.