Final Portfolio Basia Carroll Arch 101 Jerry Lum

Rendering Nature: Making the Invisible Perceivable

Meet Team SquatThrust

Kelly Doyle

Natalya Pavlova

Kody Burke Hassna

Abourraja Basia Carroll

Thank you team for this experience and opportunity to grow with both education and abilities. I had a blast

working with you guys, and am saddened that we were not able to complete what would have been the most

awesome of awesome nostalgic structures. I hope to work with you all again in the near but distant future. Let’s be

real, that project was a bit overwhelming for our ambitions.

Site Selection

When selecting the site, we wanted an area that allowed us to take full advantage of the natural light. The courtyard was free of any obstructions for the time period which we intended to utilize it. We chose to take advantage of: The existing wall of the courtyard

site for structural support. The concrete planter box to build a

frame for the structure. The view of the surrounding

landscape for participate observation.

The far right side of the courtyard for maximum sunlight

Create a space that allowed individuals to reconnect, discover, and embrace the simple activities that helped shape us all.

Exploration through elevation

Creation through expression

Experience the unexpected through observation

What to Accomplish

Colored Cellophane & Fabric PVC Piping & Tensioners

Recycled Tires Salvaged wood

Materials

Pros: Low cost (or free) Already been through intended

lifecycle Forces creative processing

Cons:

Lots of man hours in processing Lots of cleaning Lots of cutting into desired

dimensions Having unusable materials

Transforming & Processing Recycled Materials

The majority of our time was spent in an assembly line making the “tiles” once the pallets were broken down. We did this for an excruciating two weeks almost.

As the base work of the tiles were completed…

…the cellophane and fabric were fastened to finalize the wall.

And up it went.

The tire-stairs and stage went up during a single class

period.

Once the other wall was completed, the task of attaching it to the same connection point while allowing for side to side movement was out of the question. Unfortunately there was no documentation of the issue, but the top half would sag and slump and actually fell on a teammate’s head. We tried tensioners, but that did not help with the arching, it would just move where the slump would be. We then had to alter the placement of the wall. Where we decided to connect the two ends is where it stood for the duration of the project.

Exterior Wall

Sadly but finally, this was our ending result. With only six of ten pieces showing, three were completed to our original idea, and three were either incomplete or altered from our original idea. Overall we learned that time

management, an understanding of reasonable goals, and group participation are huge key factors in both working diligently as a team as well as being able to complete a group project. Unfortunately, none of these factors pertained to our group throughout the completion of the project . All in all it was a great learning experience, and although the list of “things gone wrong” could go on forever, that list will hopefully help me in the future in all aspects of life.