Portfolio 2010Patrick Pitaksakorn

My relationship between me and archi-tecture has always been complicated. At first my passion for architecture has been at a mediocre level because of the lack of knowledge and interest. The interest I seek was the ability to design architecture, not a building. Even though some diction-ary states that architecture and building are the same, I believe that it is separate by the “dialectic” quality that the architec-ture/ building affect the people. If its archi-tecture the dialectic quality is very unique but if it’s a building the quality is common, and I realize that what I have been doing is not creating architecture, but in fact a building. Since I know that I am taking the wrong step, I decided to search for the answer. I decided to look deeper in the dialectic quality of the great architecture and architects, and I realize that in that architectural quality, there is a meaning in that space. These interesting qualities are embodies from spatial perception of the architect, then later be transform, adapt,

Curriculum Vitae

Patrick Pitaksakorn

Contact(+66)89-499-0681(+66)2-564-068152/579 Moo 7, Lak Hok, Muang Pathumthani, Pathum Thani, Thailand 12000patrick.pitak@gmail.com

and manipulated into their architecture. In other word, architectural theory has been integrated in designing architecture, add-ing it “story” and spatial quality into the building create an architecture that is be-yond building. Architectural theory and ar-chitecture is my interest, my passion, my design. I believe that integrating theory in architecture helps create architecture phe-nomenon.

Education

07- present

03-07

KMUTT, School of Architecture + Design

Ruamrudee International school

Language

English

Thai

Skills

Hand Drafting

[ Human ]

Sketching

Communication

Teamwork

Craftmanship

[ Technology ]

AutoCAD

Sketch Up

3dmax

Rhino

Illustrator

Photoshop

InDesign

Interest

Architectural Theory

Reccomendation letter

October 20th, 2010

To Whom it May Concern,

Allow me to extend my recommendation for one of my former students, Patrick Pitaksakorn, who is pursuing an internship with your firm. I have had the pleasure of Patrick’s involvement in three separate classes over the past two years that I taught at SoA+D, KMUTT: Year 3 studio; Spatial Perception Theory: and the Modular Fabrication Laboratory Studio (MODFABLAB). In each course, Patrick has been among the more motivated and passionate students in the class.It has been a pleasure for me to teach a student not only with a very hungry appetite for both design and theoretical tutelage, but also one who every semester proves his indefatigable passion for the field of architecture with his own serial improvement from project to project. I hope you will consider this bright, dedicated student for any available internship openings.

Best wishes,

Taylor Lowe

ArchitectS+PBAArchitecture LecturerINDA , Chulalongkorn University

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Over the past century, the number of building that has been built increases dra-matically, in fact the number of the building that has been built is even more that the existing building over the past millennium. The world is changing, adapting, adjust-ing in ways so fast that even when we are alive we can see our own evolution. As the world evolves, architecture evolves too.

The architectural world changes so fast that it seem like beam and column, ba-sic principles, would not be applied into a building anymore. Old method of design and constructing is replaced by technol-ogy, even some rely their process with technology.

Technology= act or process of automating and solving practical problem

In other words, the traces from point A to B is being automate, therefore recorded and trace nether to solve practical prob-lem or to create an existence of from the trace between A and B. One of the recent architectural ways of designing that uses technology is “scripting”. Scripting a one or the newest ways to create architecture, by inputting a code, rules, and symbols into a computer without regarding the outcome, then the outcome is form by the self mean-ing of the script and forms a building. In other words, the script is like a language that buildings the building. This process is similar to environmental process, in this cause environmental means “non human interference factory”. For instant, trees has it own set of script too, from my simple understanding, tree grows up vertically, spreads its root, some create leaves, and it anything is in the way of the trace, then adjust to it. These step of design too, but not visually design but bases of design is by rules without concern anything but the script. It is in many ways similar to script-ing in computer which the building is form

by rules. I think this is the origin that has no reference. However, some might disa-gree because scripting is language, and language is created to refer to something form by our own perception. For example, fluffy creature has to be a dog, or creature that barks is a dog these things are form by our perception of reference. However, there must be an origin that does not refer to anything in order to create reference; otherwise the signifier does not exist.

REFERRING TO NONE REFERENTIALSpatial Perception ManifestoInstructor: Taylor Lowe

In scripting, the rules are set by alphabets letters A, B, C, D, etc. but still this letter refer to something in the its own language, therefore it is still a reference. But in com-puter, the two basic of these alphabeti-cal letters is form by two codes that does not refer to anything. “0” and “1”, by itself “0 “means nothing and “1” means noth-ing. Therefore, it is not a signifier to any-thing; therefore it is not a simulation. It’s just “0” and “1”. However, when these two are “Dialecting” with each other it forms a language (which is referring), then forms a code, therefore forms a reference, then reference of reference. In computer script, these two basic unreferencial is the ori-gin of all things that happen in computer such as 3d graphic, or even website. Like basics that have been forgotten but are still being used like the principle of beam and column but adapted and then discord through time but still refer to the same principle. This dialectic form of referenc-ing of the two unreferentialelements is not found only in computer.

For instant, elements in science do not re-fer to anything but when combine, create something that refers to that thing. These can be seen in “environment” too. Envi-ronment such as trees, life form, and other things that is “none human interference factor” is also a dialectic form of process/trace too. Evolution of trees, animal, and earth is form by this too. The evolution is base on itself (that is nothing) and other factor( which means nothing) and form a trace is form that trace that does not refer to anything but when dialectic, form some-thing that is base on its script, rule, and code and purges its form by itself, which is unpredictable because we can read the script but cannot see through the script.

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The project focuses on the form of the rope. The relationship between the form of the rope and geometrical shape. The most fundamental plane consists of three ver-texes and three splines, or in other words, a triangle. Therefore, applying each trian-gle plane on the rope, create and geomet-rical representation of the rope, and be-cause it a “geodesic dome” like structure the model is a self standing structure.

Design Fundamental IInstructor: Takeshi M.

Rope Geometry

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Model

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When talking about house, houses usu-ally consist of many elements when talking about lighting design. But is it possible to have one element to express these light-ing designs, this house attempting that. The projects roughly evolve around a user that was assign to each student. My user is very expressive but express by only one element, which it is her cloths and the way she talk. It is the same for architecture, what you perceive first is the exterior of the building. Therefore, I attempt to express those expressiveness of the user through with the expose void and light that is let out of the voids, which these void is con-trol by a single element, a wooden fin.

Arch Design IIInstructor: Does not Recall

LIFE & LIVING

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Normal House Single Element Control the house exterior

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The floor plans demonstrate the light-ing effect that goes out of the house,and show that the lighting design can be express with even only one element. And those element control the size of the void and light.

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First Floor plan

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Why does shop house have to be the same? That what I ask myself when I was doing this project. That the objective of an architect is to improve the quality of life of the people, the user, and the community. This project focus on environmental is-sue, sustainable issue. I want to improve the quality of life the user mentally. There-fore, instead of stacking the row house normally, I divide and place the function like a checker board, in order to mix the living space and the working space. This help creates the variation of function in the shop house. Therefore each floor consists of two functions instead of one function per floor. So the working space and living space is blend and helps create use of the orientation around the site, instead of us-ing only one side of the shop house like a

normal house. For instant, the living space has two view instead of one view and the roof top can be used for working too, in this case the roof is use as a concert space for the music shop.

Environment TechnologyInstructor: Eakawat

Shop House

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Typical Shop house Section Divide Connect

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Experimental model, exploring the circu-lation route of the stairs in order to con-nect each function together.

SHOP HOUSE

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Sectional Model

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Floor plans

Empty Form

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Arch Design IVInstructor: Songsuda Athibai

The main purpose of this project to try-ing to find the best empty form possible in the limited time and to connect the pro-gram of the building, architecture school, to the outside community. Searching for a best empty form in this certain period is not possible because the lack of time, I choose to take the best form of empty that exist in the present and develop it. The container, why container? Becasue its re-usable, empty form = reuseable, also its is strong (sustain).Moreover, container is de-sign to be able to carry heavy thing inside, therefore there is not need to worry about the structure because the container is like a space frame. Overall a container, if look carefully, is not a low budget investment interms of architecture because its unit the repeats and can be reuse. Moreover,

because of its space frame, then there is no need to buildong column is heavy work foundation, reduces the cost, sustainabil-ity, anyone can use with out having to play for a building at a high cost. Moreover, be-cause the building is form by a single unit, then it would be interesting to let the buld-ing “purge the form by itself” depending on the potential of space at that certain space depending on the orientation, researching, connection, the shape of the unity con-struction, and etc. Trying to connect the school to the outside community is hard, because the area of Ekkamai is mostly a commercial area, and lack of hight density of residential area. However, the because the BTS is located not far from the site, the building is able to connect with the outter community indirectly. Byattempting to con-

nect with the outside community make the building colourful and distracting to dis-tract the sight of people who pass by and becasuse by distracting many people, the building sort of becoming the community of eye sight. Moreover, the entrance of the bulding is very wide and no doors to con-nect with the people outside directly with out boundaries, and as for the upper level try to maximize the use of glass to connect with the community around.

Normal Container Slice More Variation In Connection

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EMPTY FORM

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The elevation and the model express the variation of combination that a slice con-tainer can be combine and connect.

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Model

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The idea of the module emerges out of try to be an effective and irregular mod-ule. And by being irregular is to subvert the regular. “The regular” in this case the square shape, why a square? Because in architecture square is the most fundamen-tal shape in terms of design. We can see that almost every building in Thailand is a square shape, is its very effective and cheap. However, square shape does not offer spatial space, especially in Thailand. My module offers the quality that is so complex that exist in most simple geom-etry, a triangle.

“Simplicity and complexity.”

Being regular becomes complex because the layer that it produce it produce is pro-

duce from something very simple, a trian-gle module. However when the module is combines and layer it produce variation from views and interior lighting.

The process derives for the most system-atic module, a tile, then been transformed to complex modular. The experiment takes place from being a complex structure, then to a green façade, then lastly transform into a self standing façade.

Arch Design VInstructor: Taylor Lowe & David Mrugala

MOD.FAB.LAB.

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Tile Subvert Regular with Irregular Self Standing Facade

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The façade show the complexity and the simplicity of the module. The assemblage of the module depends on the type of light the building need whether it’s indirect light from above, indirect light from under, di-rect light, diffuse light, or reflect light. Moreover, the module shape is a triangle which is a basic structural element there-fore, the facade becomes a self standing facade.

MOD.FAB. LAB.

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Exterior Perspective

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Section showing the performance of the module. The module can be a shading de-vice if they are layers, but it can be a light diffuser if the module is not layered.

MOD. FAB. LAB.

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Axonometric Explotion

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The final model scale 1:1 is made out of PVC pipe and the exteria shell is made out of metal sheet. The model is construct by stacking PVC pipes together, then carve by sand paper machine, it is purely construct by craftsmanship, not CNC machine.

The elevation demonstrates the effect of the facade when it is assemble together, yet with simple shape and pattern, the facade is both simple as a single module, then becomes complex when the module is connect together.

MOD. FAB. LAB.

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3D Elevation Rendering