MakerBot Play Time

So this was unrelated to any definitive studio project. Our school acquired several MakerBot 3-D printers that were fairly new to students in regards to their capabilities. My classmates and I decided to test a few of its capabilities with some less-than-school-related 3-D prints. Below are some examples.

Monumental Architecture: An Exercise in Recentering

In this design exercise we were asked to design first a large room, then a sequence of spaces including a monumental stair leading up to that room dealing with the idea of re-centering, and finally a facade that would either express or deny the expression of the spaces behind it. The major room was to be of monumental scale, with side galleries, a central "bride's door", and a proscenium stage. Due to the time constraints on the project (only four weeks) we were asked to design within a classical language of architecture. All drawings were inked by hand, then poche was added later in photoshop.

Below is the front part of the ground floor plan involved in promenade and re-centering, as well as two diagrams depicting figural spaces of the promenade.

First floor plan with monumental room and proscenium stage.

 Longitudinal section through octagonal stair, monumental room, and stage.

Longitudinal section through entrance vestibule, grand room on first floor, and secondary stair next to light well.

 Various elevations or transverse section elevations.

Housing Project

In this project we were to design an apartment building, in one of several local sites, or potentially in a site of our own choosing. I chose a site in Baltimore, MD, at the corner of North Charles and West Read Streets, about two blocks north of Mount Vernon Square. Below is a basic site plan with my site outlined with a dashed line.

Below is a miniature model of my site built using a 3-D printer. 

A typical floor plate of my apartment building. It includes a mix of studios, 1-, 2-, and 3-bedroom units, as well as two story lofts.

The ground floor plate of my apartment building. Commercial space along the North Charles Street corridor. Townhomes accessible from street level on West Read Street and a glass enclosed stair up to the lower roof deck visible from the interior courtyard. Service areas for move in and for commercial venues located in separate alleys.

Typical unit plans for studios, 1-, 2-, and 3-bedroom apartments, lofts, and townhomes.

Diagrams for steel structural framework, birds-eye perspective indicating roof decks and green roofs, and major street elevations.

 Various diagrams to indicate egress, social amenity, and green roofs.

TBD...

This is my current studio, so more to come here...