color palette ideas

intent narrative and detailed program

The intent of my design is to recapture the idea of evolution of life using color and objects, incorporating the good, bad and ugly materials and other materials that are needed. Keeping in mind to produce a relaxed appeal, I will be using natural colors including shades of green, brown, tan, and blue. Since the idea of the building is to feel like a home for these young girls, I will be using furniture and lighting fixtures that generate a domestic feel.

In each bedrooms there will be a bed (3’w.6’l.2’9”h) that will have storage drawers underneath, a dresser (2’w.3’l.7’h) a fold down nightstand (1’w.2’l.3”h) and a crib (2’6”w.5’l.4’h) with storage drawers underneath. The flooring for the bedroom will be carpeted with natural colored walls and a fan with lighting in each bedroom. For the bathrooms there will be a countertop with a sink and storage underneath. The countertops will have glass tile and the floor will be tile also. There will also be a mirror overtop the countertop with lighting fixtures overtop the mirror. There will also be a toilet and a shower/bath. In the storage area there are shelves that start at two feet above the floor. The shelving on the outside of the storage area will start at four feet above the ground. There will be lighting emphasizing the shelves and a large pendant lighting fixture in the center of the communal area. There will be reclaimed wood as the flooring for the communal area.

close to home

Past Present and FutureThis sketch shows the flow of the space, how each figure is spaced together to allow movement throughout the area. You can also see the base of the structure and where the posters are placed on them.

Looking at the Close to Home Exhibit in the Gatewood Studio Arts Building, there are many interesting facts about the history of modernism. The exhibit talks about some of Edward Loewenstein’s work and works of women who were enrolled in the program years ago. It was very interesting how the information was displayed. The structures inside of the exhibit provided a better visual connection with the viewer and the way they were arranged made a better flow of traffic and allowed you to be able to view all of the information provided in the exhibit. This installation provided information about the modernism era to the viewer in hands on fashion, allowing them to relate to modernism and giving them inspiration to design.

The exhibit can be entered from either side of the room. The information can be either viewed from earliest to most recent or visa versa. Inside the exhibit are laminated vertical structures that are stained, painted and nailed together. The information for the exhibit is displayed on posters that are attached to metal panels with magnets. The way these structures are designed is as though they are abstract views of houses, with a post and beam design. Since modernism is an idea of striping away ornamentation and focusing on the purpose and function of a design, these structures would be perfect for the exhibit.

The lights inside the exhibit are used to provide light for the posters as well as display shadows from the structures, making the exhibit more eye catching. The colors are very neutral except for the metal panels. The materials provide a metaphor for the dominate materials used for the design of modernism buildings, wood being the structure of the building, metal being the industrial aspect of the building and concrete on the floors as a design element for building materials.

In this illustration you can see the full structure. You can see the beams and the overhang, which is similar to a house structure.

Inside this exhibit there are posters that display events in that time era and magazines and other media that provided a way for design to travel around the world. There are also projectors and computers that provide further information. These technology items provide information that pops out to the viewer, since the screen is constantly changing. The computer does provide more information but because of its placement in the room (turned on the corner in the back of the room) it doesn’t necessarily help with the exhibit. The cables from these electronics are distracting from the structures. The images being displayed in the exhibit all have an idea of modernism, from the designs of the past women in the program to Edward Loewenstein’s buildings to the design of the structures by the students in the program this year.

In this illustration you can see the multiple structures being placed together to allow movement throughout the space. You can also see the skeletal structure inside the figures to replicate the structure inside of a home or building.

color model

our group model that shows the main color scheme for our building for my sisters house

my individual model idea

History and Theory of Design II self reflection

1. History and Theory of Design one and two has changed the way I view architecture in many ways. It has made me see that there are connections between each design era, how one design can lead to another in twenty years or so. In each design era, I have noticed that not all buildings have to be identical, they can be different but they need to convey the same message as the rest of the buildings. I see architecture as a learning experience; it can help me make connections with buildings I see around me. I can take my knowledge of previous design and incorporate it with my own.
2. An object that I think connects us with design today is No. Chair 14 designed by the Thonet brothers in the 19 century. This chair was the most mass produced piece of furniture in the beginning of the industrial revolution. Its design is very simple and easy to manipulate and produce. It could be easily transformed to fit into small spaces. Its design could have easily been altered for café style chairs or folded up wooden chairs. We still see this design today, either original or manipulate by material or with petite design changes. The way this piece was designed paved the way for future mass-produced furniture.
3. To embrace both the past and future we need to incorporate them both into a design. Instead of copying a design to show us history we need to add our own little twist on it to incorporate our style today. For instance, if we wanted to design the Parthenon, we don’t need to go by the exact description of the building we need to interpret our views on it. If we interpret the columns that surround the building as large and square we need to incorporate that in our design, as long as what we design still reflects the intent of the building.
4. McCarthyism (to my understanding) was all about fear and power. The people who had power had control over everything and abused it, while the citizens living in fear had no control. They had the fear of dying or being criticized by everyone. I think that we are still living in a world between power and fear. We are frowned upon if we do not go along with the norm. The government for example has most if not all of the powers in this country and can have a haughty manor, while we, the citizens, have no control over it, we have to abide by their rules.

intention

individual intention:
This building has large open spaces, like Alexander Calder, we took our surroundings for this building into consideration. We thought about how the sun sets and rises in relation to the window placements. Inside we want free flowing spaces to improve the movement throughout the room. Bold designs and strong shapes make the layout of the building distinct from the rest of the residence around the area.

Team Statement:
Our design consists of communal areas connecting individuals to open spaces with bold statements through color materials and innovated forms.

the Good Bad and Ugly

The Materials:
Good: Reclaimed Wood
Bad: Clear Cut Ebony
Ugly: Brass 1970s Punch Ventilator Grille

charrette number one

For this Charrette we needed to create a "machine" and put it on a site and take pictures of it at three different time periods to capture light, shaddow and etc. I used an open book to show multiple shaddow lines.

Morning around 11

Afternoon around 2

Evening around 6