The following are some exercises from my personal, and in-class practice of architecture.
For this assignment, I had to create an open structure that defines a closed space using 12 sticks and 12 stones found in nature. The space also had to be inspired by a rich personal memory. My response to this brief was to create an abstract representation of the entrance/front porch of my childhood home. With my design there were a few key elements I hoped to portray — a space that feels protected, sheltered, and inviting that serves as a transition from the broad outside world into the comfort of home. To portray this notion I played with different shapes, compositions, and arrangements of these found objects.
This practice was a blind contour drawing of buildings on my campus. To practice my ability to define lines and negative space I didn’t look at my paper or pick up my pen when creating these drawings, focusing on the defining contours of these spaces.
Using a certain number of wooden sticks and a certain number of planes in defined sizes, this assignment was to construct an open structure defining space, utilizing certain architectural and aesthetic principles. For my study, I chose to focus on balance, symmetry, and hierarchy.
