Inspiration

CLIENT: Solomon Group
ARCHITECT:Asymptote Architecture
CONSULTANTS:
LOCAL ARCHITECT: Gansam and Junglim Architects
MEP & STRUCTURAL ENGINEER: Arup
FACADE CONSULTANT: Front, Inc.
VERTICAL TRANSPORTATION: Lerch, Bates and Associates Inc.

Reflection [Research +Analysis]

Through the research that i conducted in that period of time I learned alot about skyscrapers and Stockholm, Sweden. Working with diagrams also helped alot with my vision and translating what I had in mind and also as I continue working through sketches, models and more diagramming. The more research I conduct, the more I get familiarized with the project and the goals that I am trying to portray.

Research +Analysis [Sketch Models]

Following up with the research that we individually did we also had to produce models considering environmental diagrams, workplace design diagrams, scale models for each of the precidents diagrams such as form to site,hierarchy, structure to enclosure, light to form, function to circulation urban diagrams.


And to work I go:

Reasearch and Analysis Continue

Research and Analysis

First informal group pin up we were asked:

" How does one design a skyscraper? How does one place a building in an existing urban context? How does the way we work affect the spaces we design for that work? How does one design for a completely different culture and geographical location?

In order to complete and answer these questions completely a designer goes through different stages which informs the designer about what he/she is going to design with every step.

• skyscraper design - rules of thumb

• skyscraper precedents, 1/student

• workplace design- trends

Due January 31

Proposal [assignment 1]

Putting the proposal together [1 single page portfolio,1 single page resume and 1 single page cover letter] for pro practice class established a baseline, a start for my portfolio and gave me different ideas of how to organize my portfolio for a possible interview in a job.