REIKO ORTEGAARCHITECTURAL PORTFOLIO

arch 12b, fall 2011instructor: andy ku

batwing surface

table of contents

arch 10b, fall 2011instructor: c. griffith

spatial sequence

arch 12b, fall 2011instructor: andy ku

skin and bones

arch 10b, fall 2011instructor: c. griffith

intermodal hub

arch 10b / fall 2011instructor: c. griffith

intermodal hub

WEST HOLLYWOODHOLLYWOOD

melrose

beverly hillshancock park

mid city

entury city

PROJECT DESCRIPTION create a narrative emerging from an undergoung metro stop to a bicycle commuter station. utilize minimal surfaces as a formal technique and contextualize them into the function of the spaces. articulate qualities of the experience through surface performance.

OBJECTIVEalternative transporation: to advocate angelenos and visitors to get out of their cars and take other means of public transit to and from the site.

SITEpan pacific parklos angeles, ca

intermodal hub

post officelos angeles museum of the holocaust

recreation complexfairfax branch library

the grovechase atm

palazzo apartments

site programs

zip code mapsite in orange

current conditions

VIEW EMERGING FROM METRO

CONCEPT: EDDYINGeddies are the swirling motion of a fluid or gas. they flow counter to the main current due to an obstacle disrupting the flow.

CONCEPT CHARACTERISTICS _diverge: to extend in a different direction _fluxion: continuous change, passage, movement _convere: to come together

PROGRAMS: bicyle commuter stationbicycle storage / commuter info, repair, rental, shop / restrooms, lockers, shower, changing room

PROGRAM CHARACTERISTICS -exchange (diverge) -transition (fluxion) -reunion (converge)

fluxion

diverge

converge

concept diagram cirulation diagrams

eddying

convergence / FLUXION / DIVERGENCE

exchange

transition

reunion

view from entrance

site plan

LONG SECTION A

the grove dr

3rd st

AA

B

B

extrude select datums from adjacent buildings create a bounding box from the chosen datums

formal process

contour the bounding box and extrude the curves upwards to desired building height

using specific points on the extruded planes, create geometric forms that respond to site conditions.

exterior view from street

FLOOR PLAN

SHORT SECTION B

formal transformation

manipulate for programmatic function adjust to site conditions

bicyclestorage

interior view of main space

view of bicycle storage from exit

instructor: andy kuarch 12b, fall 2011

skin and bones

PROJECTform generation exercise comprised of ribs and stringers based on precedent studies of the VILLA NM by UN STUDIOS. demonstrate technical understandings of formal techniques manifested in the vil-la nm - bifurcation, concave, convex, transition, mutation, distortion.

PARAMETERS1) begin with contour of simple shape. these will be known as ‘ribs’. 2) apply transformation based on precedents found in the Villa NM. 3) divide ribs into equal number of segments. connect each point from rib to rib via curve. these curves will be known as ‘stringers’. 4) loft the stringers to generate a surface. manipulate the surface so it envelopes only 60% of the form. 5) extract, dupli-cate, and offset isocurves in particular areas of the surface. then loft the off-set curves and the original isocurves to create a paneled exterior.

skin and bones

concept diagram

process diagram

contour ribs distort ribs create stringers loft stringers to form envelope

panel select curves from envelope

step 1 step 2 step 3 step 4 step 5

RIBS STRINGERS SURFACE ENVELOPE PANELED SURFACE

various systems exploded

r1

r2

r3

r4

r5

r6

r7

composite ribs stringers envelopepanels

r8

r9

r10

r11

r12

spatial sequence

instructor: c. griffith arch 10b, fall 2011

PROJECT DESCRIPTIONdemonstrate basic comprehension of design prin-ciples through the exploration of space. analyze an existing house through spatial relationships, order, and organization, as well as public vs. private spaces and circulation.

PROCESSfirst itemize the spaces by aforementioned prece-dents into simplified diagrams and identify areas where spaces interlock. then translate diagrams into three dimensional forms classified into ad-jacent spaces, public spaces and circulation.

SITEproject: dr.s housearchitect: SOY source architectslocation: sendai, miyagi, japan

spatial sequence

first floor plan

adjacent spaces interlocking spaces circulation

systems diagrams

exploded systems

circulation public spaces adjacent spaces

composite of various systems

instructor: andy kuarch 12b, fall 2011

batwing surface

AB

C

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B

CG

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AB

C

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1 BA

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C

DRAW LINE BC. DIVIDE LINES AE AND DF INTO FOUR SEGMENTS AND CONNECT THE THIRD POINTS TO CREATE LINE GH.

CREATE A SURFACE FROM POINTS ABC. MAKE A CONE 3/4TH THE LENGTH OF LINE GH WITH THE RADIUS OF POINT G TO THE MIDPOINT OF LINE AB. THE INTERSECTION OF BOTHSURFACES CREATES THE FIRST CURVE OF THE BATWING.

DRAW LINES AI AND BI. CREATE A SURFACE FROM POINTS ABI. MAKE A CONE 3/4TH THE LENGTH OF LINE BC WITH THE RADIUS C TO POINT 1. THE INTERSECTION OF BOTH SURFACES CREATES THE SECOND CURVE OF THE BATWING.

batwing surface

batwing procedure

step 1 step 2 step 3 step 4

PROJECTform generation exercise based on prec-edent studies of minimal surfaces, pri-marily focused on the batwing. explore configuration possibilities through com-binations of surface translations. the surface configuration will be used as the fundamental framework in the development of a module and a field.

PARAMETERS1) first construct batwing surface. 2) next experiment with various tiling methods to form a systematic module con-structed from the batwing. 3) subsequent-ly, apply the same principles described in step 2 and generate a field using the surface module.

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FIND THE MIDPOINTS OF LINES BI AND AC. DRAW LINE JK. THIS CREATES THE THIRD CURVE OF THE BATWING.

CREATE LINE LM BY COPYING LINE JK TO THE MIDPOINT OF POINTS K AND 2.

finCREATE A SURFACE FROM POINTS BCI. MAKE A CONE WITH THE LENGTH OF LINE LM AND RADIUS OF POINT M TO K. THE INTERSECTION OF THESE TWO SURFACES CREATES THE LAST CURVE OF THE BATWING.

step 5 step 6 step 7 step 8

module configuration

tiling process

tiled configuration

field configuration