ARCH Portfolio Erin Welsh

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For as long as I can remember, the built environment has interested me. I have always

experimented with different ways to express my fascination with any type of structure.

Throughout my first two years studying architecture I have gained a greater passion

for this profession. Learning the basic skills in my first year and building on those through the

comprehension of techtonics and space has brought my work a long way from the impracti-

cal drawing of my childhood. I strive to increase my knowledge to push myself even

further in the design world.

Drawing as a Means of Analisis and Communication

Erin Welsh

Manganelli

The purpose of this project was to convey the motion of a handheld object through technical hand drawing. I chose a PEZ dispenser. A preliminary study of my object was a

series of quick sketches using multiple techniques. Its fun shape and multiple points of movement made the assign-

ment both challenging and excitin. I used layout lines to start shaping the final board. After drawing the elevation view, I

used projection ines to create two section drawings and one plan view. Then, I increased the line weights to give a sense

of motion both the vertical movement of the base and the circular motion of the head.

Digital Drawing as a Means of Anal-ysis and Communication

Erin Welsh

Manganelli

This project took the previos technical drawing into the digital world. I decided to focus on the transformation of the original PEZ dispenser to the collector’s item of today. I placed the original PEZ dispenser on the left side of the board and all the precious technical drawings on the right side. To link the two together, I intooduced the solind band of color that empha-

sizes the collector aspect of the object--the different heads. Again, I varied the line weights to convey the idea of movement with the base and the head and used layout lines to highlight the main working ponts. I also interposed a faded image of the original object to add interest

and show a detail of one of the points of motion.

Detail drawings of two sections and plans show varying line weights, emphasizing the rande of motion, and the use of layout lines and projection lines.

Perspective Drawing and Spatial Urban Analysis

Erin Welsh

Manganelli

I chose a one-mile path in Genoa, Italy to analyze urban spaces for this project. I chose to create two boards: one strictly for showing the analysis of the path and the other for the technical drawings. The

analysis board shows the three main areas that I chose to explore: Business district, gethering district, and residential district. I used the information gathered in the analysis to create a detailed plan, section, and elevation of each area. Brick patterns were brought in to show the differences of the buildings in the

first zone and the similarity in materials in the last zone. Also, the addition of trees, people, and cars gives you a sense of the urban scale.

SITE ANALYSIS: Genoa, Italy ARCH 151, Project 2Erin Welsh Spring 20101” = 85’A

Business district: This section shows a variety of building styles and heights.

-Variety of materials incorporated in the buildings gives each building its on unique facade.

-The streets are just wide enough for two cars to pass with parking located only along one curb.

Gathering district: This area is more open and is a good place for large

groups of people to enjoy.

-The main focus of this area is the basilica.

-The roads are very broad and allow

-Many buildings surorund the basilica and have their own unique style, but they do not detract from the beauty

of the central building.

Residential district: This area is more plain and the buildings are very similar.

-The buildings are very similar to one another and symmetrical within themselves.

alond both curbs.-The sidewalks do not allow much space for a heavy population of walkers.

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Site Plan1” = 40’A3-1 Elevation

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Facade DesignErin Welsh

Manganelli

In this project, we used the context of the analysis from the last project to design our very own facade. I chose to

tear down an existing building consisting of nine, one-story stores. The inspiration for the design came from characteris-tics surrounding the site. The street the building was located

was on an incline so the angle was incorporated into the center entrance and both awnings. The original curve on the

left side of the building was modified and mirrored on the opposite end. It was also inspiration for the other round fea-tures, such as the central storefront, the rounded windows,

the awning, and the flower box. In addition to these struc-tural elements, the colors were chosen from the surrounding

buildings, acting as a way to unify this district.

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Pause Erin Welsh

Lee

In this project, after learning how to diagram in 2D, we transferred what we learned for our study

into a 3-dimensional space. In my moment in time, I wanted to focus on creating spaces through a

transparent plane. Aslo, I played with creating

my space into the rock I placed it so that it seemed to emerge from the rock’s side.

Itinerary Erin Welsh

Lee

asDSSka’s ‘25’Crystal Moselle and Spike Jonze

My model focused on the emotion evoked from the still-frames of the video: anxiety, life, death, order, loneliness, and absense. In order to do this, I wanted the person walking through my model to experience each of these emotions.

Threshold/ Surface Erin Welsh

Lee

The three word-actions I chose for this project were twist, wrinkle, and corrogate. After creating the mesh

for each of these I chose the best combination that showed the most interesting topographical image.

The combination of crumple and corragate introduced an image with very strong masses and void placed interestingly throughout.

Wrinkle

Door Window StairErin Welsh

Lee

Door Window Stair was an opportunity to combine all knowledge we learned in the prior projects into one. In order to do this, we created a narrative for a certain characters and spaces that they would occupy. The

main purpose of this project was to focus on tectonic connections and incorporate the elements of a v “door,”

components of the project.

Atlas...Atlas... ...shows his strength.Atlas, known for carrying the world on his shoulders, shows great strength. The large elements towering over the traveler allows them to experience the sense of strength and power all around them.

...exhibits his trickery.Tired of carrying the world, Atlas unsuccessfully tried to trick Heracles into taking the weight off his shoulders. As the traveler walks through the upper walkway, an illusion in itself, they seem to

...views the stars.Originally characterized as the god who held the heavens on his shoulder, Atlas held the stars. Here, a traveler can take a seat, inspired by the little dipper constellation, and view the stars.

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Based on the character Atlas, I chose three characteristics to base my three spaces off of: his strength, his trickery, and his carrying of the celestial globe. One of the main elements I de-

cided to incorporate was a lamenation of strips in various direc-tions. The purpose of this was to create an optical allusion within

the trickery space. I then took this weave-like pattern to other

was to create a space that a character, walking through, would experience Atlas’s strength, through the oversized elements and

high space created; his trickery, through the optical illusions of

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Portfolio CaseErin Welsh

Lee

For this project I wanted to expand on an idea I tried out in my last model--lamenation. I explored several different types of lamenation using thin sheets of veneer to create a curved surfaces and a number of thicker layers glued together to form the base. The idea of the motion is for the case to be carried in a secure locked

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Modeling

Clemson GridErin Welsh

Lee

Each of us were given a square lot on the campus of Clem-son for this project. We were to anlyze the site and diagram

the conditions. After our analysis, we were to introduce a proposal into the space. I chose to emphasize the open

field’s function of the intramural field by adding cascading landscape seating along with a series of benches that cre-ated additional seating to view the field and more intimate

seating areas.

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