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Lecture on ‘Perception and Senses’ tomorrow in Perlstein.
the collective online voice of third year studio, in the College of Architecture, at IIT
before class
Please locate sheet good materials to produce two (2) 1/2”=1’-0” models of a 450 sf space with the dimensions 18’x24’.
Pre-cut sheets of ¼” or ½” white foam core, cardboard, chip board, etc. Please use scrap materials wherever possible and share amongst each other when you can.
you will need:
(2) 9”x12” boards. These will be the floors for your spaces.
(8) 15” tall boards to create walls for your space. Account for the thickness of your material; the walls are to sit on the “floor”.
(2) boards to be used as ceiling planes. The ceiling will sit inside the walls so, again, account for the thickness of that material.
(1) 4”x4” board
(1) 12”x4” board
In addition to the space defining sheets you should have the following pre-prepared items
(10) ½” scale figures standing
(2) groups of 5 scale figures sitting on a simple bench.
suggested additional tools/materials
Extra building material
Digital Camera (or share with a friend)
Exacto with plenty of fresh blades
Masking Tape
Hot glue gun
Pins
An angle poise lamp or flashlight
schedule of events
2:00 +lower core
introduction | the value and meaning of “space” intro to photographing models
2:30 +in studio
exercise 1 | examining space
Working with your precut materials you will quickly assemble one space, holding the walls together with masking tape. Explore concepts of grandeur, comfort, appropriateness, discomfort and danger by gradually lowering the ceiling using dress maker pins to hold it in place. Get into your space and study the “feel” of the space with different ceiling heights. Photograph each iteration of the space before you disassemble it. Place your scale figures into the space to evaluate each change you make.
3:00 +in studio
exercise 2 | manipulating space
Using the ceiling arrangement you deemed most appropriate during exercise 1, deploy the (2) freestanding walls within the space. These interior walls may be used independently or in consort. How can you create intimacy, screen another activity, provide surfaces for artwork or program with these walls? Use your scale figures to reinforce the tableau. Again, photograph each iteration.
3:30
discussion
3:45 +in studio
exercise 3 | “let there be light”
Using your model from exercise 2, take down the deployed walls and remove or puncture the exterior walls to create opportunities for light and view. Consider a strategy before you start cutting so you can use the same board over different iterations. Explore the directionality of the light, the size of the aperture, the height of the opening relative to the floor and the ceiling, and its relationship to other walls. Use your light source to bring light into the space and photograph each iteration and lighting effect.
5:30
discussion
after class
Now you have a series of digital photographs of your work and of the spaces you have created. For Friday’s class manipulate these photographs to best describe your outcomes and further explore the potential. Select 3 photographs of your space and modify them to create vignettes which communicate the “feel” of the space as you imagine it. At the most basic level you will need to clean up edges from your study models, eliminate glue marks or tears in the paper and remove any background of the studio space. With these clean, baseline images you can add colour, scale, texture, a view to another space or make changes to the space digitally. Print copies of your “renderings” for a pin up on Friday.
OUR SITE:
13100 E Enon Rd, Hope, Indiana 47246
Reference Mark:
Lat: 39d 14’19.28″N
Long: 85d 46′ 47.98W
A site DXF file will be distributed today for your use by email as WordPress will not allow it to be attached here.
Please use the drawing file for the contour and extent of the site, and as we discussed, some meaningful portion of your monastery must touch the reference point.
The deadline for the annual Spring Break Programs got extended to, February 25. There are still some open spots available!
The College of Architecture offers two study travel programs this year; one international and one domestic. We will be conducting a trip to Barcelona under the direction of Professor Martin Klaeschen and a trip to San Francisco and Los Angeles with Professor Timothy Brown.
More information about the Barcelona trip is here.
More information about the San Francisco/Los Angeles trip is here.
Applications to both programs is via the IIT Study Abroad website. Deadline for applications is 20 February.
See you all at the Visitor Center at 11am CST (Chicago time). We’ll depart to various sites from there. Please reference the earlier blog post for the address to the Columbus Indiana visitor center. The sites we will be visiting first are all within walking distance of the Visitor Center, and I don’t imagine it will be difficult to find us wandering around.
Also – we have an address for our Monastery site. The address is:
13100 E. Enon Road, Hope, Indiana.
Our plan is to depart Columbus for the project site at 3pm CST and meet at the site at 3:30pm CST.
Lastly, should you need anything or should something come up before or during the trip, please let your professor know by email, etc.
Looks like it’s going to be a pretty nice day. See you there.
