Jun NingCCSF Sprint 2014ARCH 101Professor. Jerry Lum

*Final Learning Portfolio

*Contentsmidterm

*Introduction * Ice Breaker*Instruction Exercise*Use Charcoal*How to Design

* Conclusion

*Contentsfinal

* Introduction *The Wall Transfigured

* Narrative and site selection rationale

* Design concepts and approaches

* Inspirations and Research

* Rationale for Material Selection

* Design Hypotheses

* Findings, Discoveries, and Insights

* Conclusion

*Introduction--midterm

This is my third semester at CCSF, but this is my first time to take a class about the model design. Actually, I was a little nervous at the first day I went to the architecture design. But during I study in this design class, I think I will find a way to know the design terms.

*Ice BreakerAssignment:

Objective:

The first assignment is a construction cannot exceed a volume that is 8.5 inches wide*11 high*6 inches deep. During study Malevich ’ s composition, especially for the possible ways in which the elements and sets of elements can be interpreted as three-dimensional form and occupy three-dimensional space as an abstract sculptural piece. Consider what materials may use to fabricate these inspired forms and select the materials need to based upon what can best communicate the design.

*Ice BreakerAssignment:

Design Process: For doing this project, I am trying to use the paper to make some different and fun things. I used multiple tapes of squares to make this project. I am trying to give this square’s size or shapes have some visible change, but still keep them transformation. I let this project not just has the vertical or horizontal lines; I am trying to use some different angles to present a creative composition. I also use a lot of different color’s paper to make this project has more fun and interest. When I began to make this composition, I really did not know what I should do at first. Then I just printed a big image of the Malevich ’s “ Suprematist Composition 2 ” to look and think. I use the different angle to look at this image, and think about what I could find from this image. Then I just choose a part of the Malevich ’ s “Suprematist Composition 2” to begin my project. I tried to make this project as similar as the image of the Malevich ’ s “Suprematist Composition 2” look like, and I am trying to use the different tapes of repetition to present this composition. I am trying to let every part of this project is independent, and make them easily to move and change.

*Ice BreakerAssignment:

Reflection:

Actually, this assignment was a little bit challenging for me. At first I did this project, I was really have no idea about what should I do, what I could made. Then, I just started from one part to do this assignment. From I began to do my project, then I found a lot of ideas for my assignment. I think, just go to begin to do it, then I will get more and more improvement for myself. Actually, I think my constructed composition still have a lot of things need to be improved in this time. However, I really pay a lot of attentions for this project, I tried to do my best on my first constructed composition.

*Instruction ExerciseAssignment:

Objective:

For this assignment, it is need to study about how to write the instruction for the design elements. First, need to use the cardboard to built a sample composition. Then, trying to use some sample words and sentences to write a instruction for this element. Maybe can draw some images in the instruction too. Trying to make this instruction clearly for the person who need to read it.

*Instruction ExerciseAssignment:

Process:

At first, I write my instruction not so good, I just write some ideas about my element, like how did I think about my project. That really made my partner so confused about how to use my instruction to built a composition. Then, I change a way to write the instruction. I write the instruction during I built my project. I am try to write the instruction step by step, and draw some images for every step. Then, I finally found a way to write a better instruction.

*Instruction ExerciseAssignment:

Reflection:

During learning how to write a clearly instruction for the composition, I also found some ideas about improve my design study. Like, I have a more clearly way about how to design my element, and know what should I do on my element.

*Use Charcoal

Learning Outcome:

From study how to draw with charcoal, this also help me a lot on my design study. Using charcoal to draw on paper is faster than use pencil to draw. Learning to use charcoal really helped me can draw out my thought on the paper fast, and during the drawing to find some ideas about how to design the model.

*How to Design Assessment:

Objective:

1.Reevaluate the selected 3+ adjectives-pick best2.Write down the dictionary definition3.Use thesaurus to find the synonyms and antonyms4.Possibly reevaluate the selected adjectives from the assessment of synonyms5.Identify real objects that exude qualities selected (this can be 3 for each word, or 1 exhibiting all 3 qualities)6.Print out #57.Trace over the real objects and highlight the selected design elements and make annotations as to why it shows the    quality you selected (from the: form, proportions, shapes, space, lines)8.With #6 (hypotheses) Create 12 (as many as you want) thumbnails that best evoke selected 1st quality9.Use best selected and using charcoal, place onto one sheet (18" x 24")10.Prepare/document/organization and reflection

*How to Design Assessment:

Process:

I try to use the same squares to built this project, to show the repetition. I use the different angle on this element, use the change of the angle to show the energetic meaning. I also use the different color on this project, I change the color when I change the angle. I try to use this to make this project creative.

Learning outcome:

Need to use more changes on this project, not just the sample change on the color and angle. Also need to think about how to show the energetic on a design model.

*Connect the project to life

Process:

I try to built my element connect with the meaning of life, try to think about how to connect the qualities I selected with the model. I want to use a tree to show the life, cause I think the life just like the tree, whatever you put the tree in where, it just absorbs the water and sunshine to grow. And I put some steps on the tree, it just like a stair, like every step on my life.

Learning outcome:

Need to know how to start at first, and how to make a change. Need to think about the project’s inside, not just look at the outside of the element.

*Connect the project to life

Process:

For this element, when I do this project, I try to think it from a small part. At first, I choose the “L” as the shape I used. Then I just made a lot of this shape, just repeat this. Next, I put them together, just like a line. At the end, I go to intertwining them together, it is like the life is a lot of little things happen, then build a life.

Learning outcome:

Still need to think about the changing in the design model. Need to know what should change. Maybe I can make the shape have some change on the size and color on my next element.

*Conclusion--midterm

Although each assessment in this class need to take lots of time on it, I still have a lot of fun on these. I think my constructed composition still have a lot of things need to be improved in this time. However, I really pay a lot of attentions for this project, I tried to do my best on my every constructed composition. During this, I begin to know what is the design meaning, and how to make a good design.

-- Jun Ning

*Introduction--final

This is my first time to build a real design model project in my life. During studying at this class for a half semester, I am trying to use what I learned at this time, and try my best on this final project. Actually, I really have no ideas for this project at first, but through I make everything with my team I studied lots of things from make this project.

*The Wall Transfigured

The Wall Transfigured: memories resurrected, reconfigured, and propagated.Transfiguration: a complete change of form or appearance into a more beautiful or spiritual state.Process: from framing the problem and inspiration to presenting and assessing the completed full-size environmental installation.

*The wall transfigured

*Narrative and site selection rationale

The reason for our group decided to choose this section of the wall, because of the six faces that we choose on the wall. Basically, our group want to created a place can let people sit in there, and can think something at this place. Therefore, on the basis of this point, we choose three sections to show this project. Also, all the three sections will have its own characteristic, and they also have connect with other two sections.

*Wall select

*Design concepts and approaches

For this project, our group want to realized that the greatly wide required a strong support system capable housing people, bring a place for interact with each other. And the main goals for our group are private place to promote conversation. So, in our three section they have three comperes around there, which are private vs. public, inwards vs. outwards, and daydreaming vs. conversation. According to this, each section is designed with seating. Then we got seating for one person to reflect on the daydreaming, seating for two people is for friends’ converse, and seating for four people is like a social interaction.

*Inspirations and Research

Before we begin to do this project, we actually did a little research on it. We find a architecture design team, which called Kengo Kuma. They just use the wood to design a lot of interested model. They just use a really simple way to connect the pieces of wood, and make them together to build lots of things. That’s all look so beautiful. Therefore, our group want to use the connect of the wood to make a different kind of place.

*Kengo Kuma

*Kengo Kuma

*Rationale for Material Selection

Basis of the realization that our structure needed to be strong and stand to the wall. And we need to make that skeleton more eye-catching and draw people in. Also, from we saw the Kengo Kuma’s designs, we decided to make a financial decision and use a lot of recycled wood from wooden pallets.

*Material

*Design Hypotheses

During doing this final project, we learned from every single mistake we made, so we could fix them. At the beginning of this project, we actually were all lost, but once we came together on our concept, we really stuck with it and had a plan. At the end, we finally finished it on time. During this, I know how is the schedule important to doing a thing.

*Findings, Discoveries, and Insights

When we begin to do this project, we really got a lot of problems during our making processes. And the biggest problem for us is we didn’t have a good design for doing this project. Then we really did a lot of model at the beginning, and talk about our ideas, try to make our ideas together and put to our design. From this, we really learned a lot of things that we didn’t know before. We made lots of model during a short time, finally we made out a model that we all like it. That’s all let me have more understand about the processes about making a design.

*Conclusion From taken this class at this semester, I learned a lot of things about how to make and finish a design at this class. That’s let me know how to make a design happen. I know I still have a lot of things need to learn and improve in the design language. Therefore, I really want to learn more things about the design. Every project is have a different challenge to me, but I trying do my best on every project. During every project, I beginning to more and more understand about the real design meaning.

-- Jun Ning