KIERSTEN DAVISDesign Portfolio 2016

STEREOTOMIC

vs. TECTONIC

Table of ContentsIntroduction .............................................................................................. Page 2

Three Spaces Models ................................................................................. Page 3

House NA Study Models ............................................................................ Pages 4-6

Primordial Pavilion ................................................................................... Pages 7-8

Saynatsalo Town Hall Case Study .............................................................. Pages 9-10

Sant’Andrea-Inspired Design .................................................................... Pages 11-14

SketchUp Renderings ............................................................................... Pages 15-16

Charcoal Drawings and Other Early Work ................................................. Pages 17-22

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This Portfolio Contains the Design work of:Kiersten Davis

13 Smith StreetSodus, NY, 14551Kkdavis@syr.edu

As an artist, designer, thinker, and creator, I aspire to use my gift of creative thinking, as well as my knowledge of design to make unique, thought-provoking pieces for everyone to enjoy. It has always been my dream to be able to take my art to the next level by bringing it to life in three dimensional structures out in the real world. I see Architecture as a timeless profession. The world is always going to need skilled professionals who don’t just “make buildings”, but who create the basis for the entire culture of the area. Just by looking at the architectural design of most places around the world, you can tell right away the kind of people that live there, and that is something that I have always thought was beautiful. The art and architecture of a place can truly bring people within that community together in a way that expresses who they are without words. And to me,that is something that should be celebrated everyday.

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In this exercise, the objective was to create three main spaces that demonstrated spacial hierarchy and �t within a six inch cube constraint. The use of foam core and basswood sticksallowed us to use tectonic methods of adding thematerial to a blankslate, rather than subtracting frompre-existing material.

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House NA by Sou Fujimoto Case Study Models

In this case study, I explored the di�erent ways that the existing spaces could be interpreted as solid, void, or plane using blue foam, basswood sticks, and white foam core.

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Building o� of the original three study models of House NA, I began to analyze the di�erent building techniques that Sou Fujimoto utilized while designing house NA and created a series of entirely new models that captured the essense of his work in di�erent ways, looking at the separation between public and private space, the circulation through the building, and the use of planes to create space.

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Building o� of the original three study models of House NA, I began to analyze the di�erent building techniques that Sou Fujimoto utilized while designing house NA and created a series of entirely new models that captured the essense of his work in di�erent ways, looking at the separation between public and private space, the circulation through the building, and the use of planes to create space.

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Hybrid Axonometric DrawingDigitized Drawing, Cut Paper, Colored Pencil, Charcoal

PRIMORDIAL PAVILION

This project took all of the elements that were studied from House NA through the creation of small scale study models and took it to a more �nalized stage. It applied the model to the ground in a way that added to the overall design and gave it a more de�ned setting.

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SAYNATSALO TOWN HALL CASE STUDY

This case study required you to think about the circulation and movement throughtout the building, and then combine di�erent elements of that building with another to create a new “collage” of steps that make up a sequence.

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Alvar Aalto’s Saynatsalo Town Hall and Zaha Hadid’s Contemporary Arts Center Combined redesign in an Axonometric Drawing

Hybrid Perspective Drawings Hand Drawn With Added Digital E�ects

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Using Alberti as Inspiration

In this exercise, we began to study the facades of variousbuildings done by famous architects. My facade was Alberti’s Basilica of Sant’Andrea. I used much of the same geometry as Alberti, but in a more asymetrical way by taking his idea of a perfect square and shifting it upwards and to the side, playingwith the idea of dividing the facade into thirds.

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Figure-Frame Relationship Diagram

Group work done in collaboration with: Ziyad Mourad, Lucie Tao, and Nicholas JungNeighborhood Facade Elevation

Perspective View

We then worked in teams, making sure to create a neighborhood of facades that interacted with each other and had meaningful relationships that enforced a common �gural idea.

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Interior Renderings using Vray for Rhino

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Section Drawing Elevational rendering

Perspective Rendering of the facade

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Java’s RedesignShaderlight for SketchUp RenderingsThis was a project done in class, where we had to propose a redesignof a popular hangout place for the art students on campus.

OLDER WORK...

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Residential DesignShaderlight for SketchUp RenderingsThis was a residential kitchen and living room design from my time in the Interior Design program at RIT

Mom’s KitchenEbony Pencil Drawing12” x 18”This was a drawing done on my own of my kitchen.

Golisano ArchitectureCharcoal Drawing18” x 24”This was a freehand drawing done for class at the Graduate Architecture building on the RIT campus.

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Mysteries of the MindPrismacolor Marker12” x 18”This was an assignment for my Drawing I classwhere we had to draw any organic shapes thatcame to our minds.

Booth EntranceCharcoal Drawing18” x 24”This was a drawing done on my own in an area that I visited often during my �rst year at RIT.

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PaulCharcoal Drawing18” x 24”This was a charcoal drawing that I did in my Drawing I Class.

EthanCharcoal Drawing16” x 20”This is a drawing that I did outside of class of my cousin.

LexiCharcoal Drawing16” x 20”This was a drawing done as a class project during my senior year of high school.

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Upside DownCut Paper20” x 25”This was done in my 2D Design Class, meant tobe somewhat of an illusion of space that makes you questionwhat way is up, and what way is down.

Site Study- 360 ViewsWood and Acrylic Paint1’ x 1’ x 1’This was a piece that I made in my 3D Design class and implemented into an area in downtownRochester.

Organic Form: Interaction with SpaceCut Wooden Reed and Tissue Paper1’8” x 1’7” x 2’4”This was a very delicate organic form made in my 3D Design class.

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Night StyleCharcoal Drawing18” x 24”This was a drawing that I did on my own in my dorm room to play with lighting and fabric.

Balancing ActCharcoal Drawing18” x 24” This was a still life done in my Drawing I class.

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Hanging Fabric II Charcoal Drawing18” x 24”This was a second fabric drawing that I did in my Drawing Iclass.

Hanging Fabric ICharcoal Drawing20” x 25”This was a drawing that I did in high school to study the �ow of fabric.

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