Tuesday, February 22, 2011

From Knot to Structure




Design Principles studio began with a piece of rope and directions on how to tie a knot. The butterfly knot, considered one of the strongest knots, can be pulled in 3 directions without distortion. By studying the logic of the knot, its structural 
stability, and its geometries, I developed a series of related projects. The first project was to create a unit with the ability to aggregate into a massing. The second project required a relationship to ground, and the third, an understanding of scale and enclosure. The final structure, a series of terraces that step down with the existing landscape, control views out 
to sea. 


Charcoal on newsprint
Graphite on vellum

Charcoal on newsprint

Graphite and charcoal on vellum
Paper and Cardboard
Graphite and charcoal on vellum
Chip board and Cardboard

Graphite and watercolor marker on vellum

Butter board, cardboard, plexi-glass
Perspective: Graphite on vellum
Sections: Graphite and colored pencil on vellum

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