Filed under: Pretending to be a Designer, Pretending to be an Architect | Tags: bad design, studio, wall of shame
There’s a wall of shame in the studio…
If anyone ever makes something so bad, that is has to be showcased it goes up there…
If I ever get that honored I’ll let you guys know…
Filed under: Pretending to be a Fanboy | Tags: ja, Jeong Ryeo Won, jung ryu won
Starts March 9th bitches…
I think this will become a regular theme post; a post where I can just spew out all the things that I think are cool…
INSPIRATION SPAM!!! =)
Filed under: Pretending to be an Architect | Tags: barn, MSSD, studio design, Sustainability
New project Im working on for studio class. We are designing a studio/exhibition/charette space for the Master’s program for Sustainability at Philadelphia University, in theory of course. Program for this project follows along the guidelines of sustainability that has been the reoccurring theme throughout the semsester, even though I’m weary of how much the aspects of sustainability will actually be critiqued, that’s another story…
Anyway here are pics from my first model… Our mid critique is next week Thursday… I feel pretty good about it…
My concept is to recreate a barn. Yep a barn. The high ceilings of a typical barn allow for easy ventilation and it is easy to cool during summer months naturally. So far I am willing to leave the large interior spaces untouched to preserve the barn-like character and quality. Light comes in through the horizontal gaps between timber-wood beams and hopefully I will soon incorporate Over sized doors on the other side of that wall so they can open during warm months, effectively ventilating and dissolving the interior walls.
I also intend to cover the floor with maple wood flooring allowing light, even when it rains, to flow between the gaps in the walls and bounce off the glossy floor to give the interior a warm glow.
There is light truss work on the roof’s underbelly forming into lofts above the gallery spaces.
More to come, this project has me pretty excited… =)
For some reason these pictures really dont do the model justice…
Filed under: Pretending to be a Photographer | Tags: Fleet Foxes, Stop Motion Photography
More Stop Motion Photography/Film!
I think Im going to try to make a stop motion film of my final model for this upcoming project…
we’ll see…
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: action figure, Hyoyeon, Pop up Books, Sweet
New project Im working on for studio…
Ill blog about that tomorrow…
But for now just some things I’ve seen this past week that made me say, SWEEEEET!
LINK
SWEET!
New jaws action figure
SWEET!
I Love pictures in pictures…
SWEET!
Guy Bourdin – A Message for You / Unseen
Pop up Books!!!
SWEET
Kim Hyo-yeon dancing….
SWEEETTTT!!!!!
Filed under: Pretending to be an Architect | Tags: daylight study, light and shadows, Light study, sun study, sunlight study, Sustainability
These are Light studies that I did for the previous model that I posted…
I tried to imitate and stimulate the different angles of the sun during different times of day, e.g. sunrise, sunset, highnoon, evening, dusk, etc
One of the guest crits during my final presentation said he wasnt “…convinced…” by my light studies… whatever dude…
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Filed under: Pretending to be a Designer, Pretending to be an Architect | Tags: Green Building, Meditation Space, Sustainability
Here are the final Models and Drawings for the meeting/meditation space I wrote about before. The model is at 1/4″ scale and is made mainly with different color matte board, foam core for wall thickness, and pre-cut basswood for trimmings. Also I used a little bit of fake grass for the path and acetate for windows. The site is extremely minimalistic, made with cardboard and wooden dowels for trees. This post will be image heavy, so those of you with slow internet connections, you know the deal…
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Filed under: Pretending to be a Photographer | Tags: Aerial Photography, Cities with Personality, Jason Hawkes, London
London.
Its the one city that makes me incomplete. Seriously.
Everything I see about it and hear about it amazes me.
There are two cities that forever have my heart and thats the greatest city in the world, NYC and my first love Seoul City.
But London is the one place that I havent been to, but I feel like I would love it there.
I have friends, people I trust, who have been there and said that it fits my personality really well.
Cities have personalities. Cities arent just places that are built up of stone and brick and steel. Its a living organism. Cities have emotions and feelings. Not trying to be EMO, buts its true. NYC fits one side of my personality and Seoul fits my other half. I can describe a person just from where they live, or at least the place they love the most. The people that live, work and play in those cities manifest a certain environment around the place they live. And when you go touch down there you notice that certain feeling, and its different from the place you are used to. People from San Fran act a certain way, people from Chi Town act a certain way, Philly heads have a particular swagger, as do NYC cats…
If im not in London, visiting during the summer of 2012 for the Olympics I consider my life a failure…
Ironically im not in either city I love right now, but the shit hole that is Philadelphia. I dont mean to call Philly a shit-hole, but lets just say me and Philly is a bad relationship and a divorce is soon on the way…
…its the feeeeeling of the city… you dig????
A view across Westminster and the Houses of Parliament, showing the London Eye on the right hand side and Buckingham Palace of the far left of the image. On the horizon line in the left of the image you can also just make out the arch of Wembley Stadium
Looking down Regent Street to Piccadilly Circus and Soho
The River Thames at Greenwich Reach showing the Isle of Dogs, Docklands and the O2.
Old Street, Shoreditch and Hoxton, looking East
Looking West down the River Thames from Tower Bridge, with the City of London on the right bank and the Greater London Authority (GLA) building shown on the left bank.
1,200 ft over West India Docks and the Towers around Canary Wharf on the Isle of Dogs. In the far background you can just make out the lights of City Airport in the former Royal Albert Docks.
Looking West across the Square Mile showing 30 St Mary Axe and Tower 42, Barbican, with Westminster in background.
All these photos are jacked from Jason Hawkes who specializes in Aerial Photography. Go check out his site for more London shots, and other things…
Filed under: Uncategorized
Im a Chewer.
I chew things.
I chew my freaking nails to its cuticles.
I chew the skin on tip of my fingers.
I chew pencils, pens, and marker caps.
I cant chew my lip, so I resort to biting it.
When I eat, I strangely do not chew my food well enough, but I sure as hell bite my chopsticks.
After I eat I use toothpicks, which I chew until they disintegrate.
I chew gum, lots of it.
When I get into arguments I will chew you up and spit you out. Bet on that.
I know, its a horrible and disgusting habit.
What is the point of this post?
Not much, except for the part that I chew things.
Im sleep deprived.
Sorry.
If I am sleep deprived why am I blogging about useless shit?
Its one of the unknown mysteries of the world…
Have a nice day everyone… or is it night??? I dont know.
But seriously…
having 6 classes And a part time job is kicking my ass…
I promised myself I would always blog every day, just to inspire myself but I broke that promise already…
