Meeting

All,



I want to set up a time to meet at school. Lets all agree on a day:


Wed. 1/6 afternoon

Friday 1/8 afternoon

Saturday 1/9 Morning


We will discuss the blog posts - naming conventions, etc. and expectations of progress over the break. In the mean time, please post notes from the review and edit your statements.


I came across this quote:


“… in the differentiation of a spoon from spoon, spoon characterizes a form having two inseparable parts, the handle and the bowl. A spoon implies a specific design made of silver or wood, big or little, shallow or deep. Form is “what.” Design is “how”.” Louis Kahn


Last semester was discovery of “What” your projects are and presentation of data regarding a form they might take. This semester is primarily an analysis of choices; it’s now about “How” you Design your projects.


Let’s agree to produce at least a days worth of architectural information about how you derived your projects and where you see them one month from now. Make a minimum of 12 - 8.5x11 pages of hand sketches and notes. Include notes, program, site surveys, material sketches, project sketches, montages, etc. each page should have two drawings and very little white space left over. Post them on the blog as the conclusion of your Design 7 research.


As for me, this quote from Mies van der Rohe will guide me through the next semester:


“If teaching has any purpose, it is to implant true insight and responsibility. Education must lead us from irresponsible opinion to true responsible judgment. It must lead us from chance and arbitrariness to rational clarity and intellectual order.”


RC

Juror Grades

These are from one of the critics:
A Roosevelt island
A Malta
B+ Farmers Market (more work needed to push into A material)
B+ Culture Market (for quality of design-im not convinced of parti)
B Closter rehab (needs honing-central idea & program)
B- Freeport clinic (needs to believe in program, but can develop into stronger project)
C+ Hawaii - (not convinced of program-esoteric approach)

C+ Monroe community center (needs passion infusion)
Robert Cody

Pin-Up Order

Brian
Steven
Nik
Stacy
Matt
Dennis
Jenn
Derek
Robert Cody

Everson

Nik - Scheme Diagram

Steven Walk Thru Board

Nik - Scheme

Yes that is blood on my model woot woot!! Had to figure one more out to do the drawings off of, which I am in the process of now. Next will be another model without this blue foam.

Jenn- Section

Nik - Walk Through Board

Walk-Thru Board

Boards

Please post your boards.

Jenn- updated schematic model

Jenn- Walk thru board

Updated Schemes

Matt - Model Photos

These are some images of the progression of models that were built throughout the semester as the project was enhanced:

Matt- Final Walk Thru Board

Here is my completed board for the Walk Thru Jury for Design 7:

Walk Thru Boards

Reminder:

The boards should be printed and mounted already. Please have them packaged and ready for me to pick up by 9am tomorrow morning. Any board not in the package will be left behind. Besides, you should be working on your presentation. I will have a few minutes in the morning before I leave so if you have questions be in the studio no later than 9am.

RC

Derek Final Board

Any comments being as everyone is seeing this for the first time now???

Printing is about to be underway, but last minute changes can always be made!

Nik - Scheme Development

I quickly made a model to place program and will now draw the plans and tweak it in drawings then create another model. The public circulation "resting" areas are clearly defined.

Schemes

In this scheme, it is the about the concept of the extruding the existing grid lines. The "stepping" would create multiple terraces for the doctors offices/administrators. The building would extrude over to connect to the gym.

This scheme is about wrapping around the site to create an enclosed courtyard. On the east side of the site there would be a bridging above the courtyard and that is where you would enter for the clinic.

This final scheme is about creating an atrium with a sunken gym. The gym would be halfway below ground and have a walkway that surrounds it. The bottom half on the gym is glass so it can be an open view to the public. The courtyard is a terraced down to the gym. The main building would have the same affect as the gym by having a a glass circulation path around a core. There would be program that connects both to the main building and gym but is above the the courtyard so that remain unaffected.

Re: [Amoia Cody Studio - NYIT Thesis - 2009-10] Matt- Updated Thesis Statement

Matt - The statement is better. I think it could use a final edit, but save that for later. It does a good job as is explaining the concepts and needs of and for the project. What's still unclear is how to do it. Concept - great. Program - great. Site - great. Process - not so great. I know it took a good deal of research and mental effort to get to this point, but you need to develop a group of schemes that really discuss the living and working aspects of the dwelling and production spaces and how they interact or not interact with the public spaces, in particular the market. Its a nice project, but it can fall flat without a serious effort to distill what is needed and what's not. I still believe this project is less about what to build, its really about what not to build.
Robert Cody

Re: [Amoia Cody Studio - NYIT Thesis - 2009-10] Nik - Scheme Development

Nik - These look good. Much better than the wood sticks. I like the shaping of the circulation to make the "resting" places. Could you try a drawing that shows the solid and void relationship around these spaces (circulation) and places. Have you found an idea about how the circulation can be both literal and conceptual structure? This would make the idea much different from the Koolhaas circulation. Don't focus too much on it, but do give it some thought. Also, how does the model work with shadow? Take it outside and photograph it (or use a lamp if it remains overcast). Perhaps use the shadows as the next edit.

Matt- Updated Thesis Statement

New Farmer Development Program:

Over the past 3 decades, there has been a dramatic decrease in the number of farms within the tri-state region. Farms providing fresh produce are a necessity due to the ever increasing population growth. The effort to import crops from across the world to feed the population of NYC alone is a tremendous and expensive task. This cost and effort is an unnecessary factor that can be avoided through production of locally grown produce. At the same time, with the ever growing need for healthier food choices and the increase of immigrants entering into this country with an agricultural background and a need to earn an income, a solution to these problems are vital.

A response to these issues would be to develop a program that both creates new sources of locally grown produce but also provides an income for immigrant families looking for work in the agricultural field. The creation of the New Farmer Development Program satisfies these needs by identifying, educating, and providing disadvantaged immigrants with the tools necessary to become a regional farmer. By providing education, the NFDP ensures regional food security, preserves the economy of local farming communities, and increases the supply of high quality locally-grown produce.

The goal of this semester is to create a link between the urban and rural farmland by providing not only a space for the education of immigrant farmers but also the education of the general public about the benefits of sustainable agriculture in our society today. Interaction with the surrounding community is influenced by creating a marketplace where locally grown produce is sold. Therefore, the site chosen for the NFDP must relate not only to the community but also be in a geographical location where the transport of such goods must be feasible. The Haverstraw landfill became the ideal site because of its close proximity to NYC as well as easy access to the rural farmlands of the Hudson River Valley. A sustainable mindset is not only represented through the production of locally grown crops but also through the adaptive reuse of the landfill in order to give this wasted land back to the surrounding community.

Nik - Scheme Development

I used the public circulation to wrap around the building forming spaces in between as well as creating "resting" spaces for public access of the ramp. Next is to bring the circulation into the building at various points to create and define more elements.

Saturday 12/12

All,

I forgot to mention that I will be in school tomorrow taking down the exhibit in the afternoon. If you want any comments or advise come find me.

Robert Cody

WALK THROUGH BOARD

Quick Review

All,

I'm considering a quick ideas walk-thru with Atlwickers studio on friday. Any comments or concerns? Good idea? 5 minutes each - ideas only - clear or not clear. Boards only. Might be a good pick-me-up. Let me know what you think.

RC
Robert Cody

U.N. Climate Change Conference 2009

U.N. Climate Change Conference 2009

Everyone

So,
The P-drive has been wiped out most likely by a new york tech classmate,
Just letting everyone know you should check your p-drives because half of it (atleast) was deleted, and if your folders are missing I am going to need to know inorder to let the IT guy know first thing in the AM so he can send a request through for a restore on those folders.

Reminder

Walk-Thru Board - (1) 30x40 board, vertically oriented, mounted on foam core. Include the name of project, location. Your name should be on a card taped to the back of the board.

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Planning Developement

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EXISTING SITE CONDITION