THE ROTATION OF CURVES

Studio:   Introduction to Architecture Studio 1

Duration:  Fall 2015 | 1 Semester

Project:  Summer Program, CED, UC Berkeley

Instructor:   Rudabeh Pakravan

A SITE - 20 FEET DIAMETER

Adding geometries based on requirement

ADDING OR BOOLEAN GEOMETRY ON SITE

1st week, 6 volumes

2nd week, 8 geometries

3rd week, 20 volumes

TWO CUTS ONE FOAM

Cut and fold the foam

PHOTOS OF THE FOAM

Elevation view

DRAWING

From the surrounding building people can see this build as an urban sculpture

DRAWING

This site is one of the most popular places in san Francisco. Along the city axis, there are Saint Mary's Cathedral, SF City Hall, and there is a freeway entrance on the southern side.

PART I + PART II = PART III

Combine the island and the foam

FLOOR PLANS

A conceptual 4-story single-family house

the form-finding concept of rotation curves shows in these plans

ELEVATIONS

Concrete facade with openings

SECTIONS

the form-finding concept of rotation curves shows in these sections

RENDERS

Two views from the inside of the house