JAYSON CHAMPLAINARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO 2014

JAYSON CHAMPLAINjchampla@usc.edu

CURRENT STATUS: B. ARCH UNDERGRADUATE AT USC SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE

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SURFACE FASHION RUNWAY USC / LOS ANGELES, CA MARCH, 2014

XATELIER “FUNCTIONLESS” WORKSHOP BENAKI MUSEUM / ATHENS, GREECE JULY, 2014

MAR VISTA HOME RENOVATION USC / LOS ANGELES, CA NOVEMBER, 2014

CONTENTS

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VENICE BEACH PIERUSC / LOS ANGELES, CA

MAY, 2014

XATELIER “FUNCTIONLESS” WORKSHOP

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SPATIAL DEFINING/STRUCTURAL AESTHETIC/PERCEPTIVEDESIGN PROMPT:-EXPLORE THE IDEA OF “FUNCTIONLESS” AND HOW IT CAN BE APPLIED IN A DESIGN ASPECT.-WHILE LEARNING MAYA SOFTWARE, EMPLOY TECHNIQUES AND OPERATIONS TO CONCIEVE A DESIGN THAT DEFINES WHAT IT MEANS FOR SOMETHING TO BECOME FUNCTIONLESS.

XATELIER “FUNCTIONLESS” WORKSHOP

CONCEPT:-IN ORDER TO BECOME FUNCTIONLESS, A FUNCTION MUST BE AGGREGATED AND DEFORMED UNTIL THE ORIGINAL OPERATION IS NO LONGER APPARENT.-EXPLORE THE FUNCTIONALITY OF LIGHT, UNDERSTAND THE DIFFERENT QUALITIES THAT LIGHT CAN PRODUCE.-MERGE THE TWO MAIN QUALITIES OF LIGHT, SPATIAL DEFINING AND AESTHEICS, INTO A SINGLE, COHESIVE DESIGN THAT COULD BE IMPLEMENTED INTO A REAL WORLD ARCHITECTURAL INSTALLATION.

PRECEDENT ANALYSIS

NOTES:-INVITED TO TAKE PART IN MAYA ADVANCED DESIGN WORKSHOP -HELD IN ATHENS, GREECE AND HOSTED BY XATELIER ARCHITECTURE

PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION

STRUCTURAL/RIGID CONNECTIONS AESTHETIC/SPONTANEOUS CONNECTIONS

PARTICLE SYSTEM-SERIES OF PARTICLE EMITTERS THAT CAN BE APPLIED TO/INTERACT WITH ANY SPACE-THE RADIATED LINES BECOME THE RIGID/STRUCTURAL CONNECTIONS CONNECTIONS-AESTHETIC/LOOSE CONNECTIONS INHABIT THE SPACE BETWEEN-SIZE AND CURVATURE OF THE TUBES IS BASED ON THE SPANNING DISTANCE-CONNECTION NODES RANGE IN VARIETY BASED ON SIZE AND INTENSITY OF TUBES.

CONNECTION NODES LIGHT TUBE

TUBE/NODE VARIATION

AESTHETIC QUALITY

FINAL DESIGN

STRUCTURE BEHAVIOR

SKIN BEHAVIOR

STRUCTURAL QUALITY

PLAN VIEW

SURFACE FASHION RUNWAY

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MODULAR LANGUAGE

SURFACE FASHION RUNWAYDESIGN PROMPT:-CREATE A NON-PERMANENT FASHION RUNWAY FOR A CLOTHING STORE SPACE.-EXPLORE THE POTENTIAL OF SURFACES; USE ONLY SURFACES AS A DESIGN TOOL TO FORMULATE CONCEPT.

REQUIRED PROGRAM:-RUNWAY -CHANGING AREA-WORK AREA -PREP AREA-GARMENT STORAGE -AREA FOR AUDIENCE

CONCEPT:-ESTABLISH A MODULAR SYSTEM OF MEMBERS THAT ARE DERIVED FROM THE SAME GEOMETRIC LANGUAGE, BUT CAN BE MANIPULATED TO CREATE DIFFERENT QUALITIES OF SPACE, AND SERVE REQUIRED FUNCTIONS.-CREATE A CONTINUOUS LOOP OF CIRCULATION IN ORDER FOR THE MODELS TO HAVE SEAMLESS MOVEMENT BETWEEN WARDROBE CHANGES; ENHANCE THE AUDIENCE VIEWING EXPIERENCE BY CREATING MOMENTS OF ANTICIPATION, EXCITMENT, AND SUSPENSE.-ENGAGE WITH THE EXTERIOR BY USING THE INTERIOR CIRCULATION TO INTERUPT THE EXISTING EXTERIOR PATHWAY.

RUNWAY-SEMI PUBLICOPEN SPACE

SEATING-PUBLICSEMI-OPEN SPACE

TUNNEL-PRIVATECLOSED SPACE

SPATIAL TYPOLOGYPROCESS

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PROGRAM1: LOUNGE2: AREA FOR AUDIENCE3: WORK AREA 4: GARMENT STORAGE5: CHANGING AREA6: PREP AREA7: RUNWAY

: AUDIENCE MOVEMENT

: MODEL MOVEMENT

: AUDIENCE SEATING

: LOUNGE SEATING

: STANDING AREA

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0 1 2 5 10f MOVEMENT DIAGRAM

0 1 2 5 10fSECTION A-A

SECTION B-B

TUNNEL FORM PRODUCES CONTINUOUS MOVEMTENT, ALLOWING MODELS TO

SEAMLESSLY MANEUVER THROUGH THEIR REQUIRED STATIONS BEFORE CONTINUING ONTO

THE RUNWAY.

ELEVATED SEATING AREA FOR SELECT GUESTS ALLOWS FOR CLOSE INTERACTION WITH THE MODELS, BUT ALSO GIVES LONG VIEWS TO

MODELS MOVING ON FURTHER PARTS OF THE RUNWAY.

THE MODELS PROCESSION ON THE RUNWAY GOES THROUGH A SERIES OF DYNAMIC

MOMENTS THAT PROVIDE THE AUDIENCE AND INDIVIDUALS ON THE EXTERIOR AN

ECOMPASSING VIEW OF THE FASHION COLLECTION.

VENICE BEACH PIER

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DESIGN PROMPT:-CREATE A RENDITION FOR A NEW PIER DESIGN FOR VENICE BEACH IN LOS ANGELES. -DESIGNS SHOULD EXPLORE THE ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE OF SOLIDS, SURFACES, AND LINES, AND INCORPORATE ALL THREE INTO A COHESIVE CONCEPT.

REQUIRED PROGRAM:-BEACH PIER OR BOARDWALK ACCESIBLE BY PEDESTRIANS AND CYCLISTS. -ONE MALE AND FEMALE RESTROOM-OUTDOOR/ENCLOSED GATHERING SPACE -OBSERVATIONAL TOWER

VENICE BEACH PIER

CONCEPT: -USE ONLY A SINGLE GEOMETRIC PIECE, BREAK DOWN TO IT’S ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS, AND AGGREGATE INTO AN AVANT GARDE ARRANGEMENT -STARTING WITH A RECTANGULAR BOX AS THE SOLID MEMBER, UNROLLING THE BOX TO CREATE SURFACES, AND USING THE WIREFRAME OF THE BOX AS LINES.-EMPLOY THE THREE VARIANTS INTO A SINGLE DESIGN THAT CREATES A TRADITIONAL PIER EXPIERENCE, AS WELL AS MORE INTIMATE AND ENGAGING EXPIERENCE

SOLID SURFACE LINE

SINGULAR

AGGREGATION

SYSTEMATIC COMPOSITION

SOLIDS-UPPER PATHWAY “TRADITIONAL PIER”

SURFACES-LOWER PATHWAY “EXPERIENTIAL PIER”

-LONG ORTHOGONAL PATH WITH UNOBSTRUCTED VIEW

OF SEA AND LAND

-SERIES OF GRADUAL ELEVATION CHANGES, LIKE ROLLING WAVES, THAT PUTS THE USER JUST

INCHES ABOVE SEA LEVEL

LINES-FRAME VIEWS-FRAME VIEWS DOWN THE COAST, OUT TO SEA, SKY

ABOVE, AND WATER BELOW

TOP PLAN

6’-0”0’-0”

VIEW DOWN COAST

VIEW TO WATER

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VIEW

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TO

SEA

VIEW DOWN COAST

VIEWS FRAMED BY USING THE AGGREGATED

LINE GEOMETRY

OBSERVATION TOWER

CONNECTS TO PIER AND

ALLOWS USERS HIGH POINT TO

WATCH THE SEA

UPPER AND LOWER PATHS

PROVIDE BEACH GOERS WITH

TWO SEPERATE, UNIQUE

EXPERIENCES

MOVEMENT AXONOMETRIC

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-12.00

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UPPER PATH- “TRADITIONAL”

UPPER PATH PROVIDES LARGE, FLAT AREAS FOR GATHERING, WALKING, AND BIKING WITH UNOBSTRUCTED VIEWS TO THE PACIFIC OCEAN AND BEACH

SECTION A-A

LOWER PATH- “EXPERIENTIAL”

LOWER PATH PRODUCES INTIMATE EXPERIENCE THAT GRANTS THE USERS

TO ENGAGE WITH THE ENVIRONMENT BY SINKING DOWN INTO THE SAND, PROVIDING FRAMED VIEWS TO THE

COAST, WATER, AND SKY.PATH WAY GOES THROUGH A SERIES OF HIGH AND LOW POINTS, JUST LIKE THE ROLLING WAVES OF THE OCEAN.

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SECTION B-B

SECTION C-C

MAR VISTA HOME RENOVATION

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DESIGN PROMPT:-DESIGN A RENOVATION OF AN EXISTING HOME WITHIN THE MAR VISTA TRACT PROJECT DESIGNED BY GREGORY AIN IN 1947. -INVESTIGATE NEW IDEAS OF RESIDENTIAL DESIGN, WHILE STILL MAINTAINING THE HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

REQUIRED PROGRAM:-1000 sq ft MAXIMUM ADDITION-+1 BEDROOM AND BATHROOM-OUTDOOR GATHERING SPACE

MAR VISTA HOME RENOVATION

EXISTING HOME

CONCEPT:-LEAVE THE BUILDING FACADES FACING THE STREET UNTOUCHED TO RESPECT THE HISTORICAL RELEVANCE, BUT COMPLETELY REDESIGN THE INTERIOR AND BACKYARD SPACES.-TRANSFORM THE INTERIOR INTO A KIND OF FOREST WITH A SERIES OF VERTICAL COLUMNS (TREE TRUNKS), HORIZONTAL SUPPORTS (BRANCHES), AND SLIDING SCREEN WALLS (LEAVES). -INTRODUCE A SKYLIGHT SYSTEM THAT RESPONDS TO THE QUALITY OF LIGHT DESIRED FOR THE SPACE BELOW; SKYLIGHTS CHANGE IN HEIGHT, DIRECTIONALITY, AND AMOUNT OF GLASS

KEY CONCEPTS

MAINTAIN HISTORIC LOOK OF HOME FROM

THE STREET, BUT COMPLETELY

REIMAGINE THE INTERIOR

EMPLOY EARLY MODERN DESIGN TRAITS INTO NEW

CONCEPT, SUCH AS FLEXIBILITY,

SUSTAINABILITY, AND THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT

CREATE A NEW ATMOSPHERE OF THE

CONTEMPORARY HOME; WHAT DOES A

HOME HAVE TO PROVIDE?

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PRESERVE EXISTING TREES IN FRONT AND BACK OF HOUSE;

DESIGN BACKYARD LANDSCAPE AROUND TREES TO CREATE FOCAL POINTS/GATHERING

SPACES

RENOVATED INTERIOR SPACE PROVIDES CONTRAST TO PLAIN,

MODERN FACADE ON THE EXTERIOR

VIEW OF THE HOUSE IS UNCHANGED FROM FROM

STREET LEVEL; SKYLIGHTS ON TOP PROVIDE SMALL GLIMPSE

OF RENOVATION INSIDE

EXPLODED AXONOMETRIC

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SCREEN SYSTEM- SCREENS VARY IN DENSITY BASED ON LEVEL OF PRIVACY DESIRED (24 DIFFERENT VARIATIONS TOTAL)-PRIVATE SPACES, SUCH AS BATHROOMS, ARE MADE OF SOLID WALLS AND DESNSEST SCREENS-AS THE SPACES BECOME MORE OPEN AND PUBLIC, SCREENS BECOME LESS DENSE -SLIDING WALLS ALLOW FOR INTERIOR SPACES TO BE FLEXIBLE AND OPEN UP COMPLETELY TO THE EXTERIOR

CUT PLAN AT 5’

0’

3’6”

10’

12’

14’

SECTION A-A

PRIVATESEMI-PRIVATE

PUBLIC

-5’6”

0’

3’6”

10’

12’

14’

EXTERIOR PERSPECTIVE

SKYLIGHT SYSTEM-SKYLIGHTS VARY IN DIRECTIONALITY AND HEIGHT OF GLASS BASED ON DESIRED LIGHT OF SPACE BELOW--BEDROOMS REQUIRE EARLY MORNING AND LATE AFTERNOON LIGHT; GLASS IS POSITIONED ON EAST AND WEST FACING SIDES--KITCHEN AND LIVING ROOM REQUIRE LIGHT ALL DAY LONG; GLASS IN ALL DIRECTIONS AND HIGHER

BACKYARD -EXTERIOR PATHWAY EXEMPLIFIES THE PULLING EFFECT THAT THE NATURAL ENVIORNMENT HAS TOWARDS THE HOME-OPENING UP SLIDERS TO THE OUTSIDE SPACE BEGINS TO BLUR THE LINE BETWEEN INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SPACES

INTERIOR PERSPECTIVE

SECTION B-B

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