Building Complexity

Amy Chen

Silver Corpse and the Exquisite Lake

table of contents

project one

project two

project three

Project four

Project ONE

Pieces + Parts

project one, pieces and part, is an introduction to following project at a large scale. students begin by making condition ground and determining the structure and/or field and forest with application of design compositions. The pieces made of basswood, at its finished phase, are then put together to create a giant frankenstein monster.

-1/2” concave slope -1/8” uniform trench -1/2” uniform slopeCONDITION GROUND

STRUCTURE

ENVIRONMENT

lifted plane platform folded plane shelter 3 walls

forest and fi eld fi eld forest

-1/2” concave slope -1/2” uniform slope

lifted plane platform folded plane shelter

forest and fi eld fi eld forest

unconditioned ground +1/2” uniform slope +1/2” convex slope

path elevated paths observation tower

forest and fi eld fi eld forest

+1/2” convex slope

path elevated paths

forest and fi eld fi eld forest

Project TWO

Mapping and Recon

In project two, students begin to understand and make sense of the site by visiting. With the experience and observation, they create a mapping and diagram of processes occuring on the site. The diagrams demonstrate a level of research which will then help them in the design process later.

Project THREE

Taxonomy of Emergent Spatial Types

In project three, students explores a va-riety of ways to change the edge condi-tio between land and water. Using rules derived from their research, they create site specific condition and structure to the edge. The result is a combined piece after actions upon the landform and structure, that the land and water begin to communicate.

dg rule

ramp+spread

shade rule

forest+score

watershed rule

depression+accumulate

wind direction rule

wall+hold

dog rule

ramp+protect

weather rule

mound+score

biodiversity rule

depression+hold

water use rule

roof+perforate

precipitation rule

platform+disperse

age rule

elevated path+protect

barrier rule

wall+accumulatewall+accumulate

age rule

platform+stretch

food chain rule

elevated path+spreadelevated path+spread

CRITICAL COMBINED

reef rule dog rule

emerging rule slope rule

tunnel vision rule under the bridge rule

GROUP TAXONOMY OF EMERGENT SAPTIAL TYPESTAXONOMY OF EMERGENT SPATIAL TYPES

MO

UN

D

HOLD STRETCH SPREAD SCORE PERFORATE ACCUMULATE DISPERSE PROTECT

DEP

RESS

ION

RAM

PRO

OF

PLAT

FORM

FORE

STW

ALL

ELEV

ATED

PAT

H

DUNE SPREAD RULE PROTECT THE CALMNESS RULE

PURIFY POLLUTION RULE

MILLION DOLLAR VIEW RULE UNDER THE BRIDGE RULE

DANCING SPARROWS RULE

COMMUNITY RULEDIRECTED MOVEMENT RULE

FENCE RULE

DOCK THE EDGE RULE

TUNNEL VISION RULE

ISLAND RULE ALTERNATIVE ROUTE RULE

AMY CHEN // JASMINE ESLAO // JOSE FERNANDEZ // SHELBY HERBEL // MELISSA JOHNSON

CONTAINER RULE CUT AND FILL RULE WAVE RULEREEF RULEWEATHER RULE

SLOPE RULE

RIVER RULESLOPE RULE WIND ADVISORY RULE

INTERTWINING CONNECTION RULE DRAINAGE RULEHALPRIN RULE

SHELTER RULE SHELTER RULE

IMPRINT RULEAQUATIC ACTIVATION RULE

HILLTOP RULEHABITAT RULE MIGRATION RULEPINUS CANARIENSIS RULE

DIRECTIONAL RULEPRIVACY RULEWETLAND COMMUNITY RULE

THE PEAK RULE DIRECTIONAL RULEBUTTERFLY EFFECT RULE

DOG RULE

WATERSHED RULE

CONCRETE RULE

RIBBON RULE WALK RULE

EYE VIEW RULE

PARK RULE GATHERING RULE

SHADOW RULESEWAGE RULE

BEE RULE

ANT RULE

IMPRINT RULEBIODIVERSITY RULE

IMPRINT RULE

WATER USE RULEAGE GROUP RULE

SHADE RULE

BARRIER RULEDIRECTION RULE

FOOD CHAIN RULE AGE RULE

WATER USE RULE

LIMIT RULE

CUT AND FILL RULE

DIRECTIONAL RULE

UNDER THE BRIDGE RULE

MIGRATION RULE

CONTAINMENT RULE

PEAK RULE

WEATHER RULE

EMERGING RULE

UNDER THE BRIDGE RULE

SLOPE RULE

TUNNEL VISION RULE

DOG RULE

REEF RULE

WATERSHED RULE

COMMUNITY RULE

REEF RULE

PROTECT THE CALMNESS RULE

SLOPE RULE

INTERTWINING CONNECTION RULE

MILLION DOLLAR VIEW RULE

PROTECT THE CALMNESS RULE

PURIFY POLLUTION RULE

ANT RULE

RIBBON RULE

PARK RULE

HILLTOP RULE

WAVE RULE

CUT AND FILL RULE

DIRECTIONAL RULE

PRIVACY RULE

SHELTER RULE

MAT

RIX

OF

MU

TATI

ON

CRI

TIC

AL C

OM

BIN

ED

SHADE RULE

TAXONOMY OF EMERGENT SPATIAL TYPES

MO

UN

D

HOLD STRETCH SPREAD SCORE PERFORATE ACCUMULATE DISPERSE PROTECT

DEP

RESS

ION

RAM

PRO

OF

PLAT

FORM

FORE

STW

ALL

ELEV

ATED

PAT

H

DUNE SPREAD RULE PROTECT THE CALMNESS RULE

PURIFY POLLUTION RULE

MILLION DOLLAR VIEW RULE UNDER THE BRIDGE RULE

DANCING SPARROWS RULE

COMMUNITY RULEDIRECTED MOVEMENT RULE

FENCE RULE

DOCK THE EDGE RULE

TUNNEL VISION RULE

ISLAND RULE ALTERNATIVE ROUTE RULE

AMY CHEN // JASMINE ESLAO // JOSE FERNANDEZ // SHELBY HERBEL // MELISSA JOHNSON

CONTAINER RULE CUT AND FILL RULE WAVE RULEREEF RULEWEATHER RULE

SLOPE RULE

RIVER RULESLOPE RULE WIND ADVISORY RULE

INTERTWINING CONNECTION RULE DRAINAGE RULEHALPRIN RULE

SHELTER RULE SHELTER RULE

IMPRINT RULEAQUATIC ACTIVATION RULE

HILLTOP RULEHABITAT RULE MIGRATION RULEPINUS CANARIENSIS RULE

DIRECTIONAL RULEPRIVACY RULEWETLAND COMMUNITY RULE

THE PEAK RULE DIRECTIONAL RULEBUTTERFLY EFFECT RULE

DOG RULE

WATERSHED RULE

CONCRETE RULE

RIBBON RULE WALK RULE

EYE VIEW RULE

PARK RULE GATHERING RULE

SHADOW RULESEWAGE RULE

BEE RULE

ANT RULE

IMPRINT RULEBIODIVERSITY RULE

IMPRINT RULE

WATER USE RULEAGE GROUP RULE

SHADE RULE

BARRIER RULEDIRECTION RULE

FOOD CHAIN RULE AGE RULE

WATER USE RULE

LIMIT RULE

DIRECTIONAL RULE

UNDER THE BRIDGE RULE

MIGRATION RULE

CONTAINMENT RULE

PEAK RULE

WEATHER RULE

EMERGING RULE

UNDER THE BRIDGE RULE

SLOPE RULE

TUNNEL VISION RULE

DOG RULE

REEF RULE

WATERSHED RULE

COMMUNITY RULE

REEF RULE

PROTECT THE CALMNESS RULE

SLOPE RULE

INTERTWINING CONNECTION RULE

MILLION DOLLAR VIEW RULE

PROTECT THE CALMNESS RULE

PURIFY POLLUTION RULE

ANT RULE

RIBBON RULE

PARK RULE

HILLTOP RULE

WAVE RULE

CUT AND FILL RULE

DIRECTIONAL RULE

PRIVACY RULE

SHELTER RULE

EMERGING RULEEMERGING RULE

TUNNEL VISION RULE

UNDER THE BRIDGE RULE

MAT

RIX

OF

MU

TATI

ON

CRI

TIC

AL C

OM

BIN

ED

DIRECTIONAL RULEDIRECTIONAL RULE

UNDER THE BRIDGE RULE

MIGRATION RULE

INTERTWINING CONNECTION RULE INTERTWINING CONNECTION RULE

SHADE RULE

WATERSHED RULE

COMMUNITY RULE

REEF RULE

PROTECT THE CALMNESS RULE

SLOPE RULE

INTERTWINING CONNECTION RULE

Project FOUR

Silver Linkages + Exquisite Structures

After all research and site analysis, students can begin to critiically make decision on a specif secion of the site. The design process involves a series of decisions based on three biases of human, animal, and plant. The design should negotiate the edge conditions and benefit but is not limited to the the biases. In the final stage, students put together models and begin a conversation of potentials of the future Silverlake Reservoir.

THE FLOW

watershed rule

Festuca rubra

Platanus Racemosa

Rhaphiolepis ‘Majectic Beauty’EVERGREEN

WINTER DEC.WINTER DEC.WINTER DEC.

>90 observation

social interation

Seatings

<90o

o

Mounds

close

open

MATR

IX D

RA

WIN

GS

existing + proposed topography

circulation + movement fi xed programs

planting strategy

>90 observation

social interation

Seatings

<90o

o

Mounds

close

open

critical seating decision touch rendered aerial section

critical mound decision touch + sound aerial section

seated viewwalker’s view

sycamore view dog view