Post 16 - Sketch Up Exports

Floor Plans

Ground Level

Middle Layer

Bottom Floor

Perspectives

On left staircase, bottom floor, view of right staircase and restaurant.

On left staircase, view of bottom, middle, and ground floors.

On top floor gallery space, view of entrance, second floor and gift shop.

Looking down right staircase, view of restaurant, and view of all floors southern gallery space.

View of left staircase and east gallery space.

View up right staircase, restaurant, and gallery spaces.


Elevations



Front View


Back View

Left View

Right View


Sections

Section 1, From left side

Section 2, From back side

Post 14 - The Burning Man and My Project.

I have always worked rather well under pressure. I actually work best under pressure, because I have a tendency to procrastinate until I must absolutely begin the project. Luckily, I have had some of my best ideas when I am in a rush and I also extremely organized when I have to be. So, when we came up with an idea, we made plans to execute and I felt relieved when I had bought the necessary tools to complete my project. The next day we were again under a time restraint but luckily our project was very abstract and throwing the materials at the board sufficed. It was extremely entertaining and, fun and I enjoyed the group setting. Brandon and I tended to work off of each others ideas extremely well, and Amanda was a creative artist. I was happy with the creativity, colorfulness, and abstractness of our final project. I feel that we executed our idea better than I could have imagined.
After being handed insight into Burning Man, my opinion on architecture has changed actually quite a bit when I really think about it. Actually, my opinion on the definition of architecture has changed. There are so many different types out there that it was ridiculous for me to constrict the definition to buildings. "The architecture" of anything is how it is designed, constructed, and completed. This can apply to so many different things.
My outlet on my project has changed in the sense that I loved creating such an abstract project and I wish that I would be able to see the completion of this building and be able to aid in the final construction, more specifically, the final details.

Post 13 - Me, My building, My Adventure.

I am a music loving gamer who is highly aesthetic.
This may be what defines me. I use the word may because its all in a mater of opinion: my opinion, your opinion, an outsiders encoding upon first glance. In my opinion, this statement means a variety of things.
First of all, music is a huge deal in my life. I generally am open to the widest variety of music - people get caught off guard almost on a daily basis when I work music into my conversations because I listen to everything from the popular to the entirely bazaar. I have been in band since middle school, and I can honestly say I enjoy classical music. Not all of course, because some of the most complex chord progressions can still be perceived as dull. But even when I do not enjoy music - whether it be country music, which is one genre I identify with the least, or screamo, in which my opinion differs song to song - I can always appreciate it. Because, let's face it, someone put there time and energy, and most likely their everything, into the creation of the song. And I will always appreciate creation when the work is genuine. However, I don't think that through most people's view of the word "define" I would say music defines me. Because every single song that exists, every note that is uttered, resonates which each individual differently. I feel that at first glance at the music I listen to, not one single person could actually know the real me. I do not always listen to music that I identify with. Often, I just enjoy sound and that is why music is so large in my life. I think music is so ambiguous that through my perspective, music is not a defining factor in my life. However, I still think it would be enormously fun to sit down every night and create a soundtrack for the day I just experience - sad songs to accompany the rough times, up lifting and fun songs to document the joys I experienced. It's sad to know that my knowledge of music is not large enough that I could pick perfect songs to parallel my experiences.
Secondly, I am a gamer. By this, I mean I am competitive in nature and have an active soul. I played soccer up until high school, where I passed up the sport for drumline. I played volleyball for my church for three years, the last year being my sophomore year. I thrive in an competitive environment and miss having a sport in my life very much. I receive so much joy, sadly, from my personal success at sports. However, I think I have a healthy outlook because I do not feel sad when I play bad but instead I seek pleasure from my day to day improvement. I also love working as a team. When my team would do well, I swear my body somehow received an extra kick of endorphins, because my moods were always phenomenal. Now that I lack a team and a way to stay active and feel that kick of adrenaline, I run. Sadly, it's alone and on my treadmile, but I again view this as a place I can mentally thrive as well as physically. I blare my music and work hard. When I finish a workout, I always feel better about myself. However, my gamer status does not just apply to my physical work. I also love video/computer games. I begged for guitar hero for Christmas this year, and have progressed from level easy to level hard in about four weeks of play. That should portray a little of the time and dedication I have accidentally bestowed upon this passtime. Also, I play tetris at least once a day, whether it be in handheld form, on my boyfriend's phone, or late into the night on my computer. My love of games extends to sudoku and the famous Rubik's cube, but I normally do not delve too much into problem solving games because they tend to be stress inducing and not stress releasing.
Lastly, I am a hugely aesthetic person. The world exist visually for me, not physically. Subjects like science bore me to no end because I would much rather go play with the brilliant green frogs than discus their anatomy. Chemistry was even worse than biology - I am social person, I prefer to think in the 3D, talk to a face, not think of the compounds which made up my best friends. I enjoy cognitive aesthetics too. I like people who think creativity instead of critically. My world is really about colors - which is probably why I gravitate to Andy Warhol art, as well as pop art in general. I prefer thinking that things cannot be defined any way but visually. I really do not form many opinions on color because in general, for me, in the right environment every color has its place.
As a participant in the building I am constructing, it is safe to say I would really enjoy to visit a museum like this. I would enjoy the Andy Warhol as well as the color and the way the building is created to be a part of the community, consumerism life. Andy Warhol also was a sponsor of his local music scene, especially rave-inspired bands and grunge enthusiasts. I would like to have the music that Andy Warhol was exposed to also be exposed to the members of my museum. To the community, my building will be a functionary part of the environment. It will use the set up transportation of our current Aloha environment. It would involve the people of the community, as it is a tourist attraction.
My favorite space within my building is going to be the coffee shop / biography station. I LOVE reading, and I have enjoyed two of the biographies I have read on Andy Warhol. Also, coffee is a regular drink for me. The combination would be amazing. I would love to curl up in a comfy chair in a museum dedicated towards a wonderful icon and read all about him as a sip I white chocolate mocha. That's my bliss.

Post 12 - Goals for week 1/20-1/23

This week with my perspective drawings I hope to narrow down my ideas on color. I love the idea of incorporating all sorts of wild, neon, and electric colors but I can't decide which to highlight or which to make more subtle. Also I feel the need to add more texture to my idea because when I visualize my ideas I always find myself dreaming up a colorful, smooth indoor look. I think Andy Warhol was less defined and therefore I must find the right rough edges or textures to highlight that personal opinion. My building does not portray a journey as much as it hopes to establish open mindedness. I would like the outside v. the inside to ultimately achieve "Don't judge a book by it's cover" and well as "Just cuz Andy Warhol was different and looked intimidating doesn't mean he wasn't one of the most creative individuals of all time."

Post 11 - Bubble Diagrams

Throughout this week while I constructed my bubble diagrams I had a hard time achieving a dynamic look that I was aiming for. I wanted my museum design to reflect the magnificence and creativity that is the mind of Andy Warhol. However, I did master my restaurant idea in two different bubble diagram plans that I now can't decide between. One features the restaurant in the very center, so that consumerism is centered. The other has the art galleries built on top of a hidden restaurant, supporting the idea that consumerism holds up and is a center role to society. In my sections, I personally feel that the restaurant being the focal point in the center would provide a more interesting and visual dynamic that the tiers of art gallery atop the restaurant lacks. However, I like how the tiers of art gallery smack you in the face when you first walk into the museum. I like focusing on the color and I feel it would achieve more of the metaphor effect I hope to establish. Oh well, the debate rages on. Hopefully I will choose the one that outweighs the effects of the other.

Post 10 - Goals, Week 1/12 - 1/17

This week I hope to spend a large amount of time creating my bubble diagram. I am a very indecisive person so I foresee myself going through a lot of paper with every change of idea. For me, almost every time I come up with a new idea, accompanying said idea is three other ways in which I could execute it differently. That being said, I am deeply hoping that the general pictures of my project I have already begun to envision can make the transition to paper without many erasure marks or "do-overs." I think one of the biggest challenges will be when I try to include the restaurant, labs, and offices, and I feel any of such could distract from my metaphor if not properly executed. I am particularly torn, cuz Andy Warhol would appreciate the consumerism and maybe even place these areas at the forefront of the design, making his museum as people-friendly and consumer-driven as possible. However, I want the inside to more readily reflect Andy's mind and ambition in a way that do not let his passions stand out too much. For instance, Andy enjoyed producing, writing, and filming pornographic films. And if this is included in my museum, it will be as understated as possible , such us just a small section with a listing of movie titles. I hope that my museum will be family friendly and focus on the enchanting works Andy Warhol achieved. Hopefully my bubble diagram will reflect this hope.

Post 9 - Presentation Reflections

The presentations were very fun for me, more as a viewer than a presenter. In my opinion, I love hearing others peoples ideas and adding to them. My mind has a habit of being pulled under by my creative side. So, my favorite part of the presentations was thinking the "What if's" through with other peoples projects. At the same time, the presentations in general really allowed me to open my mind about what I personally wanted to achieve in my project. I feel my metaphor needed work, and after hearing students have an inability to fully connect their ideas with the outside and the inside of the building, I decided I wanted my whole building to truly embody what Andy Warhol is. My metaphor is now a mere personification of the walls of what I hope to build. I want the outside of my building to represent Andy Warhol's appearance - intimidating, quirky, out of the ordinary. But I want the inside to portray the amount of color and creativity that filled Andy Warhol's whole outlook. I want the contents of the building to reflect the contents of Andy's mind. And I also hope to hit people straight in the face, so to speak, with what I accomplish. I personally feel that is the path Andy Warhol's life followed. He looked intimidating and could make people feel wary about venturing closer, but one you allowed yourself to hear what he had to say, Andy Warhol said it willingly, and the ideas and genius of the man were enough to leave you speechless.