portfolio pages: the complete project

the fleet

a sound/ the smell was there/ contact/ waiting for a shout/ aiming/ off we go

organs interacting

exchange/ flux covered/ route exposed/ clear

choreography

objects in the choreographic randomness of mind/ randomness as the constant source of logic in specific occasions/ and locations

footing revisited

altered/ warped/ celebrated/ enjoyed/ de-rationalized/ de-composed/ deja vu?

in between space

threshold of personalities and spaces/ the natural habitat of interaction/ thus, event

bug's vision

rotated/ skewed/ deflected/ centered/ eccentric/ alive

the idea of the caterpillar, the cocoon and the butterfly...

...as circulation, habitation and freedom/ models and sketches follow

work in progress

a milestone/ first ideas for the organ-classroom and the tower/ all sketchy and with elements of the process/ dynamics is one concept/ organisms is the other/ biology and transformation/ choice of favorite of the children shown on sections/ it might be you/ the designer is definitely more than one of them

collaborative session between students and children

the last collaborative session/ the point where children educate adults/ there is no need for education to educate/ proof!/ an attempt to create user lead architecture/ a block game and a collage as an intrigue/ an agenda of questions/ all answered/ not clearly/ children have a special way to give answers/ they just propose their reality/ one that everybody should learn of

rationale/ design strategy/ precedents/ massing model

there is rationale even in the most Utopian places/ Utopia is a state of mind/ does anyone remember Alice?/ has anyone read 'Der Steppenwolf'?/ the most strategic state is the one of organized chaos/ hence the precedents/ sustainability is present/ so is the initial massing model

bayards hill primary school/ site analysis

the estate of Barton is situated on the Headington round about at the north east of Oxford/ the physical boundaries of this area is the M40 highway on the south side and unbuilt green fields on the other sides/ there is more in the actual site analysis/ that is boundaries

project 4/ Bayards Hill Primary School

proposal C - complete reconfiguration

How can the school be completely reconfigured to create an 'openness' both to the community and for the children and staff?

This is the most extensive scheme. It will consider the broadest possible context of 'site' and may well extend out into Barton or beyond. It may be a series of annex type buildings which operate a dispersal proposal for the school, its pupils, teachers and associated staff. It is important to take a sustainable approach to this and consider the potential future of the existing buildings and what might be saved from them. 'Which of the existing buildings are valuable and why?' might be a useful point of departure, as well as how might they be redeployed?

This proposal might be considered initially as an urban design scheme. It will consider issues such as the problem of the school and the estate's social and physical isolation. It may also examine a utopian agenda for the school.

project 3/ the story telling project

the delightful world of fairy tales/ any story can be educational/ especially those which excite ones imagination/ imagination/ entrance to a world that exists as a state of mind/ world/ space

alice's adventures in wonderland/ nonsense?/ try to convince a child about it/ try to convince me/ have you been convinced?/ "after all, everybody's mad here"/ said the mad man with the hat

volkswagen/ people's vehicle/ transporter/ hippy past/ sex/ drugs/ rock/ 'n' roll/ no reminiscent of its past/ no pop-up components/ no beds/ no refrigerator/ camp as a matter of attitude/ activism does not necessarily include physical action

movable components/ not telescopic/ not fold able/ space should be user related/ space should host events

"red is not a colour"/ "red is a concept"/ Bernard Tschumi

room for storage/ space to think/ room/ space/ not equal/ not the same

pedagogue/ inspiration/ mentor/ friend/ enemy/ stranger/ educators

political/ social/ action is necessary/ sustainability of resources/ not only the environmental/ people are resources/ thoughts are resources/ support

“project 3/ trailer school/ ...

...design an educational facility/ vw transporter van/ produce a manual/ conversion/ use/ deployment/ occupation/ crit on 7^th february/ 2008”

"semester 2/ introduction/ ...

...look for a new studio place/ public point of exchange/ taking the Architecture studio out in the public realm/ peripatetic”

behold the public point of exchange/ addition of comments is welcome/ very welcome/ comment on anything/ negative comments are much appreciated/ positive should be better thought of/ as always

a priori

Architecture/ often constrained in frames/ art can be a frame/ responsibility/ sustainability/ need for ecological propositions

aesthetics/ proportion/ complete enjoyment of all five senses/ discovery of the sixth/ seventh/ art masterpiece is left to the audience to decide/ decision might take time/ architecture starts now/ yesterday/ it is not art/ will I ever be forgiven for this?

architecture student/ university study must become a risk/ constant testing/ free choice of the media/ free choice of the source of information/ output should be formed by a variety of influences/ academic air is a necessity

fresh start/ not innocent

“no space without an event”/ architectural dictum/ since forever/ warped/ misinterpretation/ often exaggerated when applied in space/ needs comprehension of the event/ overstep the architectural ego/ complicated acrobatics lead to unfortunate spatial assumptions/ oftentimes celebrated

phrase reversal/ not a game/ words always play/ even if the order is changed/ just like the event/ it makes the space/ it is not determined by it