IAR

Final Presentation - Models

2008-05-08T22:13:00.001-07:00

We made our three spaces into 3D models to allow the audience to get a better understanding of the spaces we were working with.conference room model
conference room model
office model
office model
library model
library model
In our design, our highlight had to be the drop-down ceilng planks. We used these to suggest a ceiling plan which also allowed us to have the space seem more personal and comfortable.

Final Presentation - Drawings

2008-05-08T21:16:00.000-07:00

In our final presentation we compiled drawing showing specific areas which we designed. These Drawings cover several specific areas such as details of wall to floor connections and axons of each room.final presentation board
library perspective
library elevation
library axon
library floor plan
library wall/ceiling connection
library wall/floor connection
conference room perspective
conference room elevation
conference axon
conference room floor plan
conference room wall/ceiling connection
conference room wall/floor connection
office perspective
office elevation
office axon
office floor plan
office wall/ceiling connection
office wall/floor connection

Final Presentation - Secretary Desk

2008-05-08T21:01:00.001-07:00

Another objective was to design a desk in our building that was both capable of being useful for a working secretary, while also protraying a feeling of comfort and welcoming for the visitors. Our goal was to design this desk within our concept, while also using it to welcome the visitors non-verbally.

In our design, we wanted to use lights to use a feeling of caressing to our visitors. When walking up to the desk, you feel almost as if your being held in that center position of the desk . It gives off a feeling of comfort for the visitors while also gives them an idea of where to go when entering the building.

Final Presentation - Materials

2008-05-08T20:17:00.001-07:00

We were asked to design a matterials board compiling our materials for our three spaces. However, we were also asked to develope a new way to present these materials rather the the ordinary board presentation. We developed a series of clear slides layering our materials. It continues with our concept of movement while also giving you an overall feel to the space presented.

a view of all three boards
office materialslibrary material
conference room materials

Logo

2008-04-24T07:24:00.001-07:00

Our assignment was to create a personal logo. In my design I wanted to create a simple yet professional design. My goal was to be able to use what I designed on a business card or a document of some sort in a business setting.

Florence Project

2008-04-16T07:47:00.001-07:00

This is a picture of Florence redone in Adobe illustrator. I used this program to make the landscape look more like a cartoon that reality.

Parallelism

2008-04-10T07:05:00.001-07:00

In this project I used a soda can and a tree to connect a man made object to an object in nature. My message was to take the soda can and transform it into the tree. I was trying to say that we are slowly taking away our natural world and transforming it into a more man made world.

Magazine Ad.

2008-03-26T20:48:00.000-07:00

This ad was in an architecture magazine. I picked this perticular ad because it stuck out immediately to my eye. I thought it was an interesting idea to use those two materials and use them in a way they arent usually used.

Mood in Photoshop

2008-03-24T21:31:00.001-07:00

Here is a photoshoped picture of what I interpreted for the mood "affection."

Pattern Perception

2008-03-19T10:47:00.001-07:00

The Houston skyline has been transformed into an Urban Waterfall. I used buildings to represent the rocky face as well as the crisp water flowing into the city.

CNNC Final Presentation

2008-03-19T08:57:00.000-07:00

This was the final presentation board for CNNC.

CNNC Final Drawings

2008-03-16T21:02:00.001-07:00

Final Floor Plan - ^N
Second Floor Plan - located in Middle Area ^N

Side Entrance - Located on East Side of building
Office in Private Area - Wood beams crossed leaving ceiling open
Training Area - Located middle of building
Office Area - West side of building
Top Section facing East
Bottom Section facing North
Also pictured color sheme - calmer colors for office and work space
- brighter colors for public areas to bring attention and direction

CNNC-Schematic Design

2008-03-16T20:52:00.000-07:00

Section cuts of the building which helped with the interior design of these rooms while also showing a basic idea for the eventual final section cuts.
These are perspectives of the side entrance of the building and the office area that were later developed for the final project.
These are quick sketches of the building outside. It helped develop my idea for the interior by defining the spaces on the outside to help seperate them in the interior of the building.

CNNC-Schematic Design

2008-03-16T20:34:00.001-07:00

I divided each part of the building into four main parts. This enabled me to concentrate on each part of the building seperately. Therefore each part of the building was fully developed.West wing
Entrance Area

Training Area
East Wing

CNNC-Schematic Design

2008-03-16T20:24:00.000-07:00

After setting a more general floor plan, I then moved to a more specific plan which helped set out my ideas on a larger scale.
First shematic bubble plan

My Sister's House Layout

2008-02-06T18:47:00.000-08:00

My Sister's House Movie

2008-02-05T06:26:00.000-08:00

Rendered Perspectives

2008-01-31T08:55:00.001-08:00

My Sisters House - Additional pics

2008-01-31T07:15:00.001-08:00

My Sisters House in sketchup

2008-01-31T05:19:00.001-08:00

Here is a view of My Sisters House entering the Dinning room and kitchen on the right hand side.

Floormat for South Africa

2008-01-29T17:30:00.000-08:00

My design for the floormat was inspired by the apartheid in South Africa. The smaller pieces represent the seperation the existed before the start of the apartheid. As you come closer to the middle of the mat, the pieces grow larger, representing the seperation ending. While these pieces grow closer together, they then make up the South African flag represented in the middle.

IAR 202 - Jan 24 2008

2008-01-24T12:54:00.001-08:00

I N T E R V I E W

Name: Mikko Koivisto

Birth Date/ place: 4.18.1987 Helsinki Finland

Family Details: Mom Dad 2 step brothers, sister

Path of coming here:: Purpose of coming and thoughts of coming here, accomplishments in mind:
School is good back at home so I didn’t come here for better education but the combination of basketball and school was good, not one more than another…mainly basketball…but college provides good academics.
The idea of playing in college here was something that really wanted to experience.
Family letting him go:
Mom took the move hard but never held him back, she wanted him to do what was best for him. And supported him with what he wanted to do. The idea was to only go for 1 year then see how he liked it.
It was a lot different than he thought it would have been, he adjusted well to the change and liked it in a couple weeks. Also after a couple of weeks he realized he wasn’t going home for a long time.
Choosing Virginia
Coincidence, friend back home knew someone from Virginia. His friend told the person he knew in Virginia that Mikko was moving here. It was his AAU coach.

Was America like it is portrayed in movies?
He expected what he saw in the movies. But it was a lot like the country in Virginia, people were a lot like they were in the movies too.

Since arriving are there new dreams or goals?
When he first came he was planning on moving here to just think about basketball and forget everything else. Basketball is still important to him, but it is not the only thing going on in his life, like relationships, other people, and school are more important than he planned it to be. He realized it was not just about basketball.

Life before and life after (major changes):
Every time he goes home his same friends have changed a little but still joke around and do the same things that they did 3 years ago. He is closer to his family but also more distant, being away from home he leaned to appreciate more small things that he used to take for granite, like hanging out with his brother or fighting with his mom.
Once finishing college what are your dream situations:
Keep playing ball somewhere most likely in Europe. Not planning on going right back home after college. After college he will have been away from home for 6 years. His dream situation is to play somewhere, get money, not worry about working, get a nice home then hopefully play as long as he can.

What do you think will happen after graduation?
Worst-case scenario he goes back to Finland to play, but keeps studying to find a nice job, but would still enjoy it if he had to do that.

Challenges
Hmmmmmm, probably just, ahhh, just getting used to the thought that you’re here by yourself, getting though missing home stuff. The worst challenge was being home sick. It was hard because he had to stay because of scholarship and knew he was going home later down the road, not immediately. He feels like he has been here a while and lives here on day to day basis.

One word of his life in America
Unforgettable

When you die what do you want people to say about you
As a positive guy who lived his life to the fullest

COLLAGE

Computing in Architecture

2008-01-16T19:13:00.000-08:00

In today’s modern world, our lifestyle is fast, efficient and evolving all because of computers. It has taken a hold in ever aspect of life. From everyday schooling to your grocery story, the computer is what keeps us organized and on top of things. The design world is no different. Computers have recently taken the place of pencil and paper, and will continue to do so because of the time saving ability and the convenient qualities it offers. Each building requires so much detail, and with that it becomes much more than a hassle to keep them on paper. Therefore like other aspects of life, the computer steps in to help create short cuts and offer different views to a project then ever thought possible.
For example, some design colleges have recent taken design in computing to the next level offering 3-D tours of buildings that have yet to be built. This enables the person to get an actual sense of the building without ever hammering a nail. That’s only one of many programs that help designers today see a project without ever constructing it. In the future a computer could only help the process of the design world. With all the technologies that are at hand, it can only go further, and the computer will most definitely be along for the ride.