HIGH RISE
Location: San Francisco, California
Typology: Mixed-Use High Rise
Date: Fall 2017
Model Materials: Acrylic
Software Used: AutoCad, Grasshopper, Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, Rhino, Vray
The high rise assignment of fourth year studio is considered the capstone class for the bachelors degree at NDSU. It is a very complex assignment. As a class, the first stage in the investigation phase was to travel as a class to San Francisco. We flew there and spent five days exploring the city and investigating our given site, everyone in the class was given a different site in San Francisco. After our visit, we studied the codes of San Francisco and had to publish a book on our findings.
There were numerous drawings and renderings that were necessary for the final presentation. Technical drawings, exploded section cuts, a variety of interior and exterior renderings, and a physical model. It was the hardest studio I have ever had; even in 2019, no other studio can compare. I went a different path than other students in my class. At this time in my life, I wanted to push industrial design. In rhino, I would create my own light fixtures and furniture. Whenever I got annoyed at designing my building, I would design something else. My professor, Don Faulkner, even told me to stop designing furniture and instead further design the building. I refused. Click on the image depicting my presentation space to see a small portfolio of my high rise project.
