GESTALT SCHULE
Location: Fargo, North Dakota
Typology: School
Date: Spring 2017
Model Materials: Wood, 3D Printed Material, Yarrow, Paint, Concrete
Software Used: Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Rhino, Grasshopper, Vray
This project was focused on creating a building that was structurally sound by using concrete. At this time in my life I was obsessed with the Bauhaus movement, but not just obsessed with the design style, but also the unique teaching methods of the Bauhaus. This teaching method was a multi-disciplinary teaching of design, a way of teaching that is foreign to Fargo. What I created was an art-orientated school following the principles of the Bauhaus movement.
The end result of this project was to create a digital presentation with renderings, a plumbing study of the school, and an optional model. I love making models so I did attempt to create one made out of concrete with 3D printed facades. However, at the time I didn’t understand the casting process of concrete like I do today so my model was a fifty pound mess. I’m happy I made it even though it didn’t turn out the way I wanted it to. Creating the GIFs and learning Vray was easily the best thing I took away from this studio.
