SCULPTURE KINGDOM
ARCHITECTURE UX
PROJECT OVERVIEW
In architecture school we explored theory based projects to expand our thought process and get creative on designing projects that are not normally built. For this Midwest Cow Art Building, I explored the large sculptures that occupy the midwest and developed a design that housed them and enriched an environment with everything cows and art.
I ask you to keep an open mind because it is going to get a little funky.
TYPE
Conceptual Art Building
PROJECT DURATION
4 month semester
MY ROLE
Designer
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Developed and wrote the backstory
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Researched midwest sculptures
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Created and designed all graphics, plans, and sections
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Built physical model
LOCATION
Chicago
TOOLS
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Rhinoceros (2D plans, elevations, & 3D model)
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Adobe InDesign
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Adobe Illustrator
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Adobe Photoshop
THE BACKSTORY
At the beginning of this project I explored how the Midwest is filled with some of the largest sculptures in the country. I personified the sculptures to give them life and wrote a fun backstory for the project.
THE ART BUILDING
This Midwest Cow Art Building was designed to house sculptures of the area and create an experience filled with a variety of activities. This project was very theory based and made me think outside the box.
FORM & DESIGN
FORM RESEARCH
EXTERIOR ELEVATION
INTERIOR ELEVATION
PLAN SECTION
INTERIOR ELEVATION DETAILS
1
4
8
6
3
5
7
2
1
SWIMMING POOL
5
FUR SLIDE
2
CHANDELIERS
6
SCULPTURE
3
BALLROOM
7
INTESTINE ROCK CLIMBING
4
HISTORIC COW ART
8
CREATING ART
PLAN DETAILS
1
3
5
8
ART ACTIVITIES
OBSERVING
CLASSIC PAINTING
ACTIVE PAINTING
THE PHYSICAL MODEL
A section model of the building was modeled. This gave me the opportunity to explore detailed architecture and pathways that I was not able to grasp via the digital sections and images I created. The experience of designing in the built environment and the digital environment gave me different perspectives on how this conceptual building could be created.
