Harvard Film Archive

Models of Drawings

Tectonic Drawing

This model represents a drawing of my building in elevation and showing the relationship of the building with the ground sectionally.  The aluminum wire represents building and the copper wire represents the ground and how it has been altered into the masses of the building.

Stereotomic Drawing

This model made of wax is symbolic of the hierarchy of the ground and how it has been elevated and manipulated.  The grey wax where my building is located, representing negative space.  The bees wax shows the different positions and elevations of the ground.

Site Model

My building is located between the diagonal paths in front of the main library.  The Carpenter Center is located directly to the right of my building.  The building is positioned on an angle, which juxtaposes the adjacent buildings, and creates a similar relationship to the diagonal paths, as well as relating to the positioning of the carpenter center.

Perspective Collage

By taking photos of the massing model, I created a perspective collage which resembles areas of entry, space, mass and hierarchy in my building.  Important pieces of the Juan Gris painting are included in the collage, which was part of the beginning of the design.  These pieces represent most of the thought of angles, spaces, elevations walls, positive and negative spaces that make up my building.

Massing Model

Overhead view of the Model.  The giant hole in the roof represents the start of a giant skylight to let natural light flow into the open space, or lobby of the building.  

A perspective showing part of the lobby where the cafeteria, and ticket booth are located.

The black structure gives the building a dynamic feeling and acts as the angle of circulation for the paths that lead up to the theatres.

My buildings design is created by combining the main elements and characteristics that come from the models, drawings and concepts from the previous projects that relate to the Harvard Archive Film design.  The angled spaces come from the Cubist Painting 3D Models as well as the machine for seeing.  The form of the plans come from the main vertical, horizontal and diagonal lines the Cubist painting.  The black structure was created by the idea of juxtaposing forms and thoughts in film.  I imagine the building as it progresses in design to be more broken apart and dynamic, not just a structure sitting on top of the ground, which comes from the landscape model.  The earth and the building will have more unified relationship as the building sinks more into the ground and pieces of earth start to rise, creating a blurring of boundaries from interior to exterior spaces.  

Site Collage

Mapping Of Harvard Site

I chose not to do a drawdle for this project because I was skeptical in making one for the first time, even though I should be challenging myself, and every one was doing a drawdle, so I wanted to be different.  The drawing represents a perspective map (more of a perspective and less of a map..unfortunately) of my site at Harvard.  It resembles a connection between the buildings where the section is, which is where my site is, and the carpenter center, with the needed view where the red lines are.  My idea for my scheme is a building that has a connection to the carpenter center, not necessarily its form or appearance, but its significance of being a unique and striking component in relationship to its surrounding elements and buildings in Harvard.