Implied Enclosure

This project uses the idea of implied enclosure through the use of screens, partially enclosed volumes and different levels of transparency. To get started I first drew the plan and section of Paladio’s Villa Emo in Autodesk Autocad and in Adobe Illustrator. I used these drawing as a base to do observative diagrams produced in Adobe Illustrator. The diagram that I chose to move forward with as a design concept was one that I called “implied enclosure”.

I made several field drawings and explanatory diagrams using my chosen diagram. My final field took a logic in overlaps and transparencies as the previous fields had but instead of filled rectangles I was more literal with the geometry in relation to Villa Emo. I used the geometry to make a unit that could be oriented and combined through the overlap in an infinite number of ways and was only cut off by the edge of the page. I made this field in Autocad and Adobe Illustrator.

After the field drawing the next step was to tranform the field into 3 dimensions and make a model. The model was made out of laser cut chip board and clear plastic pieces. I made the model in separate pieces so that it could come apart and each space between plates could be revealed.

I did a series of operations to transform the different field pieces into their own separate buildings. I did a series of renderings using V-ray for Rhino with translucent glass as the material and then added a circulation arrow in Adobe Illustrator.

The site was the same site as the Villa emo and the contour site model is made out of laser cut chip board. It shows the Villa, the trees, and my proposed buildings as well how they all interact with the site.

The final sectional model is made out of laser cut 1/16th,1/8th, and 1/4 inch plywood as well as 1/16th and 1/8th inch acrylic. I had the floor plan cut out of 1/4 inch plywood so that the supports could easily and accurately be placed into it. I put another piece of 1/4 inch plywood below the floor plan to keep the supporting pieces from going through the base. I had the paths cut out of the base so that I could put boiled linseed oil on them to imply a different material than the rest of the base.