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Assignment #8

Precedent

Architecture will always be what it has been. That's why we see reflections of the past in what we design today. The past will always be the best informant on function and beauty.

Purpose

Task

My partner and I were given two buildings.  One of them, being an example of vernacular architecture, ours was the Moloca. and the other was a modern-day representation of the given vernacular. ours was the Casa Toquilla. We were tasked with creating a dynamic model that represented aspects of both given precedents.

Deliverables

Maloca analysis drawings

Casa Toquilla analysis drawings 

Dynamic synthesis model 

Materials

Chip board 

Dowels 

Acrylic 

MDF

Maloca Analysis Drawings

Casa Toquilla analysis drawings

Synthesis Model preliminary work

Diagrams and Drawings

Final synthesis model

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