MICHAEL HOEHN

COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE + PLANNING

MAJOR ONE PORTFOLIO

TABLE OF CONTENTS
SEMESTER SUMMARY
STUDIO
MARRIOT LIBRARY FINE ARTS TERRACE
URBAN GALLERY FOR LAND ART
TECHNOLOGY EXPLORATION
COMMUNICATIONS
PROCESS BOOK ASSIGNMENTS
EXPLORATION DOCUMENTATION

SEMESTER SUMMARY
FIRST SEMESTER OF ARCHITECTURE SCHOOL

INCLUDED ARE TWO STUDIO PROJECTS COMPLETE WITH PROCESS AND FINAL
PRESENTATION MATERIAL
NEW TECHNOLOGY, CREATIVE EXPLORATION, AND TEAM BUILDING EXERCISES
PROJECTS REQUIRING TECHNOLOGICAL EXPLORATION INCLUDED EXTENSIVE UTILIZATION
OF RHINOCEROS, GRASSHOPPER, AND FULL RANGE OF ADOBE PRODUCTS

PROJECT ONE

MARRIOT LIBRARY TERRACE

FINAL RENDERED VIEW LOOKING NORTH

CONCEPT PROPOSAL
MARRIOT LIBRARY TERRACE
FREE THE GRID

EACH STUDENT WAS ASKED TO SUBMIT AN INDIVIDUAL

CONCEPT PROPOSAL TO FIT UNIQUE PARAMETERS
IN AN ENVIRONMENT SURROUNDED BY CONCRETE MY
DESIGNS WOULD SEEK TO OFFER A MORE RELAXED AND
FREEING ALTERNATIVE
FINAL GROUP MEMBERS: ALEXIS SUGGS, BRIAN CHOI,
JASMINE KAN MING, FRED MESSIAS, AND MICHAEL HOEHN

PROCESS SKETCHES
MARRIOT LIBRARY TERRACE

INTERACTIVE SEATING SKETCHES INTRODUCING

DYNAMIC PLANE FUNCTIONALITY

DYNAMIC PLANE STRUCTURE DIAGRAM

INTRODUCES POTENTIAL SYSTEM MANAGEMENT

MODELING OF DYNAMIC PLANE BENCHES

PROCESS

MARRIOT LIBRARY TERRACE

EVOLUTION OF THE DYNAMIC PLANE THROUGH

UNIQUE AND DYNAMIC SEATING

PHYSICAL MODEL
MARRIOT LIBRARY TERRACE

BENCH MODELS D PRINTED COURTESY

OF MARRIOT LIBRARY

PROJECT TWO

URBAN GALLERY FOR LAND ART

FINAL RENDERED VIEW LOOKING EAST

2014 MAJOR ONE STUDIO DESIGN AWARD WINNER

SCHEMATIC DESIGN SKETCHES

URBAN GALLERY FOR LAND ART

USER INTERACTION WITH THE STRUCTURE AND

SURROUNDINGS

UNIQUE EXPERIENCES THROUGHOUT THE SITE AND BUILDING

STRUCTURE WILL INTERACT WITH THE SITE AND

SURROUNDING URBAN LANDSCAPE

PLAN LAYOUT
URBAN GALLERY FOR LAND ART

SECONDARY GALLERY
OPEN TO ABOVE

MAIN GALLERY
A

UP

IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE

DN

WOMEN
DN

MEN
UP

DN

UP
MECH.

UP

OPEN PLAN LAYOUT FEATURES IMMEDIATE

EXPOSURE TO THE CENTRAL MAIN GALLERY

CATWALK PROVIDES PLANNED ROUTE THROUGH MAIN GALLERY EXPERIENCE

UP

SECONDARY GALLERY FEATURES SMALL SCALE

LAND ART INSTALLATIONS

SECTION

CUT THROUGH FACING NORTHEAST

THE MAIN GALLERY BOASTS A LARGE PROJECTION

SPHERE WHICH CAN BE SEEN THROUGHOUT THE
ENTIRE GALLERY

PHYSICAL MODEL
MARRIOT LIBRARY TERRACE

URBAN GALLERY FOR LAND ART

FINAL RENDERED VIEW INTERIOR

TECHNOLOGY EXPLORATION
GRASSHOPPER DEFINITIONS

FULLY CUSTOMIZABLE HYPERBOLIC PARABOLOID ROOF

STRUCTURE AND WALLS

CUSTOMIZABLE WAFFLE ROOF STRUCTURE

FULLY CUSTOMIZABLE STRUCTURAL LOUVERS WITH MIDDLE

ANGLE ALIGNED TO SUN LOCATION

PREPARE LOUVERS FOR FABRICATION

GRID SHELL STRUCTURE MAIN GALLERY

TECHNOLOGY EXPLORATION
3

RHINOCEROS D MODELING

RHINOCEROS HELPS TO PRODUCE QUICK FORM ITERATIONS FOR

MORE ACCURATE EXPLORATION

QUICKLY EXAMINE STRUCTURAL AND PROGRAM PROPERTIES

COMMUNICATIONS

ASSIGNMENTS CONSISTED OF WEEKLY PROCESS BOOK ASSIGNMENTS DESIGNED TO STRENGTHEN

PROJECT ANALYSIS, DOCUMENTATION, AND CREATIVITY

PEN DRAWINGS

CREATIVE INTERPRETATION

COMMUNICATIONS PROVIDED KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS NEEDED TO

EFFECTIVELY RELATE VISION TO OTHERS

PEN DRAWING OF MARRIOT LIBRARY CONVERTED TO VECTOR

GRAPHIC USING ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR

EXPLORATION DOCUMENTATION
CLASS TRIP TO THE SUN TUNNELS

PEN DRAWING OF MARRIOT LIBRARY CONVERTED TO VECTOR

GRAPHIC USING ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR

STUDY OF VIEWS

NORTH

SOUTH

EAST

WEST

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