Shen He Final Portfolio

Architecture 101 City College of San Francisco

5/15/2015

Individual Design I

The requirement of this model is sectioning. I had the idea from propeller. I made two circle as the connection. Then, I put different shape connected to the circle.

Individual II

I had the idea from the snail shell which is a famous model. So I attached circle, semi-circle, quarter round to make a cumulative shape. And the circles are increasingly getting bigger by certain

orders.

Individual III

Group Final Design

Site

Site Sunlight Analysis

Site Analysis -  Wind

San Francisco's climate is further modified by the location of the City on the northern end of a peninsula, surrounded on three sides by the relatively cool waters of the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay. In May, the dominant wind is mostly from the west, and usually is one of the strongest months in a year. In addition, our site has special location that less buildings can block out wind.

S.W.O.T. Strengths: ●  Simple kit of parts to build with Weaknesses: ●  Lacking protection of the outside environment such as

wind Opportunities: ●  Flexibility in construction to achieve design intention Threats: ●  The constants of natures’ forces acting against us

Strengths in Each Experience

Entrance

Tree

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Materials

●  Wood ●  2x4 ●  2x3 ●  2x2 ●  2x1 ●  1x .25

●  soda cans ●  metal sheeting ●  thread ●  nylon webbing ●  white, translucent cloth ●  3” long screws ●  1.5” long screws ●  metal stakes ●  small string/thick rope

Finish!!!

I ended up enjoying most of the construction process. Working as a group make things more easier. Although it was hard to gather team members to gather and we had conflict between each other, it open my eyes to different ideas. And I find this class is more practical than the boring textbook knowledge.

CONCLUSION