DESIGN STUDIO 3_PROJECT 1 : DAWNTOWN COMPETITION / MIAMI SEAPLANE PORT
INSTRUCTOR: MARIO F. ORTEGA
 
GOAL_>
 
AKIN TO ONE'S SEARCH FOR AN IDENTITY, SEEKING A BALANCE BETWEEN CONFORMITY AND ALIENATION, THE DESIGN IS THE PRODUCT OF A DIALOGUE BETWEEN CREATIVE EXPRESSION, ANALYSIS OF THE EXISTING SITE AND ITS SURROUNDINGS, AND FUNCTION. 
 
PROCESS_>
 
A CLOSE STUDY OF THE AREA'S GRID SYSTEM AND FORCES, FACILITATED BY SATALITE IMAGERY AND BY SITE OBSERVATIONS, REVEALING THE DYNAMICS CREATED BY THE MEETING, AND THE OVERLAPPING OF THESE MOMENTS. 
 
CONCEPT_>
 
INTENDED FOR A SEAPLANE PORT, THE CROSS-SECTION OF AN AIRCRAFT WING, OR FOIL, INFORMED ITS DEVELOPMENT AS DID THE PROPONDERANCE OF THE TRIP OF ELEMENTS AIR, WATER, AND LAND.
 
 
 

CONTEXT ANALYSIS: DRAWINGS 4, 5, & 6
ANALYSIS OF THE SITE IN THE CONTEXT OF FORCES & PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
18" X 24" & 12" x 24
INK ON MYLAR
CONCEPT MODELS
USING THE DRAWINGS AS INSPIRATION, PRODUCED 30 CONCEPT MODELS
10" X 10" X 1"
MUSEUM BOARD
PROCESS MODEL 1
12" X 12" X 1"
MUSEUM BOARD, PETG, & WOOD
PROCESS MODEL 2
24" X 24" X 3"
MUSEUM BOARD, PETG, STYRENE, & WOOD
 
 
SITE CONTEXT & SITE PLAN
 
 
 
 
DETAIL SECTION MODEL 1
30" X 5" X 5"
MUSEUM BOARD, PETG, STYRENE, & WOOD
 
 
DETAIL SECTION MODEL 2
30" X 5" X 5"
MUSEUM BOARD, PETG, STYRENE, & WOOD
 
 

SECTION DRAWING
12" X 24"
INK & CHACOAL ON PAPER
Miami Sea-plane Port
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Miami Sea-plane Port

2010 _ 2nd year Design Studio

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