GRI.D DANNY
GRIFFIN
GUIDANCE
I practice architecture by
coding constructive processes
About
GRI.D DANNY
GRIFFIN
GUIDANCE
I practice architecture by
coding constructive processes
About
Drawing Machines Drawing Machines
Program: YMCA
MIT, Core II Studio
Instructor: Mariana Ibañez
How does modifying our tools affect the architecture we can create?
The YMCA consists of highly variable program types that must be reconciled into a singular system of interrelated parts.
The spirit of Drawing Machines Drawing Machines hypothesizes that the conventional iterative process used in architecture has neglected the generative potential of our design tools. We use a variety of drawing machines to translate designs from one medium to another: what if we treat this iterative moment of transcribing coordinates and dimension as the point from which the design emerges?
Without modifying the tool, there are ordinarily two axes of motion that constitute the action of making a mark with a compass. Rolling the pinch point between the fingers, the end effector pivots about the stationary point. Adjusting the height of the hand, the compass can be tilted downward toward the work surface to lessen pressure.
Translation 00: Drawing Machine
Reconstituting the parts of the compass, we create linkages that depart from the predictable behavior of the original.
Translation 01: Machine Drawing
Though the marks from this machine feature a range of readings, these marks are unified by an underlying generative logic.
Translation 02: Digitized Drawing
Composite Drawing: Superimposed states from the scripted drawing
Lasercut Relief Drawings
Translation 04:
Curved Folded Site Model, 1/8” = 1’-0”
Section A: Facing North
Basement Plan
Section B: Facing West
Ground Floor Plan
Projected Plans: Floors 3-5
Translation 05: Section Axon Relief Model, 1/4” = 1’-0”