Blog 22 - Independent Component 2

I, Christian Legaspino, affirm that I completed my independent component which represents 30 hours of work. My source for completing my IC 2 is my mentor, Miyong Chung. What I did for my senior project was do an additional 30 hours. What I did was go with my mentor, shadow him when he has meetings with his clients. During this time, I meet one of his architect friends, Stephen Le, who I shadowed as well. I had a lot of time to talk with my mentor about my senior project and EQ. I had valuable information that was said to me that I can use for my presentation. The significance of this was that I was able to get my mentor's view and thoughts on the idea. While I shadowed him, I saw some things that he would incorporate that deals with my answers. I learned a lot during his meetings with his clients. Plus, when I wasn't at a meeting with him I would be at the office doing additional work to help around. Use AutoCAD the principle system the employees use. 

These are the notes I took when I went with my mentor during one of his meetings with his clients.

Blog 16 - Independent Component 2 Approval

1.  Describe in detail what you plan to do for your 30 hours.

Well to be honest, I don't know what to do yet. I am thinking to either do an additional 30 mentor hours with my mentor or with possibly another mentor, if I am able to find one that focuses on a different aspect of architecture, or I can take an architecture class. I can take one online, there are some free classes. 

2.  Discuss how or what you will do to meet the expectation of showing 30 hours of evidence.

What I can do is log my hours if I do additional 30 hours or if I take a online class of my topic I can provide proof of my class. Possibly showing my grade, unless my grade is humiliating to my family's pride. 

3.  Explain how this component will help you explore your topic in more depth.

Having a different mentor and taking a class gives me a different perspective on how to view and take on architecture. I been viewing it my way as well as my mentors. It provides a different way oth thinking and a way to expand on where I want to go. 

4.  Post a log in your Senior Project Hours link and label it "Independent Component 2" log.

Sure thing. 

Independent Component 1

Literal 

I, Christian (Lego) Legaspino, affirm that I have completed my independent component which represents 34 hours and 30 minutes of work. During my independent component, I did not use a written source to help complete my project. What I did use and reference for help was my mentor's coworker, Bob L., who works at CMC Architects and Engineers. What I did for my independent component was build a model of one of my mentor's client's house. My mentor gave me the task and I used this opportunity as my independent component. So as I stated, I built someones house to give the client a representation of what their house will look like. I built a exact replica of what the house will look like. From the facade of the building to the roofing. 

Interpretive

Oh this project took over 30 hours alright. Making a professional model for my mentor's client when I have little to none experience is not an easy task. I had a hard time cutting, gluing, and keeping the model clean. 

This was the beginning stages of my model. Looks neat doesn't it? This is when I first started piecing the facades of the building together. These are the main walls of the building. The front section of the house was a whole new thing. Because the house is proportional to the real thing, the spacing and alignment of these walls needed to be on point. Which in my eyes were pretty darn well. Then I cut of more walls or features of the house and attached it to the house. The detailing of the house took a while. You think that would be the easy part or let along the easy part, but boy am I wrong. If I mess up gluing the detail onto the walls...I ruin the aesthetic appeal of it (which I learned the hard way). 

Pretty nice, huh? 

How about this angle? Looking good. 

This model took a lot of work. I had to be delicate so I would not break it while also being careful so I keep the model looking nice. What it is laying on is the foundation of the place the actual house will be at. The contour of the lade and how the house will be laid respected to its surroundings. 

Applied

This helped me with the foundation of my senior topic by the design aspect and the precision of how the pieces are fitted in. Because of the way the house was built I can see the functionality of things. Such as the spacing of rooms, or even why some things are placed the way they are. 

Blog 8 - Independent Component 1 Proposal

I have some ideas on what I can do for my independent component. My first idea is that I can build a scaled model of a building or complex. My second idea is to help my summer, architecture professor build his house. Right now, he is building his house in Pasadena and I can possibly help him out with that. Building a model of a design is just as important as the designing of a building itself. A model helps visualize a scale model of what the architect envisioned. It gives me a prospective that a computer can not. They are not delicate things to mess around with. They are scaled down and properly measured so the architects know they are meeting the requirements they agreed to. It also helps them decide what needs to be changed and what works. Construction is also just as important as architecture. Architecture like to supervise the construction process because they want to make sure, what they design is coming out the way they want it to. They both go hand it hand together. Architecture is the idea that forms and construction is that magic that brings that idea to life! 

How I plan to meet the expectations of showing 30 hours of my independent component is taking pictures! How much more proof do you need to have than having a primary source? I can take a picture of myself doing some work. And obviously log it into my Senior Project Hours log.