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New exterior. Added extruded black strips and fragmented the once bland linear window on the sides. We also made the glass on the facade into a hexagonal pattern to make it resemble the eyes of the bee. As for the door, there is a half hexagon that is evident on it.

New interior. Extruded the hexagons inwards to function as a cabinet but still retains the glass.

Initial concept for a mobile/mini comfort room that would cater to the public especially to commuting citizens.

Its prospective site would be on the unused spaces of the terminal LRT stations and other open spaces around the metro since there is a dire need of comfort rooms and also to eventually slake the ensuing problem of taking a piss almost anywhere. 

Guggenheim Museum

Philosophy: The littlest imperfections make-up the grandest of executions.

Design Concept: Slick and Suave

Concept: Colossal Obliques

Working Concept: Flawed = casual, free and aimless but with character

Sculptured House, Colorado

Philosophy: Genuine character shines above all

Design Concept: A Salient Home

Concept: Nature’s ContemProminence 

Working Concept: Surmount = stand out, overcome surroundings while blending

Philosophy: Humility and determination catapults one to high places

Design Concept: Skyward 

Concept: Suspended Roof

Working Concept: pointing upwards, convergence on top, sleek

Oscar Niemeyer is a Brazilian architect known for being the “sculptor of monuments”. He is highly lauded but also criticized for his modern style, sometimes by his old age, but I consider him as one of the designers that serve as an exemplification of a good character starting from humble beginnings and later being recognized as one of Brazil’s finest architects for his curvy and sleek type of designs. I personally like his style of being able to produce a design which is modern but contains elements that exhibits a Brazilian flair into it. He was a modernist but he did not fail to show features that would allude or at least acknowledge his own country. Being  under, Le Corbusier, he was also criticized as having a similarity to the designs of his mentor but as soon as time passed, he emerged out of his own shell, outdid himself and made a name for himself through his own distinct design. What I like most about this architect is the fact that from being anonymous, he then was commissioned to design some of the most significant buildings in Brazil’s government and being able to contribute to his own nation while releasing his own style on these designs.

Although it may seem too cliche, I still think that Frank Lloyd Wright is one of the best and most prolific architects of all time not only in America but across the globe. He has been through a great midlife ordeal including the burning of his living quarters, death of loved ones and a divorce but all these were a part of his own honing. What’s great about him is his diversity as a person, his life of ups and downs in particular being a playboy. Not only was he an architect but an author of many articles and popular lecturer in America and Europe. Actually, before liking Wright himself, I first liked his iconic work - the Fallingwater which was hailed as “Wright’s most beautiful job”, “best all-time work of American architecture” and being included in the Smithsonian’s List of Places You Should See Before You Die. His enduring legacy as an architect is what I admire the most being able to establish himself as one of the stalwarts of American architecture. I see him as a person who designs to really instill a deep impact and leave an impression that would immortalize him as a great artist. I vie to be like him in terms of being able to leave a lasting mark for posterity through his design with his character.

Santiago Calatrava would be the third architect of my choice. Both a civil engineer and an architect, he is noted for his colossal edifices around Spain. He is known for bridging the gap between architecture and structural engineering. He may not have a colorful life background in which I could compare into an epic novel and draw inspiration from but his works would compensate for that. His designs would be evident, from bridges to large monuments all around the city. The fact that his design tries to link architecture and engineering is already admirable as it would further lead to innovations.

Aaron P. Quinto

DAR 1 - ADESPRN

I have always associated architecture with cliche words like buildings, houses and floor plans. That has been the standard. For as long as I could remember, it would be about drawing structures and making big buildings but ask me what its definition is, it seems to be a hard thought to ponder on. Now that I am on the architecture program myself, I have, more or less a clear definition of my own for the word: 

Architecture is the art of creating which draws from our vision that blurs the barriers between the concrete and abstract.

More to a practice and a way of making ends meet, architecture for me is an ancient and amazing art where we incorporate our thoughts and embody them through construction of edifices and structures in ways more than one. It’s an art where passion prevails more than the mere need of being able to produce something. With this in mind and as my guiding principle, I want to be an architect because I want to tread a profession where I will have contentment through drawings, design and contemplating above all; a profession that will allow me to exude a reflection that would last for the next generations as my legacy. It is in designing in my own freedom do I find true joy so architecture best suits me.

As one of the most prominent professions in this world, competition is also tight in architecture, so for me to be able to stand out as a designer, I should think more than outside the box. I should think eccentrically, like an avant-garde, be a non-conformist and a wild explorer of new ideas. I should be bold in executing my designs and have no fear of criticism. I should establish myself as a somebody who would make a design no has ever seen before, set the bar higher where no one has ever gone to.

I am one of the modernist bastards of this generation but not a purist, therefore, I like minimalistic, simplistic and contemporary designs with character to boot.

I go by the philosophy: Solid idealism and dedication transcends limits.

Bearing that philosophy in mind, I would like soaring and designs that are loud without shouting. A design with positive angst and conviction on its own. My style would most likely be inclined to visionary designs but with a flair of customary features when it comes to some details, designs with impact it’s beyond the worldly standards but would serve highly functional. Though high-end and pompous my dream designs would seem, I want it to be able to meet with the level of the masses and the common people. I want a design that speaks directly to individuals where they could relate and be one with it and blends with the status quo.

My icons would include Frank Lloyd Wright, Santiago Calatrava and Zaha Hadid. I draw great inspiration from their designs and their way of thinking. 

10 Years from now, I catapult myself into a vision where I am a principal architect in an architectural firm which provides cutting-edge designs. A multi-awarded and sought-after firm which topples other architectural firms around the globe. To add something more ambitious, I envision myself as an established brand because of my unique designs who would eventually snag the coveted Pritzker Price for commitment and consistent contributions to the society as an architect. 

It is a long and tedious race in architecture but this declaration would serve as my firm pillar which I would hold on to. I would anchor my hardwork from this and will remind me that I have dream out there to deal with.

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