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Farnsworth Guest Museum / ARCH 2632 Fall 2023

Year: 2023

Skills: Illustrator, SketchUp, InDesign, Model-Making

Fall 2023 This project builds upon the Case Study of the Farnsworth House. I was tasked to design a guest house, or in my case, a guest museum. I wanted to create a "mini Farnsworth House" with my design. Since no one lives in the Farnsworth House, I wanted to make a space to store some of the artifacts and drawings. To do this, I focused on creating a square grid, I then added some of the notable features seen on the Farnsworth House like, posts, a terrace, large windows, and thin mullions. Due to possible sunlight damage that the drawings could suffer from, I decided to create a large overhang that would protect the items inside. The location of the Guest Museum will be further north on the original Farnsworth site plan. There are large trees in this area that will also help protect the items inside. Once inside, there will be a large table to hold original plans, there will also be 5 small pedestals that will showcase other details such as beam joinery. This building is an open environment that favors human interaction. This is why there is a large terrace, it's a large space for socializing. This project was greatly received and was given an A.

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Guest Museum Introduction

This is a quick introduction to the Guest Museum and the purpose it serves.

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Representative Model

This is a model of the final building design. The entire model is made out of foam core, including the interior. The edges of the foam core are hidden with Bristol paper.

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Representative Model

Perspective View 2

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Representative Model

North Elevation

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Representative Model

South Elevation

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Representative Model

West Elevation

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Representative Model

East Elevation

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Representative Model

Roof Plan

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Representative Model

North Elevation Close-up.

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Representative Model

Front Stairs Close-up.

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Representative Model

West Elevation Close-up.

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Drawings

North Elevation

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Drawings

West Elevation

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Drawings

South Elevation

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Drawings

East Elevation

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Drawings

Roof Plan

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Drawings

Floor Plan

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Drawings

Perspective View

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Drawings

West Section

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Drawings

North Section

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Diagrammatic Model

This model represents the interior furniture that the museum has. The large block is meant to be a table and the smaller "posts" are supposed to be pedestals. This model is made from plaster.

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Diagrammatic Model

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Diagrammatic Model

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Diagrammatic Model

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Diagrammatic Model

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Elvin Seferović