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Bachelor of Architecture - Ricardo Palma University - Lima, Peru   2006 - 2011 

 

 


Third Year

First Semester

 

 

The studio work during the semester is based on the context of the movie DUNE.Each of the excercises were done according to the characteristic of the place, actors and topic of the movie, learning about  the diferent relations that we can find in specific design contexts.

 

 

Works:

 

1 - Utility Extension :  During this excersice students design a  utility  extension  for the actors,which provides them th capacity to scape during a battle in the desert.

 

2 - Cavity in the desert - first space : This exercise is realted to the undesrtanding of  designing a space for the actors in the desert.The exersice is a one week project to get involve in the final architecture project of the studio.

 

3 - Virtual Extension - second space : Students  design a virtual extension , showing  their undestnading of the movie context using innovative  and personal methods through  technology.

Many of the methods are prototypes design by students  presented during an open door gallery.

 

4 - The Project - third space : According to the context of the movie, students design an architecture project for one of the  groups of people in the movie. The architecture and design features demostrtates a complete understanding of the context and topic of the movie, through conceptual, structural and functiolality design.

 

It is a distant galaxy, in the far future year, 10191. Arrakis is a desert planet and the only source of Melange, a vital drug used by Guild Navigators for space travel from star system to star system. Two families, the Atreides and the Harkonnens, fight one another for sole control of the Melange mining operations on Arrakis. When Duke Leto Atreides is assassinated by the evil Baron Harkonnen, Duke Leto's son, Paul, and Paul's mother, the Lady Jessica, flee deep into the desert of Arrakis. There, they are befriended by the Fremen, natives of Arrakis. Under the influence of Melange, Paul learns he has special powers and, that he can see into the future. Paul unites the Freman under his leadership, forms an army of warriors, and leads them into battle against Baron Harkonnen and the corrupt Padishah Emperor, Shaddam IV, who is in league with the Harkonnens. Paul vows to avenge his father's murder, and sets out to liberate Arrakis and its people from the Emperor's rule, and to fulfill his destiny

 

 

Movie - Plot Summary

 

 

 

 

 

1 - Utility Extension  - individual work

 

 

 

 

 

 

2 - Cavity in the desert - first space - individual work

 

 

 

 

 

 

3 - Virtual Extension - second space - individual work

 

 

 

 

 

 

4 - The Project - third space - individual work

 

 

 

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