1. ARCH Portfolio
Erin Welsh
Lee
For as long as I can remember, the built
environment has interested me. I have always
experimented with different ways to express
my fascination with any type of structure.
Throughout my first two years studying
architecture I have gained a greater passion
for this profession. Learning the basic skills in
photo (portrait) of you
my first year and building on those through the
comprehension of techtonics and space has
brought my work a long way from the impracti-
cal drawing of my childhood. I strive to
increase my knowledge to push myself even
further in the design world.

2. Drawing as a Means of Analisis and
Communication
Erin Welsh
Manganelli
The purpose of this project was to convey the motion of a
handheld object through technical hand drawing. I chose
a PEZ dispenser. A preliminary study of my object was a
series of quick sketches using multiple techniques. Its fun
shape and multiple points of movement made the assign-
ment both challenging and excitin. I used layout lines to start
shaping the final board. After drawing the elevation view, I
used projection ines to create two section drawings and one
plan view. Then, I increased the line weights to give a sense
of motion both the vertical movement of the base and the
circular motion of the head.

3. Digital Drawing as a Means of Anal-
ysis and Communication
Erin Welsh
Manganelli
This project took the previos technical drawing into the digital world. I decided to focus on
the transformation of the original PEZ dispenser to the collector’s item of today. I placed the
original PEZ dispenser on the left side of the board and all the precious technical drawings
on the right side. To link the two together, I intooduced the solind band of color that empha-
sizes the collector aspect of the object--the different heads. Again, I varied the line weights to
convey the idea of movement with the base and the head and used layout lines to highlight
the main working ponts. I also interposed a faded image of the original object to add interest
and show a detail of one of the points of motion.

4. Detail drawings of two sections and plans
show varying line weights, emphasizing the
rande of motion, and the use of layout lines
and projection lines.

5. Perspective Drawing and Spatial
Urban Analysis
Erin Welsh
Manganelli
I chose a one-mile path in Genoa, Italy to analyze urban spaces for this project. I chose to create two
boards: one strictly for showing the analysis of the path and the other for the technical drawings. The
analysis board shows the three main areas that I chose to explore: Business district, gethering district,
and residential district. I used the information gathered in the analysis to create a detailed plan, section,
and elevation of each area. Brick patterns were brought in to show the differences of the buildings in the
first zone and the similarity in materials in the last zone. Also, the addition of trees, people, and cars gives
you a sense of the urban scale.
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SITE ANALYSIS: Genoa, Italy ARCH 151, Project 2
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Erin Welsh Spring 2010
Business district: This section shows a variety of building styles and heights.
A3
-Variety of materials incorporated in the buildings gives each building its on
unique facade.
-The streets are just wide enough for two cars to pass with parking located
only along one curb.
Residential district: This area is more plain and the buildings are very
similar.
-The buildings are very similar to one another and symmetrical within
themselves.
alond both curbs.
-The sidewalks do not allow much space for a heavy population of walkers.
Gathering district: This area is more
open and is a good place for large
groups of people to enjoy.
A1 -The main focus of this area is the
basilica.
-The roads are very broad and allow
A2 -Many buildings surorund the basilica
and have their own unique style, but
they do not detract from the beauty
of the central building.

6. Section Elevation
A1-1 1” = 60’Plan
Site A1-2 1” = 20’ A1-3 1” = 15’
Section Elevation
A2-1 1” = 80’Plan
Site A2-2 1” = 40’ A2-3 1” = 25’
Elevation
A3-1 1” = 40’Plan
Site Section
A3-2 1” = 20’ A3-3 1” = 20’

7. Facade Design
Erin Welsh
Manganelli
In this project, we used the context of the analysis from
the last project to design our very own facade. I chose to
tear down an existing building consisting of nine, one-story
stores. The inspiration for the design came from characteris-
tics surrounding the site. The street the building was located
was on an incline so the angle was incorporated into the
center entrance and both awnings. The original curve on the
left side of the building was modified and mirrored on the Process
opposite end. It was also inspiration for the other round fea-
tures, such as the central storefront, the rounded windows,
the awning, and the flower box. In addition to these struc-
tural elements, the colors were chosen from the surrounding
buildings, acting as a way to unify this district.

8. Context
Details

9. Pause
Erin Welsh
Lee
In this project, after learning how to diagram in
2D, we transferred what we learned for our study
into a 3-dimensional space. In my moment in time,
I wanted to focus on creating spaces through a
transparent plane. Aslo, I played with creating
my space into the rock I placed it so that it seemed
to emerge from the rock’s side.

10. Itinerary
Erin Welsh
Lee
asDSSka’s ‘25’
Crystal Moselle and Spike Jonze
My model focused on the emotion evoked from the still-
frames of the video: anxiety, life, death, order, loneliness,
and absense. In order to do this, I wanted the person walking
through my model to experience each of these emotions.

11. Threshold/ Surface
Erin Welsh
Lee
The three word-actions I chose for this project were
twist, wrinkle, and corrogate. After creating the mesh
for each of these I chose the best combination that
showed the most interesting topographical image.
Wrinkle
The combination of crumple and corragate introduced an
image with very strong masses and void placed interestingly
throughout.

12. Door Window Stair
Erin Welsh
Lee
Door Window Stair was an opportunity to combine all knowledge we learned in the prior projects into one.
In order to do this, we created a narrative for a certain characters and spaces that they would occupy. The
main purpose of this project was to focus on tectonic connections and incorporate the elements of a v “door,”
components of the project.

13. Atlas... ...shows his strength.
Atlas, known for carrying the world on his shoulders, shows great
strength. The large elements towering over the traveler allows them
to experience the sense of strength and power all around them.
...exhibits his trickery.
Tired of carrying the world, Atlas unsuccessfully tried to trick
Heracles into taking the weight off his shoulders. As the traveler
walks through the upper walkway, an illusion in itself, they seem to
...views the stars.
Originally characterized as the god who held the heavens on his
shoulder, Atlas held the stars. Here, a traveler can take a seat,
inspired by the little dipper constellation, and view the stars.

14. B
C
A
Middle Plan View

15. process
Based on the character Atlas, I chose three characteristics to
base my three spaces off of: his strength, his trickery, and his
carrying of the celestial globe. One of the main elements I de-
cided to incorporate was a lamenation of strips in various direc-
tions. The purpose of this was to create an optical allusion within
the trickery space. I then took this weave-like pattern to other
was to create a space that a character, walking through, would
experience Atlas’s strength, through the oversized elements and
high space created; his trickery, through the optical illusions of

16. B
DN
C
A
Top Plan View

17. Side Section
Front Section

18. Portfolio Case
Erin Welsh
Lee
For this project I wanted to expand on an idea I tried out in my last model--lamenation. I explored several
different types of lamenation using thin sheets of veneer to create a curved surfaces and a number of thicker
layers glued together to form the base. The idea of the motion is for the case to be carried in a secure locked

19. Assembly
Modeling

20. Clemson Grid
Erin Welsh
Lee
Each of us were given a square lot on the campus of Clem-
son for this project. We were to anlyze the site and diagram
the conditions. After our analysis, we were to introduce a
proposal into the space. I chose to emphasize the open
field’s function of the intramural field by adding cascading
landscape seating along with a series of benches that cre-
ated additional seating to view the field and more intimate
seating areas.

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1/16” = 1’
750’
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730’
720’
710’
700’
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Section Facing West
B
1/16” = 1’

22. 680’
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Perspective Pictures