Design Studio 1 Cube Construct
Professor Ramses Terrero
Coordinator Nik Nedev
Florida International University SOA Fall 2020
The objective for this project is to learn how to use primary architectonic elements, such as planes, to define and “control”
space. In the process of learning how to work with these systems you will use various conceptual strategies and techniques to
explore spatial organization and spatial relationships. Students were asked to design a layered, two-dimensional composition to emphasize or de-emphasize the inherent grid from an Abstract Painting.
Painting - Grid - Thick Square - CubeBy folding, interlocking, and intersecting planes to explore ways to define “spaces” within the limits of the square. It was up to the students to decide the size and number of planes while following the proportions of the 9-square grid.
Student workCube shape finding and exploration
Students were no asked to ‘stretch’ the ‘thick’ square from the previous assignment into a new 9” x 9” x 9” construct and to explore a variety of spatial conditions.
Cube Exploration / Student WorkExperimental Visualization
Student Work
Final Projects by: Isabella Cyrillo, Daniela Mederos, Jonathan Fernandez, Adrian Ferreiro, Ecem Aksoy, Yeredny MatosSelected best project / Super Jury Nomination
Super Studio nomination & Winner / Daniela Mederos
Ramses Terrero and his students