2. Unseen
Unseen Exhibition
WUHO Gallery
Jesse Cabildo
Andre Gharakhanian
January 16—
February 8, 2013
Unseen seeks
images that cel-
ebrate the photog-
rapher’s eye, dis-
covering beauty,
banality, and the
everyday; images
that make the un-
seen visible through
light, exposure and
the photographic
frame are desired.
The exhibition
features student,
amateur and profes-
sional photographers
working in all me-
diums and styles.
School of Architec-
ture students Andre
Gharakhanian and
Jesse Cabildo built
an interactive in-
stallation inspired
by the exhibition,
incorporating the
aperture of multiple
lenses in one space.
3. Scripted Geometry
Process
Aperture Components
Referenced
Circle-pack-
ing Script
Outer Pivoting
Axis
Inner Axis
Bottom Encasement
Encased Shutter
Fins
Aperture
Mechanism
Inner Axis
Top Encasement
Script uses
an outline
curve and
populates
interior area
with speci-
fied circle
sizes
Resulting
circles are
used to cre-
ate a rela-
tive topog-
raphy derived
from each
circle radii
4. Expanding Member 1
Track System
Expanding Member 2
Locking Part 1
Member to Sphere
Connection 1
Locking Part 2
Member to Sphere
Connection 2
Node 1.0
Node 2.0 Fastened Node 2.0 Loosened
Expnadable Arm
NodeControl
Adaptable Futures
Dwell on DesignDesign Village
Summer 2012
Andre Gharakhanian
Charles Ghiotto
Jesse Cabildo
Node control
explores the possi-
bilities for real time
adjustment of spatial
conditions at multiple
scales.
The design is
intended to adapt
to site conditions
through a flexible
structural system that
expands, contract, and
rotates to the will of
the site. The versa-
tility of the system
allows for a structure
that can aggregate
upon itself and adhere
to different architec-
tural demands.
Composed from a
kit of parts, the sys-
tem is easily adjusted
at an accessible scale
and has interchange-
able components to
maintain convenience.
The adjustable mechan-
ics and flexibility
of parts create the
structure’s versatil-
ity of adaptability.
5.
6. Module Transformation
KineticBloom
June 2012
Yeh-Design Lab
Yi-Hsiu Yeh
Andre Gharakhanian
Jesse Cabildo
Charles Ghiotto
This instal-
lation is a result
of an intensive
6-week investiga-
tion inspired by the
“origami” clutch bag
that is currently in
prototype develop-
ment at Yeh Design
Lab. The two proj-
ects share the as-
piration to achieve
volumetric trans-
formation triggered
by a single action.
Comprised of geomet-
ric facets designed
to kinetically move
with one another our
installation at A+D
showcased an assem-
bly of 100+ identi-
cal and intercon-
nected equilateral
origami modules.
7. Perforated and Scored
Triangular Pattern
Leather Tabs
Magnets
Leather Tabs overlap patterns
and adhere to Veneer.
Magnets adhere within leather
tabs and allow modules to clasp
shut
Scored Rectangular Pattern
Folded Wooden Veneer
Assembled Module
Module components
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Connection detail
Axonometric
Section
Plan
Welds
Drilled holes
I-BeamCoffeeTable
Summer 2010
Andre Gharakhanian
Jesse Cabildo
This piece in-
tends to domesticate
the I beam by fusing
an industrial mate-
rial with the domes-
tic nature of a cof-
fee table. The piece
is designed program-
matically in section
to create multiple
surfaces of use, and
in plan voids are
implemented to pro-
vide transparency
and surface acces-
sibility. The re-
sulting design is a
heavy mass of steel
designed to maintain
a visual lightness
though glass voids
and cantilevering
surfaces.
9. 0ft 50ft 100ft
0ft 12ft 24ft
0in 12in 24in
0ft 2ft 4ft
0in 1in 4in
Dining
Bedroom
Bath
Kitchen
Studio 1 Bedroom 2 Bedroom 2 Bedroom Adjacency 3 Bedroom
Structural Wave Deployment
Bike Path Extension
Unit Organization
TIDALHOUSING
Fall 2011
Studio 3A
Instructor Peter Arnold
Eric Arm
Jesse Cabildo
Ra’ana Ahmadi
Dockweiler
Beach is a relatively
desolate beach south
of its main entrance,
and is located west
of LAX. The main en-
gagement of the site
occurs at the perim-
eter of the beach,
mainly through the
bike path that flows
along the street and
through the actual
waves that draw peo-
ple to the coastline.
The proposed design
links both aspects of
the site by extend-
ing the bike path
toward the waves, and
conceptually bring-
ing the waves closer
to the bike path. A
thorough analysis of
the geometry of the
bike path as well as
a formal exercise
derived from wave
remnants left on the
sand, influence the
structure and deploy-
ment of the housing
program.
10. DEBSPARKCEMETERY
Spring 2010
Studio 2B
Instructor Takako Tajima
Jesse Cabildo
The cemetery utilizes
the modularity and informa-
tion derived from site map-
ping to generate a systematic
design upon the site. A cem-
etery that also functions as
a recreational park was the
given program, with emphasis
on the cemetery. The types of
burials required became split
between above ground and be-
low ground, with a duality of
urn or coffin, resulting in
four different burials with
close spatial relationships.
The module developed created
a set organization between
urn and coffin, but could
still adapt between above or
below ground burials. Along
with a burial organization
the module also maintains a
strict system of ADA ramp-
ing and stairway circulation
all along the hillside. The
placement of each module is
dictated by multiple con-
straints of site mappings,
mainly sun exposure and foli-
age, while slope contours
decide orientation and depth
of each module. To address
the duality of program a
secondary roof garden system
that responds to solar expo-
sure was deployed to allow
for recreation to occur above
the cemetery, maintaining a
strict segregation between
programs. This systematic ap-
plication of program allows
for the community to both pay
their respect to the dead and
enjoy living.
