Complete Void Space Sculpture Process

I-BEAM… VOID SPACE ©

Angela M. Jaffuel

The original steel sculpture was designed by Duane S. Ellifritt, P.E, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Civil Engineering at the University of Florida A tool kit intending to aid civil engineering students gain an Engineering at the University of Florida. A tool kit, intending to aid civil engineering students gain an understanding of framing and connectivity, includes a teaching guide, a 3D CAD file of the steel sculpture, and a shear connection calculator tool. Over 100 universities across the country have the steel sculpture as public art on campus grounds.

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The sculpture rises approximately 6’8” tall above the concrete base it is fastened to. The overall dimensions are L44” x W44” x H72”. The dimensions were determined in combination of the original AutoCAD drawings and on site measurements.

CODEX

Precedent Elements Informed By:B b F l d h l h d E


Burnaby Furmas – Color red Mimmo Paladino – Void space on wall Doris Salcedo – Negative space design

Rachael Whiteread – Extracting negative space Anthony Caro - Composition

LAYOUT


Original AutoCAD files used to obtain a planview of both levels. When over-layed, the void space design was derived by vertical extension of each square


COLORCOLOR

C l Phil hColor Philosophy: The original color of the steel sculpture is

primer red. The opposite of the physical structure is the

void/negative space, determining an inverse color for the “I-Beam Void Space” sculpture to be aqua blue.


ON SITE

Location Selection: Placement of the sculpture corresponds with 2 elements:


Placement of the sculpture corresponds with 2 elements: Alignment with the steel sculpture - connecting the two art forms. Adjacency to two main entrances, one at each North/South location – connecting interior with exterior.

The “I-Beam Void Space” sculpture is placed directly onto the ground without a base, connecting it to the earth.

Over time natural environmental conditions will reflect a full connection as plant life grows densely around the base.


around the base. In order to gain a true feeling of the “mass” of the negative space, the 4 cubes are extracted and

spaced 36” apart for the addition of accessibility and an experiential element.









PROVOCATION

Sketchup - 1:1 (true scale) digital site design model Simple framework - depicts designated placeholder Simple framework depicts designated placeholder Photography – construction process Final montage - location, scale and color








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Complete Void Space Sculpture Process

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