Exp 2 - Week 1

Model 1 - "Absence of distinct orientation"

Model 2 - "Heavy homogeneous frames as indeterminate outlines of spaces"

Sketches

Left: Heavy homogeneous frames as indeterminate outlines of spaces.

Right: Horizontal expansion vs verticality.

Left: Organised forms arranged in a labyrinthian way.

Right: Absence of distinct orientation.

Unity and Harmonisation of overlapping geometry.

Displacement of different forms to create light and shadow.

Exp 1 Final Submission

Sections

Client 1 - Revival Cycles, keyword: industrious

Client 2 - Heston, keyword: vibrant

 Textures

Texture 1 - Colourful

Texture 2 - Flowing

Texture 3 - Tough

Screenshots

Revival Cycles workshop is located above the ground level. The building is composed of a random arrangement of intersecting hexahedrons inspired by the keyword "industrious", forming a blunt and jagged outline. Square openings resembling exhaust pipes are used to illuminate the interior, including the motorcycle production facilities which are located within the large orange cube. The finished motorcycles can then be transported via an elevator to the ground level show space.

The ground level is divided into two sections. The Revival Cycles show space is located along the datum and sheltered by an overhanging platform. The platform is used as a food court for the second client - Heston Blumenthal.

 Through a spiral staircase leading into the ground, Heston's kitchen is located below the datum. The series of colourful volumes are derived from the keyword "vibrant". The kitchen, pantry and entrance spaces (purple, orange and red respectively) are arranged circularly around the cyan hub. This section of the building is better demonstrated in the animations below.

Animations

3D Warehouse:

https://3dwarehouse.sketchup.com/model.html?id=u7dd99e4b-ab15-4051-8985-c81b17592ed4

If the warehouse link doesn't work here it is on dropbox.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/d6x51capvomy42u/final%20sketch.skp

Week 3

Row by row starting from top left hand corner:

 Transparent, light, colourful, flexible, brittle, luminous, porous, fluffy, bright, soft, buoyant, neat

Heavy, warm, rough, malleable, hard, iridescent, fine, flowing, translucent, reflective, tesselate, smooth

Granular, opqaue, sharp, rigid, tough, dark,compact, matte, cold, dull, firm, dense

Sketchup:

Revival Cycles

Heston

Short video:

An interestingly designed staircase taking advantage of the central pivot for easier installation.

Week 2

Stairs 1

 Stairs 2

Stairs 3

Stairs 4

Sketchup Draft 2:

Industrious

Vibrant

Above ground materials: precast reinforced concrete structure, polished cement finish.

Below ground materials: same structure as above, with treated plywood finish for interior.

Week 1

Client 1 - Revival Cycles, noun: metal, verb: contrasting, adjective: industrious.
Client 2 - Heston Blumenthal, noun: nature, verb: growing, adjective: vibrant.

Sketchup models:

Metal

Growing

Material: galvanised steel for exterior patterns

"Before the first class"

Part 1

A: Best piece of creative work

This is a pencil drawing of a fighter aircraft during landing. I tried drawing white clouds in the background but they turned out horrible, so I coloured them in and made it rainy instead.

B: A great piece of architecture

Located in Paris, Jean Renaudie's building complex is composed of eight individual buildings, each containing a mixture of shops, offices and living spaces. The buildings spread out across both sides of the street, connected by an overhanging corridor. Each room is an uniquely shaped polygon, assembled together to create the rugged and industrious look.

C: An original photograph of something beautiful

This close up of the Bird's Nest stadium was taken a few years ago during my visit to Beijing. The photo shows the tangled and interwoven trusses that inspired the building's name, however it is unable to convey the scale of the structure. Each of the steel columns shown is wide enough for a person to walk on, and this frame contains only a fraction of the 40,000 tonnes of steel that makes up the structure.

Part 2

Revival Cycles: Metal, contrasting, industrious

Steinway & Sons: Extrusion, standing, sleek

Heston Blumenthal: Nature, growing, vibrant