Sunday 26 June 2016
WEEK 13 - Independent Study // Lumion Image Captures + Lumion Files + Final Sketchup Model
Lumion Real Time Image Captures
News Mashup
The building is eye-catching and playful in its design, having employed a geometric motif of a triangle with a rectangle combined.
The screen capture above shows the building in relation to its site, and it can be seen to be visually contrasting to the buildings around it. Being modern and dynamic in form, it may be controversial to some, but embraces this.
The experiential quality of being in the long open corridors as you travel across the bridge is unique, as the ceiling steps up and down in a playful manner.
Similarly in the floor below, the corridor is open to the outside, and creates a different experience, one that connects you with the outside minus the excessive glazing as seen in buildings of the International Style.
A simple and clear design for the lecture hall, yet the details are what make the space unique, with the vaulted ceiling and skylights changing the experience of the space.
A spacious workshop, the adjustable skylight changes the experience of the space, controlling the amount of natural light flooding into the space from the ceiling.
Floorplan and Spaces
Moving elements in the scheme
The first moving element is the walls that collapse down into the floor to connect the studio spaces and the workshop together to create a larger workshop/studio space. This allows for studios to have direct access to the workshop when a more hands-on studio class is necessary.
The second moving element is the adjustable skylight, where a large panel on the roof of the workshop is able to move and be adjusted to modify the amount of natural sunlight flooding into the space. This changes the experience of the space, and also means that possibly less power will be used to illuminate the space during the day.
The third and final moving elements are the sliding glass walls on the bridge. These close off the studio spaces and prevent people from crossing the bridge when closed, changing the circulation of the building/bridge. The circulation is changed as people coming from either the Squarehouse or Tyree building will have to travel down to the ground floor to travel across. These sliding glass walls will be used when there is a need for more privacy, or less distractions in the studio spaces, such as during assessments, important studio classes, or reviews.
Flythrough of scheme and spaces within
The above video is a flythrough of the final design that I have completed for my school of architecture at UNSW. This building acts as a bridge between the Squarehouse and the Tyree building, and includes the following spaces:
Lecture Hall
Studio Spaces
Workshop
Computer Labs
Library
Offices for Academic Staff
Offices for General Staff
Research Spaces for Academic Staff
Meeting Rooms for Students
Meeting Room for Staff
Gallery
Resting Spaces
Pantry
Male/Female Bathrooms
Final lumion files
Final Sketchup model and files
Friday 10 June 2016
WEEK 12 - Independent Study // Feedback from other students
Feedback 1
General comments:
- Moving elements could be improved to serve more of a purpose
- The form of the building is good
- Textures are interesting
Feedback 2
General comments:
- Sketch perspectives are okay, but can possibly be improved
- Good use of spaces inside the building
- Mashup of three news articles is good and represents a solid theory
WEEK 11 - Independent Study // 36 Textures + Chosen textures in scheme
36 Textures
Final chosen textures
WEEK 10 - Independent Study // Plan to Section + Model progress/development
Plan to Section
Model Progress/Development
WEEK 9 - Independent Study // Two Point Perspective Sketches + Draft Moving Element
Two point perspective sketches
Draft moving element
Before
After
Animation of movement
The above video shows one of the moving elements that I will be incorporating into my design for this school of architecture. These walls will be dividing walls for studio spaces and the workshop, and by having the ability to lower these walls, the studio spaces and workshop can combine to become on large studio-workshop space when a more hands-on studio class is required.
Saturday 14 May 2016
WEEK 8 - Independent Study // One Point Perspective Sketches + News Article Mashup
One Point Perspective Sketches
Articles used:
(Red)Patrick Lynch, "Spotlight: Gert Wingårdh," ArchDaily, April 26, 2016, accessed May 16, 2016, http://www.archdaily.com/786094/spotlight-gert-wingardh.
(Green)
Vanessa Quirk, "Spotlight: Peter Zumthor," ArchDaily, April 26, 2016, accessed May 16, 2016, http://www.archdaily.com/364856/happy-70th-birthday-peter-zumthor.
(Blue)
Patrick Lynch, "Casa Brutale is Getting Built, and Here’s Why (Hint: The Internet)," ArchDaily, May 2, 2016, accessed May 16, 2016, http://www.archdaily.com/786550/casa-brutale-is-getting-built-and-heres-why-hint-the-internet.
Article MashUp:
This is architecture moving away from the tradition of International Style and privileges the experiential qualities of individual buildings. A sensation in every possible way, this architecture is designed to be in the contemporary times, with a playful and eye-catching design. The concept is clear, bold and simple, yet also precise, and its glory lies in the perfection of its details. There may be geometric motifs employed in the architecture, with visual and sensory contrast to its surroundings. Mysterious and enticing, but having a capacity of playfulness, this architecture may be controversial to some, but embraces it.
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