Experiment 3 Final Submission

Here are my marking schedules from the draft submission in the final tutorial.

Final Model 

Here is my model on 3D warehouse. 

Here is my Lumion folder on Dropbox.

Below are some photos of my completed model.

North-East Elevation highlighting the bridge between the organic glass canopy and the natural environment strewn throughout the linear structure.

An overarching shot showing the complete structure and its place in UNSW.

The informal learning area is a circular glass section with concrete tables inside. The second story is a place for students and staff to meet and relax.

The computer labs are next to the design lab which has graphics tablets. This shot shows from below the canopy and also highlights one of my materials.

This section of the structure is where the offices and meeting areas for staff are located. They are illuminate by direct and indirect light all day.

The literal bridge between this structure and the Squarehouse, sheltered under the glass canopy. The gallery is located here, an informal showcasing area.

The lecture hall. The moving screen comes from the main column and produces a wall and board/projector for classes.

Moving Elements

Here we see both moving elements. The garden raises up to produce a feature bridging the two levels, and the wall comes from the column to produce a functional teaching wall.

Understanding beauty is a complication

This theory allowed me to create a model that allows for such a natural spectacle when viewed at any point in the day, harnessing natural light and a connection to the outdoors. It is complicated by its function- the actual teaching of architectural and engineering principles.

Flythrough

Week 4

Below are my 36 textures relating to different aspects of movement.

I chose the following three textures to place throughout my model.

Week 3

After looking at the list of possible spaces for the new school I listed those that this structure needed. I believed that the Squarehouse has enough computers and tutorial rooms, and also has a complete workshop. By bridging the two buildings this one would need possbily neither of them.

These are the things I chose that my building needed and the relative size.

I took some of the plan and turned it 90 degrees to make it 3D to get a grasp of where everything should now be placed in the empty building. The second sketch is a quick layout.
Below is my draft environment, with the majority of the structure needed but no real detail, materials or functional details placed in yet.

North East Elevation

South West Elevation

Structural shot and placement

North Elevation

Week 2

This week we had to create 6 two-point perspectives, and then develop one into a Sketchup and Lumion model. It was required to have both linear and organic shape in the structure, and form a bridge.
I took this as an opportunity to integrate my concept into the project, making a literal and physical bridge between my building and the squarehouse, and also a conceptual bridge between; the two theories of architecture and engineering, and the built and natural.

Moving Parts

 This will be a garden that doubles as stairs up to the second story.

The glass pane extends out of the wall as a screen for the lecture hall and to sever the bridge between the interior and exterior when needed.

Week One

Theory

I am studying Civil Engineering and Architecture and so I wanted to find a theory from a great architect that also appreciated the engineering side of things. I landed on Santiago Calatrava, and found an article talking on his take on the blurred line between the two. The following paragraph formed my theory that I would use for this project.

"We humans live in two worlds. First, there is the outer world of appearances- all of the forms of things that captivate our eye. But hidden from our view is another world- how these things actually function, their anatomy or composition, the parts working together and forming the whole. This second world is not so immediately captivating. It is harder to understand. It is not something visible to the eye, but only to the mind that glimpses the reality. But this “how” of things is just as poetic once we understand it- it contains the secret of life, of how things move and change."

Understanding beauty is a complication.

18 Sketch Pespectives