EXP 3 | Week 2 Independent Study: Lumion Environment

Make two elements move in your design.

Upload two images to your blog showing the moving elements in different positions relative to the base architectural form. Think carefully about how your view changes as the elements change position and try to capture that difference in your still images.

Preliminary Sketchup Modelling

SITE MODEL 1

SITE MODEL 2

LUMION MODEL

SITE MODEL 1

SITE MODEL 2

EXP 3 | Week 2 Studio Work:Two Point Perspective Sketches

In consultation with your tutor select two sets of perspectives from last week and redraw them using two point perspective method.

With respect to the 3D model of UNSW, Kensington, Australia and the resource material on The Bridge add additional massing elements to those perspectives that begin to provide volume for the functional spaces required by the brief; these additional massing elements need not be rectangular.

Under each One Point Perspective sketch write a few words that connect with your relationship to the prisms and also allude to your theory from week one. The 18 sentences short sentences should be different.

Updated One Point Perspectives with Additional Keywords

SPREAD

LEVITATE

SKEWED

STACKED

SYMMETRY

TAPER

Two Point Perspectives

GROW + LEVITATE

SPREAD + SKEWED + LEVITATE

Sketch Up Views

GROW + LEVITATE

SPREAD + SKEWED + LEVITATE

EXP 3 | Week 1 Independent Study: Architectural Concept and Inspiration

Find a news article referring to Architecture, Computational Design or Engineering. From the article select 3-5 keywords and use these in a new sentence to create a distinct and significant theory. Correctly reference your source article.

News Article - What Can Architecture Learn From Nature

Forms of Kinetic Architecture

Inspirational Image: Waterstudio NL "Sea Tree"

Key Words

1. Taper
2. Spread
3. Skewed
4. Stacked
5. Levitation
6. Reflection

Architectural Precedent

My Architectural school will represent a return to the basis of architecture with simple, natural elements. A serene, tranquil and atmospheric environment will be generated by keeping functional spaces open and layering greenery upon the architecture. Students and staff may be inspired by their close proximity to nature and be tuned into the rhythms of nature.

Focus of the Architecture

1. Returning to natural principle: Architectural students may gain an appreciation for the 'roots' of architecture ingrained in naturally occurring forms. 
2. Creation of atmosphere, serenity, calm: The atmosphere of each space should be controlled so as to have a positive affect on the occupants of the space.
3. Shifting perspectives: shifting the visual perspective of students within the building allows them to gain new insights on different views.
4. Principle of order: Each space should fit within the order of the grand architecture so as so reflect an ordered natural ecosystem.
5. Natural Affinity: Primary spaces of the building being exposed and open will nurture the inhabitants' natural affinity and facilitate an appreciation for nature.

References

Article Link: https://www.greenbiz.com/blog/2008/09/07/what-can-architecture-learn-nature

Holverstott. B. (2008) What Can Architecture Learn From Nature, https://www.greenbiz.com/blog/2008/09/07/what-can-architecture-learn-nature, accessed 11 May, 2017.

EXP 3 | Week 1 Studio Work: Single Point Perspective Sketches

Draw a series of 6, one point perspective sketches exploring adjustments to the proportions of the six legs. Think about the legs themselves, the spaces in between them and the squarehouse, and between them and the buildings they pass by or intersect with. The proportions of the legs should be different in each of your six drawings. Use carefully hatched lines to highlight one set of surfaces that exist on parallel planes.

For each of the six sketches, draw two more perspectives. The supplementary perspective should show the 3D cross from a different point of view (above you, below you or at eye level). Use carefully hatched lines to highlight one set of surfaces that exist in parallel planes.

SET 1 - SPREAD

 

SET 2 - LEVITATE

SET 3 - SKEWED

SET 4 - STACKED

SET 5 - SYMMETRY

SET 6 - TAPER

SKETCH-UP MODELS