Week 5 - Studio

Poster Time

Week 4 - Research

Examples graphic presentation styles

Qingdao Port

This image is elegant on showing formation of design through transparent yellow lines that overlays on top of the building then moves in triangular angles up the page with red text. It suggest direction and/or how the way the port is built up on the idea.

Trendy Geometric Lines Design

Though not architectural i included this design poster as a way to communicate to the audience with strong bond colours and the design of the lines running across it with a faded text. Large text prioritises the way information is read and importance.

Adam Lansdown Bridge

Wireframe of the building with information scattered around the poster next to directed particular parts of the building. Looks a bit mess however it does communicate well if the poster is full of colour reason being that colour can control the way information can be read.

Poster Design

 After the analysis of different graphical poster above, I've decided to incorporate my own poster design particular features from each I believe help communicate the following and include:

Movement - show the process/progress from start to finish
Level of thought
Scatter of information to solidify ideas
Images overlay into eachother
Miniumal text if any be elegant and light

Images Sources:

Qingdao Port
http://behance.vo.llnwd.net/profiles4/100392/projects/801431/49746d376682188b3f3f4d44760f0540.jpg

Trendy Geometric Lines Design
http://print24.com/de/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/poster-design36.jpg

Adam Lansdown Bridge
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/architecture/images/pictures/collections/U11_11_AdamLansdownBridge_4

Week 4 - Studio Exercise 3

Section of the Valencia Opera House

Conceptual section part of Valencia Opera House

Close up of the side balcony

Perspective of the Valencia Opera House

Highlighted spaces in section

Blue: Public spaces
Red: Semi-public spaces
Orange: Semi Private spaces
Yellow: Services

For this task it was very difficult to obtains sections and plans of the opera house. However our task is to identify the spaces in the building is used for such as public and private.

Materials Used to construct the building
Concrete
Laminated Steel
Mosaic Tiles

Sources:
Section of the Valencia Opera House: Screenshot image from slideshow from http://www.calatrava.com/#/Selected%20works/Architecture/Valencia%201?mode=english
Conceptual section part of Valencia Opera House: Screenshot image from slideshow from http://www.calatrava.com/#/Selected%20works/Architecture/Valencia%201?mode=english
Close up of the side balcony:
Perspective of the Valencia Opera House: http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/02547/filename_2547488k.jpg

Week 3 - Continuation of the composition

After consultation with Weasley about my composition, I've made a minor changes to my composition that would satisfy the criteria for the assignment such as calculation and solidify the design furthermore and develop it to the next stage to planning the layout.

The following points briefly describes what the building will have.

• Curtainwalls + large spiral staircase - this would be one of the main design feature of the building along with the cut off pyramid that extruded out from the main body of the building.
• It 2 to 3 levels of functional spaces. - Split ground level for kitchen, living and first level mainly bedrooms
• Building volume doesn't exceed 900m3

Here are some calculation to show that my building does satisfy the brief.

Cone Volume

Rectangular Prism Volume

Pyramid Volume

Cone:                               81.2m3, proportion percentage(%) 21*
Rectangluar Prism:          403.2m3, proportion percentage(%) 44.7*
Pyramid:                          228m3, proportion percentage(%) 25*
* from the max 900m3

Total:                               712.4m3

Week 2/3 - Composition

I've chosen the following  primitives shapes for the basis of my design:

Cone
Rectangular prism
Pyramid

Chosen primitives shapes

I've assigned the chopped of cone one of the main feature of the design, it would present a spiral stairs surround with a curtain wall, Rectangular prism as the main body of the design and pyramid turned into a a trapezoid as an extrusion from the main body perhaps representing a balcony or room.

First Rotation

Second rotation

 My cone shape will be the only shape that is parallel to the ground as it will be the connection with the ground and between each levels of my building. So in order to satisfy the criteria, the other two primate must be rotated and twisted. I've applied two different rotation on the rectangular prism as in in the pictures above. The first rotation is at the minimum 10 degrees along its length and the second rotation on its width at 15 degrees. As I manipulate the main body in SketchUp, its give me further ideas to develop designs and thus the building will have 3 levels and slanted roof shape.

Chopped Pyramid with dimensions

Top Elevation

Side Elevation

For the pyramid I've chopped its pointed end and turned it to a trapezoid and that my main body of the rectangular prism was plain and wanted to dress up the its facade to bring further uniqueness to the design. This was achieved by rotation on its axis on two different sides by 15 degrees in relation to the main body seen in the picture above.

The cone is attached to the opposite side of the main body. The above photos shows the relationship between the shapes and its volumes in an exploded view.

The Composition

Week 2 - Studio Exercise 2 - Paper Folding

In the studio, we were instructed to interpret architecture design by folding paper. Before beginning folding paper away, I've looked at Weasley blog spot that contain videos about paper folding that has furthered my knowledge of folding paper, most in particular was the scrunching of paper technique.

First Model

So I anxiously got stuck into business of folding paper and the first approach I took of interpreting Santiago Calatrava's Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia was overall literal and visual aspects of his design. I focused on was the roof that is a spline as a way start my model.

Side Elevation

Top Evaluation

Result:
Overall appearance the folded paper model looks similarly to a body of a beetle. The body of the paper model represents the roof of the opera house.

Second Model

My second attempt to have a different perspective of the building, top elevation. So viewing from the top view and overall literal method of interpret, I've made slices to the paper, bend, fold and pinched accordingly to make a bowl shape.

Perspective View

Top Elevation

Result:

Third Model

The third time I've also repeated the method of the second attempt with different view to model.

Perspective

Front Elevation

Result:
I forgot to take a photo for a top elevation of this paper model, however while making the paper model i observed the overall appearance has become very primitive as if it were conceptual, deconstructed back to some kind of body part, the face.

Week 1 - Design Influence

Chosen Architect/Artist

Santiago Calatrava

Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia "Reina (Queen) Sofía Palace of the Arts"

Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia, Valencia

Reference:
https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO7nufHEXvu_zGDe_mx64FP_QYECj0d2-HBpaR82Hn_E8yJlKxk85RuUIK_OJY2mGiQkL7Its-DfbBBqGEQTCRqWQ-mdqqRy2QHLPIgfyD6W-gpwu5c2Ibnftf-bi7RTZXw9RzVNHVbPY/s1600/1000-Calatrava.jpg

 

Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia (Ciutat de les Arts i de les Ciències - Valencia)

Reference:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/54/Palau_de_les_Arts_Reina_Sofia_%28Ciutat_de_les_Arts_i_de_les_Ciencies_-_Valencia%29_%28472712279%29.jpg

Palau De les Arts #01, Valencia 2006

reference:

http://www.clasica2.com/recursos/img/palau2.jpg

Inside the Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía, Valencia, Spain

reference:

http://travelphotos.everything-everywhere.com/Europe/Spain/Valencia/GMA3940/1004171767_Gxm6e-1000x1000.jpg

Reference:

http://vlcmiguel.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/palaudelesarts.jpg

Landscape of the City of Arts and Sciences of Valencia, Spain

reference:

http://www.cac.es/images_cac/cac/como_llegar/panoramica_cac_valencia.jpg

Description

Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia "Reina (Queen) Sofía Palace of the Arts" is an opera house in a cultural centre in Valencia, Spain. The cost of completion the building was at a staggering €1.2billion compared to its original calculated estimate of €300 million. Furthermore there is controversial criticism about the hefty cost of operation, upkeep and maintenance of the beautiful engineered piece of architecture.

This building is chosen over the other works at the City of Arts and Sciences because of the relationship between architecture, intended use, the city and engineering sophistication. The architecture of the building in relation to its the landscape looks like a futuristic cruise liner bayed at a blue lagoon paradise. Other observation the back of building (picture 2), it looks like a storm trooper helmet from star wars maybe not from that angle. A view from the side elevation (picture 5) it similarly follows the overall shape of another work of Santiago Calatrava building "Architect's Studio Exhibition," which looks like the eye.

Sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palau_de_les_Arts_Reina_Sofia
http://www.archdaily.com/326165/calatrava-criticized-for-valencia-complex/

Week 1 - Interpet Exercise

First Studio

Our first task was to sketch a 3D model of a building from a series of information given to us by Wesley. It was a challenging task to sketch the model as our pieces of information were writen and a few photographs. Interpreting the information was slightly difficult as to we had to find a starting point and as I read further through the written document, the information become less descriptive and there is inconsistency of context.