February 2009 Archives
A screen grab of image 1. Am making model to see if the planes can stand up by themselves.
closer up.
Sections and street elevations to do,,,
I think that I can exercise more control over the cladding by setting it up in regards to a point of view so that for example, certain faces turn towards you. I like that a certain continuity can be read yet you have this protrusions that are trying to break away. I feel that I will have to further define the program and spaces by working through a series of horizontal plans.
Also another consideration is when the landscape is not supported by the existing facade. A single vertical element holds a lot of weight. So much to do, have only started.
Sections and street elevations to do,,,
I think that I can exercise more control over the cladding by setting it up in regards to a point of view so that for example, certain faces turn towards you. I like that a certain continuity can be read yet you have this protrusions that are trying to break away. I feel that I will have to further define the program and spaces by working through a series of horizontal plans.
Also another consideration is when the landscape is not supported by the existing facade. A single vertical element holds a lot of weight. So much to do, have only started.
Here one can see how the more successful areas are the smaller scale parts.
Am going to isolate moments within here and draw sections of a couple of type of profiles to imagine what cladding and how it would sit.
Am going to isolate moments within here and draw sections of a couple of type of profiles to imagine what cladding and how it would sit.
At the moment, the cladding is practically completely covering the facade. There are seams where light is allowed through and a view can be had from the windows. A regular set of sections/profiles describe the form of the overall cladding however when there is a more fragmented area, more profiles that are also more articulated appear.
The fragments are enclosures. The ground plane is also more articulated - creating a new edge and also changing in height. The cladding is less like a landscape when it simply covers large areas or stretches across a set of parallel profiles. The cladding is supposed to be planar so fabric is not the material for me (although this model may suggest it.) Folded metal plates with concrete plates are my preferred choice.
The cladding is like a pattern that will have its own seams and folds. More pics to follow.
The fragments are enclosures. The ground plane is also more articulated - creating a new edge and also changing in height. The cladding is less like a landscape when it simply covers large areas or stretches across a set of parallel profiles. The cladding is supposed to be planar so fabric is not the material for me (although this model may suggest it.) Folded metal plates with concrete plates are my preferred choice.
The cladding is like a pattern that will have its own seams and folds. More pics to follow.
I said that I would blog my model tonight but its not quite ready yet. Tomorrow midday.
I am getting something...YEAY
I am getting something...YEAY
True, this came before the work below but I havent been so sharp on the blogging recently. Do endeavour to put all recent work up soon.
As mentioned in last blog, am now picking up on these Z, L, C sections and elevations and applying the operations that I formalised in first term to them. I am working on drawings now....Need to add layer upon layer of info that will change the landscape.
first attempt to create views with fragments. Am trying to imagine how the spaces are inhabitable and to what scale. At the moment, there are walkable surfaces that then become an enclosing wall. There are also fully enclosed volumes that are supported by surfaces.
However, I realise that the point of the fragment is to change the perception of the environment so have isolated what the workable fragment on site actually is (see next blog). The fragment is the enabler of a composition.
