May 2010 Archives

This is work in progress - still more to be done to this axo. It's four plates (900x900) and I really want it to tie back to my 5 rebrief plates, so its using the same style of drawing.  I've also removed parts of the building, cutting away to show how to move through it - so a forum at each level is exposed.  I was also thinking of fragmenting it, pulling out key moments and annotating those moments...  It needs to be made much more lush I know - I need to add trees, and add far more programme, especially in the forums themselves....

Work in progress so far. I've redone the section - although I need to populate it in photoshop to give it detail. I've also rendered the view from a flat overlooking the LA grid. It reminds me of the houses on Beverly Hills overlooking to grid which I like.  I'm also trying to layout some TS pages for tomorrow, without much success. One is showing the circulation through from ground to top - I've included the rendered image, but haven't illustrated it yet.  I'm not sure if it's that clear anyway.  I've also got a drawing on the go of the difference in construction between the concrete parts and upper timber parts.  Will post later...

Apartment view overlooking LA grid


New section (need to add programme, people etc etc)

Post tutorial post - work needs to be done on each, especially the section which is just a little confusing at the mo...  I also need to populate the forum - it'll be the Forum of Sport - a basketball court!

I've been working on the section which I'll post a preview a little later, but have also been looking at potential perspective views to work on.  The following are just renders - I haven't done any photoshopping to add programme, as I just wanted to check I've got the right view.  They show the journey to, and looking at, the "Forum of Sports" on the first floor.

1. Disembarking from the River, a view to the ramp leading up to the Forum which also shows the context of the overhanging levels above...

Last two days have been plans plans plans. Five plans for five plates, from the ground running up through to the roof top gardens. Amazingly my block is just under 450 meters, so fits the plate perfectly at 1:1000.  I had to thicken the structure so I could cut through the rhino model to give a more accurate drawing - I think it's making much more sense, but will be working late tonight to keep adding programme to each plan.

Please please don't slaughter me tomorrow as I haven't managed to work on the sections... Sorry Monia. I've been working non-stop since Tuesday, and it's taken this much time to get the five plans to this stage...

Plate One: Ground Floor

In addition to doing a number of plans, I'm also working with the section too. The following needs to be layered and given some depth...

As a whole across the river and site:


And zooming into a part:

Another view of the interior...

For Tuesday I'm trying to get done a number of drawings and renders.  Firstly to get to grips with a single 'forum' and how to circulate through it whilst maintaining my structural logic.  Then putting them together to draw a plan for each level and a first section...  All to come.  With the plans and sections, I'm hoping to get to manipulate the very geometric arrangement on Tuesday and beyond.  Going in the right direction I hope.

Below is a first v-ray render of part of the interior. (Thanks Mickey for teaching the basics!)  I'll put some further images up during the evening, but it gives a first idea.