Textures.

A video, a developed model and the artists works...

I really like the previous idea, so I decided to develop it a little further, more namely in the area of rendering.

After experimenting with the "X Ray" view on sketchup, I had the idea of making the entire structure glass. This eventually formed into the idea of coloured glass. From here, I hypothesised that if there were different colours of glass, as the sun shone through them, the colours would mix and create a fuller spectrum. As my upper storey has three bubbles attached to it, I decided to make each bubble a different primary colour. Since there are many different angles and overlapping areas, I figured this would be the best way to create a complete spectrum of colour.

This lead me to think of the idea of transparency, and it was this idea that I searched in youtube to find an interesting video. I found a video on Transparent Cement, which is a cement that is almost as strong as the real deal, but it can let light through it. In certain lights, it looks completely opaque, but when you hold it up to light it seems porous.

The next few images are of the respective artists studio spaces with their artwork in them. You can just start to see the different rendering I have used throughout.

This brings me to my developed sketchup model.

Second Draft.

This is my second draft. For this attempt, I changed the top storey completely to try and fit better with my word FORM. I kept my idea for the underground storey similar but made it more angular to fit better with my word FORK. This is also the reasoning behind why the underground studio space is completely different; it is more angular. I also made the haphazard pyramids attached the studio space extra high so they would poke through the datum in a later model. Also note that the stairs are a different shape and rendered in stone. Furthermore, I have added a jagged kind of railing to the stairs which is a development of my initial idea.

N.B. The view is set to "X Ray" so you can get a feel for the whole space as well as the stairs.

First Draft... Enter: The Stair

Continuing from the last post, I added stairs to my design. This was also the point where I decided to change the under datum storey. I felt the previous deign was a little simple and that it would be hard to add stairs to it.

This is what eventuated.

At this point in time, I really like the underground storey, but I feel the stairs in the above ground storey, while are interesting in concept, are plain in design.

First Draft... Early Days, yet.

These are my two draft images for the words Form and Fork.



The for the above datum storey are glass and concrete. The materials for the under datum storey is concrete that is rendered different shades of green and blue.

The first image is a side view of the entire structure. I really tried to focus on different shapes and angles, hence the weird dodecahedron shape on the top storey. Housed in this shape will be the studio space for artist 1. Below the surface, however, angles played a larger role. The shape you see connecting the datum to the underground is where the stairs will go, and the studio space is the room with the elongated dome shape on top.
The second image is a perspective section which I feel best shows off both studio spaces.

This first draft was based off this section:

Descriptions...

Task Two: Upload three images, one each from the work of Patricia Piccinini, Ricky Swallow and Richard Goodwin. Describe each image with a noun, a verb and an adjective.

Please click on each image to see it's full size.

Patricia Piccinini

Patricial Piccinini, (2008). The Stags [online]. Available: http://visualarts.qld.gov.au/media/optimism/files/images/large/batch2/image22.jpg [accessed 5th March, 2010]

Noun: Form. Verb: Contest. Adjective: Metallic.

Ricky Swallow

Ricky Swallow, (2003). Field Recording/Highland Park Hydra [online]. Available: http://www.rickyswallow.com/img/thumbnail.php?img=gallery/hydra1.jpg&w=554&h=554 [accessed 5th March, 2010]

Noun: Solidarity. Verb: Hide. Adjective: Defined.

Richard Goodwin

Richard Goodwin. Exoskeleton-Rewind 01 [online]. Available: http://www.richard-goodwin.com/public_html/gallery/gallery/01_Exhibition%20Exoskeleton/11_Exoskeleton%20Rewind/slides/Exoskeleton-Rewind_01.jpg [accessed 5th March, 2010]

Noun: Fork. Verb: Stretch. Adjective: Continuous.

My Creativity, Inspiration and Originality...

First Task: To upload three images. One showing my most creative piece of work. One of a great piece of Architecture. One of something beautiful that is an original photograph.

My Creativity...
This is one of the main pictures I used as a part of my Senior Photography Major Work. This self portrait comes from a photographical miniseries on vanity. The series focused on the effects of colour also. All together, there were 7 images each with a certain edited dominant colour and a caption. The unifying quality across the series were that the eyes always took on the chosen colour that was edited into the image. As you can see, the eyes in this picture are red. Even so, this is the most subtle artificial colouring present in the series.
It's simplicity and subtleness are what I feel contribute most to its overall creativity.

My Inspiration...

Andre Nax, (2009). Tree House [online]. Available: http://www.naxmix.com/architecture/2009/10/26/tree-house.html [accessed 5th March, 2010]

Please click the above picture to see the full image. Formatting technicalities...

To be completely frank, I am not one to overly enjoy the outdoors. Even so, I absolutely love the idea of living in my own little tree house. It's this apparent dichotomy that initially leads me to love this structure. Other than this though, I love the overall "vertical seashell" shape as well as the fact that it stands out in a dramatic way, especially with regard to lighting. The structure was designed as a promotion for the yellow pages. Dubbed the 'Yellow Treehouse', it's a restaurant that's raised 10 meters above the ground which facilitates 18 guests.


My Originality...
The iconic cityscape of George Street portrayed the way I choose to see it...
I took this image late in the afternoon a few months ago. Living way out west, I rarely ventured to the city. This separation is probably what contributed most to the adoration I have for it now.

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When I look down George Street, I see the colours and shapes intermixing in various ways, but late the afternoon, the shadows take over. Even so, I still know what's there. Unfortunately, my camera does not. However, with the help of choice editing software and a high resolution image, the deep shadows and washed out sky could be removed and the vibrant, busy lifestyle that I have grown to love can be translated exactly how I see it.

A Simple Hello...

Hello.

I'm Rhys, and this is my Architectural Blog.

This is where I'll be posting all my work related to the Architecture course I am undertaking at the University of New South Wales.

See you 'round class and campus!