Interval Development

After being out of action for a couple of weeks with illness, I've found it extremely frustrating and hard to get back onto the right track and my design work has stalled abit because of it. With the extension, it will still give me time to hopefully finish the project to level of quality I want but has not left me with a whole lot of time to develop my concepts further. I've moved on from my previous ideas and have gone with the idea of rotating a particular shape, in this case the pentagonal shape featured in the facade of the Design school. I decided to stop making sketches and trying to think 3-dimensionally in a 2d format (the cause of my problems in the last project) and realised the only way to explore my ideas to their full extent and resolve the design was to make and develop a series of maquettes. Below also is a piece of furniture designed by Marc Newson that has also provdied a source for inspiration.

My 3D thought process began by making a Lego block piece, playing with a module and repeating it to form an object.

From that i decided to use a single shape that had been inspired by the facade and that would be practical to make using the 6mm MDF available at the Workshop. The next problem after this, would be to manipulate form and use similar connections to make an upstanding side-table that features and controls light.

The maquette below is a scaled model of what will be the final version of my Interval project. It uses the pentagonal shape and dimensions developed from the facade and will be made with 6mm MDF with slit connections and no requirements for glue for the final piece. Perforations will be considered to allow light to filter through the centre of the model and disperse as it travels through the core. This is symbolic of the atrium space in the Industrial design building and have provided a platform for inspiration and design.

REFINE PROPOSAL

“CARDIO ROOM”

• This is a complex corner of this building It has not been fully designed
• It is one of the only parts of this building that provides me with a ‘whole’ space that I can fully refine and build to the brief’s specifications
• This section of the design contains:

01. In-situ concrete walls and structure

02. An earth-roof and an earth ramp (which shown in the drawing above but not in the model)

03. Integrated supply and exhaust air ducting

04. A wind tower

05. A portion of the ramp

06. A small artium / glazed envelope system

07. Large doors that are part of this system

08. Integrated furniture (Seats + Table)

09. A complete interior inhabitable room

10. And it all fits (with the exception of the wind tower) within 10x10x10m

I have considered a corner section of both the pool and the basketball court, as well as a part of the ‘drum’ and entrance, but these are problematic because the former spaces are too big and the later section is not as comprehensive or as clear cut as ‘cardio room’ is.

here is the section of the building i wish to develop for the refine project - The area sits on the rear of the bluestone building (german restaurant) facing an open court with ample natural sun light. the design seeks to develop an atrium/veritcal circulation space with is composed of many smaller areas to find alonf the way. moments of privacy, surprise, exhibition, solitude, thought. Further strengthening the initial concept for the whole school.

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Here are a few images of my light/seat interval project.

influences:

1 the concept of the peice being a goal in the landscape to journey towards.
2 the idea of transferring loads between elements: ie making the load of the light and post pass through the base frame rather than touching the ground. The majority of elements in some way behaving in this manner.

sound diffuser/lamp

Making this model ended up being quite difficult. There were measurements that I did not take into account. As the model expanded in construction I was faced with problems of presenting each individual piece as a flush volume or a volume that has more random qualities within its overall placement. As my model fattened and time withered away.... I decided to churn out the form the original design, following the same pattern but creating added themes to the composition through colour and seemingly random placement of some pieces.

The process of designing, then tightening ideas with small maquettes, then solidifying those ideas through CAD in order to communicatate with CNC reuter is long in itself. But then, painting each individual piece, gluing, joining, lighting and re-sanding are all time consuming exercises by themselves. This design has many small crevices and spaces that are generated from the pattern. Once all ten ribs were connected to the curved backboard, I had sealed the deal on the spacing....I had to now go with it and continue to close or open each individual space within the overall model.

Assembly

In hindsight, planning ahead is a really good idea. I forgot to choose the dowel thickness before using the CNC router, so I needed to buy a spade drill bit especially. So far it's not having the desired effect, but is doing the job. The barstool is starting to take shape which is promising. Although some of the pieces are becoming curved due to the holes being done by hand and being slightly out from where they should be, I must admit that I quite like the odd visual effect it's having on the overall design.

I think this effect actually lends itself toward my goal of moving my design away from rectilinearity, and therefore am quite happy to leave it as it is.

Interval

Asking students what they thought design and architecture were and what they meant to them was one of the most interesting things about this project. Out of the 30 or so students I asked not one answer was the same. I had to cheat a little because there are no fashion, industrial design and multimedia schools at waterfront I asked students what they thought about them. All the typos were on purpose I wanted to see if any one would read it.