The building will be located in the middle of a private car park building. There didn't seem to be many cars using it so why not utilise it for something else? Add some colour to that area!
Will also provide great parking for the customers.....
Wednesday, 24 August 2011
Floor finals!
These are the individual floor collages:
My Photography Gallery floor
My Photography Gallery floor
Lisa's Cupcake Boutique
Kyle's Classical Guitar studio floor
Mickey's 'straight' Spa/Sauna
Each of the photos have meanings linked with each client.
Lisa's floor
When one thinks of CUPCAKES... one thinks of
PINK!
And the inverted
Which makes a very nice continuing theme from the Photography Gallery!
This is what happened...
Kyle's Floor!
I quite liked Kyle's brief because it involved the word "CLASSIC". For me when i think of 'classic' items I think wood.
Dark
And Light
Basic.
Developed
Now this is the first time I've thought about windows/lighting throughout this whole project. That white thing is a window, with curved edges. I've experimented with the contours and added 'shadows' just to see the way light enters through it. Rounded because I want it to match a little bit of the shape of the guitars. Mmm.
A1 Collage
Here's the starting point of my floor. Of course, I haven't put any thought into the relationships BETWEEN floors yet.
Having light...
And dark
Combined.
More developed
More Development
Pretty much, this is the exploration of the way we view things especially of the way we see a room.
Just a little look on how the photos on walls will look and the black and white sides of the room. Playing around.
Tuesday, 23 August 2011
Site...
I went back to the site today after the Tech lecture and took photos but the photos corrupted while being transferred so I shall go back tomorrow to take photos.
Amenities!
The building, I have decided, will need:
-A toilet/restrooms with enough space within to get changed (especially from Mickey's spa).
-Kitchen for Lisas' cupcakes =D
-Reasonable walking distance from supermarket or food store for lunch and ingredients etc for Lisas' cupcakes =D
-Parking for all the customers
-Easy access for both cars and pedestrians
-Good visibility from the road
-A toilet/restrooms with enough space within to get changed (especially from Mickey's spa).
-Kitchen for Lisas' cupcakes =D
-Reasonable walking distance from supermarket or food store for lunch and ingredients etc for Lisas' cupcakes =D
-Parking for all the customers
-Easy access for both cars and pedestrians
-Good visibility from the road
Photos of galleries
This one has a nice concreted floor but gives a cold feeling to the room.
This one as wooden floors and just shows a warmer feel to the space.
This one is quite nice with concrete flooring a well. Also shows the moveable interior partition which could be an option for my gallery.
This has a nice classic wooden floor.
Overall for mine, different spaces with different photos can have different flooring and lighting.
Monday, 22 August 2011
Mine Own Design Brief
Here is my own personal requirements for my own space in the building
Since it is a photography gallery space I would like to have:
-Half the walls a white plaster
-The other half a black colour
-Temporary partitions i.e. easily movable interior walls
-approx. 90% of the area easily lit by natural sun light, the other 10% can be very dark
-approx. 20% of overall exterior wall area be of glass face, other 80% matte
-Mostly wooden flooring, does not have to be flat
-Mostly straight walls, couple of curves would be nice
-The ability to accommodate photographs as small as A5 up to Several A0's stacked
-A logical yet interesting sense of 'flow' for public traffic visiting the gallery
-Seating for casual loitering while viewing photos
-Overall a professional yet welcoming feel to the space
In addition to the above:
-A small office-ish space to accommodate a computer/desk for orders and enquiries
-An area which can be turned into a working space while being separate from exhibition space
-Everything adjustable to be easily done
Justifications towards requirements:
I wish to have a photographic gallery. One that is interesting and one where all sorts of photos can be exhibited. Different coloured walls can make a picture feel a different way. Most, if not all, the walls should be able to be moved around to make different atmospheres and accommodate differently sized images. The use of glass and the outside light is often highly under utilised. Instead of wasting electricity why not just use natural backlighting? Along with being interesting, I want the place to feel like a photo studio, hence the classic wooden flooring and walls etc.
Along with all this, the design of layout is very important to have a good traffic flow (as it can be expected with a club downstairs and cupcakes within the vicinity!). It cannot feel crowded or noisy. It has to be professional yet have a welcoming feel so that the visitors will recommend their friends or even come back to re-view the photos!
In saying that there are a lot of people, a place to work would be good too although it won't be the primary work space.
Since it is a photography gallery space I would like to have:
-Half the walls a white plaster
-The other half a black colour
-Temporary partitions i.e. easily movable interior walls
-approx. 90% of the area easily lit by natural sun light, the other 10% can be very dark
-approx. 20% of overall exterior wall area be of glass face, other 80% matte
-Mostly wooden flooring, does not have to be flat
-Mostly straight walls, couple of curves would be nice
-The ability to accommodate photographs as small as A5 up to Several A0's stacked
-A logical yet interesting sense of 'flow' for public traffic visiting the gallery
-Seating for casual loitering while viewing photos
-Overall a professional yet welcoming feel to the space
In addition to the above:
-A small office-ish space to accommodate a computer/desk for orders and enquiries
-An area which can be turned into a working space while being separate from exhibition space
-Everything adjustable to be easily done
Justifications towards requirements:
I wish to have a photographic gallery. One that is interesting and one where all sorts of photos can be exhibited. Different coloured walls can make a picture feel a different way. Most, if not all, the walls should be able to be moved around to make different atmospheres and accommodate differently sized images. The use of glass and the outside light is often highly under utilised. Instead of wasting electricity why not just use natural backlighting? Along with being interesting, I want the place to feel like a photo studio, hence the classic wooden flooring and walls etc.
Along with all this, the design of layout is very important to have a good traffic flow (as it can be expected with a club downstairs and cupcakes within the vicinity!). It cannot feel crowded or noisy. It has to be professional yet have a welcoming feel so that the visitors will recommend their friends or even come back to re-view the photos!
In saying that there are a lot of people, a place to work would be good too although it won't be the primary work space.
New Tutors!
This week, we have a lot of work to do!
Basically we have to design a 5 storey building in which 5 different occupants (including myself) have their own spaces for whatever they might like to do.
My own personal space would be a photographic gallery.
Tonight I shall:
-Finalise and post my design brief
-Finalise what my other 4 occupants will be like along with their spaces
Basically we have to design a 5 storey building in which 5 different occupants (including myself) have their own spaces for whatever they might like to do.
My own personal space would be a photographic gallery.
Tonight I shall:
-Finalise and post my design brief
-Finalise what my other 4 occupants will be like along with their spaces
Sunday, 21 August 2011
Peer Crit!
Basically what the Laser Cutting group members had to do was design a stall in which they could sell things and place it in context within a park.
Here is my crit of my fellow colleagues I had to do:
Gabrielle Kate Hanna
She had an awesome idea of versatility and designed adjustable walls and shelves where the seller could move everything around to accommodate the items and even the neighbours when they wanted more room!
Gabrielle also said how she wanted to think of the consumers more as people more than simply buyers.
Her design was very cute and intricate. Could tell that a lot of thought had been put into it when she answered all the questions I asked very quickly!
Han Chen
Han had a very nice model! It was one of a globe made of stacked pieces of laser cut perspex. Could tell that it had taken AGES. He also described it as a 'multidimensional' space because he had the shape of a cube in the middle and sphere on the outside- it looked really cool! It was a place where people would go to sit down and talk to one another and make phone calls.
His theme was one of communication, especially of digital i.e. virtual etc.
The view through the sphere was one of a warped one which was good in conveying the warped view from physical to digital communication (deep as).
I could tell that a lot of time (and money) had been put into this section!
April Broderick
April also had a very aesthetically pleasing model! It was pretty and in my opinion exactly what she wanted to end up with.
She laser cut a piece of card (I think) then had coloured cellophane and lit it up. The pictures she took were amazing!
Her idea was to have a stall where flowers and fragrances were sold. The use of the shapes that had been cut into the card and the different colours as a metaphor for fragrances was a great idea! They went together well.
Twas a nicely designed stalled indeed!
All very good efforts and I look forward to doing this next lot of stuff!
Here is my crit of my fellow colleagues I had to do:
Gabrielle Kate Hanna
She had an awesome idea of versatility and designed adjustable walls and shelves where the seller could move everything around to accommodate the items and even the neighbours when they wanted more room!
Gabrielle also said how she wanted to think of the consumers more as people more than simply buyers.
Her design was very cute and intricate. Could tell that a lot of thought had been put into it when she answered all the questions I asked very quickly!
Han Chen
Han had a very nice model! It was one of a globe made of stacked pieces of laser cut perspex. Could tell that it had taken AGES. He also described it as a 'multidimensional' space because he had the shape of a cube in the middle and sphere on the outside- it looked really cool! It was a place where people would go to sit down and talk to one another and make phone calls.
His theme was one of communication, especially of digital i.e. virtual etc.
The view through the sphere was one of a warped one which was good in conveying the warped view from physical to digital communication (deep as).
I could tell that a lot of time (and money) had been put into this section!
April Broderick
April also had a very aesthetically pleasing model! It was pretty and in my opinion exactly what she wanted to end up with.
She laser cut a piece of card (I think) then had coloured cellophane and lit it up. The pictures she took were amazing!
Her idea was to have a stall where flowers and fragrances were sold. The use of the shapes that had been cut into the card and the different colours as a metaphor for fragrances was a great idea! They went together well.
Twas a nicely designed stalled indeed!
All very good efforts and I look forward to doing this next lot of stuff!
Thursday, 18 August 2011
Will update all pictures soon!
Internet was really slow and was tired yesterday so went to bed!
I will update all pictures tonight- gotta go run errands :(
I will update all pictures tonight- gotta go run errands :(
Wednesday, 17 August 2011
Monday, 15 August 2011
Started final 1:1 model!
Went to the workshop and asked about ordering some planks of wood. Won't arrive till Wednesday afternoon.......... They have plenty of MDF though so I guess that'll have to do. A bit easier to work with as time taken to cut them is much shorter. Sweet will need to try make to scale still though......
Monday morning desk crit
Just had that desk crit with tutors. They reckon it's been cut down too much with the removal of the little planks! I agree as it will cut down on the detail of the fittings of the planks too.
No problemo, have to work backwards and then think some more then! Also gotta think about the containing shape and materials blah blah too.
No problemo, have to work backwards and then think some more then! Also gotta think about the containing shape and materials blah blah too.
Friday, 12 August 2011
Development part 3!
I think that I will remove most of the thinner 'random' planks between.
Will base the positioning of the planks based on the geography of where the foods came from!
This will be much more simplified, hopefully tutors will like it.
Have also decided that the 'detail' would be the connections between the planks etc. In my 1:5 the tutors like the fact that the planks were cut to fit with each other! Will work on this.
Will base the positioning of the planks based on the geography of where the foods came from!
This will be much more simplified, hopefully tutors will like it.
Have also decided that the 'detail' would be the connections between the planks etc. In my 1:5 the tutors like the fact that the planks were cut to fit with each other! Will work on this.
Thursday, 11 August 2011
Development stage 2 + 1:5 scale model!
Created a 1:5 scale model of my actual final thing I think I want.
Will upload pic soon.
I think the tutors liked my idea apart from the fact that the kitchen is now removed. It won't be an interactional space anymore, more a garden where international vegetables and greenery can be picked and then taken home.
I suppose that I will need to simplify the overall idea and tutors also suggested I could put a story to it- i.e. instead of having kitchen, a cafe across the road is 'willing' to cook the vegetables up for the customers.
Woo, more thought!
Will upload pic soon.
I think the tutors liked my idea apart from the fact that the kitchen is now removed. It won't be an interactional space anymore, more a garden where international vegetables and greenery can be picked and then taken home.
I suppose that I will need to simplify the overall idea and tutors also suggested I could put a story to it- i.e. instead of having kitchen, a cafe across the road is 'willing' to cook the vegetables up for the customers.
Woo, more thought!
Wednesday, 10 August 2011
Development part 1
From my theme: Having food to fill you up (sustain) but ALSO knowing where it came from (O'rorke food is bad sometimes and you wonder what that meat in that curry really is........)
Basically my idea now is a circular wooden pad with raised platforms and dividers to separate the veges from each other- like I do when I go down and collect dinner.
On these platforms there will be tables and chairs and 1 quarter of the circle will be a kitchen!
So people can come sit down, pick their own vegetables and then have them cooked then eat them :D
Basically my idea now is a circular wooden pad with raised platforms and dividers to separate the veges from each other- like I do when I go down and collect dinner.
On these platforms there will be tables and chairs and 1 quarter of the circle will be a kitchen!
So people can come sit down, pick their own vegetables and then have them cooked then eat them :D
Monday, 8 August 2011
Site picture!
Chosen a new site!
Chose it because it is a relatively secluded area- no public activity, only people who park there to work in that specific building goes there. Also open and exposed to plenty of sunlight.
Warmth is very important for me to me as my sustenance!
Chose it because it is a relatively secluded area- no public activity, only people who park there to work in that specific building goes there. Also open and exposed to plenty of sunlight.
Warmth is very important for me to me as my sustenance!
New tutors!
Group 2 have just moved onto the tutors doing 'An Augmented Reality'.
This is the scale 1:1 model group. Intense.
Basically we have to go back to site, choose a site where we think we'd be best 'sustained'.
This is the follow-on from the "wake up" part we did last week. Exciting!
We have to do a drawing every day, and think about DETAIL.
This is the scale 1:1 model group. Intense.
Basically we have to go back to site, choose a site where we think we'd be best 'sustained'.
This is the follow-on from the "wake up" part we did last week. Exciting!
We have to do a drawing every day, and think about DETAIL.
Friday, 5 August 2011
Thursday, 4 August 2011
Wednesday, 3 August 2011
And then now the prims inside aren't working anymore!!
Just spent ages fixing the middle.... ask Rob what the experience was like being near me at the time.....
Forgot to blog the whole day...
After the session in class, I forgot all about blogging.
Basically I spent SEVERAL hours on the scripting of my 'cool' structure, lol.
It's this:
Then you teleport inside the black box (phantom):
Which then expands into a room or segment of a larger space:
Into this:
Yeah, I think I'll just do the explaining tomorrow...........
Basically I spent SEVERAL hours on the scripting of my 'cool' structure, lol.
It's this:
Then you teleport inside the black box (phantom):
Which then expands into a room or segment of a larger space:
Yeah, I think I'll just do the explaining tomorrow...........
New stage
Talked to Ian this morning. I'll have to change everything now more into a structure....
He confirmed my previous thoughts about my work being an instillation rather than Architecture.
So, rather than acquiring a site from our last piece of work (i.e. basing it on whatever 'theme' we had chosen- Vehicular and pedestrian activity) I have to think about where we really want to wake up if I were to be homeless haha, and why.
Important things:
-Site specific.
-Shock, change in light, atmosphere, something.
-Wakeup quickly.
-Why would I want to sleep/wake up there?
-Dropping into black box? Shocking of the senses.
Those were quick notes I have of what i'm gonna do now. Woo.
He confirmed my previous thoughts about my work being an instillation rather than Architecture.
So, rather than acquiring a site from our last piece of work (i.e. basing it on whatever 'theme' we had chosen- Vehicular and pedestrian activity) I have to think about where we really want to wake up if I were to be homeless haha, and why.
Important things:
-Site specific.
-Shock, change in light, atmosphere, something.
-Wakeup quickly.
-Why would I want to sleep/wake up there?
-Dropping into black box? Shocking of the senses.
Those were quick notes I have of what i'm gonna do now. Woo.
Just realised................
We had that discussion about what the differences were between Architecture and Instillations, the other day...
I now just looked at my thing and it is not Architecture.
-Architecture is used everyday as opposed to objects.
-Architecture involves all senses
-Architecture supports human living
-Architecture improves the quality of life (so do objects)
-Architecture has a spacial quality- in, out, on, under, over, through (not AT), beyond
-Architecture is the work of a collective not just one.
-Architecture is engaged in what is not there and what is not there.
-Architecture is a process
-Architecture has a level or subtlety
-Architecture has elements of the environment. I.e. location specific. Some buildings can't work in a different climate etc.
It is hardly any of those things :(
I now just looked at my thing and it is not Architecture.
-Architecture is used everyday as opposed to objects.
-Architecture involves all senses
-Architecture supports human living
-Architecture improves the quality of life (so do objects)
-Architecture has a spacial quality- in, out, on, under, over, through (not AT), beyond
-Architecture is the work of a collective not just one.
-Architecture is engaged in what is not there and what is not there.
-Architecture is a process
-Architecture has a level or subtlety
-Architecture has elements of the environment. I.e. location specific. Some buildings can't work in a different climate etc.
It is hardly any of those things :(
Finished product
This is the 'finished' thing.
It involves two parts:
The physical bits before the slope, and the slope leading up to a 'nest' thing. Everything is made of the same materials.
Reasons:
In sleep, often it's really hard for me to get to sleep. Almost like pushing through barriers, just so I can close my eyes. Too much on the mind maybe? So for anything to get to the 'bed' they'd have to walk through those large pieces- which btw is hard haha.
Once on the slope, it's easy to get to the bed/nest.You click on the large one and then you're dropped into the sea. Nothing moves, they're all the same still when you emerge from the sea. Then repeat for the next night.
The reason that the 'parts' are shaped that way is because I wanted to make the pieces of slope to be uneven, low on one end, higher on the other and able to be stacked. Hence, going up one way is easier than going down, the other way because there are big parts sticking up- in the real world you'd trip up or have to walk very carefully when going down. This can be linked with waking up- very hard sometimes haha because it was so hard to get to bed on time. Hence the only way to get down (the easy way) is to get dumped into sea- waking up very abruptly.
The texture that was used was a checkered pattern but on the sculpted prim it came out like that. It looks alright still but for checkered shape, to me, it's a 'symbol' of confusion for me. I don't know why it just is confusing. So I made every piece the same with that pattern so the whole lot was the same.
Also, the location of the overall thing is directly next to the sea. The sea (in real life) has tides in rhythm, almost the same as traffic flows do. It comes in and is louder for some time then goes out and becomes softer- just like the traffic flows along Beach road (day and night times).
Tuesday, 2 August 2011
Enough
OK, I've spent an hour++ trying to combine two scripts together to get the objects to turn phantom when I say something. Won't work. I'll just leave it as when it is touched.
Woo.
Woo.
Nearly done. Ish.
Finished my idea. A 'slope' using these sculpted prims I made. Just need to script it.
Can't find ANYWHERE a script or line of text describing the state "Physical" so I may just have to make it phantom.............. so dumb.
Can't find ANYWHERE a script or line of text describing the state "Physical" so I may just have to make it phantom.............. so dumb.
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