WEEK 3: 36 Sketches + Another Sketchup Model

Youtube Video: 

This is a video about the architect Herman Hertzberger, I really liked the cubic shapes in buildings such as the Centraal Beheer. 

36 Sketches

Above Ground 

Ground 

Underground

 Here is another model I made on Sketchup: [Inquisitve-Sponge] 

3 Textures used: 

Above

Ground 

Underground

2nd Sketchup Model [ Inquisitive - Sponge ]

2nd Sketchup Model. Taken from the sketch below [ Inquisitive - Sponge ] 

WEEK 2 : STAIRS on Google Sketchup

Hello again, 

So here are the sets of stairs I decided to build on sketchup. 

[Inquisitive]

[Rustic] 

WEEK 2: STAIR IDEAS

Hello ! 

Here are my stair designs from this last week : 

Inquisitive-Rustic [I]

The number of steps reduces with each successive landing, like a countdown .. 

The "rustic" stair is inspired by a beanstalk (this could also work for "inquisitive")

Inquisitive-Rustic [II]

I was inspired by a "hanging" stair featured in last week's lecture. Some of the treads here hang from the ceiling whilst the others are supported from a vertical beam from the floor. 

The rustic stair is inspired by Carlo Scarpa's work - I've tried to incorporate steps of different lengths. 

Inquisitive-Sponge [I]

 With the inquisitive stairs I had been thinking of puzzles and tessellations. Part of the odd numbered treads should slope up to the even numbered treads and so on .. 

Sponge stairs may be a little too literal. 

Inquisitive-Sponge [II]

In the inquisitive stairs, I thought about concealing most of the stairs with a wall - however we are given a narrow view of the treads. This means we have to wait for the person to arrive at the bottom of the stairs so that we can identify them ! 

What are your thoughts? Please feel free to leave a message below!

WEEK 1 : First Sketchup Model (Inquisitive)

Here are the first sketchup models of the "inquisitive" section. I tried varying the lengths of certain areas (and I've included a small circular central area) but it's still just a series of shapes .. will have to work on space ? 

and now with the lower section:

[WEEK 1 INDEPENDENT TASK - 18 Sketches ]

Here are the 18 sketches I did this week ! I chose Heston Blumenthal and Revival Cycles for my 2 clients.

Heston Blumenthal: Sponge (Noun)  Breathe (Verb)  Rustic (Adj)
Revival Cycles: Hunger (Noun)  Awaken (Verb) Inquisitive (Adj)

Please feel free to comment !

Lesson "0" ~ [before the first class]

Hello! 

Firstly, I'd like to share with you one of my favourite pieces of music: 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xmg8xinUO-M

after all, I believe that pages like this should not be read in silence ! Enjoy .. 

"Young Girls at the Piano" (1892)
Pierre-Auguste Renoir 
Oil on canvas 

[A] "Girls at the Piano" (2010)

Ginny Wong 

Photograph / Tableau Vivant 

During my high school years, we had the chance to explore the medium of the "tableau vivant" - where costumed actors remain motionless and silent in a scene, as if they are characters in a picture.. Based on Renoir's "Girls at the Piano"  which investiages the role of women in society, I created a tableau vivant to convey the idea that females should be able to do things with experiencing prejudice. Whereas the original painting is colour and portrays women that are docile and elegant, in this tableau vivant we are blatantly presented with girls wearing full-faced masks and seated at a piano in a fairly egalitarian setting. The girls have the freedom and choice to play the piano, and the masks (which are made from music scores) represent the fact that they should simply be seen for what they are doing, not who they are. 

[B] Cattedrale Vegetale (2010)

Europe is renowned for its churches but the Cattedrale Vegetale of northern Italy definitely stands out from the rest. Also known as the Green or Plant Cathedrale, the choice of materials is original and thoughtful. The columns in this five-aisle basilica structure are created by delicately weaving hundreds of chestnut and hazel branches around fir tree poles, and the upperrmost branches curve together to form the arches. As the man-made columns will slowly and inevitably deteriorate, a single beech tree has been planted inside of each column. This means that over time, the trees will grow over the structure, ultimately creating a natural forest wall. A beautiful process that reflects on the passage of time, and nature's eventual triumph over the man made environment. 

Architect: Giuliano Mauri 

[C] Untitled (September 2013)

It is said that beautiful things don't draw attention to themselves. I had taken a photograph of a young child, probably around 5 years of age, curiously looking at the masses of lock attached to the bridge in front of the Notre Dame. I already found this quite lovely a it was reminiscent of my own childhood, that innocence and anticipation in learning new things. Much to my own surprise, I discover that there is an elderly woman in the background, seated in a  wheelchair. And like the child, she is also looking at the locks. I feel that this brings the image to another level, a possible story starts to form - in my eyes, I see a story about human life. The elderly woman could represent wisdom, whilst the child could signify hope and new beginnings. And of course, in the romantic city of Paris, one can only dream of love .. 

HESTON BLUMENTHAL - MANDARIN AERATED CHOCOLATE

 Sponge (n) , Breathe (v) , Rustic (adj)

STEINWAY & SONS - LYNGDORF AUDIO SYSTEM REMOTE CONTROL

Talisman (n) , Entice (v) , Elegant (adj) 

REVIVAL CYCLES - VINCENT RAPIDE

Hunger (n) , Awaken (v) , Inquisitive (adj)