Week 5 Tutorial exercise: Presentation Pannels

Presentation boards

A combination of graphical types such as 3d and 2d models  as well as plans intregue the audience and captures attention

Public and Private areas and circulation zones depicted

Image 1: Shows the  public(red), semi private/public (blue) and Private (yellow)

Image 2: shows the circulatory zone. Pink shows the largest circulatory areas, Dark blue shows semi circulatory area and light aqua showing the least amount of circulating areas in the facility

Santiago Calatrava: Milwaukee Art Museum USA 1994

Image1: Showing First half of floor plan depicting the more public spaces of the facility, with the main hallway opening up to a large curvaceous panoramic view , light is allowed to circulate the area. 

Image 2: Second half of the floor plan showing the more private areas of the facilities, being the more proximal parts of the structure( bathroom , cleaning spaces for example) shown through the proximity between spaces. This can be compared with those of the public spaces I previously talked about in image 1, where the large open spaces and the close spaces between each image clearly defines the differences between the private and public areas. The main entrance at the back of the facility could also be defined as public as it is open to the elements. 

Image 3: The circulation of the building can be described in terms of a linear format. The user enters the facility from the back end of the structure and then continues almost on a straight path through the structure to the main large gallery space that opens up to a large window. 

Image 4: Light is used to help direct the user throughout the space and help define the public and private spaces. The Private spaces are less exposed to natural light through large windows and so becomes private to semi private. The user is directed from the main entrance of the facility at the back of the structure to the main gallery space through the use of light. Light draws the user towards its viewers which is part of the human condition. Calatrava has used this technique to help define the difference between light and dark spaces and thus direct the user throughout the facility. 

Image 5: The public and private spaces are defined through the use of interchanging height of the ceiling. The more public space such as the main gallery hall is a triple height  making the space more public due to the users proximity top the ceiling line which is much more 'open' then in comparison to the more private areas which the ceiling line is closer to the users height. 

image 6: Second half of image 5 showing the more private areas of the facility. 

Image 7: Site plan 

image 8: Conceptual drawings and model showing part of the realisation process of  Calatrava's project.

Image 9: Conceptual drawings and model showing part of the realisation process of  Calatrava's project.

Assignment 1: Experimenting with different shapes

Ultimately I wanted to separate the 'private' and 'public spaces from one another. The bedrooms and bathrooms will be clustered together with a rumpus room and study. The front entrance, living and kitchen a (a laundry will be to the back of the kitchen) spaces, as well as a second bathroom will be towards a separate part of the house.

Week 2: Tutorial exercise - Paper folding

In todays exercise we developed a set of three models from the inspiration of our chosen architect and their work. Mine was Santiago Calatrava to which I have already exemplified in a previous blog. One of the models showed the abstract nature of our chosen architecture. The second considered the overall portfolio of the architect and worked to achieve a similarity in concept that recurs within most or all of the architects work. The third tended towards a more true representation of the chosen architecture. The first two models required a maximum of 1 A4 page (uncut), whereas the third had an unlimited amount of pages and cutting as required.

Model 4: This was aiming at being a more 'true' representation of Calatrava's work. I tried to recreate the recurring 'arches' in his work through a crumbling and pinning technique I developed through my own experimentation.

Model 3: In combination with model 1, is an abstract representation of Calatrava's work to which I have outlined in a previous blog. I wanted to reflect the overall 'folding' and 'Rippeling' texture of the exterior 'dome' and present my model as a net representation.

Model 2: Worked to represent the overall concept of Calatrava. I wanted to represent the recurring phenomina of Calatrava's architecture 'twisting'.  I did this using a fold and twist and pin technique I developed myself through experimentation.

Model1: combined with model 2 was my abstract representation of Calatrava's work, I looked at the use of vectors and line throughout his work and tried to replicate that using a folding and pinning technique I learned on one of the tutorials. 

Santiago Calatrava
I chose Santiago Calatrava because his work appeals to me. I find the unusual shapes of his work bold and unique and I love how he pushed the conventions of architecture into new things.. The amount of attention he pays to reflection and form is interesting and the use of line within the landscape of his architecture is fascinating. Light is also another important attribute to his work and he makes sure that the night scene is just as spectacular as the daytime.

Images Taken: http://www.calatrava.com/ 

Fridays Tutorial:
The exercise for the day challenged us to piece together information about a particular building site. we were to use the information and draw 3 different 3D drawings explaining the information we were given. Between the three groups, we were given sections, plans and written information. However, the challenge was understanding the site with only one of these categorise to work from.