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.