Blog - Week 2 (Project 1)

1. Using the scheme you developed in SketchUp (and inspired by the stairs shown in the lecture) design two sets of stairs; one that goes from the above ground studio down to the showroom space and a second that comes from the below ground studio up to the showroom space.

Stairs to the top level workshop.

Stairs to the below ground workshop. 

2. Represent each stair with at least 2 sections. Keep all the notes, details and sections relating to each stair on one pair of facing pages. Or on two screens if you are using an iPhone, iPad or similar device.

Stair 1

Stair 2

Stair 3

Stair 4

Stair 5

 3. In consultation with your tutor take another one of the sections created in the first studio session and design two sets of stairs for that scheme. Represent each of these new stairs with at least 2 sections.

 

Stair 1

Stair 2

4. Develop the section chosen in step 3 above in 3 dimensions using SketchUp. Include the stairs you designed in todays studio session in the model.

Stairs to the top level workshop.

Stairs to the below ground workshop. 

5. Try importing some 2d people into your scheme from the SketchUp 3d Warehouse, these will confirm the scale of the Architecture you are proposing. 

6. Save two images from your second SketchUp model (make sure the images show the stair well) and upload them, along with the page from your sketchbook that you based it on and the pages showing your stair sections, to your blog. Include the two words that the architecture responds to (from your week one sections) as a caption to the images and describe your material selection.

Stair 1

Stair 2

Both stairs together

Stairs down to below ground workshop

Stairs up to above ground workshop

Blog - Week 1 (Project 1)

1: Draw a series of 9 sections exploring the relationship between two of the projects you chose and the ground line as a datum. Use a range of carefully hatched lines to signify where the section cuts through solid material and to indicate what that material might be. Ensure that the material surrounding the Architecture below ground level is shown as solid. Draw another series of 9 sections reversing above and below.

Drawings 1-3

Drawings 4-7

Drawings 8-11

Drawings 12-15

Drawings 16-18

2: In consultation with your tutor take one of the sections created in class and develop it in 3 dimensions using SketchUp Make. Save two images from your SketchUp model and upload them, along with the page from your sketchbook that you based it on, to your blog. Include the two words that the architecture responds to as a caption to the images and confirm your material selection.

View 1

View 2

Original Design Idea

My 2 words were holding (above ground) and journey (below ground), and they were what this piece of architecture is representing. My materials are concrete for the structure (above and below), stairs made from steel, table made from wood, lights from metal and glass, and the the cupboards from wood. I think concrete would be best suited below ground as it is sturdy and strong, and above ground as the plain look is what I am interested in for my two clients and their gallery. 

Blog - Pre-Uni

Image 1: Your best piece of creative work before coming to this course.

This is a photo of myself conducting at my old schools music festival. We were allowed 3 weeks to have a quarter of the school up and singing, on the Opera House stage, two complex songs as well as one instrumental piece. However, the most stressful or intense part of creating the whole set was the dance us leaders had to do to get the girls to stand up and walk on and off stage, which is not what we expected at all! The lighting was the most interesting in terms of stresses, as we had numerous options and decided to add them all. We came out with a very individual pattern to say the least.

Image 2: An image of a great piece of architecture.

The Sydney Harbour Bridge was completed in 1932, and was built so that the two sides of Sydney could join closer to the city, being a major artery that connects Sydney CBD with the Nother Shore and all traffic north of Sydney. But did you know when the bridge was inaugurated on 19 March 1932, the ceremonial ribbon cutting was supposed to be done by NSW Premier the Hon. Jogn T. Lang. However, Capt. Francis de Groot of the New Guard paramilitary group beat him to it. Capt. de Groot cut the ribbon with his sword, which resulted in his arrest, the ribbon being tied back together, and the ceremonial cutting proceeding without further hitches. 

Image 3: An original photograph of something beautiful.

This is a panoramic photograph of the walkways of the Norwich Cathedral, Norfolk, United Kingdom. Norwich was my home for a year while travelling, and so I visited this place regularly as it was such a beautiful building. I made many memories in this building, but one of the most memorable would be the ANZAC ceremony they held in 2015 there. I was the only young person who attended solo, i.e. not part of a family, and felt proud to go. But the main reasons is resonates in my memory is from the elderly people I met there, who had either been apart of the wars or had had family members, loved ones, or friends who had been apart of the wars. They had so many stories to tell, I literally stayed talking to them and eating ANZAC biscuits for the entirety of the day. It was such and interesting and informative day, with lots of things that reminded me of home, which is why I find this place something beautiful. 

Step 4: Find an image showing a creative work from each of the companies/designers given, and describe it using a noun verb and adjective.

Jeff Wright:

Motorbike, riding, loud.

Givenchy:

Clutch, holding items, alluring.

Pasi Petanen:

Food, survival, tasty.