1. Review a selection of students 'Electroliquid Aggregation' concepts:
“Why still speak of the real and the virtual, the material and immaterial? Here these categories are not in opposition, or in some metaphysical disagreement, but more in an electroliquid aggregation, enforcing each other, as in a two part adhesive.”
Lars Spuybroek, [1998] Motor Geometry, Architectural Design, Vol 68 No 5/6, p5
2. In 6x6 squares draw a series of 36 custom textures that represent the entire range from dark to light.
Custom textures 1-6
Custom textures 7-12
Custom textures 13-18
Custom textures 19-24
Custom textures 25-30
Custom textures 31-36
3. Inspired by your parallel projections at a macro scale create a series of smaller detail elements and add these to your Light Rail Stop to reinforce/supplement the electroliquid aggregation that they represent.
I used the idea from my parallel projection to create a rounded chair that is used in multiple places throughout my design (shown in the pictures below).
Note: throughout the class pairs of students will be critiquing each others images from their Lumion environments and discussing how their second concept is, or could be, demonstrating a distinctive and significant approach to siting the Light Rail Stop.
4. Apply a light, a medium and a dark texture to particularly significant surfaces within your Light Rail Stop. Upload the entire set of 36 textures to your blog.
Custom texture 1 (dark)
Custom texture 1 (medium)
Custom texture 1 (light)
Note: the YouTube video tutorial below demonstrates how to do this on a curving surface.
5. Continue to develop the Light Rail Stop, its siting and detail elements through to final resolution.
6. Use 'Fraps', or similar, to capture five images from your Lumion environment and upload them to your blog. We should be able to see your custom textures in at least 3 of the images. Write short comments (40 words max!) under 3 of the images to indicate how they relate to your "ElectroLiquid Aggregation" quote.]
Dieste's "ever growing and further elevating" showed his ability to create structures from brick that seemed to grow and expand, particularly with gravity defying curves. I did not use any gravity defying techniques, but I still choose to use the hard material of concrete as my main material. The idea of "ever growing" was something that I strived to use, leaving lots of room for more to be done to the light rail stop, as well as the bridge over the road to get to the other light rail stop.
Through Alexander's idea of "simplicity and space" has been another greatly influential idea that I used as a main theme within my work. The light rail embodying simplicity and space creates a great combination, which allows for electroliquid aggregation to occur. The ideas on their own would not be sufficient, however when they are combined it allows for a great design. Alexander's concepts complement each other due to the nature of his work.
The use of textures (light, medium and dark) are key elements allowing walkways and facades to be highlighted and emphasised in different ways. Little details such as chairs, rams, polls and ticket machines can also have attention draw to them by applying a dark texture.
Electroliquid aggregation can be applied to the concepts of "simplicity and space" and "every growing and further elevating", as well as having a role to create surrounding, vision, and purpose for the design. The individual concepts are all good and interesting concepts other their own, however when applied together that is when a new vision, style and design concept entity can be created, envisioned and applied through designs.
Final image 1, in Lumion, on UNSW campus
Final image 2, in Lumion, on UNSW campus
Final image 3, in Lumion, on UNSW campus
Final image 4, in Lumion, on UNSW campus
Final image 5, in Lumion, on UNSW campus
7. Upload your Lumion folder (located in your "my documents" folder) to your FileFront, Dropbox, or similar, user page and provide a link to them from your blog.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/f43dsyehmdqmykr/final_ARCH1101_5062251_HannahYeo.ls6?dl=0
8. Upload your final version of the Light Rail Stop to the SketchUp Warehouse and provide a link to it from your blog.
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