Myles - Project 1, Week 4 - Sections

Project 1, Week 4 - Sections:

I have started with my wooden model for my sections.
I felt that the direction in which I cut my sections was the best option as I feel it will have shown the most of the Space compared to approaching from a different side or angle.

This photo show a couple drafts I did before starting on good paper just to check what would show up if I were to do my sections from this side.

Here are my first 6 sections. I decided it would be best to start from the back and work my way forward as that way it would be easier to interpret what needed to be changed from section to section.

This photo shows some changes i am making to my sections. i have now done all 10 (only showing 8 in this image), I am filling in the effected "cuts" with hatching so show more clearly what  is in the foreground effectively being cut. By doing this it has made my sections much clearer and easier to interpret.

This is todays  Charrette.

I used two of my primitive shapes to do it. I felt i captured

the two shadows of my shapes. The initial shadow of

the primitives as well as the shade that is cast of the face 

of the primitives. I used a series of poche, hatching, and cross hatching to get my tonal changes.

If we had more time I would have had much neater line-work but as we were limited on time I found i rushed some parts and so my line-work was effected negatively. 

 

Paper Sections:

With my paper sections I started a draft from one side of my paper model and once i had finished it i though I could do it much better from a different perspective.

I then tried again but I did the sections looking from the top. I feel this view shows the space and form of my model much better and so I will continue doing my sections from this perspective instead.

Above are all the sections for my paper model. For my paper model I showed everything behind the cut as well as everything effected bu the cut. I like how this one turned out. I found it looks quite interesting as you can see all the pieces that get added on through every section.

above are my wires sections. i started sectioning from top to bottom only showing the effected pieces of the cut.

Week 3 -Yuni

Acetate model-The reason I chose a cube for the acetate model is that a cube is a very basic shape however it gives you an area within the cube where there are less restrictions than another shape such as a truncated pyramid.

Paper model- I started off with a paper model because paper gave was an easier and more cost affective choice to create ideas without worrying about the cost of materials and put less restrictions on what I could do to create space. The space I have created using paper is a less dense, less clustered area which gives a sense of being free in my view.

Wooden model- This was the second model I created, it was inspired by a shape which was fored during the paper model which represents the contour lines I constructed a similar shape using wood and stacked them up to create the outside of my contour and the shape of a cube, this model creates a more dense, clustered area and gives a sense of being trapped or restricted in a confined space.

Wire model- This was the last model I have created, this was the most difficult of the models however I managed to create multiple shapes which are in the shape of my contour lines in my acetate when put together created a area which was clustered and dense however it created two internal areas as the different height and thickness of wire used, I am not sure if you are able to see what I mean in the description of the photo.

Week 3 work yo

I didn't make it to class today (25 March), but here is my finished work.
I decided to pick the cube as my focused primative shape, the acetate cube reminds me of a rubix cube with it's complex mechanical lines as if i were putting lego blocks together. The Paper version of the cube stands out more of a free and has a more ribbon like aspect to it rather than the mechanical lines, it also shows a lot of interior space which helps the figure to stand out. The cube made of sticks reflects the acetate cube with its straight lines and overlapping and shows both negative and positive areas, it also creates a gridlike effect which represents a more controlled manner of the cube. The metal figure is another free ribbon like structure, i tried incorporating the same lines from the acetate cube into metal figure however created space with spirals going towards the inside of the shape which creates space and really shows off the contour lines.

Yuni's post

Hi Yuni,
There is a draft for week 2 projects but nothing in it, can you sort it out  and add week 3's work ?
Cheers
Marie

Qian Wang

Qian Wang - Project 3 - Week 3

Qian Wang - Project 2 - Week 2

Shayal Chandra - Project 1 - Week 3: Negotiating the Void

Hey :)

Below are my 3 void models made with paper, wood and wire, which i created by looking at my acetate 3D shape from last week. This week was about creating models with different mediums. For this the idea was to create an inner space/volume of the primitive 3D shape, while defining the exterior primitive shape.

This is final paper model. The whole idea was to explore space inside my primitive model. I got confused with this just because i did not know if we had to follow the contours on the acetate model to create space or we just had to randomly form space. So i started off with just looking at my contours and following the geometric shapes. I used interlocking to make the structure stand up and it also shows the sharp triangular outline of the primitive model.

Wood Void

This is my wood void model. I have used the same concept for my wooden and wire models. The wooden model i found was the hardest for me to create as i did not know how to create volume with sticks as i did not want to mimic the whole shape of my acetate primitive so instead of thinking of it as making space, i thought of the woods as dividing the space in an interior space. This made it easier for me to define the volume and also have the geometric shapes. 

Wire Void

This is my final wire void model. The same concept has also been used here as the above two models . This was easiest for me to create as the wire was easy to bend and make curves. I kinda followed the primitive contour of the 3D shape to create the space inside it by using curves and arcs. I have used two different thicknesses of wires to show the different line weights. 

Charrettes

Balance

The balance in this pic above is very clear. I have used interlocking to make my models as i did not have any wire and i think it's amazing to see how something can balance on it's own without the support of any other medium. I have interlocked both sticks in the centre and is equally divided which makes it balance as you can also see from the shadow of how it's balancing.

Symmetrical

My symmetrical model above is very simple and was easy to create as i just overlapped 6 sticks on top of each other. This is also holding on it's own and i haven't used any other material.  

Asymmetrical

This is my last asymmetrical model. This was interesting as i did not have to think how it would stand and it was more abstract. I have also used interlocking here and this made me explore more on just using one material. I think this was easier to create and even tho it gives nice parallel lines, i have still  made it asymmetrical. 

Monday's presentation...

Hi everyone,

We are looking forward to see all your work from the beginning of the year and you'll have the chance to present it.
Everything has to be ready at 1:00 o'clock so come earlier to pin your work!
It would be awesome if everybody could bring some food to share all together while talking about Architecture !
I'll see you then
Marie

M-H Moulin - croquis Lemps 2004

Aneesa Hussain- Week 3: Negotiating the Void

Week 3 was all about creating models using three different mediums: paper, wood and wire. There was no drawing at all. The charette we had in the week was also based on creating models to show balance, symmetrical and asymmetrical.

CHARRETES

We had to construct something that was symmetrical. I found it easy to come up with something for this My model is simple but shows symmetry well.

 For the asymmetrical model  i created a square shape but using different lengths of wood when creating which made it asymmetrical. It looks interesting and it didn't have to be perfect. Creating using asymmetrical allowed to explore more and was a whole lot easier  to create. 

I found the balance model was the hardest to create for me it took quite a bit of thought. With the balance i showed the two sides are equal by placing three pieces of wood horizontally on top of a vertically placed wood. Also the shadow that is created by the horizontal wood on the surface shows like the same type of balance at the bottom.

PAPER VOID 

For the paper void  we were asked to create the interior of our model. It had to show the interior volume of the primitive while defining the exterior of the primitive.

I found making paper models hard because paper is so thin and when creating models it becomes fragile as it could break easily or get squashed. It was sometimes hard to keep the structure up.

I made three trial models for the paper void exploring two views  of the primitive on my square based pyramid. i created these trail models by looking at the contours and extruding it back, linking the lines that were on the side and bottom, so the inside space was created . But i  had to be careful as it had to still look like a pyramid  or someone else

should be able to tell its a pyramid.

Because i had a lot of curves  i had to explore how i would create it in my model which was difficult. i also used cylinders to show curves in some of it.

FINAL PAPER VOID

My final paper void i was quite happy with it and i created it in quality paper so it became stable. Looking at this you can clearly imagine people walking through the circles that get bigger go back and also the several triangles that create a path. My final model used a lot of basic shapes and using those shapes to create many curves.

WOODEN VOID

 This is my trial wooden model  i found making this a mission. It was difficult to create curves with straight pieces of wood.

FINAL WOODEN VOID

 In my final wooden  model i based it on on my final paper model as it gave me a better idea on how i could go about creating it in wood. I managed to get some of the curves that i had in my acetate, but then i also builded it up using the basic geometric shapes. With my final model i am happy with it but i do think i can make it look more better and clearer,

WIRE VOID

For the wire void i created two trial models i used two thicknesses of wire. Using the wire allowed me to be able bend and it makes curves more efficiently. but i di find it difficult to join the wires up.

FINAL WIRE MODEL

This is my final wire model it can be told that it is in a pyramid shape, i have created multiple spaces using the two thickness of wire.