Monday 16 May 2016

MASH UP ARTICLE

Bringing Zaha Hadid’s unique concepts to life was not easy for an architect who was determinedly unconventional and too willing to break the rules.Light is diffused through slashes of glazing in the inclined walls, casting perpetually changing shadows through the lustrous, luminous, cathedral like space. The famous titanium scales (seized upon when a price fluctuation in world markets made titanium briefly affordable) impart an extraordinary lightness and iridescence to the overall composition. but a new wave of architects is adapting its usage for this century and beyond, using timber as a primary material for large commercial structures, pavilions, energy-saving facades and even skyscrapers.

Despite the wilful complexity and apparent formal chaos, the plan is really quite simple.Yet, she managed to execute her vision—building soaring eye-popping structures that dominated sky, sea, and the imagination. The vast, often highly sculptural spaces offer provocative creative opportunities for both artists and curators.


As the proposed curves exceeded the capabilities of conventional construction, She was convinced that abstractionism was the best way to capture multiple perspectives.Fascinated by speed and movement, both in how people moved through buildings and how a sight travels through light and shadow, she created buildings that seemed to be shaped by the movement inside and around them.Lightweight, flexible and renewable, wood is having a moment in her architecture, transcending its rustic origins as one of the world’s most ancient building materials.


REFERENCES:

Catherine slessor, "1997 December: Guggenheim Museum by Frank O. Gehry & Associates (Bilbao, Spain)". http://www.architectural-review.com/buildings/1997-december-guggenheim-museum-by-frank-o-gehry-and-associates-bilbao-spain/8603272.fullarticle (accessed MAY 16, 2016).

Molly Hannon,"Remembering Zaha Hadid, the Queen of the Curve." http://thecreatorsproject.vice.com/blog/remembering-starchitect-zaha-hadid (accessed MAY 16, 2016).

WebUrbanist,"Modern Wooden Architecture: 16 Fresh Takes on Timber." http://weburbanist.com/2015/09/16/wooden-architecture-in-the-modern-world/ (accessed MAY 16, 2016).

 

Tuesday 3 May 2016

Final Blog Post EXP 2

Hi, Chris.

The following contents are which EXP2 assessment required,Thanks for your instruction in this project.

The Architectural Concepts

18 SKETCH
The Axonometric from concepts

PARALLEL PROJECTIONS AND MODEL.


36 CUSTOM TEXTURES 


5 REAL TIME IMAGE CAPTURES SHOWING A LUMION ENVIRONMENT

Sketch up model


Lumion model

5 REAL TIME IMAGE CAPTURES SHOWING A LUMION ENVIRONMENT

The location of the light rail I chose is in front of the university mall, which is the main entrance (most of people go through here) of the uni as well. Therefore, this is the best place where people have gathering and community after class.





The idea of the seat design is similar to the double stair, which allows passenger enjoy a comfortable form and a relax atmosphere when they have a chart with others.










On the one side,the lamp is also have a peculiar form which reach for blocking and communicate with the other elements. On the other side, they are offering a mild community for waiting passenger.






The Architectural Concepts

Jørn Utzon


Concept: A marriage of form and function.


The son of a naval engineer, he spent his formative years in his father's ship yard in Alborg drawing, making and racing yachts. These experiences taught Utzon about the relationship between form and performance – form following function.Utzon was not preoccupied with the forms nature produced, nor was he concerned with some kind of organic aesthetic. Rather, he was interested in nature's generating principles. He draws inspiration from nature for organic form and creates an architecture that is predominantly experiential in character.



Richard Leplastrier

Concept: A mechanism for gathering and community.


Richard materialize the idea of the house as a camp extension, space reduced to the minimum, in that conveying the same hospitality and laidback lifestyle typical of people, the basic nature of their early settlements and the idea of gathering around a hearth to celebrate a social rite. Finally, Richard extraordinarily fit the Australian preference for outdoor living, challenging conventional standards of comfort and physically connecting man to nature by exposing him to rain, wind, sun, sounds and smells。