Animations.

The Upper Workshop Space.

This is the workshop space of Stelarc, shown in an amination as a walkthrough.

The Lower Workshop Space.

The lower workshop space as intended for Ai Weiwei's 'Template'.

Section Animation.

Experiment 1 Submission

Final SketchUp Model.

This is the final model I have developed in Google SketchUp for this submission. I have altered the spaces from last week slightly and completely redesigned the gallery space on the ground plane. This was to allow for a greater level of resolving in the form of interior details and creating movement and circulation paths through and joining the different spaces. I have used my stairs to create these circulation paths and have further developed my textures by editing them in Photoshop and importing them to my model in key spaces.

Sketchbook Section Drawing.

Embody; Edifice

Verb Artist 1; Noun Artist 2

Textures Used.

Link to SketchUp Model

 

Because my file was too large to upload to the Google Warehouse, I have uploaded the file for download to file sharing site '2shared.com'. I tried to strip textures and return the model to its simplest form, however this did not reduce my model to the 10mb file limit. Please see the link below for access to this file:

 

http://www.2shared.com/file/dd2wz_l2/Embody_Edifice-_Danielle_Macka.html

Week 3.

Developed SketchUp Model.

This is my developed SketchUp Model based on my second draft model. I have furthered the ideas from last week but have created smoother, more detailed spaces using complex extrusions and manual editing. I have used Zaha Hadid as my inspiration in creating these spaces, and have used the montage of the 'vein' type detailing on the exterior walls for both artist's workshops. This is to tie the two workshops together in the hope of creating a more unified architecture.

Texture Drawings

 Warped

 Coarse

Resistant

YouTube Video Inspiration

The architecture by Zaha Hadid became the inspiration for my new SketchUp Model. I can relate to her drive to create architecture which 'flows' and seems to almost be 'in motion' through to use of curved spaces and vast white structures with high levels of glass.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmOGB1eCFco

36 Textures

36 Words.

1. Coarse
2. Elastic
3. Soft
4. Grainy
5. Dense
6. Light
7. Heavy
8. Decayed
9. Smeared
10. Sharp
11. Reflective
12. Bright
13. Metallic
14. Moulded
15. Chipped
16. Scraped
17. Chiselled
18. Punctured
19. Pressed
20. Honeycombed
21. Wrapped
22. Warped
23. Uneven
24. Twisted
25. Framed
26. Structured
27. Geometric
28. Layered
29. Laminated
30. Marbled
31. Crystalline
32. Cracked
33. Malleable
34. Conductive
35. Resistant
36. Bright

36 Custom Textures.

Week Two.

Sketchbook Inspiration.

Embody; Edifice

Draft SketchUp Model Number 2.

This is the second model I have developed using a new Section Drawing from Week 1. The Model is based on the selected works by Stelarc and Ai Weiwei and I have tried to create spaces which reflect the artists works and their lives. The top space is intended for Stelarc's Workshop and reflects the outstretched arm which forms the basis for his 'Ear on Arm Performance'. The Bottom Space is intended to be for Ai Weiwei's 'Template' and is representative of the artist being an outcast of the arting world. Ai Weiwei is often looked upon as a sort of 'black sheep' and thus I have decided to literally bury his workspace under the ground and create an architecture which is in ways representative of a jail cell with its thick vertical columns and double glazed walls allowing visual but not physical interaction with the outside world.

 

Verb Artist 1; Noun Artist 2

Week One.

18 Sketches.

Descriptions read clockwise from top left

 Human, Contorted; Bare, Contorted; Embody, Contorted; Human, Unforeseen.

Bare, Edifice; Human, Edifice; Embody, Unforeseen; Human, Unforeseen.

Embody, Edifice; Unforeseen, Embody; Unforeseen, Bare; Unforeseen, Human.

Contorted, Bare; Contorted, Human; Contorted, Embody; Edifice, Bare.

Edifice, Embody; Edifice, Human.

  



Sketchbook Inspiration.

Adjective- Artist 1: Bare

Noun- Artist 2: Edifice

SketchUp Model Screenshots.

I imagine the building to be constructed of precast concrete with large double glazed glass panels at the front and rear. The building has been inspired by the word 'bare' and therefore is a simplistic structure which is comprised of mostly straight and angular lines. There are no eccentric protrusions in the design aside from the 'stacked' column which provides an artistic feature at the rear. The idea is that high use of glass, as well as the 'tunnel' style structure allow the building to feel both open and enclosed, and encourage travel and flow within the structure; this is not a place for lingering, but rather a place of continual movement.

 

Before the First Class.

My Best Piece of Creative Work Before Coming to This Course:

My Gingerbread Villages.

For the past couple of years at Christmas time, it has become a tradition that I make a Gingerbread House for my family to eat on Christmas Day. As a self taught, amateur baker, my houses started off looking more like gingerbread wreckages rather than houses! But as is the case always, with practice comes improvement, and last year my family gingerbread house-making turned into a small business almost, with me making small-scale houses for not just my family, but also friends’ families and work colleagues. This is an image of one of 3 small scale villages I made for my family, complete with fondant reindeer and iced garden pathways between each house. My 2 villages (8 houses and 4 reindeer in total) are probably the most creative things I have ever baked. I was so shocked at how well they turned out, as I really had no plan or idea and just took to my home-made foam-board bases with piping bags and royal icing one night after work.

A Great Piece of Architecture:

The Wonderworks Museum, Florida.

In terms of architecture I have experienced in my life, probably the biggest standout is the Wonderworks Museum in Orlando, Florida. My family and I ventured to the States in to escape the chaos that was the Sydney Olympic Games (and also the exchange rate was pretty good I hear), and of all the sights we saw, not much beat the Wonderworks Museum. As a 7 year old, my idea of architecture was limited to bricks and timber, and the thought of a building that had been completely upended but yet remained in one piece was absolutely astonishing! The ‘road’ upon which the building’s footings rested had created the roof overhang, and the planted palm trees even remained rooted and alive upside down. Unfortunately, we never got the chance to enter the museum as it was closed on the day we were there, however I still remember to this day how dumbfounded I was by the mere sight of the obtrusive structure along the main street in Orlando. To me, a great piece of architecture is one which challenges traditional conventions and leaves those who witness it with a greater appreciation for the built environment and the possibilities within it. Still to this day, with a greater knowledge of construction and building techniques, I find myself in awe of this building and would one day love to revisit it.

An Original Photograph of Something Beautiful:

Lincoln and Jill.

I took this photo of my second cousin, Lincoln, with his Grandmother, my aunt, at a family barbeque in 2010. He had found a roll of stickers and was walking around all day sticking them to whatever he could get his hands on, but eventually it became clear that Grandma provided the best canvas for his artwork. More than happy to oblige, my Aunt sat smiling down at her grandson as he stuck every single sticker from his roll on her arms and shirt. But in a spirit only Lincoln could have, once he was finished his supply, he then proceeded to remove those he’d previously placed around the backyard, and replace them ever so precisely on his living canvas. I love how this shot exemplifies the closeness and the depth of the relationship Lincoln has with his Grandmother, to me there is nothing more beautiful in the world than that.

Louise Bourgeois:

Female; Immerse; Naked.

Noun; Verb; Adjective



Ai Weiwei:

Edifice; Contorted; Unforeseen.

Noun; Verb; Adjective

Stelarc:

Human; Embody; Bare.

Noun; Verb; Adjective