Arch1101-EXP2 terrain

Landform is the surrounded environment for an architecture. The location of the momunent define the meaning of monument itself. To emphasize the meaning of “freeflowing and aerodynamics“, the landform for the monument are chosen to be in the estuary of the valley. Making a natural connection with the water and the terrain, the monument is orientated to the ocean.

ARCH1101 EXP2- 6 Axonometrics Drawings

Elizabeth Diller

Freeflowing

Spatial

Frei Otto

Aerodynamics

Weightlessness

Cell Structure

Depth of Field

Arch1101-Week 4 Final Model Images

Stairs case in Aiweiwei's Studio 

Entrance of the Studio

Between two building

Entrance of the gallery

Stairs to the upper level

Details

Stelarc's Studion

ARCH1101-Week 4 Animations

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From Aiweiwei's Studio to the ground

This is a video of movement from the underground studio to the ground. Spaces are clearly seperated into two parts to satisfy Aiweiwei's wide range of artwork creation workplace. Also this is inspired by his design of the bike in my understanding of "layer by layer" to create the illusion of view. Meanwhile, I noticed that he use the lights to enhance this sense, which is the way i also apply into this underground design,trying to introduce the sunshine into these cells.The stairs are composited by the multilayer glasses and stainless supporting steel frames. 

From the gallery to Stelarc's Studio

This is a video showing movement from outside of the gallery to inside the gallery and through the stairs to Stelarc's studio above the gallery.Entrance of the gallery are gradually-inning stairs and a huge glazed wall with the extroversive sidewalls. Entering the gallery, the upper sub-space increase the height of the first floor and also create another display zone for the artist. Large openings are designed to increase the interior brightness, while the front walls are seperated with the 50mm gaps. The middle hall are remained for Stelarc's body performance.


On the left of the gallery, there is a gate going outside of the building, which is the way to the upper levels. The Stairs are posited outside the building, however, with the extraversive 2nd floor, artists can safely bring their artwork to the gallery. The shape of the stairs is trying to follow the orientation of the building and create a dynamic way to access upper floor. Hole are interposed to the handdrall, decreasing the solid feeling of the concrete-made stairs.The sub-floor is also under abundant sunshine casting from the front windows.


Climbing up the stairs to Stelarc's studio at the top, the irregular shape of studio gives more fun to the space and open working environment provide a good atmosphere for artist. 

Overlook and section views 

ARCH1101-Week 3

36 Textures

Second Model

This is the second I made according to one of my sketch, which shows the keywords of break and connection. However, details of the stairs are missed and scale of the building and volume of the lower studio is not related to the actual circumstance.

Break and Connection

Top view of the second model

Section and Perspective view of Studio1's staris

Footsteps are designed to be glasses and the supporting frame is stainless steel and multi-layer glasses are attached to the steel with soft rubber to avoid crash.

Front View of the stairs

ARCH1101-Week 2

18 Sketches

First Model

The first model was inspired by the key words of balance and connection of Aiweiwei's bike and Stelarc' performance. Two studios and the gallery are connected by the smooth shell-like walls.I used the "smooth the edge" tool to slick the surface of the polygon and create this dynamic shape in sketchup.

Stairs designed for the first model

This is my first stairs designing for this building.The first floor and second acting as the gallery space are connected by this dual-function stairs case, whose two sides are used for display artwork.Also the footsteps are transparent glasses, allowing people to see the lower artificial lake.

ARCH1101-Images Posting

My Creative Work

This was my work from Architectural Communication 1142 workshop three in  last semester. We were asked to create a series of montage drawings to show the moving experiment by combining the modeling and sketching skills. This model I made was designed to be a seaside hotel with tower-like structure and transparent glazed outer walls on each floors, reducing the mass of architecture in sense.


Great Piece of Architecture

The Jubilee Church  Rome, Italy Richard Meier
Breathing the holy and dignified religion wind of  ancient Rome architectural culture, combining with the contemporary construction technology, The Jubilee Church is always giving out a sense of purity and inner peace. The abundant lights cast through the huge openings, producing a holy but touchable image of God. I think it is the peace it produces that attract me!

Villa Flush
This is my drawing copied from an archive of a residence design competition in China. I think the thing that attract me from this building is its understanding of the site and landscape. Growing from the landscape and returning back to the nature, this house seperates different living functions with the natural forms of flush smoothly and integrates the inside and outside.People living in the house can feel the conffusion and harmony of the link betwenn environment and interior sppace

A Photo of Something Beautiful

This is a conceptual image from FACTORY FITEEN.I think the reason i choose this image is that the fire around the building really inspired me of the reflection of the outeiror wall and the fluid air around the building.Also,
compared with the surrounding solid architectures, these two seem so light to flow in the sky.
Works of Art from Artists

Louise bourgeois Spider: THREATEN, DEFENT, ENTERNAL

Ai Weiwei bike : CONNECTION, BREAK, ILLUSORY

Stelarc Suspension: BALANCE, STAY, SPIRITUAL