Week 7 - Precedent study and Design Proposal

A brief outline of project 1

The building I chose for project 1 was the Glasgow Riverside Museum of Transport by Zaha Hadid.

The concept unpacked in my concept models were:

• Porosity
• Movement

A visual analysis of 2 precedent studies as a pair 
The 2 precedents I have chosen are:

• Heydar Aliyev Cultural Centre by Zaha Hadid (2007-2012)
• Shell by Kotaro Ide (2008) 

1. glass facade allowing people to have a glimpse of what's inside (porosity)
2. Continuous wavy structure (movement)
3. Natural light fills the interior (porosity)
4. The curvy structure affects the shape of the interior. 
5. Site plan
6. Elevation showing the curved structures

A design proposal and design draft for assignment 3

Building function of Project 1 building: Museum

Building functions for new design:

• Residential  
• Library
• Office

I'm not sure what to say about how each of the building functions challenge the concepts. All of the building functions I've chosen have movement and 'can' be porous. For movement, either or both the exterior and interior design can be wavy which leads people to different areas of the building. For porous, the design can have windows, glass facades or even large open spaces. 


DRAFT SKETCHES
 

 

















A short description of the prescribed additional representation

The technology I have decided to use for project 2 is CryEngine3. Crysis is very interactive. Not only can i create my own environment but i can add texture to my model to make it more realistic and I can walk on it and explore the model to have a better understanding of the concepts behind design.

I also thought about using Build AR. I'm still unsure whether I will use this or not. My idea of using Build AR is to unfold the model. Build AR will allow me to show different sections of my model that cannot be seen clearly in crysis.