Its the end of the project, and this would be my final and last post.
Here are some pictures i took of the model that I did. The site model was laser cut, and the model of the building form is rapid prototyped.
Wednesday, June 15
Tuesday, June 14
Fluid Architecture - Week 14 - Part D
Today I am working on the fly through videos. Basically I drew a path and I made the camera follow the path. This is to show the perspective of a user walking around my building.
Attempt 01
This video had some problems with the lighting. So i need to put more lighting into the site.
Attempt 02
The main problem that I am facing is that, while the camera moves the camera is becomes a bit shaky, since its following the hand drawn line. I need to try to draw the line more precisely.
Attempt 03
Final Video.
For the final video, I combined the attempt 02 video and the attempt 03 video togather, and put some music behind it. It did not come out as good as i expected, as the while the camera moves along the path, it becomes very shaky.
Attempt 01
This video had some problems with the lighting. So i need to put more lighting into the site.
Attempt 02
The main problem that I am facing is that, while the camera moves the camera is becomes a bit shaky, since its following the hand drawn line. I need to try to draw the line more precisely.
Attempt 03
Final Video.
For the final video, I combined the attempt 02 video and the attempt 03 video togather, and put some music behind it. It did not come out as good as i expected, as the while the camera moves along the path, it becomes very shaky.
Monday, June 13
Fluid Architecture - Week 14 - Part C
I made a few changes on the floor plans. I added more furniture and showed a bit of space planning. I also worked on a sectional cut through the building. The section was a bit complicated because, some of the parts of the building had different thickness's and they kept twisting at certain points. However I cut the sections using the cross section method in blender which helped a lot to make it more accurate.
Today I worked on the A1 presentation board, which includes the design process, the floor plans, section and the renders of the building.
Today I worked on the A1 presentation board, which includes the design process, the floor plans, section and the renders of the building.
Wednesday, June 8
Fluid Architecture - Week 14 - Part B
Today I am working on rendering images of the building. I rendered the images using blender and then used photoshop to to do the interiors. I also added the background of the site in using Photoshop.
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| This is the roof garden, where people can come up to chill out and enjoy the view. |
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| This shows the exhibition space on the ground floor. |
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| exterior wall framwork which opens the gallery to the outside |
Tuesday, June 7
Fluid Architecture - Week 14
Its less than two weeks left for the presentation. So to plan out my presentation, and the stuff that I am going to put into the presentation, I made something like a plan. This plan will help me to get organised, and finish my work on time.
My Plan
My Plan
Introduction
VIDEOS PLAYING
At the beginning of the assignment, i did various experiments on my folie. This included fluid experiments and emission of particles and hair experiments using force fields.
So as to begin with the project, to create a form which would be used as a mass for my model, I used force fields to generate different hair particles.
So as to begin with the project, to create a form which would be used as a mass for my model, I used force fields to generate different hair particles.
SITE – FROM WHERE THE FORCE FIELDS WERE GENERATED.
1st- Initially the force fields were placed two force fields on the land; towards CBD and New Farm.
one on the bridge connecting the fortitude valley and kangaroo point: high traffic
1st- Initially the force fields were placed two force fields on the land; towards CBD and New Farm.
one on the bridge connecting the fortitude valley and kangaroo point: high traffic
SITE- MOVED FORCE FIELDS
Then I moved the force fields to one towards the new farm, and one onto the river as seen on the sketches.
VIDEO OF EXPERIMENT 3
This is a video of how I did it, this will show how the form of the hair particles changes, when the force fields are moved around from CBD to new farm to the river.
SKETCHES HOW THE FORM WAS MODIFIED.
so after the form was derived, I modified it by rotating one of the faces to create a cantilevered roof structure.
INITIAL FORM PICTURE ON SITE.
So after the form was created, I moved on to create the spaces inside the building. Basically the whole building will be functioning as a public building. So I wanted to create as much as openings, so that people who passes the building will also come to know about whats happening inside.
So I created solid wireframes on the cantilevered part of the roof, so that when the roof is touching the ground, it creates a transitional space like a pavilion.
TRANSITIONAL SPACE – THE CANTILEVER
PICTURE OF THE TOP VIEW HOW PEOPLE CAN ENTER AND EXIT THE BUILDING EXPLAINING THE TRANSITIONAL SPACE.
I also did a cloth experiment, which shows how the people will pass through this transitional space. The cloth is generated from the direction where most people will be accessing the site.
EXPERIMENT OF THE CLOTH.
Then I moved the force fields to one towards the new farm, and one onto the river as seen on the sketches.
VIDEO OF EXPERIMENT 3
This is a video of how I did it, this will show how the form of the hair particles changes, when the force fields are moved around from CBD to new farm to the river.
SKETCHES HOW THE FORM WAS MODIFIED.
so after the form was derived, I modified it by rotating one of the faces to create a cantilevered roof structure.
INITIAL FORM PICTURE ON SITE.
So after the form was created, I moved on to create the spaces inside the building. Basically the whole building will be functioning as a public building. So I wanted to create as much as openings, so that people who passes the building will also come to know about whats happening inside.
So I created solid wireframes on the cantilevered part of the roof, so that when the roof is touching the ground, it creates a transitional space like a pavilion.
TRANSITIONAL SPACE – THE CANTILEVER
PICTURE OF THE TOP VIEW HOW PEOPLE CAN ENTER AND EXIT THE BUILDING EXPLAINING THE TRANSITIONAL SPACE.
I also did a cloth experiment, which shows how the people will pass through this transitional space. The cloth is generated from the direction where most people will be accessing the site.
EXPERIMENT OF THE CLOTH.
PICTURE OF THE PEOPLE WALKING AROUND THE CANTILEVERED ROOF
FLY THROUGH
FLY THROUGH
Another reason was that, the whole structure is going to be made out of concrete. So its structure will be very heavy, and the cantilevered roof may not work out structurally. Now that its a frame, its more light weight and will be structurally more stable.
I also created wireframes on other parts of the buildings, including the side walls. Apart from being open to the surrounding, it also creates shadow and light patterns on the ground, once again linking the context with the building.
PICTURE OF THE WALL FRAME WITH LIGHT AND SHADOW.
FLY THROUGH
I also created wireframes on other parts of the buildings, including the side walls. Apart from being open to the surrounding, it also creates shadow and light patterns on the ground, once again linking the context with the building.
PICTURE OF THE WALL FRAME WITH LIGHT AND SHADOW.
FLY THROUGH
TSUNAMI EXPERIMENT.
I tried on experiments to work out how the building will respond to a wave, this is a tsunami wave experiment. This kind of gives the basic impression on what happens to the building, when a wave of two different intensities hit the building.
The public spaces that are incorporated into this building are, commercial spaces, community spaces and an outdoor space.
The commercial space will be a coffee shop, which will be partially open.
SHOW FLOOR PLANS AND EXPLAIN.
SHOW INTERIOR RENDER OF THE DOWNSTAIRS SHOPPING COMPLEX WITH CANTILEVE R ROOF.
THE SECOND FLOOR is an office space and a exibition space.
SHOW INTERIOR RENDERS – COMMERCIAL
COMMUNITY
OUTDOOR
SHOW SECTION.
As for the outdoor area, I am creating a roof garden, with grass on it where people can walk upto. I created grass on the roof, also using the hair particle system.
This screen cast will show how I did it.
And these are the end results.
SHOW PICTURES OF THE OUTDOOR AREA.
FLY THROUGH THE OUTDOOR SPACE.
I tried on experiments to work out how the building will respond to a wave, this is a tsunami wave experiment. This kind of gives the basic impression on what happens to the building, when a wave of two different intensities hit the building.
The public spaces that are incorporated into this building are, commercial spaces, community spaces and an outdoor space.
The commercial space will be a coffee shop, which will be partially open.
SHOW FLOOR PLANS AND EXPLAIN.
SHOW INTERIOR RENDER OF THE DOWNSTAIRS SHOPPING COMPLEX WITH CANTILEVE R ROOF.
THE SECOND FLOOR is an office space and a exibition space.
SHOW INTERIOR RENDERS – COMMERCIAL
COMMUNITY
OUTDOOR
SHOW SECTION.
As for the outdoor area, I am creating a roof garden, with grass on it where people can walk upto. I created grass on the roof, also using the hair particle system.
This screen cast will show how I did it.
And these are the end results.
SHOW PICTURES OF THE OUTDOOR AREA.
FLY THROUGH THE OUTDOOR SPACE.
SHOW THE LAST RENDER. AND CONCLUSION
This is just a summary of how my presentation will be layed out.
Anyhow going back to the actual work that needs to be done; I worked on floor plans today.
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| GROUND FLOOR PLAN EXIBITION AND CAFE COMMUNITY/COMMERCIAL SPACES |
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| FIRST FLOOR PLAN EXIBITION AND OFFICE SPACE COMMUNITY/COMMERCIAL |
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| ROOF PLAN ROOF GARDEN WHERE PEOPLE CAN WALK UPTO OUTDOOR AREA. |
Thursday, June 2
Fluid Architecture - Week 13
Today I am working on generating floor plans using the new form to work out the spaces within the building.
What I am doing is, I made crossections through the new form and exported them to autocad as dxf files.
What I am doing is, I made crossections through the new form and exported them to autocad as dxf files.
Sunday, May 22
Fluid Architecture - Week 12
Today what I am working on is editing the form a bit. I removed the walls, and I am rotating the right side of the building in such a way that the structure forms the wall and the roof itself. But I am maintaining the walls made on the left side of the form.
Il post some pictures of how it looked before and how it is changed now.
So basically, what I have done here is that, I rotated the overhang in BLUE in such a way that it sits on the ground. This way it also creates an opening fo the people to enter into the spaces. It also acts both as a OVERHANG CREATING AN INTERIOR SPACE, rather than an overhang creating an outdoor space.
ENTRANCES
So by rotating the overhang, I have created two entrances, where people can come in and go out of the building from two sides. It also acts as a pavillion kind of a place or a TRANSITIONAL spaces where people can move through the building spaces.
From both the pictures you can see how the overhang is now supported by the ground.
ROOF GARDENS
I also worked on making grass on the roof, to create a roof garden which will act as an outdoor area where people can walk upto.
Here is the process how I did it.
I tried to render the images, but the file seems too big because of the grass.. So what I will do is, try to create the grass on half of the roof so that the file will be a bit smaller.
Il post some pictures of how it looked before and how it is changed now.
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| Before |
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| After |
So basically, what I have done here is that, I rotated the overhang in BLUE in such a way that it sits on the ground. This way it also creates an opening fo the people to enter into the spaces. It also acts both as a OVERHANG CREATING AN INTERIOR SPACE, rather than an overhang creating an outdoor space.
ENTRANCES
So by rotating the overhang, I have created two entrances, where people can come in and go out of the building from two sides. It also acts as a pavillion kind of a place or a TRANSITIONAL spaces where people can move through the building spaces.
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| view showing the circulation of people through the building |
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| Entrance 1 |
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| Entrance 2 |
From both the pictures you can see how the overhang is now supported by the ground.
ROOF GARDENS
I also worked on making grass on the roof, to create a roof garden which will act as an outdoor area where people can walk upto.
Here is the process how I did it.
I tried to render the images, but the file seems too big because of the grass.. So what I will do is, try to create the grass on half of the roof so that the file will be a bit smaller.
Wednesday, May 18
According to my timetable, for Thursdays class what I am supposed to do is do more experiments.
So the first experiment is going to be
1- Working on experimenting with tsunami waves onto my building.
2- After working on the waves, I tried on working with modifying the form a bit, mostly creating openings.
2a- As for the structure of my overhanging roof, I converted into a skeleton steel frame which can be more lighter now.
2b- After that, I used the same technique, to convert the walls into a steel frame so that it will be stong enough to support the roof. The technique I used is similar to the previous one, I seperated the walls from the rest of the structure and add on a solid wireframe. To make it more intresting, I selected seperate faces and applied a solid wireframe so that the structure would look more abstract.
Here are some images I rendered using blender.
3- Now I am going to try to work on creating a entrance to my building.
I used the cloth experiment to determine where my entrance would be. I place the cloth in the direction where people will be accessing the building.
Here is an animation how it worked out.
So basically, from this animation it is obviously highlighted where the entrance will be. The front face of the building.
So the first experiment is going to be
1- Working on experimenting with tsunami waves onto my building.
2- After working on the waves, I tried on working with modifying the form a bit, mostly creating openings.
2a- As for the structure of my overhanging roof, I converted into a skeleton steel frame which can be more lighter now.
2b- After that, I used the same technique, to convert the walls into a steel frame so that it will be stong enough to support the roof. The technique I used is similar to the previous one, I seperated the walls from the rest of the structure and add on a solid wireframe. To make it more intresting, I selected seperate faces and applied a solid wireframe so that the structure would look more abstract.
Here are some images I rendered using blender.
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| top view |
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| overhang over the outdoor area (looking from left) |
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| over hang over the outdoor area (looking from right) |
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| steel frame structure |
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| steel frame structure supporting the roof |
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| steel frame structure (looking into the community area) |
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| steel frame structure (taken from inside the community area) |
3- Now I am going to try to work on creating a entrance to my building.
I used the cloth experiment to determine where my entrance would be. I place the cloth in the direction where people will be accessing the building.
Here is an animation how it worked out.
So basically, from this animation it is obviously highlighted where the entrance will be. The front face of the building.
Tuesday, May 17
Fluid Architecture - Rapid Prototype Model
Here are some pics of the rapid prototype model I did for the conceptual design submission on week 9. I am planning to rapid prototype more cross sections of my building for the final submission.
I am just very glad that it turned out right.
I am just very glad that it turned out right.
Wednesday, May 11
Fluid Architecture : The next step
So after the form of my building was confirmed, the next step is how to make it function as a building. I have worked out the areas allocated for different spaces. But these spaces need to be broken down to functional spaces.
My building consists of two floors. The lower floor consists of commercial spaces, community spaces and the outdoor spaces.
As for the function of spaces, I was thinking that the commercial space can be a shopping complex. The shopping complex is going to be in two floors.
Hence the spaces can be further divided into spaces for small shops, an escalator or stairs to access to other floors, and a small cafe'.
For the community space, I was thinking of creating a community club which can host many activities for families and people to come and spend some time togather. The lower floor can be used as a space to host games like, a pool club or a chess club. For the upper floor, I was thinking to convert it to a gallery space, where artists can come host exibitions.
As for the outdoor space, I want to create a small park where people who visit the building for either shopping or the gallery or the community clubs can take a small break. The outdoor space will be kind of facing the river so it would provide a better view.
So as for the form, I am trying to simplify the faces, as there are a bit of messy bits. I am working on the roof overhang above the outdoor area.
This is how it looked before.
This is how it looks after editing
You can see that the surface looks a bit clean now that the messy edges and faces has been deleted.
The next part of it was, that I was thinking how the form would act structurally, since there are a lot of roof overhangs. These over hangs need a column or maybe a tension cable for it as supports.
I did some research, and i found some ideas which can be similarly applied to my roof structure.
Here are some pictures.
I will need to work out some sketches and apply these structural concepts on my roof structure.
My building consists of two floors. The lower floor consists of commercial spaces, community spaces and the outdoor spaces.
As for the function of spaces, I was thinking that the commercial space can be a shopping complex. The shopping complex is going to be in two floors.
Hence the spaces can be further divided into spaces for small shops, an escalator or stairs to access to other floors, and a small cafe'.
For the community space, I was thinking of creating a community club which can host many activities for families and people to come and spend some time togather. The lower floor can be used as a space to host games like, a pool club or a chess club. For the upper floor, I was thinking to convert it to a gallery space, where artists can come host exibitions.
As for the outdoor space, I want to create a small park where people who visit the building for either shopping or the gallery or the community clubs can take a small break. The outdoor space will be kind of facing the river so it would provide a better view.
So as for the form, I am trying to simplify the faces, as there are a bit of messy bits. I am working on the roof overhang above the outdoor area.
This is how it looked before.
This is how it looks after editing
You can see that the surface looks a bit clean now that the messy edges and faces has been deleted.
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| Overhang over the outdoor space without any supports |
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| These are the two roofs that need supports to perform well structurally. |
The next part of it was, that I was thinking how the form would act structurally, since there are a lot of roof overhangs. These over hangs need a column or maybe a tension cable for it as supports.
I did some research, and i found some ideas which can be similarly applied to my roof structure.
Here are some pictures.
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| http://aedesign.wordpress.com/2010/02/15/richmond-olympic-oval-vancouver-british-columbia-canada/olympic_oval_140210_01/ |
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| http://aedesign.wordpress.com/2010/01/28/distorted-courtyard-house-beijing-area-china/distorted2/ |
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| http://aedesign.wordpress.com/2010/01/28/house-into-espoo-finland/jyrki-tasa_1/ |
Thursday, April 28
Fluid Architecture - Generating a Form
Today I am going to put my folie into context and try to generate a form by doing fluid experiments and generating hair particles using the force fields.
1.Particle simulation test
I am just experimenting on particle simulation. But the first experiment I did, the particles seemed to be glowing. There is some material on it.
So I removed the material from my folie, but the results are the same.
2. Hair particle - to generate a form
Experiment 1
I managed to get a form generated from the hair particles and moving the force field over and around the bridge. But I am not yet satisfied with the form I got. Maybe if I cant get a nicer form, I can have this as my backup.
Experiment 2
This time, I placed the force fields over the bridge, and towards the city in opposite locations. Refer to my screen screencast below to understand more. And I am editing the hair particles to generate a satisfied form.
Part A
Part B
Experiment 3
For this experiment, I placed the force fields, one at the bridge, one over the river and one on the city.
Experiment 4
For this experiment, I just moved around the force fields around the context to get a good form
Next I started modifying the results of each experiment to get a form I like. I was working on the result of experiment 3 and modified it by rotating different parts of it to get the final form for my building.
http://www.screenr.com/post
1.Particle simulation test
I am just experimenting on particle simulation. But the first experiment I did, the particles seemed to be glowing. There is some material on it.
So I removed the material from my folie, but the results are the same.
2. Hair particle - to generate a form
Experiment 1
I managed to get a form generated from the hair particles and moving the force field over and around the bridge. But I am not yet satisfied with the form I got. Maybe if I cant get a nicer form, I can have this as my backup.
Experiment 2
This time, I placed the force fields over the bridge, and towards the city in opposite locations. Refer to my screen screencast below to understand more. And I am editing the hair particles to generate a satisfied form.
Part A
Part B
Experiment 3
For this experiment, I placed the force fields, one at the bridge, one over the river and one on the city.
Experiment 4
For this experiment, I just moved around the force fields around the context to get a good form
Next I started modifying the results of each experiment to get a form I like. I was working on the result of experiment 3 and modified it by rotating different parts of it to get the final form for my building.
http://www.screenr.com/post
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| How the form will sit on the site |
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