Natalie Wong: MODEL DEVELOPMENT + LUMION REAL TIME IMAGES

INITIAL CROSS:

CROSS WITH MASSING ELEMENTS:

These masses were created according the approximate room sizes calculated in the design brief.

DEVELOPING MODEL:

Change of design - I decided to change my design because although the cross was unconventional and had a lot of chaotic connections, the cross itself was very difficult to adapt to and manipulate into an irrational and unintentionally strange design. Thus, I recreated my model into a new form. This structure was a blocky form but allowed easier changes and enabled me to develop the rooms and sizes better.

Sketchup Views

Aerial View

Hero Shot

Interior Shot

Bridging walkway view

FINAL MODEL:

How it links to my theory
Keeping the previous streamline nature, I rotated several faces of the previous design by 30 degrees and stretched out edges and lines to produce a completely different, irregular yet interesting design for my final product. Additionally, instead of putting windows in, I decided to create the roof using glass. This not only shows the irrational ideas of architecture, but allows light to enter the building unintentionally, depending on the time of the day and the way the sun is facing. This maintains the idea behind my theory of the intentional and unintentional, rational and irrational nature behind architecture, developing an originally proper framework of a design into elements that are completely spontaneous and unconventional.

Hero Shots