So, where are we?
More model iterations; a shell created for the final iteration(s); plans, sections and an isometric projection all WIP. Design diary will start to be formed tomorrow, concerned that I’m lacking details and backup work informing design direction, but that will form over Easter & partly next week.
Also, I may have finally found a home for next year ^_^. Relieved, but still need to apply for it and see the application accepted. But still. ^_^
I hate life right now.
I think the to-do list sums up this blog post. Deadline for Architectural Technologies is 2 weeks on Monday (print deadline is Friday after next).
Here are most of the models & maquettes I made this week to test out ideas and just plug away at the ideation phase.
One of the design points I have settled on is the predominant usage of wood in the design - bamboo, plywood (1-2 ply), pine. Things I’m still undecided on include whether or not to use gravel/stones in the final design, as well as deciding between using a projector or a CRT (cathode-ray tube monitor) to display the video interviews.
Design points which I need to figure out next week include how to ensure that the bamboo behaves - i.e. remains upright; and whether the “weave” effect of the plywood & bamboo can indeed be achieved (even 1-ply is quite stiff). I’ve decided against making furniture for the installation as well - I do not believe that I’ll have the time. The exception to this being the plinth that will house the projector & speakers - this I will need to design as well.
Additionally, the video interviews still require editing. Mhm. I still have an awful lot to get on with, and we’ve only got 2 weeks till the Easter break. Ho-hum. I miss having objective, precise, criteria in a project.
More models. This week was primarily about making models.
The first model I started on was that of a pyramidal shelter, created using perspex. I ultimately abandoned this large model for a smaller one, as I made a rookie error - for these triangles to join together, I would need to chamfer the edges and then use a capillary action based solvent to join them. This method suceeded on one set, however the larger pyramid was missing a section. Originally I tried to bridge this gap using a thick acetate sheet, however this snapped. At this point I decided to scale down my model, as time was becoming a factor.
I moved on to another design which I wanted to model - this time sculpting it out of foam. This took a while, and it is still not shaped to how I would like; however for the purpose of an initial basic model, it is adequate. I’ll start work on a photoshop render of the design, and hopefully it will aid the visualisation of it.
Three smaller models not pictured - a hypothetical extension to G-Block, which I created during an exercise run by the School of Architecture last Monday; Another “shards of glass” assembly; The small-scale version of my pyramidal shelter.
The first model I did - acetate & wood - was based upon a sketch. One way I like sketching is to just through shapes together onto a pile, “read” the pile, and then sketch forms which appear. Not quite as random or procrastination bound as you may think.
I also had some sticks, and some modelling clay which I had yet to use (bought it during the Carousel, that seems so long ago now). Used some of the clay a as a base to stick the sticks into, and went to work playing with shapes. Not entirely displeased with the outcomes.
Lastly, we had a modelling workshop with Sim (sculpture & welding tutor), who showed us how to do a basic plaster relief. Clay has admittedly never been my strongest suit, but I thought this came out rather well.