3DD - Day 3 // Goodbye Tracing Paper

REMOVAL OF TRACING PAPER.

Idea development continued alongside starting to refine our structures and the additions that we created. 

I had issues in terms of deciding which structure I was going to use because I added functions and other designs onto different buildings but wanted to combine them all into one. 

This task was quite challenging because I needed to let my ideas of designing the structure flow more so I could think of a function for it. Whereas I kept on thinking of functions simultaneously when designing additional aspects for my structure. Another aspect that I could improve on is the scale because the people turned out to not be in scale with the structure I created. 

In the end I didn't choose the structure I focused on at the beginning because I felt my other structure had more elements of form involved. I also chose this structure because I was pleased with the functions I created for it when using tracing paper.

Below, I have included designs and ideas that I formed from the work I created on tracing paper.

This a three floored architectural structure, with a concreted public space beneath the building, which would include fountains and benches. To reach the first floor, there would be an escalator located behind the large panel leg, by the top left hand corner of the base of the structure.

As I progressed with the task, I found it quite challenging to extend by drawings beyond the original structure I made. Eventually, I started to create designs that extended beyond the structure or removed parts of the structures. For example, in the images above, I removed the curved tall panels that were in the front of the structure. (shown in previous blog).

[insert scans of designs]

3DD - Day 2

LAYERS & PERSPECTIVE.

After having created structures we drew our best structure from many different angles using different media. Doing this task helped me see different ways my structure could be presented, it also helped me think of other functions that could benefit the structure. 

Using tracing paper allowed me to get my ideas across better because I could layer different aspects such as stairs, lifts, lights on my structure and remove them from my structure and keep previous additions.

[insert further trace images]

3DD - Day 1

Spontaneous Structures

Going straight into making structures rather than having vague initial sketches beforehand was quite daunting at first because I was out of my comfort zone. I would have normally drawn up a few visualisations of the potential appearances of my structure and used it as a rough guide, but making structures as you proceed with the task was challenging but rewarding at the same time, since you were forced to create the most unexpected structures, you were not always able to undo your mistakes, therefore you would   have to improvise at different stages in the constructing process.

At the beginning I was being too precious with my first structure and continued to add details, however I eventually learned to work faster in order to meet the brief. Although meeting the task requirements didn’t happen in the end, since I made six out of ten structures. I really enjoyed working with new materials that I hadn’t used before such as plywood, dowels and ziplocks. Polypropylene became the bane of my life for the day, as it was a tough material to work with. It had its advantages: the ability to make complex forms; and disadvantages: not holding its form. 

I realised I had some reoccurring themes within my structures for example, creating bridge joints, many curved walls and different layers. I would say the ‘Radical Geometry’ exhibition at the Royal Academy had influenced the structures I made because I created structures that tried to integrate the spatial awareness that was presented at the exhibition.