Week Two - 2 sets of stairs (Independent Study)

Stair 2 - Exhibition Space to Studio:
Since less people would be coming here, I decided to have the staircase design here less sophisticated and more simple but elegant.
A simple glass frame would lead the person down some steps toward the main studio on the left, through glass walls. Strip lighting would help guide the person and illuminate/decorate the interior.



Stair 1 - Above Ground to Exhibition Space:
With the stairs I designed, I decided that it had to be attractive and aesthetic so as to enhance the appeal of the artists work in the area. I used alot of low lighting on the stairs, as well as a glass railing. As you can see the staircase is intended to be quite long so that as the person descends he/she can get a feel of the whole space already as they walk through it. In the background you can see the staircase leading to the studio. Above ground. Entry into the exhibition space is from the left dome with orange lights, however I intended that one would have to walk through the glass walkway into the smaller right dome and then walk out into the left dome. The idea of course is to make the person walk and get a feel of the domes as they walk toward it.



The SketchUp model:
For this week's task I designed three spaces, above ground area, an exhibition space, and a studio. I also designed two seperate staircases, one from above ground into an exhibition gallery, and a smaller staircase from the exhibition gallery into a studio.

For rendering in SketchUp I used VRAY. As you can see from this sketchup model the three levels shown here are from the very top the above ground space, the exhibition space, and the studio. A closeup of the exhibition space and the studio.





The original section:
The idea behind the drawing is the paw of an animal, while its footprints go underground in the section. The words were 'animal' and walk'.

Week One - Independent Study (SketchUp Models)

My final render using Vray for Sketchup. As you can see this view provides a closer look at the walkways on the left and front, which are an integral part of the experience of the building; through walking.


The materials I would use are white concrete with a slight glossiness and highlight, to give the building some sheen, and make it appear more bright and distinct in the sunlight. With the words 'pose' and 'walk' in mind, a person would be able to walk the entire structure from side to side undercover, as seen in the walkways on the far right. Other materials I would also use would be strip lighting underneath the walkways to light it up at night.



The Drawing of the section - The words I chose were pose and walk. The idea behind the drawing is a human form lying on his/her side, with arms on the floor and palms resting on head, while one leg is arched to provide a triangular shape to the lower part of the 'body'.

Sidney Nolan - Inland Australia

n: landscape
v: walk
a: vast

Patricia Piccinini - Bodyguard

n: animal
v: pose
a: furry

Inspiration: Max Webber Library, Blacktown

I fell in love with the architecture of this building, during the only time I was lucky enough to visit Blacktown. It encompasses pretty much everything I have come to love about architecture; lighting, flow, cubism, modernism, and open spaces. What I think is interesting and why this building is so beautiful is how the lines of the building seem to cut off so aesthetically, for example the angle at which the steps cut off, the vertical black lines running down the glass, to the flow that the red lighting and grey stripes on the walkway bring.

rubix cube

This was my own artwork created for an artgroup called SlashThree. I used the program Cinema 4D for this. I think what makes this piece interesting is the randomly arranged cubic forms that seem to make this geometric, 'mathematical' even, yet somehow can still retain an abstract essence to it. I also spent alot of time on the lighting to make it more interesting, using various tints and angles. (you can view the full image on my art gallery website)