ARCH1201 Project I

Rem Koolhaas: Bordeaux House

Analysis Drawings
Plans and Sections

Process Model

Materials: Card, Paint, Foamcore, Paper.

Rem Koolhaas: Bordeaux House

Final Submission Model

Scale: 1:100 Model

Materials: Balsa, Card.

Group Work: Ricky Fan, William Wei, Shiny Son.

ARCH1142 RENDERING

Model It

Experiment 3: Valley snapshots

Experiment 3: Crysis Valley

Objects folder: http://www.filefront.com/16755505/Objects%20%282%29.zip
Levels folder:http://www.filefront.com/16756255/undefined

Before entering the world, please read the other overviews written below.

Also included in this post are the keys for the elevator.
The elevator moves in several directions thus several keys had to be used to take the clients from the bridge to the meeting space.
This elevator is the elevator that joins the two clients as they both take the same lift to the meeting space. Note: When taking this elevator try to stand in the middle of the lift, avoid far ends.
The keys to press to go towards the meeting space are: p-->n-->k-->k(to ascend down)
Then to move from the meeting space back: j-->b-->o

The keys are linked to go from each moving point and back hence if you move forward when pressing 'p' to go back you would press 'o'
thus p<-->o
n<-->b
k<-->j
Another lift situated is for Helen Keller, which is situated at the base of her space. This elevator was designed so that clients would take a boat from one side pass through the valley and through the two waterfalls and turn to the right base of the terrain. Here they would jump off walk towards the lift and take it to go up to Keller's space.
The keys for this elevator would be only 'L' to go up (non caps) and 'u' to come down.

Experiment 3: Valley + Waterfall

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRO2Yrr-Ww4
Introduction:

My valley was inspired by the Huon Valley of Tasmania. The narrow river would run along the curved path of the land with thick vegetation surrounding it from both sides of the river. However I purposely made my valley a little harder to move through at the beginning. I made trees hang over the river and I made a pretty dense path. This is demonstrated above. The purpose of this was to demonstrate Keller's Struggle which I maintain is her source of power. This path would be symbolic of the countless number of struggles Keller had gone through in her life. However as you keep pushing through suddenly there is a breathtaking opening, where the valley opens up into a massive area. This was to suggest two things. Keller's success in finding her power and the lead onto the sublime nature of Miranda Kerr's power, which revolved around the idea of aesthetic visual beauty.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81jUgvx0-A8

Conclusion:
This video continues to show the open area where the valley leads onto, and it further shows the connection of the two waterfalls. I wanted to demonstrate this sense of power using the terrain, hence I dedicated a fair amount of time to create these two waterfalls face to face. The idea was so that the clients, when taking an elevator from the bridge together pass through the waterfall and feel its sense of power. Although Helen was blind and deaf, the elevator was designed with open room and side spaces so that the cold sprays of water and sudden change in atmosphere would enable her to feel the power of this waterfall.

Experiment 3: Table + Meeting space Overview

The Table.
This table was designed so that clients would have to enter through the two gaps and sit or stand in the circle area connected from the two gaps.This idea was to suggest that the clients were surrounded by their own powers. The table showed the origins of their powers by extensive structural decorum on the sides of the table aligned with doric greek columns and structural 'ropes'. Furthermore I wanted a table which didnt seem small and primitive, but in itself large to just further extend that symbolism of power. The two clients would sit or stand and gaze around to the beautiful scenery which completely surrounded them.
The Meeting Space:
The design of this meeting space was meant to suggest a subtle type of beauty. It was only supposed to be something which is appreciated with just a glance, so this wouldn't deter the natural beauty around it. The clients would come to the meeting space to appreciate the nature around it, more so than the structure of the meeting space itself.

Experiment 3: Bridge + Office Overview

This image exhibits Helen Kueller's portion of her bridge and her office space. With Helen, after some thorough research it was clear that her source of power lied within her determination to surpass struggles throughout life. Countless number of times did she face more and more struggles, however even though these were difficult, these experiences had in fact helped push her to become the great person she once was. To exhibit this type of struggle I made her half of the bridge seem as if it were being pulled away from the land, with these ropes and strings constricting it. Further established by the window where it suggests these 'ropes' were wrapped around the structure. However in this virtual reality, the poles are in fact the structural support of the bridge, thus playing on the idea that even though these 'ropes' show grief and struggle, in truth they become the support of the bridge, much like the support of obtaining that power Helen Keller once had.
In terms of the office space, I tried to give it a sense of realism, but creating different textured walls. By doing so it would have helped her establish her position in the house, as she was blind and deaf. Thus by playing on the sense of touch it enabled her to move around. Furthermore this sense of struggle/structure is exemplified in the office as well.


This Section depicts Miranda Kerr's portion of the bridge and her office space. To me I found Miranda Kerr's source of power to lie within the visual aesthetics. With her being a supermodel, I pictured her to be an icon of sublimity and grandness. This reminded me of the Romantic Era where beauty was conceived as the sublime and strayed away from the neoclassic understanding of beauty and instead, the natural or causes of the natural such as ruins and waterfalls were predominantly seen as beautiful. Greek ruins were a popular decorum for the middle and upper class in the backyards and here I have tried to replicate this. The use of columns and slightly, however intentionally broken down sections of the bridge subtly alludes to this Romantic era.
The office space, shows elements of this as well. However i did not further elaborate on this as it was only an allusion to the type of power, I tried to keep in mind the context and gave her office a more modern look. Whilst using curves at certain points to accentuate the more flowing beauty which she epitomises.

Experiment 3: 36 Textures

Agile
Free
Lazy
Rotational
Scalar
Linear

Experiment 3: Perspectives

Experiment 3: Australian Valley + Crysis Model

Huon Valley Tasmania
Client: Miranda Kerr

Experiment 3: Mashup

Those people whose only experience of her is "The Miracle Worker" will be surprised to discover her many dimensions one of the longest-serving leaders among Europe's major powers. But her party had its worst results in 60 years, reflecting widespread unhappiness over the economic downturn, which has cost Germany its position as the world's leading exporter. My sympathies are with all who struggle for justice blowing out of proportion. In the media at the time they were trying to cling on to anything! They just made something out of nothing

Miranda Kerr

http://articles.famouswhy.com/miranda_kerr_and_her_early_life_and_career_beginning/

Angela Merkel

http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/m/angela_merkel/index.html

Helen Keller

http://205.188.238.181/time/time100/heroes/profile/keller02.html