These are my reflections in order of the workshops.
Architectural drawing (1st workshop)
-I learned how to do sketchup
-I used sketch up to create a 3d interpretation of the plans and elevations.
-I learned how to compile images in a single paper to form a message. alignment is very important.
-I practise accuracy in hand drawing
overall this course is the easiest. it may just be because its the first workshop though.
I believe, that from this course, I become more confident in drawing(mainly straight lines). This workshop certainly got me started in flexing me drawing muscles.
Architecture in motion
-sequencing of scenes, and movement through space.
-hand drawn element is emphasized in this course, so we can't take pictures simply and use it as a film.
-sticking to the key words theme and aim to portray the key words in our film
this workshop is slightly harder, as it takes me to whole new level of drawing i never experience before. (the last workshop, only helped me in drawing distinct straight lines, when this project involved a lot of indistinct lines) i also learned how to use video editing programs to help me in frame management.
i think i went pretty successful in this workshop though.
but then again, "successful" is a relative term...
i may not perform animation to the level of high class animation, but this course has improved my sense of sequencing and spatiality.
Atlas of colour
-coloring/collage/painting/photoshop exercises
-construction of a book.
-understanding of color and developing a 'taste' for color.
personally i thought this workshop is the most stressful, as i never professionally made a book before.(when doing Civil Engineering, we lose those crafting skills of beauty). painting and drawing have brought out an artistic side of me(something which i thought i didn't have...).
i am not too sure if i am successful this time, compared to the other awesome works of this rotation.
This workshop has thought me the importance of presentation and the importance of colour to give a new dimension in visual perception.
Overall Course Reflection:
In context with my Civil engineering with Architecture course, i think these skills will certainly benefit me in the future. the course itself has required me to embrace both artistic and scientific study. although i am majorly immersed in the scientific and mathematical nature of Civil Engineering, the opportunity(or rather; compulsory requirement) to engage the artistic has been a difficult and refreshing experience.
Monday, October 20, 2008
Atlas of colour
My atlas is largely edited in InDesign and exported into pdf.
the follwing link is my upload of the pdf file containing the actual pages used in the construction of the atlas book.
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?wwmyjnm2euu
Content:
the lecturer once describe a certain students work as having a 'narrative' as the navigation. it was the 'weather report' atlas i think.
so i decided to use it as my example, and create a 'tourist guide' like atlas decribing a fictional island called the Zumthor Island.
i used the face map of Peter Zumthor as my first page, to bring all the work together.
all of the other work is in some way related to each other, and the face map is what brings them together.
i must confess however, the only element that brings them together is the written element, the narrative describing the fictional island.
i think it would ahve been better if i actually thought this whole exercise throughoutly and did all the exercises so that they are related to each other intrinsically, rather than needing a thought-out narrative.
Construction:
unfortunately for me, i decided to be economic and use any material i can find. that is, i didn't want to spend much money to get good quality photo paper/ cardboard.
the book is bind together by string.....
originally i wanted to do the concertina / accordian fold format, but i once saw an actual binded book from the last round(round 2 workshops)so i thought it would be okay to make a book.
(a book is after all easier to navigate than a long accordian bookblock in my opinion)
the tunnel is constructed mainly by improvisation(so theres no scanned images yet). there is no hand drawn element, and it entirely made of colored paper.
the pdf does not show the tunnel, but each frame is a jungle scene, that corresponds to the previous Color Window exercise and the 3d color wheel. to sum it up, the tunnel shows a certain 3d color wheel, trying to blend into the background of the color forest.
i try to make each corner blend into the background, the blue corner blends into a blue bush, the yellow corner blends into a yellow branch, and the red corner blends into a red tree trunk.
the color hues of the prism isn't entirely the same as the background, but at least it demonstrates some color blending.
Reflections:
overall, i think this workshop is the costliest, due to the printing cost!!
but i suspect, i may have traded cost for quality.
i used home low grade materials for construction, and i feel that my atlas doesn't even compare to some of the other atlases that uses fantastic binding, and paper.
there're really professionally made bookblocks in this round, and if there is one thing i would change in my approach if i had to do it again, is being more vigilant/professional in my construction. of course, i will have to spend more money!
in terms of the skills i learned in this workshop, is that i think i am more confident in the use of photoshop and editing skills.
the widespread use of photoshop in all exercises help me improve me skills in the program.
i also come to appreciate the world of color and texture and form. of course, as an engineer, this is not so significant, but i do think color gives us an extra dimension in our experience of life.
the follwing link is my upload of the pdf file containing the actual pages used in the construction of the atlas book.
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?wwmyjnm2euu
Content:
the lecturer once describe a certain students work as having a 'narrative' as the navigation. it was the 'weather report' atlas i think.
so i decided to use it as my example, and create a 'tourist guide' like atlas decribing a fictional island called the Zumthor Island.
i used the face map of Peter Zumthor as my first page, to bring all the work together.
all of the other work is in some way related to each other, and the face map is what brings them together.
i must confess however, the only element that brings them together is the written element, the narrative describing the fictional island.
i think it would ahve been better if i actually thought this whole exercise throughoutly and did all the exercises so that they are related to each other intrinsically, rather than needing a thought-out narrative.
Construction:
unfortunately for me, i decided to be economic and use any material i can find. that is, i didn't want to spend much money to get good quality photo paper/ cardboard.
the book is bind together by string.....
originally i wanted to do the concertina / accordian fold format, but i once saw an actual binded book from the last round(round 2 workshops)so i thought it would be okay to make a book.
(a book is after all easier to navigate than a long accordian bookblock in my opinion)
the tunnel is constructed mainly by improvisation(so theres no scanned images yet). there is no hand drawn element, and it entirely made of colored paper.
the pdf does not show the tunnel, but each frame is a jungle scene, that corresponds to the previous Color Window exercise and the 3d color wheel. to sum it up, the tunnel shows a certain 3d color wheel, trying to blend into the background of the color forest.
i try to make each corner blend into the background, the blue corner blends into a blue bush, the yellow corner blends into a yellow branch, and the red corner blends into a red tree trunk.
the color hues of the prism isn't entirely the same as the background, but at least it demonstrates some color blending.
Reflections:
overall, i think this workshop is the costliest, due to the printing cost!!
but i suspect, i may have traded cost for quality.
i used home low grade materials for construction, and i feel that my atlas doesn't even compare to some of the other atlases that uses fantastic binding, and paper.
there're really professionally made bookblocks in this round, and if there is one thing i would change in my approach if i had to do it again, is being more vigilant/professional in my construction. of course, i will have to spend more money!
in terms of the skills i learned in this workshop, is that i think i am more confident in the use of photoshop and editing skills.
the widespread use of photoshop in all exercises help me improve me skills in the program.
i also come to appreciate the world of color and texture and form. of course, as an engineer, this is not so significant, but i do think color gives us an extra dimension in our experience of life.
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Architecture in Motion
Chosen words:
Sublime- transcendent, awe, scintillate, hover, light
Diaphanous- ethereal, gauzy, shadowy
Cavernous- echoing, gaping, vast, dark
Paragraph:
It is about the intrusion of sublime light in a dark space that illuminates elements of the room, such as the stairs and walls.
When the light meets the dark and cavernous elements of the room, the result is a diaphanous space, with shadows in corners that were pushed back by the ethereal light.
The use of Lego parts allow the animation of the stairs and the arch entrance in the light which dispels the shadows.
Inspiration:
Materials used:
Charcoal, lots of black marker pens, lots of pencils, white color pencil(for the light strands), one liquid correction pen, white chalk, lots of black pens.....
Method of construction:
The first scene is made by folding black cardboard into a curve, creating the cavernous and cylindrical room. Of course, I cut out the arch window as well.
The Second room, which is the stairs, is made of Lego walls. with balck cardboard stuck on it.
I originally wanted to leave out the black cardboard and show the construction of the walls with Lego.....but it would take too many frames to show a smooth construction and it may not show the theme of Cavernous very well.
The Stairs made of lego was intended to hover in mid air as i shown from my concept designs(not here), but its physically impossible.
So I simply used a long piece for the lego platforms to stand alone. Hopefully, it gives the sense of hovering stairs.
This project is pretty demanding in that you need to take many pictures and edit them for the drawing component.
If I had more time, I would take the time to put the floating hand rail spokes(with out the hand rail)
Sunday, August 24, 2008
Final Works: Mario Botta House 3D
This is the final Product of my assignment in Architectural Drawing in ARCH 1142 Communications course.
Explanation:
i arranged the Plans, Sections, and Elevation in a clockwise manner down the left hand side of the A1 page. it is supposed to complement my 3D drawing, in that it corresponds to the orientation from South view, to West to North.
These Plans, Sections, and elevations alone are quite hard to understand. Most people would think that the house is just a rectangular box, with a bridge entrance at its top level.
i tried to give a more special perspective to this house: that it is NOT just a house that looks like a box with P shaped openings on its walls for windows.
So, in my 3D drawing, i made an "exploded axonometric" (as my Lecturer called it) to show:
1. its box exterior
2. the living spaces inside it as well
3. how the walls interact with the interior spaces.
4. putting some interpretation into the complex plans, sections and elevations.
5.linking the Plans, sections and elevations together in a synergetic manner.
Most people in my class only showed the exterior nature of the house, so i chose this design to not only show some elements of Exterior but as well as Interior.
i ended up subtly linking those two, to show their relationship(like how the light might shine through the P shaped openings), at the same time seperating them.
My Lecturer(Ken) told me that this design would take ALOT of time.
i already expected that, but went ahead and learned Google Sketchup in the weekend 2 days before submission. Google sketchup was the key factor in my 3D drawing, in that i had to accurately interpret the plans, sections, and elevations, and imagine the spaces inside.
(i made mistakes, and mid way in my first try at the final product, i realised that the South West of 3rd floor was empty. you can see my 'failed version')
only then i could design the spaces in Sketchup. thank god its so easy to learn.
All images are in Photobucket, so you just have to click the images to view the full version.
The failed version of the 3d Drawing
The Google Sketchup image used
3D Trace exercise
3d Practise Exercise.
Cup Sections/Plan
Mario Botta Original Sections
Explanation:
i arranged the Plans, Sections, and Elevation in a clockwise manner down the left hand side of the A1 page. it is supposed to complement my 3D drawing, in that it corresponds to the orientation from South view, to West to North.
These Plans, Sections, and elevations alone are quite hard to understand. Most people would think that the house is just a rectangular box, with a bridge entrance at its top level.
i tried to give a more special perspective to this house: that it is NOT just a house that looks like a box with P shaped openings on its walls for windows.
So, in my 3D drawing, i made an "exploded axonometric" (as my Lecturer called it) to show:
1. its box exterior
2. the living spaces inside it as well
3. how the walls interact with the interior spaces.
4. putting some interpretation into the complex plans, sections and elevations.
5.linking the Plans, sections and elevations together in a synergetic manner.
Most people in my class only showed the exterior nature of the house, so i chose this design to not only show some elements of Exterior but as well as Interior.
i ended up subtly linking those two, to show their relationship(like how the light might shine through the P shaped openings), at the same time seperating them.
My Lecturer(Ken) told me that this design would take ALOT of time.
i already expected that, but went ahead and learned Google Sketchup in the weekend 2 days before submission. Google sketchup was the key factor in my 3D drawing, in that i had to accurately interpret the plans, sections, and elevations, and imagine the spaces inside.
(i made mistakes, and mid way in my first try at the final product, i realised that the South West of 3rd floor was empty. you can see my 'failed version')
only then i could design the spaces in Sketchup. thank god its so easy to learn.
All images are in Photobucket, so you just have to click the images to view the full version.
The failed version of the 3d Drawing
The Google Sketchup image used
3D Trace exercise
3d Practise Exercise.
Cup Sections/Plan
Mario Botta Original Sections
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