Movement: Santiago Calatrava

When considering movement in architecture, there is no better example that comes to my mind than Santiago Calatrava. Here is a timelapse of the Milwaukee Art Museum:

Milwaukee Art Museum - Time Lapse from Victor Velazquez on Vimeo.

And if you're intrigued about Calatrava here is a great 12min doco about him:
Architect Santiago Calatrava - NOWNESS from NOWNESS on Vimeo.

Recap: Movement

Walking City from Universal Everything on Vimeo.

Hey guys,

Here are videos and links to give you a bit of inspiration when it comes to your TWO moving elements

Chris

https://uk.pinterest.com/dezeen/moving-buildings/

https://www.instagram.com/p/BNRWGbWDyV_/

https://www.dezeen.com/2015/07/14/henning-larsen-syddansk-universitet-sdu-kolding-campus-building-denmark-green-standards-university/

https://www.dezeen.com/2014/08/22/rotating-rooms-sharifi-ha-house-next-office-tehran-iran/

https://www.dezeen.com/2016/07/04/sliding-spinning-walls-house-moving-landscapes-matharoo-associates-india-edmund-sumner/

https://www.dezeen.com/2013/08/20/open-house-by-matthew-mazzotta/

Perspective & Axonometric Sketching

Hi guys

As part of EXP2 you will be experimenting with some forms of hand sketching in 3D projection.
The first type is perspective projection (which are further categorised as either 1-point or 2-point perspective). The second type is axonometric projection (which is a form of parallel projection).

You may have come across these terms in Sketchup, but now you'll learn a bit of the technical side behind these forms of 3D projection.

We'll discuss more about these techniques in our studios but to help you familiarise yourself with the technical aspects here are two helpful Youtube videos.

Week 5: Today's studio moved online

Hi team,

We are in strange times at the moment. Russell has suggested that in an effort to relieve everyone's stress and concern today's tutorial will be undertaken online. This will give everyone, including those that had decided they did not want to attend the campus an opportunity to discuss their project with me today.

In order to do so please download, install and sign up to Microsoft Teams: https://teams.microsoft.com/

Once you have logged into Teams you should be able to begin a conversation with me. My contact email in Teams is architect@ironbarkarchitecture.com.au. If you are having difficulty, send me an email to this same address telling me what your email address is and I'll try to add you from my end.

I'm not sure how this will best work. I have set up my webcam so we can do a video call to discuss your project, but if that doesn't work, or you don't have a webcam we can just discuss as a chat via Teams without the video.

We'll be going over Experiment 1 designs today, and once underway I will try and allocate time to discuss with each of you one-on-one. If we run out of time, or the day ends up in a total mess due to general confusion, we'll try to arrange another time that we can discuss.

If you are at the University you can use the faculty facilities to do this otherwise just take yourselves home and reach out to me from there.

There is no class next week and as a faculty we will work out a better remote teaching system for the week after, to ensure you get the best education we can give you in these trying times.

Thank you for your patience and understanding

Chris

Recap: Material/Texture

Hey guys,

Here are the videos we watched in Studio with regard to materials and texture. Have a think about the impact using one material can have upon an occupant over another material. What sort of experience do you want to elicit? Is it warmth, comfort, movement, anticipation, etc. etc. How might you conjure these feelings with different use of texture? This is the point of the abstraction of your 36 descriptive words.

Texture in architecture can be a powerful force. Think about what I spoke about the Berlin Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe.. the sense of fear, change, anxiety, loss, disorientation, instability. These emotions are in part a result of the form and configuration but also of the textures and materials. The smooth bare concrete blocks from a distance appear the same and repetitive, perhaps like a crowd of people, but on closer inspection, each block is a slightly different size, shape and angle, furthermore, some have developed cracks, chips, blemishes... they are all individual - this is a very powerful notion when you consider what it is a memorial for.

Think about how a different material used at the Berlin Memorial would perhaps not be as successful at communicating the intended message... Like pink blocks?

Sketchup

Hi Guys,

In addition to the tutorials that you should be doing via Sketchup's website (www.sketchup.com/learn) here's some other video's for a bit of guidance;

Another good resource is the Sketchucation website. They have a mass of tutorials categorized by difficulty;
Beginner: http://sketchucation.com/resources/tutorials/beginner
Intermediate: http://sketchucation.com/resources/tutorials/intermediate
Advanced: http://sketchucation.com/resources/tutorials/advanced

You may also want to look at Artisan Tools https://artisan4sketchup.com/download-artisan/

Recap: Stairs

Hi guys,

Recapping yesterdays studio on stair design:
When you are creating your stairs think about what makes your stair significant and distinctive either at the macro level (zoomed out. ie. the shape or path of the whole stair), the micro level (zoomed in. ie. how the stair treads fit together), or both.

Remember you are creating a pair of stairs for two developed sections, and should have two sketched sections/details for each stair. So a total of at least 8 sections/details (representing 4 stairs). Then Select one of the stairs you designed in class to develop in 3d using SketchUp Make (don't forget to think about the SCALE of your stair. Import a 2D person as a reference).

This was the concept sketch I made for a stair in one of my projects:

And these were the construction drawings:

This was the detail between myself and the builder to work out how to conceal the fixings:

This is the stair under construction. You can see the recessed brackets:

And this is some photos of the finished product: