Final Architecture.

Ariel perspective

Left Mies inspired concept of how a minimalist approach to achieve purpose and focus on functionality + right MVRDV inspired concept of how elevating and cantilevering structures to access unattained space.

Functional space can be attained  through elevating and cantilevering structure, while its functional purpose can be achieved through a minimalist approach. 

Front entrance - Mies Inspired Monument

Architect students and alike enter the front pavilion. Inspired by Mies Van Der Rohe's the first monument architecture is formed from the concept of a minimalist approach to achieve purpose and focus on functionality. Both materiality and formation have are designed to reflect a minimalist approach, emphasising spaces through stone and concrete longs planes and a blurring between interior and exterior form.

MVRDV Inspired Overhanging Monument 

A design strategy was to control the use of the artisan tool. It was important not to compromise design simplicity with complication of the irregular shapes created by arisen. Both Mies Van Der Rohe and the Dutch based architecture company MVRDV heavily focus their architectural strategies around rectangular and geometrical structure. The artisan tool has been used in a way to depict reflection and contrast between organic and the man made in architecture. How architecture should compliment the landscape, not create it.

Applying Custom Textures + Added Details

In this image 2 custom textures have been applied - the Dark texture (seen left centre) and the Medium texture (seen as the tiled flooring of the pool on the right)

This images also displays new details added from the original sketch up and axonometric models. I have detailed a centralised pool running along the adjoining pavilion between the two monuments. The idea is derived from the combined concept again reflecting the minimalist approach and cantilevering and elevating plans.

The lightest custom texture is visible in the entrance.

Cantilevering and elevated designed influenced by MVRDV 

The adjoining space between the two monuments. Strategically open to concessively joint the two monuments without clashing of design.

Entering from the first monument before the adjoining space.

Links

Dropbox Link - https://www.dropbox.com/home

Sketchup Link - https://3dwarehouse.sketchup.com/model.html?id=u66a577d5-d020-41aa-91f8-23a727cb7183

Landform + Final Tweaking

The Landform - Connecting Architecture and its Landform

It was important for this monument not to compliment the landform and not create it.

The low flat planes of the building as well as its length compliment the landscape, whilst it doesn't sit on top of the ground level but rather sits in it, which creates mimal distraction to the landscape as the eye height is the same as the ground level (ground floor) or the hilly horizon (first and higher floors)

Final Tweaking

After initially completely "organically" manipulating this entire second part of the monument through the idea of Electro-liquid aggregation, the final shape felt obscure from the concept... 

"Functional space can be attained  through elevating and cantilevering structure, while its functional purpose can be achieved through a minimalist approach."

The design had veered away from its intended minimalist approach to achieve purpose in functional space. (from the picture below it seems evident that functional space and purpose could be attained from tried forms).

Rather than letting the random form from the Artisan tool take over the building, it seemed only right to control the organic form to contrast against but at the same time work with the minimalist approach, particularly through use of minimalist materials (concrete pavers) and the minimalist elevated and cantilevering planes. 

Parallel Projections + Electro-liquid Aggregation

(Mies) Minimalist approach to achieve purpose and focus on functionality + (MVRVD) Elevating and cantilevering structures to access unattained space 

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Functional space can be attained  through elevating and cantilevering structure, while its functional purpose can be achieved through a minimalist approach. 

(Mies) Unifying form, and materiality to reduce disorder + (MVRVD) Building a relationship between architecture and community living 

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To build a significant relationship between architecture and community living with minimal disorder, unifying form and materiality is key.

(Mies) Integration of surroundings by the blurring of the interior and exterior + (MVRVD) Linking design strategies to environmental and social awareness 

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Strategical social and environmental awareness can be integrated into architecture by the blurring of interior and exterior surroundings. 

36 Custom Textures - Light to Dark

(Top to bottom - light to dark)

(Light, medium, dark) - Three chosen images to apply to model

Lumion Practice

Practice Model One

In my first attempts of Lumion I was mainly focusing on how to master the controls of the environment and viewing strategies. In this picture and the picture below I mostly focused on composition and tonal aspects of the printed picture at large.

Practice Model Two

Whilst for the first couple of days of practicing the Lumion program was difficult I soon became familiar with controls. In this picture and the picture below I primarily focused on showing a different scene formation through weather, terrain and playing around with different camera angles to maximise range and interpreted perspectives.

6 Axonometric Shapes Defined by Concepts

Concepts in order (Left to right, top to bottom)

(Mies) Minimalist approach to achieve purpose and focus on functionality

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(Mies) Integration of surroundings by the blurring of the interior and exterior

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(MVRVD) Elevating and cantilevering structures to access unattained space

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(MVRVD) Linking design strategies to environmental and social awareness

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(Mies) Unifying form, and materiality to reduce disorder

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(MVRVD) Building a relationship between architecture and community living 

Concepts + Initial Ideas and Practice Axonometric Sketches

Initial Ideas and Practice of Axonometric

These sketches here I was primarily focused on creating shapes which I found aesthetically satisfactory.

After focusing on aesthetic formation I practiced axonometric drawing and hatching on new random shapes (rather than convert the initial ideas just incase I came up with more forms I liked)

Concepts

Nathalie de Vries (or MVRDV)

1. Building a relationship between architecture and community living

2. Linking design strategies to environmental and social awareness

3. Elevating and cantilevering structures to access unattained space

4. Reflection of the environment in structural form to integrate the landscape with the urban fabric

5. Architecture space guides and encouraging social interactions

Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe

1.  Integration of surroundings by the blurring of the interior and exterior

2. Unifying form, and materiality to reduce disorder

3. Minimalist approach to achieve purpose and focus on functionality

4. Contrasting form and materiality against the surrounding environment 

5. No hidden substrate or structural elements emphasising  the attention to design