FINAL POSTER FOR EXIBITION

Words on the poster:

THE CATHEDERAL CROWN APARTMENT PROJECT IS LOCATED IN A VITAL ARTETY OF SYDNEY SITUATED ON THE CORNER OF CATHEDRAL STREET AND CROWN STREET. THE RESIDENTIAL COMPLEX WILL BECOME AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE LIVING CITY. ITS ARCHITECTURE IS A COMPOSITION OF TWO CONTINOUS LAYERED VOLUMES THAT ARE SET APART BUT LINKED BY A STRETCHED BRIDGE ON THE FIFTH FLOOR.

THE DESIGN OF THE BUILDING ALLOWS RESIDENTS TO HAVE 360 ° VIEWS OF THE AREA THROUGH THE FIFTH FLOOR AND ALSO UNOBSTRUCTED VIEWS FROM EACH APARTMENT. THE DIFFERENCE IN FLOOR SIZES FROM SMALL TO LARGE PROVIDES SHADE FROM THE SUN. THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE BUILDING ON GRASSHOPPER INVOLVED CREATING THE VERTICAL GEOMETRY, DIVIDING THE SOLID ELEMENT ALONG ITS Z-AXIS WHICH PRODUCED THE LEVELS I WANTED. CURVED SHAPED LINES WERE CREATED IN RHINO AND LOFTED TOGETHER THROUGH GRASSHOPPER TO CREATE A WAVE EFFECT ALONG THE SIDES OF THE BUILDING.

DEVELOPING THE ITERATIONS INVOLVED CHANGING THE BASE SHAPE OF EACH BUILDING AND THEN ALTERING THE SCALE AND SIZE OF EACH LAYER BY CHANGING THE VALUES THROUGH GRASSHOPPER. MY CONCEPT WITH THE COLUMNS IN EACH BUILDING IS TO HAVE IT MADE OUT OF CLEAR ACRYLIC WHICH GIVES THE EFFECT THAT EACH LAYER IS FLOATING AND UNSUPPORTED.

CONSTRUCTED PHYSICAL MODEL

FINAL MODEL UNDER CONSTRUCTION

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IMAGE OF FLAT CUT MATERIAL

FINAL DIGITAL MODEL

TWELVE ITERATIONS OF MY MODEL

IMAGES OF LASER CUTTING FILES

All pieces were set out through Rhino/Grasshopper set out in Rhino. Then imported into two Adobe Illustrator files as the model is to be constructed using two materials (one for the buildings- white pasteboard, and one for the columns- clear acrylic)















above is the layout for the levels and below is the layout for the columns.















The columns were laid out into this formation as the laser cutter machine cuts from left to right therefore saving on cost as the material sheet can be re used.

DESCRIPTION FILE OF LASER CUT MODEL

The final description file shows the stages in the making of the geometries in my model. From getting the basic triangular shape, it is then filleted in Grasshopper to create curved corners. Through the creation of different planes, levels are created from the same shape, eight levels for the smaller building and ten for the larger one. The fifth level in the smaller model is the one that provides the connecting piece to the larger model. Once the vertical distance apart from each level was set, the levels were then scaled to various sizes. The smaller model had levels decreasing in size from the middle (5th) level, and the larger model had levels increasing in size from the middle level. To prepare the model for laser cutting Jeremy's tutorial description file was added onto the back of both model's scripts. Attached to the side of the description file are bits were external lines created in Rhino were lofted and used to subtract a solid shape from the existing buildings. This extra part is what created the curvature along the eastern and southern sides of the entire model.

FINAL DESIGN DEVELOPMENT

Still keeping the shape of the "piano" site, I have created a model that is curved in shape and similarly depicts the influence of Zaha Hadid's curved and fluid forms which can is evident n many of her projects such as "Chaoyangmen SOHO III" located in the city center of Beijing.

THOUGHTS ON LASER CUTTING AND MATERIAL SELECTION

Laser cutting my model shouldn't be to difficult to set up as each level of both buildings is on a different plane created in Grasshopper. The problem I face when the digital model is turned into a physical model is trying to make each level seem like it is floating and no visible structural elements are holding up each level. For the physical model the concept I will pursue is to have the building displayed using monochrome materials such as white pasteboard on a black foam core base as the combination of these to materials can look quite "acrchitectural" and stylish. White on black also helps the eyes focus on the whole model. To create the floating levels look i propose to use clear acrylic to construct small columns as using this material is transparent and will hopefully give off the effect that each level is floating.

DESIGN DEVELOPMENT

With the smaller apartment block I have began to shape the exterior of the building by curving the eastern side of the model. Using curved lines in Rhino to then loft it in Grasshopper I then subtracted the new geomerty against the existing building which created a wavy formation. The description file above shows how I scaled each level which starts smaller at the base, becomes larger towards the middle floor as that floor is still connecting to the other building, then from each floor above the middle becomes smaller again.

ASSIGNMENT THREE DESIGN EXPLORATION

For Assignment Two my topics chosen to explore was Architect Zaha Hadid and Fabrication Planning. For this Assignment I have based my design concept behind Zaha Hadid's influences towards the Architecture industry which involves the curvature of geometries to blend in with its surrounds and the fluidity behind it. For my design I have came up with two building apartments, which together makes up maximum space of the 'Piano' site and also keeping the triangular shape of the site. To incorporate Hadid's influences into my concept I have experimented on triangular lines which I hope to create curved geometries which will wrap around the entire design.

CHOSEN SITE

The site is at the corner of Crown street and Cathedral Street. It marks the end of Crown Street, a vital artery of Sydney, and is directly opposite the back of the Domain. Within the site location of the model the use of the piano site will be the best to convey the concepts of Zaha Hadid and Fabrication Planning in seeing how the model can blend and relate to the site and its surroundings . The purpose is to create a residential building, which means having to remove everything on the current site and build the new proposed design concept.

TWELVE FINAL CITATIONS OF SOURCES OF SOURCES FOR ASSIGNMENT 2

Major Sources

-Zaha Hadid Architects, MAXXI: Zaha Hadid Architects: Museum of XXI Century Arts (Rizzoli, 2010)

-Branko Kolarevic, Architecture In The Digital Age: Design And Manufacturing (New York: Spon Press, 2003)

Minor Sources

-Patrik Schumacher, Zaha Hadid Complete Works (London: Thames & Hudson, 2004)
Alexandra Papadakis, Zaha Hadid: Testing The Boundaries (Berkshire: Papadakis Dist A C, 2006)

-Phillip Jodido, Zaha Hadid: Complete Works, 1979-2009 (New York: TASCHEN America Llc, 2009)

-Patrik Schumacher, Digital Hadid: landscapes in motion (Basel: Birkhauser Verlag AG,2003)

-Philippe Samyn, Architecture And Engineering 1990-2000 (Switzerland: Birkhauser Verlag AG, 1999)

-Yu-Tung Liu, Defining Digital Architecture: 2001 Far East International Digital Architectural Design Award (Berkshire: Papadakis Dist A C, 2002)

-Phillip Jodido, Hybrid Space: New Forms In Digital Architecture (London: Thames & Hudson, 2000)

-Robert Corser, Fabricating Architecture: Selected Readings in Digital Design and Manufacturing (New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2010)

-Alistair G. F. Gibb, Off-Site Fabrication: Prefabrication, Pre-Assembly And Modularisation (New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1999)

-Stephen Kieran, Loblolly House: Elements Of A New Architecture (New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2008)

SIX SOURCES ON GEOMETRY & DESIGN

Michele Melaragno, An Introduction To Shell Structures- The Art and Science of Vaulting (New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold) 1991
The art and vaulting now provides a through treatment of domes- a subject that has been sadly neglected throughout the modern architectural period. Michele Melargano analyses these structures in great detail, exploring their architectural, engineering, and construction aspects, and providing practical design guidelines for those interested in conceiving forms of their own.


Geoffrey Hemion, Classification Of Knots And 3-Dimensional Spaces (New York: Oxford) 1992
This book is concerned with the fundamental question of the classification of knots, and more generally with the classification of arbitrary (compact) topological objects which occur in our normal spaces of physical reality.


Martijn Veltkamp, Free Form Structural Design (Amsterdam: IOS Press) 2007
Engineers have always been experiencing difficulties in making buildings structurally viable ever since arrchitects dreamt of freely formed buildings. The complexity lies in the relatively low-tech approach of the building industry seeking to exploit proven technologies prior to introducing new ones.


Ben Flatman & Craig Holmes, Birmingham: Shaping The City (London: RIBA Publishing) 2008
Shaping the city is an authoritive and objective assessment of the redevelopment and rregeneration of Birmingham. The book seeks to identify the drivers for change in the renaissance of contemporary Birmingham and explores the depth and complexity of the public-private partnerships involved in their delivery. This book also articulates and stresses the importance of urban design and a vibrant architectural community for the successful on-going regeneration of this ever-changing city.


Marc Dubois, Philippe Samyn Architecture And Engineering 1990-2000 (Switzerland: Birkhauser Verlag AG) 1999
Philippe Samyn is widely recognised as Belgium's most well-known architectural and engineering office. Over many years he has made a name for himself with his innovative constructions using steel and glass, and his ecologically optimized glass dome made of wood and glass at the Walloon forestry centre in Marche-en-Famenne gained much acclaim. Projects such as a research centre for steel construction in Gent, the M & G K Laboratories in Venafro, Italy or a footbridge in Kortrijk, Belgium are all examples of Samyn's successful synthesis of engineering skills and architectural aesthetics. In this monograph the renowned architectural critic Marc Dubois portrays approximately 18 of the most interesting buildings and projects to come from this office.


Paula Antonelli, Claesson Koivisto Rune Architecture (Switzerland: Birkhauser Verlag AG) 2007

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