FINAL MATRIX

So far...

 This is a photoshop/illustrator rendering of my final design. The above also shows a simple narrative and explaining the actual function of the concept.

 A sectional a2 drawing too reveal the skeleton of the concrete structure when the containers have been removed. This is useful because it also gives a vision of height provided by the human silhouette.

8 A4s as instructed too provide.

FINAL PROJECT

Today we discussed our final project with tutors and found the strengths in our design. For me these were:
 MOVING ROOMS- Can be detached from the building and taken to a new site/ location.

USE OF LIGHT- Moving parts change light entering the building.

STRUCTURE- Floor and ceiling are the same because of hollow blocks.

My statement so far:

My project is about the gathering and gifting of space. Four rooms have the ability to be detached from the building and transported to the colleague's wishful site to allow them to work with their projects.

The structure is situated by an apartment block close to the old railway station. This position fits the purpose of the design because the train can be used to carry the detachable room to new locations.
The location was also a good choice because it gives access to the colleague's needs which are all in a ten minute walking radius.

To create a threshold I attached the structure to the apartment building to provide a sense of new and old. To contribute to the sense of space the light levels inside the building will change because of a moving system. This gifts space because the only way space is visible to us is through light, thus the changing light levels can give the sensation of a changing space.

PEER REVIEWS PROJECT 4

For project 4 i was reviewing a group on augmented reality. After seeing these I realised the amount of development now being undertaken now than when I did the project at the beginning of semester.

Yiheng-  yjialo7.blogspot.com

Yiheng produced a portion of stairs for his 1:1 that was from his second life creation. I was impressed by the stairs because they weren't just the ordinary set of steps. Each step had been connected to the next step diagonally giving a contemporary or even futuristic style. Everything had been properly and neatly assembled making the steps a functional model.

Tessa Forde- http://architessa.blogspot.com
Tessa decided to make her 1:1 a tensile structure that would cover the bridge and capture the change in light as the train moves through the incased tracks. To show this in her final model she stretched fabric completely around different shapes to reveal the effects. Her shapes included concrete blocks, aluminum sheeting and large wooden prisms. I found it a very interesting project when the halogen lamps turned on inside, projecting this tightly wrapped shapes on the inside of the fabric.

William Brooke

Unfortuantely William didn't turn up so i will try to hunt down his blog in the mean time.

Final building

As you can see the building had drastic changes made but the concept has still been kept the same because it can still "gift space". This can be seen when platforms are clicked they expand creating a larger room. These expansions can be used in different seasons, for example in winter the balconys will not be extended to provide more closure then in summer it would be vice versa. The ceilings and floors are the same prim because floors are produced from hollow blocks. This is useful because less prims are used. The materials used are concrete and glass because of theyre to opposing textures.

MY WORD PLACED IN A TRADITION

If I was to place a word in today or tomorrows traditions it would be post conservatism because I believe our past should still be strongly integrated with our designs today, this allows traditions too be passed on giving the architecture more meaning.

Bringing the design into 21st century.

This is my final view of the office.

Interior view of the bottom floor with the stairs leading up to the second.

I decided to yet again completely change the architecture of my building but in doing so i still kept the initial concept. Due to problems on second life I was forced to move my building to a new site but this worked out better in the long run because the building can be seen properly and also allowed me to extend.

This first concept had rotating blocks on the outside to work on the mechanics of changing light in the building. The rooms had extended walls to provide harmony between the building and natural environment. 

Map of selected services, such as fabrication, railway station to transport the mobile rooms: all in 10 minutes walking distance from the office (blue box). 

OFFICE ON SL

I have reconstructed my office on Second life. I haven't developed the concept yet but decided to play with materials and colours to show some expression that could support the idea of gifting.