Thursday, May 31, 2007
Tuesday, May 29, 2007
Major Assignment - Post 7
North Perspective of the office/showroom
FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT - Falling Water
FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT - Robie House
For the showroom/offices i decided to look at Frank Lloyd Wright's Robie House and his infamous falling water. Both houses highlight his use of organic architecture, linking the environment with the house by opening up corners, "where man was able to see through corners for the first time". Not only this, but he used his famous method of exploding the box to create a puzzle of rectilinear shapes, which i have tried to mimic in my designs above.
FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT - Falling Water
FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT - Robie House
For the showroom/offices i decided to look at Frank Lloyd Wright's Robie House and his infamous falling water. Both houses highlight his use of organic architecture, linking the environment with the house by opening up corners, "where man was able to see through corners for the first time". Not only this, but he used his famous method of exploding the box to create a puzzle of rectilinear shapes, which i have tried to mimic in my designs above.
Monday, May 28, 2007
Major Assignment - Post 6
Okay i so i just realised that i had completely abandoned any drainage system at all, making my design very inefficient!!! So i came up with this design, it still needs a bit of work and refinement, but i believe it will still follow my original idea.
Below is an idea of how teh portal frame structure will be set out. In the first image we see the beams running along the east-west axis, pitching at 2 degrees. As illustrated in the bottom image, i have further used portal frames to run along the north-south axis underneath the existing frames, providing cross bracing for extra resistance against wind loads.
Below is an idea of how teh portal frame structure will be set out. In the first image we see the beams running along the east-west axis, pitching at 2 degrees. As illustrated in the bottom image, i have further used portal frames to run along the north-south axis underneath the existing frames, providing cross bracing for extra resistance against wind loads.
Thursday, May 24, 2007
Major Assignment - Post 4
I was interested in playing around with the previous model, especially with its materials, of which I was planning on using a tilt up concrete panel with steel and reinforced concrete columns. However i am quite fond of the idea of contrastign colours and materials, so i was think of using a rust colour for the think exterior columns and colorbond steel plates for the thin silver beams that confine the windows in the image above.
Instead of glass i was planning on using a polycarbonate, however the colour of the polycarbonate has not been decided yet. For the moment i have used an orange tint, however it really depends on whether i try to lighten the building materials or keep them dark.
Instead of glass i was planning on using a polycarbonate, however the colour of the polycarbonate has not been decided yet. For the moment i have used an orange tint, however it really depends on whether i try to lighten the building materials or keep them dark.
Major Assignment - Post 5
I decided that an addition horizontal plane should be added to the building in order to give it a more horizontal appearance. However it would be necessary to drain this plane, so i created in internal drainage system so that from a ground level perspective it would appear to be a a solid rectangle making its way around the roof line.
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