Exp 2: Erika Kruger - Black Box

An aspect of Erika Kruger's work that I found particularly interesting was the concept of the shadow as threshold. The idea that there is a space, in shadow, that "negates the difference between front and back...bodies and intervening space ('empty space')" is something which I would like to further focus on in the meeting area of my design. Having two distinct spaces that each transform into a common area, is something which I imagine may emphasise a sense of the unknown and mystery, “obscuring what is to come and what has been”. While this idea currently isn’t linked that closely to my model, I’m interested in applying certain aspects of it to my design, particularly in the areas between each laboratory and the meeting space.

(Source: "The Black Box: The Concealed Room", Erika Kruger (2004), Submission for Degree of Master of Design)

Exp 2: Draft Model Crysis Screenshots

Here are 2 screenshots of my draft Crysis Model:

The model was based on the following sketch:

3 Combined Axonometrics

Here are my 3 combined axonometrics:

Electroliquid Aggregation

The whole history of science more frequently begets ignorance, than does the gradual realization that those who know little, positively assert underlying order. Confidence, which may or may not be divinely inspired, will never be solved by science, a certain problem. Events do not happen in an arbitrary manner, and those who know much, reflect that this knowledge is so.

(Charles Darwin and Stephen Hawking)

Exp 2 Client Quotes

Nicole Kuepper:

"What started off as a brainstorming session has resulted in the iJET cell concept that uses low-cost and low-temperature processes, such as ink-jet printing and pizza ovens, to manufacture solar cells."

("Thinking outside the square finds light in oven", Sydney Morning Herald, Deborah Smith, 20 Aug 2008, [Accessed online: 20/4/10])

Stephen Hawking:

“The whole history of science has been the gradual realization that events do not happen in an arbitrary manner, but that they reflect a certain underlying order, which may or may not be divinely inspired.”

(http://thinkexist.com/quotes/stephen_hawking/ [Accessed: 20/4/10])

Charles Darwin:

"Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge: it is those who know little, and not those who know much, who so positively assert that this or that problem will never be solved by science."

(http://thinkexist.com/quotes/charles_darwin/ [Accessed: 20/4/10])

Exp 2 SketchUp Draft

Here are two images from my draft model (which I have been unable to put in CrysisWars so far):

Exp 2 Draft Axonometrics

Final SketchUp Model

Link to 3D Warehouse Model:

http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=e5823391828d934cace53366e6e80272&prevstart=0

Final Exp1 Submission

These are some images and sections of my final model:

I played around with the datum and the gallery space in my model, deciding to have a bridge crossing the underground section, which I have left open. The artworks of each artist are suspended away from the bridge so that they may be viewed from different angles as the visitor moves up or down in the space.

The upper space is Ricky Swallow's studio, which consists of a wooden platform within a large, light structure. The outer structure reflects the cloth carving within his work, something which, although solid, doesn't appear so. As the outer space stands out in its surroundings, I've left the inside area quite simple, so that it isn't too busy. As a result, the stairs are somewhat hidden away, blending in with the shell-structure.

The section below is Patricia Piccinini's studio, which has quite an organic form suspended within a hole in the ground. The chosen artwork gives life to a machine, and has very natural, smooth forms, which are reflected within the space. One can move through the space, experiencing it from multiple angles.

Here are my 3 animations:

Textures and Materials

Here are some close-ups of the textures/materials I have used within my SketchUp model, and the drawings they were based on.

Stair Sections

Here are some initial stair sections I'd drawn but forgotten to put up.

EDIT: I've also included an edited version of my stairs incorporating some changes I made to the final design:

Ground to Upper Level - Ricky Swallow(Left: Side View, Right: Front View)

The material of the actual steps is a light wood (same as the upper platform of Ricky Swallow's studio). The geometric shell surrounding the stairs is made of the same material as the outer structure.

Ground to Lower Level - Patricia Piccinini

This was more of a plan for the placement of the stairs and the path they would take, rather than a section.