layouts

Some stuff we did over the weekend. Trying to upload some video but sadly, may not happen. We shall see.

these are kind of rough, but

We had to take our plan of this house called the E@mes house, and take it apart to form one compositonal piece. It was interesting to see people do things like create steps and whatnot with the wood panelling and windows in their new version. From that point, we had to draw a series of triangles from point to point of the composition we created. And then from there, we had to shade in (with a Sh@rpie) our triangulations. These will be used to form another model. So these are just roughs of what I have thus far. We should start the model building today.

more Arch stuff

sketches for a redesign and a digital Skup file on a to scale plan. Both are 1/4" scale.

some sculpting

we finished one of our figure poses last night. I didn't get to finish mine, but it's okay. I learned a lot and plan to continue. I've been thinking a lot about what one of my profs said; which is essentially that we should be thinking about what sort of values we have, and how that defines us as a person, because THOSE convictions are what we take with us throughout our life; they are cemented at this stage in our lives. Do we care about sustainability as designers, or about preservation or are we incredibly self indulgent, caring mostly about things that look 'cool' but have no longevity or usefulness within a span of over an year? It reminded me of The Rem's argument on Junksp@ce (if you haven't read it, it's a GREAT read; the man (K00lhaas) is hilarious). I remember seeing a showcase at one school, and part of the design process was 'things I like", that would inform their design choices. Or sometimes it's defining what a client likes (this is popular for interi0r design). I was thinking in the manner that it was done (ie a stick up of things like iPh0nes and other gadgets) that I would be completely LOST. As a person, those sorts of 'things' don't mean that much to me; in fact, a lot of the things I 'like' can't be showcased by a simple photo, really. Reading a lot about other designers of the past, I am happy to see that I am not alone. I remember seeing how Aalt0 would convey the sense of comfort a person felt in a home by making the psychological material association; he would put leather on the doorknobs because it felt warm to the touch and we would therefore have positive associations with certain rooms or the house itself. What we design has an inherent association with memory and nostalgia (getting all B@chel@rd here). Visiting the E@mes house last weekend, he was clear about two things; he wanted a bookshelf to accommodate the couple's love for reading (in this case, it was a floating one, which was actually double sided to have all the nice art books on one side and the paperback crappy ones on the other side that wasn't exposed as you walk into the room) and his love for travel and art (shown in the tonne of gifts he obtained from friends when they travelled, along with the pieces he bought when he travelled. And of course, the hanging of paintings and photos parallel to the ceiling; those are the things that defined the man and his wife. I can relate to things like that, and I feel that THAT is actually at the core of design, more-so than the homogeneous 'stuff' that is being pushed on us as a society to 'define' our identity (because it really doesn't). Anyways, enough philosophy....

wall full of stuff

So my model was on the table, and this was the wall behind it with my stuff. It was interesting to have a jury and hear what they have to say. Afterwards, since it was my birthday, a bunch of us all went out and had some drinks and terrible food that is often served at places that have drinks LOL. The fried c@lamari was pretty good though.

more pics of my boxes

I'm so vain!(just kidding) Hopefully when I get a moment can post some pics of my plans and sections and comp and negative space, also. One guy in our class was so stressed out he actually threw up! :-S Really love it and the students and profs are great.

models

made out of basswo0d, PETG clear, PETG buffed with sandpaper (about 150 grit), museum board. Off to do some plans and sections and a comp on st0nehenge paper