The Two Architects

1. Walter Burley Griffin (November 24, 1876 – February 11, 1937)

- He was an American architect and landscape architect, who is best know for his role in designing Canberra, Australia's capital city.

- He has also been credited with the development of the L-shaped floor plan, the carport and an innovative use of reinforced concrete

- For much of his career Griffin worked in partnership with his wife Marion Mahony Griffin

- During his studies, Griffin also took courses in horticulture and in forestry.

- Influenced by the Chicago-based Prairie School, Griffin went on to develop a unique modern style.

 

2. Tadao Ando (September 13, 1941 ~)

- He is a Japanese architect who is strongly influenced by the Japanese religion and life style.

- He emphasizes the nothingness to represent the beauty of simplicity while designing complex spational circulations.

- He concentrates on the inner feeling rather than the appearance.

- The creative use of natural light is also one of the best known of his work.

- He tends to following the natural forms of the landscape during construction.

 

Reference:
 1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Burley_Griffin
 2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tadao_Ando

Experiment1. 3D Warehouse

ARCH1101 EX1 2012 ALAN KIM:

3D model by Alannbumm

A Whallery for Stelarc and Ai Weiwei

Extra Images and Animations

Experiment1. Final Animations

Experiment1. Final model

This is a top view of my final model. There is a underground studio for Stelarc imbibing a sunlight.

You can also clearly see Sterlac's studio from this view as well as the custom texture applied. The texture I used for his studio is the word "Hard", that gives an image of hard working and an iron will.

** the window frames used to be triangles and random shape but now it is square looking and arranged.

This is a front view. Front stair case is located on the tale of the wale, spreading wide, forming a grand entrance.

A second texture I used on the roof is the word "Buoyant". I tried hard to give a sense of a floating feeling and feeling that they are in a whale's body as they go into the gallery

Clear view of the 3 floors. The top floor is Ai Weiwei's studio and the rest of the floors are used as a gallery.

As I mentioned before I figured Ai Weiwei needs an open feel and a free atmosphere so it is located on the top and there are massive windows and a enough space to work.

(I know that the ground floor to the first floor has a wide gap and I was going to rebuild it again but that was too much so I just re scaled it down the whole building and this is the closest scale i could get)

The last texture I used is the word "Soft" on the stairs. The stairs are attached to glass window and a glass column, so this might give a sense of stability.

And this is a below ground Stelarc's studio. It has a vast space and a dark tone but also natural sunlight at the end of the studio.

The Short Movie

I strongly agree with moving and changing aspects of what can be built and how can be made is what Zaha Hadid always thinks and is based on. I admire her design and the way she sees things. Her design, you never get tired of with, is, i believe, something beyond ordinary and that is what modern society is in pursuit of the most.

The 36 Textures

Scale and Artists' works

Second Floor

First Floor

It is a rough scale but as I submit my Final pictures and animations I will ADJUST them again and make the scale look appropriate

Developed Staircases

This is a view from the top floor which is going to be Ai Weiwei's workshop. I decide Ai Weiwei's studio upstairs because he seems to need an open feel and free atmosphere as I look at his art works whereas Stelarc, his art demands profound attention so I decide his studio below ground. However, I put a gigantic piece of architecture that is in between earth and below ground so that Stelarc can imbibe some natural sun light.

In the afternoon, even though there is no light on the first floor, spiral staircase flashes in a sunlight

There is a section view of a front staircase on a left hand side, and a spiral staircase that goes through from Ai Weiwei's studio to Stelarc's studio at a below ground.

*You can see that there is a good portion of sun light coming down to Stelarc's studio.

This is a front staircase, the wall of the stair should go lower in order to make the roof look grand.

The Stairs

Above ground stair case

It might seem like a heavy stair case but it is actually pretty light. It just follows the slope face of the ground not having a thick bottom but only thin pad.

top view of the main entrance stair case

side view of the main entrance stair case, you can see a distinct sight of the slope face of the ground

Below ground stair case

There is a platform due to the floor shape and the platform holds another spiral stair case that connects upstairs

I have not finished the studio yet but oval shape at the back of the picture will slightly go above ground and imbibe natural light.

EXP.1 Draft Model 2

A whale looking above ground gallery is based on Stelarc's word "Modernity". From the entrance to the end of the gallery, the width of the building becomes gradually wider and rounder. I was inspired by the thought of postmodernism which is to use triangles and circles(curves) instead of using rectangular shapes.

The relationship between my stair case for entrance and the building is that they both have a characteristic of extent of width. the building; it goes wider. the stair case; it goes narrower.

a head of the gallery

This is an entrance, heavy stair case will be placed

Stelarc - Modernity, Ai Weiwei - Continue

Stairs and below ground and some additional interior/external design will be developed.

*Below ground could be changed for a better design and concept as I am experimenting.

EXP.1 Draft Model 1

a huge main entrance with two ancillary gates

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