Final Submission

 

View of the whole bridge. Curves of the building "suggest natural forms".

Central walkway of the bridge with curving ramps that lead to higher and lower levels. Texture aids the sense of movement in the main walkway, imitating that curves of the ramps and the bridge itself, as well as organic curves found in nature.

The texture used on the library floors gives a sense of "flowing" movement directed through the rooms towards the doors that will lead to the rest of the bridge.

The folly and the student elevator. The student elevator is wider than the staffs, allowing a larger  view of the landscape as they travel to the studio spaces and workshops. The shape is "cave-like" and hence inspired from organic forms from nature.

Texture used on ramps to show direction.

Staff Elevator is smaller but has the similar "cave" shape as the student's elevator. Both elevators move up and across to two levels.

Student elevator moving up from ground (then across to the bridge)

18 Perspectives:
1 Point:

 

2 Point: 

 Three Textures Used:

 

Rapid

 

Linear

 

Flowing

Links to Sketchup Models:

Bridge: http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=ba08e0602566ffdc21308853c0ce6dfa

Folly: http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=ce57610232bf806a21308853c0ce6dfa

Elevators: http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=24fff30c3000c78521308853c0ce6dfa

http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=fdf79814a27b6be821308853c0ce6dfa

Link to CryEngine Environment: http://www.mediafire.com/?o1r40grkl7utbmc

Week 5 Feedback Sheets

Draft Environment & Bridge

Landform Inspiration

Palawan Islands, Philippines

Draft Environment in CryEngine:

36 Textures

Plan Draft 1

Week 1: 18 1 Point Perspectives

Week 1: Mashup

Organic Architecture is a philosophy that grew from the ideas of Frank Lloyd Wright's mentor, Louis Sullivan, who believed that "form follows function." Wright argued that "form and function are one."He wanted to generate a philosophy of building that could inspire and guide architects and laymen long into the future. Frank Lloyd Wright was not concerned with architectural style, because he believed that every building should grow naturally from its environment. His visionary designs emphasized harmonious integration of building and landscape and high functionality. Building and Site have a very special relationship in organic architecture. The site should be enhanced by the building, and the building derives its form partially from the nature of the site. Wavy lines and curved shapes suggest natural forms. Wright’s concerns with materials, efficient use of space, sustainable manufacturing, attention to local environment and use of natural light mirror those of contemporary architects worldwide. The creative possibilities of form, color, pattern, texture, proportion, rhythm, and growth are all demonstrated in nature. Organic architecture does not imitate nature but is concerned with natural materials, the site, and the people who will occupy the buildings.

References: 

"Exhibit: Frank Lloyd Wright: Organic Architecture for the 21st Century" 18 December 2011, accessed 10 May 2013

http://www.archdaily.com/192867/exhibit-frank-lloyd-wright-organic-architecture-for-the-21st-century/

"Organic Architecture", accessed 10 May 2013

http://gowright.org/MoodleWright/mod/book/view.php?id=59&chapterid=29

"What is Organic Architecture?", accessed 10 May 2013

http://architecture.about.com/od/periodsstyles/g/organic.htm

Final

Erich Mendelsohn: Personal philosophy of Dynamism

Neri Oxman: Nature doesn't offer forms, but processes 

Electroliquid Aggregation: Constant change (dynamism) is reflected through the processes that nature offers

The three texture images (light to dark) in the animated texture that represents “constant change” (dynamism). The looping of the textures reflect the constant processes that occur in nature. The rectangular prism also forms a “loop”, showing an infinite process/cycle.

The two meeting points are on two levels of the monument, each with a different experience of the surrounding environment and own unique way of arriving there. The flooring texture also represents a “cycle”, how nature builds from the basics.  

I chose a winter environment because the seasonal transition that happens from the middle of winter to spring is a significant process that nature performs. The form of the animated texture shows nature as a dynamic force that is unpredictable.  

Textures used for the animated texture: (light, medium, dark)

Texture used for the floor of the balconies/meeting places:

Link to Sketchup Model: http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=b764c5eb2c3a1e56c82e2846edee044b

Link to CryEngine Folder: http://www.mediafire.com/?u317sj11wbb9ylw

Week 3: 36 Custom Textures

Week 2: Electroliquid Aggregation

Erich Mendelsohn: Personal philosophy of Dynamism

Neri Oxman: Nature doesn't offer forms, but processes 

Electroliquid Aggregation: Constant change (dynamism) is reflected through the processes that nature offers

Week 2: Axonometrics

Erich Mendelsohn: Used no historical precedents in formulating designs, instead from expressionistic sketches and romantic symbolism.

Neri Oxman: Nature designs for the multifunctional

Erich Mendelsohn: Personal Philosophy of dynamism

Neri Oxman: Nature doesn't offer forms, but processes

Erich Mendelsohn: Expressionism - to present the world solely from a subjective perspective, distorting it radically for emotional effect in order to evoke moods or ideas

Neri Oxman: 1. Materialecology - computational design strategies for form finding and 3d printing technology to create almost living structures.

Week 1: Cryengine Screenshots