Component 1 Ferdos Ali
Brief • In an increasingly developing world, it is important to understand and acknowledge all architectural styles, modern architecture is known to be the most famous and common architecture styles that most people would go for today as it is the most suitable and aesthetically pleasing style in today's world. • The objective is to design an Art Gallery that takes inspiration from modern design influences. Both interior and exterior should include the element of creativeness also traditional artistic designs around the building to highlight that it is an art gallery but also be used in a modern and contemporary fashion that allows traditional artistic features be brought back to society • The idea is to create an eventful place with artistic features where anyone could be inspired by the art that’s in there.
• My aim is to bring back creativity though this art gallery as in the area that I am redesigning there isn't an interesting art gallery that people would be interested in. • To redesign the current space in Hornchurch TownCenter, a restaurant and create an attraction to the passers-by. I have chosen to use this space and change the design the whole place into a more modern and noticeable building.
Specification • Theme: Movement & Flow , it should feel the creativity of Art.
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The whole space should be designed with an exploration feel whilst mixing in artistic/modern and flow throughout the design
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A significant structure that will attract people to the location In the first place.
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It will also have a place for artists to come and showcase their exhibition here at the art gallery.
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The structure needs to give a sense of artistic and creativity feel to it the space
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The structure should be a standout in the city to attract more visitors
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Incorporate designs inspired by the area
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The structure should be corporate with the environment but simultaneously stand out in the city
• The Art Gallery will include : ➢ Walkways ➢ Staircase along with painting spaces ➢ Interesting and unusual structure ➢ Seating areas
➢ Natural lighting ➢ Areas for a fresh air (I.e., balcony, open area) •
Free WIFI
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MF toilets
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Disabled facilities and access
Variations of interesting combinations Type of project
Theme
Ideas and directions
Influence words
Commercial
Structure & Environment
Farming centre
Technical, community
Domestic
Linear
Recovery hospital
Health, improvement
Leisure & Entertainment
Movement & flow
Sporting complex – range of sport
Outdoor, devotion
Sport
Freedom & Restrictions
Connecting place & CommunityBridge/Walkway-
Experience
Infrastructure
Structures & Environments
Community Housing complex
Technical, Sociable
Commercial
Movement & Flow
Automotive museum
Curiosity, Devotion
Domestic
Industrial & Mechanical
Factory & product promotion centre
Deconstruct, Technical
Leisure & Entertainment
Structures & Environments
High Tech Design Centre
Stimulating
Sport
Natural & Organic
Veterinary Practice
Outdoor, Experience
Infrastructure
Linear
Internet Video Studios
Exploration, Professionalism
Industrial & Mechanical
Structures & Environments
Natural & Organic
Linear
Movement & Flow
Art Gallery Before beginning the development process, I have decided to gather some information on a few themes to understand how other themes are being represented in the world and through architectural forms and building. I decided to gather some inspiration based on elements of movement and flow in architecture. I have researched the interior and architecture of Art galleries and other interesting buildings that have the elements of movement and flow. I have chosen to redesign an area into an Art Gallery as there are not many art galleries in the area that I live in which is Hornchurch TownCenter. Having a unique designed building in an area will make that certain area stand out and have a well-known name where it will be recognised by the people and tourists.
Analysis of types of Art gallery: • The flooring is made from wood which is common in art galleries which gives a nature and industrial feeling to the place as wood is known to be used a lot in the past architectures which is a traditional and most used material. • In an art gallery it is important for the place to have interesting structures and parts to the area as it makes the art gallery less boring. • This Art gallery has seating areas for the visitors to come and relax whilst admiring the arts and sculptures that are there. Seating areas are always beneficial for people with disabilities who come to visit art galleries.
Location: Trinity Buoy Wharf Trinity Buoy Wharf is a creative site in Docklands developed and managed by Urban Space Management. Home to London’s only lighthouse, a vibrant creative community, a sculpture park, event venues and Container City Buildings. Since Urban Space Management took over this vacant site in 1998, Trinity Buoy Wharf has seen a stream of artists, photographers, designer- makers, web designers and small businesses settle in its low-cost workspaces and studios. Home to a thriving creative community of over 500 people, Trinity Buoy Wharf is a base for English National Opera, Uber Boat by Thames Clippers, Faraday School, The Big Draw and The Prince’s Foundation to name a few. Functionality In 1998, Trinity Buoy Wharf was an empty, derelict site. Now it is a place with studios for people in the creative industries, workspace for people who work to provide transportation on the river, classrooms for education, and indoor and outdoor spaces for arts events and a wide range of activities from conferences to product launches.
I have researched and understood the site I will be designing for. I have understood the area and scale of the site by measuring the area to have a better understanding of where my building is going to be located at.
Container City is the name given to two pieces of shipping container architecture on the Leamouth Peninsula. It is principally a means of utilizing standard forty-foot equivalent unit shipping containers, at the end of their life, to produce flexible accommodation and offices at low cost.
Trinity Buoy Wharf is the site of a lighthouse, by the confluence of the River Thames and Bow Creek on the Lea mouth Peninsula, Poplar. It lies within the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. The lighthouse no longer functions but is the home of various art projects such as Long player.Urban space holdings used the area to develop "Container City" in 2001, a studio and office complex made from recycled sea shipping containers. The original project was made from 80% recycled material. The site has been, and continues to be, developed as "a center for the arts and cultural activities". Enhancements include studio space (including unusual architecture based on used shipping containers) and exhibition space.
Art gallery of Alberta
The Art Gallery of Alberta is an art museum in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The museum occupies an 8,000 square meters building at Churchill Square in downtown Edmonton. The Art Gallery of Alberta (AGA) is a Canadian Museum in downtown Edmonton which features a Zahner-manufactured curvilinear canopy and building envelope system. The building was designed by Randall Stout Architects with local firm HIP Architects in Edmonton. The museum was established in 1924 as the Edmonton Museum of Arts, with a mandate to promote fine arts, and preserve historical relics from the region. The institution was established after Maud Bowman, the museums founding director and president enlisted the support of the Edmonton Art Club, and several other business, and political leaders.
Large windows to let a lot of light in
One big entrance off the road that is well lit and makes it feel like a sociable and safe space
Through its materiality and strategic repositioning on the site, the museum formally and philosophically extends out to the community. Transparent planes and reflective surfaces animate the building, exposing the activities within and engaging people and art at multiple levels both interior and exterior—from a lower-level LRT connection, up to the galleries, sculpture terraces and rooftop gardens. Galleries are expressed on the exterior as simple stacked rectangular boxes, establishing a dialogue with the existing building mass. The addition of an upper gallery volume generates a dynamic shift in response to the site, activating critical new areas for the public spaces of the museum.
Flexible Gallery
Large glass walls/windows to let natural lighting in the building
Modern and flow structural interior
This area in the building is like used like a balcony for people to have a nice view from high above and look down and admire the museum.
Art exhibitions
Windows made from many squares of thick glass
He Art Museum
I ha ve s ketched the structure for this speci fi c building. Wha t I ha ve seen as the s tructure is that i t is like s teps but upside down whi ch is graduall y going up. To be clea rer, ins tead of the s tructure going from big to small from the ground,i t has been structured and designed to build up the la yers from na rrow to wide like an upside-down la yered cake. This building has an overl apped s tructure.
He Art Museum, located in Shunde, Foshan, Guangdong Province, P.R.C. The architecture of He Art Museum (HEM), totaling 16,000 square meters, is designed by architect Tadao Ando. The exhibition area of HEM is approximately 8,000 square meters. Ando’s design presents his signature with the use of slick concrete, while cooperating various natural elements including light, water and wind into the context of Lingnan Architectural Culture within the design. The design of the building takes ‘harmony' as the theme. From the architectural design to the very details, a variety of circles is presented. It attempts to create a new arts and cultural center infused with the Lingnan architectural culture. These circles constructed the space of the building through ripple-like expansion: from top to bottom, with the overlapping of four circles. With each area’s clear-cut periphery, an enriched variation effect is created through the interaction between spaces.
He Art Museum: Floor Plans
The double-helix staircase and the courtyard corresponds to the overlapping circles. This structure is called "variable truncated hyperboloid staircase" in architecture, commonly known as "DNA staircase". It creates a sense of temple when audiences look up to the roof in the central atrium with the natural light shining from the sky. Ando’s architectural design challenges the “dynamic geometry”. This dynamic presents the rich layers of the spaces that can only be archive by the dual-spiral design, with different sizes of circles expanding to the outside, creating a sense of tension and rhythm. This design pursues a dynamic balance among the stable structure, which has become a highlight within HEM’s architecture. Crescent Garden, the front courtyard that leads up to the museum entrance, is named after its crescent-shape, surrounding the museum’s main building, which depicts an artistic conception of HEM: “the sky is round, the ground is square, and there were the sun, the moon, and the stars”. Water is used as the main attraction within the landscape of HEM, such as the pond, which also works as a cooling device during summer. The reflection of the building creates a beautiful illusion as if the basement of the building is elevated up to the sky.
In this section I explored how the goldplated vines in Charles Harrison Townsend's building are being represented to show the meaning and purpose of the building. From far away I thought they were roses but its interesting that the more I got closer I understood what they were. The various sized vine leaves create more of a connection to the theme and purposes of the building as it is an artistic building
The Whitechapel Gallery The Whitechapel Gallery is a public art gallery in Whitechapel on the north side of Whitechapel High Street, in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. The original building, designed by Charles Harrison Townsend, opened in 1901 as one of the first publicly funded galleries for temporary exhibitions in London.
I have used bold colours to show what material this building has been made of which are London stock bricks
The gallery's frontage has been described as "an imaginatively detailed and massed facade."
The building has the same two-tower feature as the Bishopsgate Institute but with a wider frontage. Despite the extra width, it still seems a more organic growth than any of its urban neighbors. Note that the main doors to the Art Gallery go straight in at street level: as Sarah Sullivan has pointed out, the gallery was designed very much for the people. These doors are placed asymmetrically to one side, and the large semi-circular light above them takes the eye upwards and outwards into a huge, rounded, keyed arch. From here (still looking at the front elevation), an expanse of blank wall, originally intended to carry a mosaic designed by Walter Crane Walter, leads up from the arch to a single run of small windows between two string courses, with some little blocks of foliagepatterning at each end. The latter motif is picked up again in two wide bands at the base of the towers.
Tate modern Tate is an institution that houses, in a network of four art galleries, the United Kingdom's national collection of British art, and international modern and contemporary art. It is not a government institution, but its main sponsor is the UK Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport. Tate Modern is a remarkable combination of old and new. Bankside Power station was built in two phases between 1947 and 1963. It was designed by the architect Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, who also designed Battersea Power Station and Waterloo Bridge.
Tate Modern Blavatnik Building is a global icon for London. It adds a huge variety of new galleries and performance spaces to the already extensive volume of Tate Modern. It allows the curatorial staff almost complete freedom in displaying art. These spaces also include a whole floor dedicated to educational facilities and out reach programs; as well as staff and public cafes, an events space and a viewing deck. The location of the museum required moving the original switch house, a huge piece of central electricity infrastructure, which is a major civil engineering project. The chain mail brick façade is a completely invention that allows the museum to bridge the gap between the contextual and the iconic.
Bendigo Art Gallery Bendigo Art Gallery in Bendigo, founded in 1887, is one of Australia’s oldest and largest regional art galleries. Known as Sandhurst until 1891, Bendigo was a major goldmining area during the early 1850s. The town’s prosperity was evident in the Victorian architecture and the leisure and interests of the residents. When it was decided that the gallery required a building with a commanding presence, the former Bendigo Volunteer Riflemen’s orderly room in View Street was chosen. Bendigo architect WC Vahland was given the job of converting the building into a new home for the collection in 1890.The Gallery’s original red and white Victorian brick facade and its Victorian and Edwardian galleries remained largely intact until 1962, when a modern cream-brick View Street entrance was added. This development included new offices and three new galleries. In 1976 an east wing was added.
Zaha Hadid - Heydar Aliyev Center
The Heydar Aliyev Center is a 57,500 m² building complex in Baku, Azerbaijan designed by Iraqi-British architect Zaha Hadid and noted for its distinctive architecture and flowing, curved style that eschews sharp angles. She is also an artist and designer, recognized as a major figure in architecture of the late 20th and early 21st centuries. Born in Baghdad, Iraq, Hadid studied mathematics as an undergraduate and then enrolled at the Architectural Association School of Architecture in 1972. Zaha Hadid architects was appointed as design architects of the Heydar Aliyev centre following a competition in 2007.
The Center, designed to become the primary building for the nation's cultural programs, breaks from the rigid and often monumental Soviet architecture that is so prevalent in Baku, aspiring instead to express the sensibilities of Azeri culture and the optimism of a nation that looks to the future. this building gladly demonstrates the heavily invested infrastructural and architecture modernisation. The concept behind the building was based on the continuity between the surroundings plaza and the interior, obtained thanks to fluid lines, undulations and folds that constitutes a different kind of welcome from the nearby cold facades – a warm-embracing welcome to the visitors to enter and discover the Azeri culture.
Lotus temple - Fariborz Sahba
Fariborz Sahba is an Iranian-American architect, now living between Canada and the United States. The Lotus Temple, located in Delhi, India, is a Baháʼí House of Worship that was dedicated in December 1986. Notable for its flowerlike shape, it has become a prominent attraction in the city. Like all Houses of Worship, the Lotus Temple is open to all, regardless of religion or any other qualification. A crescent of the structural ‘petal’ of the building was analyzed using Grasshopper Plug-in “Karamba” with the aim to adopt more weight to the structure with minimal requirements. The analysis looked to improve on the existing sub grid to the shell's construction, which dictates the pattern of the plaster lining
It has a flowerlike shape
It was designed by Iranian architect Fariborz Sahba, who won acclaim for the project even before the temple was completed. It subsequently received several awards. The whole superstructure is designed to function as a skylight. Even the interior dome is spherical and patterned after the innermost portion of the lotus flower. Light enters the hall in the same way as it passes through the inner folds of the lotus petals. The interior dome, therefore, is like a bud consisting of 27 petals, and light filters through these inner folds and is diffused throughout the hall. The central bud is held by nine open petals, each of which functions as a skylight. The nine entrance petals complete the design. The external illumination is arranged to create the impression that the lotus structure is afloat upon water and not anchored to its foundation, by having the light focussed brightly on the upper edges of the petals. Ninepools of water surround the building, connecting to it via walkways, balustrades, stairs and bridges. The pools from the principal landscaping and represent the green leaves of the lotus afloat on water. Moreover, the pools and fountains help to cool the air that passes over them into the hall. The superstructure, the podium, and the pools are designed as an integrated whole. Observing Hindu architecture, you can see that despite the external difference between the various temples, they all show meaningful and sacred symbols common to all of India’s religions. These are symbols which have emerged in other countries and religions. One of these symbols is the sacred flower of the Indians: the lotus flower. Each component of the petal is repeated nine times.
Draws people into the centre
L'Oceanografic – Félix Candela
L'Oceanografic is an oceanarium situated on the dry Turia Riverbed to the southeast of the city center of Valencia, Spain, where different marine habitats are represented. It was designed by the architect Félix Candela and the structural engineers Alberto Domingo and Carlos Lázaro.
Shell Structures A shell structure is a thin curved membrane or slab usually concrete that functions both as structural and covering. I have learnt and studied that a shell structure has been used in this design which is interesting and draws people in towards the design of the building.
Research of interior structures: Spiral staircases I am researching interesting staircases that lead to the next floor/ second floor. I have looked at staircases that is suitable to the theme I'm doing which is movement and flow which I can see in these staircases. The curves and spiral structure on these stairs show movement and flow and fluidity all the way to the top which I find interesting, and it also gives off a modern feel to the interior space.
I have some primary research of spiral staircases from a place that I have been in white Chapel. This is in a café in Aldgate which I found the spiral staircase quite interesting.
Model
By using a variety of cutting and folding techniques I have produced this model and as it will be a design for an art gallery, it needs to be interesting. As my first model, using white card is the best way to experiment and see how models turn out. By scoring, bending and folding this piece of card I have created a structure where its high and low. To elaborate on that, I have used the same consistency in the structure by using a cutting and folding technique where you can make the material go in different directions without cutting them apart which I have achieved in this model. I have also considered where the floor would go. I have used brown card to represent the floor as it is more visible. Since its designed for an art gallery, I have included art walls for exhibitions which I have designed and put down in a 'ZigZag' form. The art wall could be considered in the movement of the people and the pathway they will take throughout the building. Zaha Hadid has shown the same consistency in her designs as shown in my previous research. She has shown the movement and flow throughout her whole designs and the structures have stayed connected which has inspired me to contain the same fluidity in my model.
A structure that bends upwards stayed connected to the whole structure
Development from Model Development is a key feature to learn in architecture. By understanding the advantages and disadvantages of my first model, it helps me to understand the problem and create a solution for it by sketching over the last model, joining and detaching some parts of the design. I have realised in the first model that it doesn’t have a closed roof. I have understood that it's supposed to be designed for an art gallery but as it has been mentioned in the brief and specification, it needs to be a shelter for the people and the art. I have joined the last two thin lines to create a wide surface which is the roof of the building with a gap at the front. There are gaps around the structure, but it is still a solid building by closing off some gaps using glass to act as a glass wall. To understand the design more, I have drawn a variety of angles of the building to understand how each side works.
Scrunched up paper Technique
front elevation
Santa Barbara architect Barry Berkus shows us how an organic form can provide inspiration for designing and drawing a building. Berkus demonstrates his preliminary thought process, producing the raw and unrefined drawings that begin the conceptual stages of design.
Development drawings using tracing paper
Daily objects inspiration
I have taken daily objects and photographed them to give me inspiration. I have played around with the images and duplicated them and put them together to make an unusual shape which therefore ed to sketch them and develop them and develop different shapes and forms which has led me to produce this design where I have used the same shape and placed them at different angles to make an interesting structure.
Model inspired by daily objects
Development
I have developed this from the previous model by using repetition in patterns. I have increased the circular shapes on each side to create a more solid structure. As they increase, they also tilt angle downwards and goes further outward to cover the two main parts of the model. By researching the He Art Museum, the structures of that building has inspired me to develop this model as I have presented on that research slide, the structure of the He Art Museum has an overlapping structure which I have used in this model development.
Development
Using other materials is a great way to experience the advantages and disadvantages of how they work with different materials and adhesives. Here, I have improved the quality from the previous model in terms of material. I have also made the model into a more solid piece which is more suitable for an art gallery. I have used grey card for the main parts of the model as it is rigid enough to stand but can also bend and curve in the way I prefer. Polypropylene is good way to show glass and windows on models, the advantages of polypropylene is that it can bend and curve whereas the disadvantage is that it's hard to cut. Zaha Hadid uses overlapped structure for her Aliyev Center which has inspired me to use the same style but in a way that’s suitable for this design. I have used the overlapping structure on the sides that increases and goes outwards which the gaps on the top is then closed off to create a roof with glass. Hot glue is not really a clean adhesive to use but it comes in handy, and it is quick to dry and holds certain materials in place quite well.
Plan
I created a set of drawings to show my idea and design in a clearer way for my clients to understand. By adding trees and people to my elevations and plan drawings it gives me an idea of size and scale and how the scale of the building will fit my location. As my theme is movement and flow, I have created a curved structure which goes around each side of the building with then is covered up with semireflective glass to fill in the hollow areas and to let natural light in. Zaha Hadid has inspired me to use semi-reflective glass in my design as it has two functionalities. By using a beneficial material, semi-reflective glass, where it is reflective on one side and transparent on the other, is an exquisite way to make full use of natural light during the day and transforms the building in a majestic spectacle during the night.
Undulating forms
I have photographed the ceiling of the O2 and have found the structure quite interesting as it has an undulating form to it which I believe would inspire me to do research on which will also help me in designing my building.
Model inspired by other models
Elevation
Plan
side view
Development
Component 1 Part 2
Extension: Café
Brief • I will be designing a café as an extension for the Art Gallery. As visitors will be looking for a place to take a rest and have a meal or a drink which is why a café will be beneficial as part of the Art Gallery. • The design of the cafe will take most of its inspiration from the Art Gallery to show how the two buildings link and from the surroundings of the site. • The interior and exterior of the main structure should prioritise functionality with the focus being the people utilizing the space by providing a safe, enjoyable setting and a comfortable environment for both visitors and employees. • Traditional building material such as wood would be used for my design as it can relate to the existing buildings on the site as it is a site which has been created long ago. Some of the buildings in Trinity Buoy wharf will remain there as its special to the site. The design should link to the surroundings but also stand out. • it will be designed for every age and people; families, teenagers, children and elderly people where they can visit the café and would be provided everything they would want
Specification
• The main buildings design should take inspiration from the surroundings of the location as well as the chosen theme (movement and flow) • The design of the café should be designed in a modern and contemporary manner • Washroom facilities including M&F Disabled • Indoor and outdoor seating for visitors/customers • Natural lighting throughout the building • Food and drinks • Free Wi-Fi
Location : Trinity buoy wharf Container City 1 in depth research
Container city system reuses shipping containers linked together to provide high strength, prefabricated steel modules that can be combined to create a wide variety of building shapes and can be adapted to suit most planning and end users need.
This modular technology enables construction time to be reduced by up to half those of traditional building techniques while minimising on site disruption and remaining significantly more environmentally friendly.
Nicholas Lacey Architect
Balcony : there is a balcony used for this building which is connected to the container for people to come out and take a fresh air while working inside. Balconies are also used for natural lighting and to let light in.
Inside Container City 1 Key Facts Use: Live/workspace Client: Urban Space Management Ltd Design/ Build: Container City™/ Nicholas Lacey Architect Engineer: Buro Happold Installation Time: 2 days Total Space: 574m2
The building is a home to several artists and creative businesses, including Maud Milton of Artyface, one of the longest serving Trinity Buoy Wharf tenants. Artyface works with schools, councils, businesses and the community to make murals, specializing in mosaics and ceramics.
Container City 2
Container City 2 offers five floors of workspace and is the focal point of Trinity Buoy Wharf.
I have researched each container individually to understand the structure and what the whole building is constructed of. I have noticed how colour really changes the whole vibe of something/building. Each of these containers have different colours such as; red, orange, yellow and white which gives the structure a more joyful and engaging feel.
I have found out after my research that both container cities interlink. I have demonstrated this in my drawings where it is connected in the middle where there are pathways and stairs where visitors or he people that use the studios in those containers and walk through to each container freely and safely because of the pathways which is supported by the glass balconies for safety reasons as the level is high and could be a risk of people falling from high places.
Walkways
As I am producing a design as an extension to my previous design which was an Art Gallery, I am trying to produce a design idea that will link with both the surrounding buildings and my previous design model.
Height is important when creating a structure as people and vehicles should be considered depending on what the purpose of the structure is.
I have decided to link my previous design model to the design idea for the extension. Sometimes simplifying forms down makes it easier for people to read and understand. To produce ideas, I have drawn sketches of the main shapes and structures in a variety of ways and angles whether is 2D or 3D sketches. I have tried to see if my idea would work and to do this I would have to sketch first and see how my development goes. I developed curved lines into more rigid lines as experiment with drawings to get variety of shapes and inspirations. The cuboid/cube was inspired from the shape of Container City which is sharp and rigid like a cuboid.
Main shape
Combining
Design Curved structures
3D Shapes
Design idea
Circled windows inspired by the windows from the containers in Container City
This design is inspired by the Art Gallery, my previous model, and the structure of the containers I've researched. I have gotten inspiration from the curved parts of my previous model as in the specification it is required to have elements of the previous design model and link it to the new one that I will produce.
Entrance
Plan
Side Elevation
Front Elevation
Side Elevation
This is the curved shape of the previous model as my inspiration was movement and flow
Design development
This is the design that is used as part of the café which acts as a shelter and a roof for the outside seating of the café as it is one of the criteria in the specification. From the curved shape I have developed that into a more rigid and sharp shape to be suitable for my location. Even though I have developed the shape from curved to sharp, I have still left the main structure so that it can be like a shelter on the building. Curved
Sharp/straight
side elevation
Seating will go under this structure as it will block sunlight so that the customers can eat in peace as it is a café.
Windows are important in a building as it will give natural lighting.
Circular windows
I have created an exploded diagram of my design idea to understand the design more. Each section of the design have been drawn separately to show the shapes and structures of it. The main shape, main body of the café are two cuboids with other extra structures around it. The two main cuboids is where the interior of the building will be. Where the café, foods and drinks will be. From the outside it looks like two sections however from the inside it is one whole big space for people to come visit.
Design Development
Plan
Elevations
Site location: Trinity Buoy Wharf 2D Design Lazer Cut I used clear acrylic for the plan to show the site location. I have used 2D Design to create this as it is neater for the outcome and to understand the location more.
Location
Design Development Front view
I have included trees and people on these models to give an idea of scale. I have put people who are sat on tables and chairs and placed them under the shelter structure to show that that is the outdoor seating area.
Plan
Outdoor seating area
I have put my model into context with trees and people to see how the design would work if it had real elements around it.
I have created a CAD model on SketchUp and rendered it using Revit. Which adds realistic shadings and shadows. I have added trees and people onto it to have a visual idea of how it will be presented with natural elements.
Final Model
Café Art Gallery
The final 3D physical model was constructed using corrugated cardboard as the main body/structure of the building, polypropylene as the big glass windows, grass to show a bit of greenery and people and trees to show the scale of the whole model and an idea of how it'll work. I decided to produce two buildings, An Art Gallery and a Café as an extension. The inspiration for the building of the Art Gallery was from the theme Movement & Flow and have done many researches of other buildings and how they explore this theme until I produced this design.
I have used pathways from the Art Gallery all the way to the Café, so it has a link to the whole design.
Café
As for the café (extension), I have tried to produce a design which links to the surroundings of the location but also have elements of the previous model.
Overall view of my model
I have used brown card for the cladding effect for people to walk on and a bit of grass.
Close up of the Café entrance
PLAN
Outdoor seating
That is the floor of the café. It is levelled and I have covered it with a wood material texture to show that it’s the floor. I added tables and chairs using brown card to show that there are seating outside of the café as it was required in the specification.
To create the circular Windows, I used 2D design to draw it and the laser cutter to produce it as it is much neater and precise when using the laser cutter.
Site Model
I have created the site model to give context to my miniature models to see how it will work in the location. I have used grey board as the main material for my site model. I laser cut the plan of this site model to know where all the surrounding buildings are.
Location: Trinity buoy wharf
Evaluation While creating this model I have learnt so many new techniques and how to scale the design to the correct size. The types of adhesives that are used for different materials. I have learnt how to use 3D and 2D CAD which is helpful to know as it is a more clean and precise technique when it comes to model making. By using the miniature trees and people it is much easier to have an idea of scale in mind when using them in your model.
I believe that the scale of my model compared to the size of the trees and people looks good, but I think I could have made it look better with a more precise size of the model to be more suitable with the trees and the people otherwise if the scale is not correct the model will not look good. I was thinking of using blocks of wood for the surrounding buildings for the site model, but I thought about it and thought it would be better to stack up grey board and make it look like the surrounding buildings because using the same material looks better for a site model and looks neater. I have added greenery as it always looks good with models, and it is environmentally friendly.