Digital Design - Module 01 Semester 1, 2018 Haoting Guan
(871900) Joel Collins + Studio 15
Week One
Reading: Zeara Polo, A. 2010. Between Ideas and Matters.
According to Zeara-Polo, the diagram does not play a representational role in the design process but provides an organisational and can have a performative quality depending on how it is deployed. Explain how Diagram is different from Signs and Symbols? (100 words Maximum)
Signs and Symbols are usaully used to illustrate relationships amoung multiples concepts and form, but only exist in the abstract space. A sign expresses qualities of dynamic objects which used for material expression of the properties, functions and prpperties that is not directly relevant to the actual performances of designs. A symbol represent a higher level of conveying information, express dynamic object throiugh a formal representation which a sign could not represent explicity apart from capturing the influence of certain object. Compared to signs and symbols, diagrams display more abstract types of information, it is describes as a tool that depicts relationships. It also has the ability to give an understanding of spatial information. Moreover, it can be used to clarify certain concepttual process or ideas.
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Week One
Precedent Analysis
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Image1 (Upper Left): Single Line Steel Structure Tracing Image2 (Upper Right):Extruded Structure with thickness Image 4
Image3 (Lower Left):Completed Image 3
Pavilion in iso view with solid, steel and glazing.
Firstly, using the referenced images from LMS. Using the polyline in Rhino to trace the images to set up the base structure of the Toyo Ito Pavilion. After tracing the strucutre line, trim the line into five parts which become each side of the pavilion. Then rotate four walls in 90 degrees, connected to the ceiling. Extrude all the line to construct the structural lelment, the glasses and solid will be created by using the extrude command following the steel structure. Photo of the Pavilion: “Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2002 By Toyo Ito And Cecil Balmond�. 2018. Youtube. https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=BvGigzqbn80.
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Week Two
Reading: Hertzberger H. 2005. The in-between and The Habitable Space Between Things, from Lessons for Students in Architecture. Herzberger discuss how design should not be extreme in its functionality. Use your precedent study to explain how the pavilion allows for an appropriation of use. (100 words Maximum)
Since the Toyo Ito Serpentine Pavilion is ued as a beach restaurant, the nature of this Pavilion is to invite people to occupied and relaxed in the structure itself. The functional seating area are arranged in the certain way that follow the circulation path, or more like the expectation path of the visitors. The crowds will not clustered in such a way so that visitors can walk freely in this space, more possibilities can happen in this space while they using this space. The intention of design this space is to invite people to enter slowly and move around to enjoy the architecture of the structure itself. Interestingly, the people in the space will not interrupt the waiters in this restaurant , because of the random paths in this amazing Pavilion.
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Week Two
Isometric
SERPENTINE PAVILION-Toyo Ito Through my design process, every part of the detail will become essential keys to constructure the whole Pavilion. The concept ideas of the pavilion is actually differnetly scale of square space randomly overlap on each other and then extend the lines to four sides. Then the 2d patterns will be seprated into five parts which represent the top roof and four walls sepreately. The four smaller surfaces will be folded around the square. In rhino, I first trace the 2d pattern on the surface with polylines. Then I trim the lineworks into five parts and group them. Then I folded the four smaller parts around the top surface to create the solid square. Afterthat I extruded every line to show the thickness and height. Then I follow the reference pictures to trace the linework to create the glazing system and the solid parts in the structure. The circulation in this space is mainly defined by the activities of the people who occupied the space. The circulation paths are random but always started and ended with entrance. The threshold I choose to study in this area is mainly defined by the furnitures in this area. The threshold could be divided into frequently used area and rarely used area.
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Week Two Diagrams
People Using space
Structure
Frequently Used Space Rarely Used Space
Primary Circulation Space Bar
Secondary Circulation Space
Seat Furniture
Circulation Space
Bar Seat
Base Structure Circulation paths
Circulation Diagram
Thershold Diagram
The most obivious circulation paths in the space are started with four entrances on each side of the pavilion. The circulation paths will follow the seats and bar area and finished on the other side of entrance. To be more easy to illustrate the circulation space, two different colors describe the primary and secondary circulation space.
The furniture such as seats and tables deifine the thershold in this space. The space in this area is divided by the activities of the people. And the activities of the people is mainly defined by the arrangement of the furnitures in the space. Which the pavilion has been divided into frequently and rarely used space.
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Appendix
Process
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Image1(top left): the inital process of tracing the basic structure. Each line was connected to each other to make sure the later folding process is correct Image2 (top right): folding the tracing line, transform the 2d pattern into 3d model. Image3 (lower left): extruded line with height and thickness. Adding the basement to make the structure stand out.
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Appendix Process
Image1(top left): making solid part of the pavilion, the white solid in the model is extruded by tracing lines on the structure. Image1 Image2 (lower left): adding the glass surface to the pavilion by using the same extrude command. Image3 (right): three different elements which is the glass, solid and structure to constitute overlap with each other to build up the whole pavilion.
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Appendix
Process
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Image2 Image1(top left): the basic structure performance on the illustrator Image2 (lower left): adding the white color to the solid parts Image3 (right): the glass surface of the pavilion
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Image1(top left): changing the color of glass surface from white into light gray to different the materiality of solid and glass surface. To illustrate the thickness of the structure by using different thickness line in the diagram.
Image2(lower left): Adding the steps to the two entrance using illustrator.