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TABLE OF CONTENTS
ABOUT ME
PART A: CONCEPTUALISATION
JORDAN WILLIAM JAVIER STONES
A1: Design Computation A2: Composition & Generation A3: Conclusion A4: Learning Outcomes A5: Appendix - Algorithmic Sketches
PART B: CRITERIA DESIGN ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
B1: Research Field B2: Case Study 1.0 B3: Case Study 2.0 B4: Technique - Development B5: Technique - Prototypes B6: Technique - Proposal B7: Learning Objectives & Outcomes B8: Appendix - Algorithmic Sketches
PART C: DETAILED DESIGN ... ... ... ...
C1: Design Concept C2: Tectonic Elements & Prototypes C3: Final Detail Model C4: Learning Outcomes & Objectives
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am currently undertaking a Bachelor of Environments of The University of Melbourne, whilst working part-time as a Kitchen Designer in Melbourne’s west. I was raised in a small country town in Victoria. My childhood there was privileged and simple. It was during my time at Secondary School that mentors began to foster my creativity in design, construction and literary subjects. My design work in VCE came primarily from a Studio Arts subject, for which my work was selected as part of Next Gen Art Exhibition for 2012. As part of my degree I have developed a rudimentary skill base with digital design programs such as Revit, Auto CAD, Sketchup, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign, Rhino, Gimp and others. As part of my work I am required to design comprehensive Kitchen plans on 20 20 design software. This process is almost entirely digital, ranging from the measurement outsetting to the final renders. Working with such a process has given me some insight into digital architecture in practice.
ABOUT ME
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y theoretical knowledge of digital Architecture is informed by the work of Architects such as Jeanne Gang and Jean Nouvel. Both Gang and Nouvel’s work lend themselves to a type of digital abstractionism which works towards answering a central brief. My work in Design Studio Water was digitally conceived using Architecture Revit. This is the limit of my digital design work thus far. As shown at left, this software is still concerned with drafting. I am yet to explore 3D digital creation outside of Sketchup or drafting programs. I am excited to conceive a design with no emperical resolution. Using the virtual space with parametric modelling will grant a freedom that I haven’t experienced before with architecture before.
PART A: CONCEPTUALISATION
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he BanQ Restaurant is a fully integrated example of parametric modelling in an interior space. The undulating curves that span the ceiling form a fluid piece of fiction that veils structure and creates a homely ambience in which to dine. Although seemingly random, the technical precision of elements is pragmatic in application, as it conforms to the structural necessities beneath. This sense of illusion is prevalent throughout the modern form, as many buildings sport exterior skins for aesthetic appeal. The real sense of illusion comes in the finished built form. This is important because it informs the experience of the space; the transparency of the room changes as people traverse it.
DESIGN FUTURING PRECEDENT 01
BanQ Restuarant by Office dA Location: Boston, MA, USA Project Design: Nader Tehrani, Monica Ponce de Leon Project Architect: Dan Gallagher Project Year: 2006-2008
The floor space is designed primarily around flexibility. This has strong links to theory for dynamics and high turnover flows in a restaurant environment. There is however a tender balance between this flexibility and the necessary features of the space.
‘The inspiration that ultimately reconciled the topography of the ceiling with the desire to create something transcendent was very simple, it was the intersection of the extraordinary with the totally conventional’.1 The contribution to the site was one of respect; an acknowledgement and solution to a problem. Beyond this solution, the design is one of evolution. In line with the diversity of food choices served at BanQ, the parametric shapes help to develop the style of what a new age restaurant can be.
Figure 1: John Horner, perspective 01, 2009, rendering, http:// www.archdaily.com/42581/banq-office-da/.
Figure 3: John Horner, exploded axo, 2009, photographs, http://www.archdaily. com/42581/banq-office-da/.
‘The ceiling’s arcing surfaces comprise just
another layer in a recent, and rich, local architectural history’.2
1 “Banq,” David Sokol, australian design review, last modified June 30, 2009, http://www.australiandesignreview.com/interiors/661-banq. 2 “Banq,” David Sokol, australian design review, last modified June 30, 2009, http://www.australiandesignreview.com/interiors/661-banq. Figure 2: John Horner, BanQ, 2009, photographs, http://www.archdaily.com/42581/banq-office-da/.
DESIGN FUTURING
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eanne Gang’s Aqua Tower is a comprehensive example of how a parametric form can perform an integral function of a building whilst remaining honest, simple and attractive. The basic yet revolutionary form of water ripples led to the Aqua Tower being awarded The Emporis Skyscraper Award in 2009. The ripples perform a pragmatic function for balcony viewing in an obscured high density area, whilst referencing the forms of limestone outcroppings on Lake Michigan. The building is a project specifically for the resident. Design considerations with people and comfort in mind have ensured that the parametric surface is not simply a layer of makeup. Aqua Tower is the tallest skyscraper in the world to be built by a woman. It is for this reason that Gang’s work is revolutionary.
PRECEDENT 02
Aqua Tower by Studio Gang Architects Location: Chicago , IL, USA Architect of Record: Loewenberg & Associates Project Leader: Jeanne Gang Project Year: 2007 - 2009
‘Skyscrapers are traditionally seen as an expression of overbearing male libido, a sort of mine’s-taller-than-yours competition. So, even today, it is a surprise to find a woman building so swaggeringly high’. 1 The parametric distinctness and fluid pragmatism elevate the Aqua Tower to a new level in the highly competitive Chicago skyline. 1 “Aqua Tower – the tower that Jeanne Gang built,” Jonathan Glancey, the guardian, last modified 21 October, 2009, http:// www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2009/oct/20/aqua-tower-jeannegang.
Figure 4: Studio Gang, typical floor plan, 2009, architectural drawing, http://www.archdaily.com/42694/aqua-tower-studio-gang-architects/. Figure 5: Dave Wilson, Aqua Building Abstract, 2011, photograph, http://www.davewilsonphotography.com/2011/03/28/aqua-building-abstract-
DESIGN FUTURING: REFERENCES Horner, John BanQ, 2009, rendering, archdaily. http://www.archdaily.com/42581/banq-office-da/, (accessed March 9, 2015). Horner, John perspective 01, 2009, rendering, archdaily. http://www.archdaily.com/42581/banq-office-da/, (accessed March 9, 2015). Horner, John exploded axo, 2009, rendering, archdaily. http://www.archdaily.com/42581/banq-office-da/, (accessed March 9, 2015). Studio Gang, typical floor plan, 2009, architectural drawing, archdaily. http://www.archdaily.com/42694/aqua-tower-studio-gangarchitects/. Wilson, Dave Aqua Building Abstract, 2011, photograph, davewilsonphotography. http://www.davewilsonphotography. com/2011/03/28/aqua-building-abstract-chicago/.