Brief People these days are forgetting about having a healthy lifestyle. This could be because going to a gym then doing another activity is cost effective and time which is why I am making a leisure centre that has a wide range of activities all in one place. The leisure centre has to be a good distance from a public area so that it is easy to get to but this could be a problem as I would have to find a suitable location. I am working on the creation of a leisure centre that is focused on people having access to a range of activities from things like working out such as a gym or simply to practise and have fun through sports. Leisure centres are important as they offer a wide variety of activities that can help everyone have a healthier lifestyle. As the leisure centre will have many different activities, this means that there will be an age rating for each one. A gym is suitable for ages 16 and over. However, sports activities like football or basketball will have an age of 7 and over since they can help improve the lifestyles of young children. The idea is to create a design that will allow everyone to be able to access the facilities within a short distance of each other for a reasonable price.
Specification • 2 different campuses (for different activities) • A connector to make the building into one building • Food and drinks bar • Showers and sauna • Lockers and changing rooms • Seats for visitors to watch • It will be located in a place where tourists would be. This will be very large and spaced out as there will be many people going back and forth to try different activities. Making the design feel large but comfortable is the aim.
This is a picture of a complex shape. I am taking inspiration from this object because despite its weird design and holes, it is still a sphere shape. With my buildings, I want them to have a complex design for example, my building could be the shape of a cube but it will have parts that stick out such as balcony's that would make the building look like its no longer a cube shape even though it still is. This is sort of an illusion as despite the shape being unfinished or over the top, you can still tell what shape it is. This is a drawing of the image seen above if it was to be turned into a building. I made it in a way that the windows and everything is very odd shaped but yet you can still tell it is a sphere. This is sort of an out of the world design which is what I am trying to achieve with my final design.
These objects have a house like shape which makes the objects look like they have a roof despite them being mere objects and not houses. These types of shapes make you perceive something as something else which is what will inspire me to design buildings with the same effect from its shape alone.
I turned an image of multiple different objects and shapes into a drawing of buildings using the shapes of the objects in the image. This helps me come up with different types of buildings with unique shapes and how I will be able to adapt the shape into a building.
These are different ideas of what the interior and exterior of the building should look like. The one thing in common all of these spaces have is a large spaced out area so that a lot of people can fit inside.
My leisure center will have a gym with plenty of space to allow people to walk through freely. These gyms seen in the image are examples of the space I am looking to have. The image below shows multiple sections of the gym. Each section having different equipment. This is something I will want to include in my leisure center design therefor I have to prepare for the size of the leisure center itself.
Multiple sections
Like the gym, the swimming pool in the leisure center will be very spaced out. Both images showcase a range of color's while keeping a simple style. The colors' make it look like there is a lot going on which is something that I will be adding to the final design of the leisure center.
These images show a leisure centre from two different angles. I will draw this leisure centre and include a plan view so that I can use the drawings as ideas and inspiration for when I start to design my own leisure centre. From looking at these two images, I can see that the leisure centre is located near a main road as there is plenty of parking space which shows that cars can easily be used to get there. Also on the bottom image there are street lamps which means there is a road. This could mean the leisure centre is located somewhere public which is where I want my leisure centre to be located.
These are 4 different drawings I made using the images seen in the previous slide as reference. I have drawn two plan views which are the first floor and second floor. I have also drawn a side view and a 3d view. I will use these images as Ideas for when I design my own leisure centre. The first floor is empty as it focuses on things like yoga and stretching. The second floor is focused on sports and equipment can be brought in. both drawings of the interior are made up judging from what the exterior photos look like.
This building is has a complex cuboid shape. Despite the building having no ceiling and looks like it is missing sides, the building still has that effect on the viewer where you can instantly tell that the building is a cube shape. The buildings
This is one of the pillars holding the ceiling in place. It is triangular to give the building a more architectural look which is what I will be using for inspiration.
This is the interior of a swimming pool building. I like the angled look of the sides and ceiling of the building as it makes one side look larger than the other but if you look at it from the outside then you will realise that the exterior is a cube shape. This forms an illusion because the interior makes the building look triangular. This is something I will be applying to my final outcome because it makes the interior completely different from the exterior which is not common in buildings.
First floor These drawings are plan views of two different floors and the elevation views of the building seen in the previous two slides. These are rough interior drawings of what I can imagine the interior to look like judging from the images I have seen of the space. I have also drawn an elevation view of the second floor and first floor to get a better measurement of how long the space is.
These are images of complex buildings. the reason why I have chosen these buildings is because of the complexity of the design which gives it a uniqueness compared to the other buildings.
This is a free hand drawing I made of the previous building. I used a felt tip pen because I wanted to focus on the shadowing and how it causes the depth in the building in places such as the windows. I also made a 2d drawing of the floors that can be seen in the images.
This is the Becontree leisure center. The positioning of the leisure center in next to a main road which makes it easier for people to notice it making this location very ideal. The shape of the leisure center is also very large which shows that it is very spaced out inside allowing room for a lot of people.
I recreated the image seen above using free hand drawings of what is seen in the image. I then added the objects together to recreate the scene.
I took two objects from the image of the gym. The two objects are the staircase and the balcony/second floor. These two parts of the image stand out which is why I chose to draw them. Using only those two objects, I was able to recreate the gym image without the need to draw any of the gym equipment seen in the photo.
I started by drawing the walls of the leisure center then proceeded to add the objects onto the drawing after to recreate the image seen above. The objects make the interior look more complete and full.
This is a simple structure made using card paper. I added some images of people to make it look more like a building. I then drew the image as if it was an actual building in the real world with trees and people. I used sketch up to create a miniature version of the building that anyone can go inside.
These are two very simple structures that I made and put together to create an architectural style image with buildings and people.
These models are like experiments and preparation for when it is time to design my final model. I purposely made very simple models because I wanted to see if I could turn them into buildings of some sort.