Assignment 7 : PORTFOLIO Semester 1 2017
Designing Environments ENVS10004
Noor Lyana Noor Azman (858710)
Contents
Site 1
Spatial Composition 2
Assemblage 4
Superimposition 6
Landform 3
Narrative 5
Experience 7
Final project 8-11
Baldwi
Site
n Spen ce
1
r
Union Ho use
The site used to be an area of swamp before an ornamental could
lake
only
was
walk
placed
around
on
site.
People
the
lake,
which
Concre
te Lawn
requires it to then be filled in more than a
Melbou
century later due to space limitations caused
rne Sc hool
of Desi gn
New (2017) : Concrete Lawn
(MSD)
by the increase in number of students. This
New (2017)
creates more space for the passing of people from
one
called,
place
the
to
Union
another Lawn.
through
With
the
what
is
number
Raymon
of
d Prie st
Superimposed maps from year 1896 and 2017
ley
students present today, the Concrete Lawn is still limited in terms of movement as people can only walk across from East-West or vice versa, but not from North-South or South-North due
to
the
presence
of
hedge
bordering
the
lawn. Botanical Garden
Union House
lake
Union Lawn
Old Commerce
Change in period of time: 1854
swamp
1856
1863
Museum
lake
1985
Medical School
2012
Union House
Concrete Lawn
MSD
2
Spatial SpaComposition
Frame is interpreted as a body that is represented in its skeletal form,
section
and grid is bodies intersecting one another. Frame and grid is explored in the model through a body that is in its skeletal
form,
standing
beneath
elements that intersect one another horizontally,
vertically,
and
also
in between. They are all connected to one another through slits.
Plan 1:1
Section 1:1
3
Landform
section
Plan 1:1
Section 1:1
I wanted to explore the use of landform that looks flat from the top, but when it is looked at from the sides or from an angle, the extrusion and subtraction can be seen. The extrusion and subtractions were made from the techniques of tilting.
4
Assemblage
section
Plan 1:1
Grafting the
is
model,
used where
in two
elements occur at the same and
point one
in
space,
element
is
more dominant than the other.
Hence,
other
element
from
continuing
moving
through
as
it
the
dominant element.
1:1
is
prevented upwards
Section
the
goes more
Narrative
The narrative talks about the activity “meet” - how the Sun and the Moon meet every now and then, separated by a “cluster of life” that is always changing and are at a very far distance from each other.
In the void of darkness, Your light touches me. But I can hardly reach, Blocked by a cluster of life, Always changing. For too long, We have been chasing, For a meeting. Between the bright And the oblique, I am circulating. We do meet, Every few months, 18? 19? or 20? It's lonely in the gaps, Of hundred of million of miles, Of time and distance, We are overhanging. Of those I see, Billions of copies, Bringing distant light, Sometimes so bright. But you; I’m closest to, The Sun and the Moon.
5
6
Superimposition The
plan
was
made
based
on
the
superimposition
collage, taking the parts that stand out the most on the collage, that is thought to be able to speak on behalf of the narrative. This plan was then altered to speak the narrative more clearly and coherently. It shows the contrast between meet and separate, as the narrative talks about two bodies meeting, but also separated most of the time. The plan also shows the use of geometrical forms and free-forms.
The superimposition collage was made by superimposing the site map of Concrete Lawn, assemblage plan and narrative collage. The initial placement of all three layers was random, but then it was thought that the experimentation of concentrating the element that stands out the most on each layer at one spot was interesting. Hence, the Sun from the narrative collage and the polygon from the assemblage plan were placed in the middle of the Concrete Lawn map.
Experience
Experience is used to show the close-ups of materials used for the model, and the usage of each part of the structure.
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8
Final Project
PLAN 1:200
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Final Project The
people
on
the
ground
circulate around the structure, just
like
around
how
the
the
Sun.
Moon The
circular
stairs
circular
movement
use
of
in
the
helps of
moves
people,
speaking on behalf of the word “circulating” in the narrative. The
stairs
from
also
moving
structure, site
the
The
once
movement
meeting
in
represented irregular
the
restricted
circulation. every
people
underneath
so
is
block
a
to being
while
through
placement
of
on
is the
panels,
so the people on the ground can see the person on the moon at certain
angles,
but
at
other
angles they can’t as the view is blocked
by
irregular
the
panels.
placement
of
This panels
has also been used to represent
SECTION 1:100
the
narrative
where
it
says
“blocked by a cluster of life always changing”. The
panels a
act
supportive
architecturally
The material for this model is metal - The panels are made of silver which is
as
structure
for
reflective to show the never-ending space. Brass is used for the top element,
the top element, and also can be
symbolising the Sun, so it gives colour to the environment around it.
made of use as benches.
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Final Project
PARTIAL SECTION 1:50
Final Project
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MODEL 1:200