DESIGN 4 PERPETUAL MUSEUM PERSONAL DOCUMENTATION
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From the site visit, I noticed steepness of the bank and the stairs. Between the top and bottom of the stair, the land had an average gradient of 20 degrees. These trigger the idea of Uplift, encouraging the crowd up the stairs. The folly has a rippled surface that rises from the top of container to the sky. The ripple of the Folly links back to the history of Myers Park which it was once a watercourse. Folly will have strips of light that pulses on and off, creating an energetic environment. There will also be strings of light flying over the crowds’ head and as well as covering the bank of grass that drapes off the edge of the container. The Container will be painted black in order for the folly and event to stand out. The folly’s shape is designed to draw the crowd closer to the top of the stairs. There are parts of the folly that pocks out, grabbing the attention of the crowd. And parts of the folly that are more passive shaped that point towards St. Kevin’s Arcade which directs the crowd where to go next.
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DEVELOPMENT SKETCHES
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STAGE 1 COMPETITION PRESENTATION
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The Event should be an installation that the crowd can interact with. But it needs to be something that keeps the crowd moving forward. Since there is a lot of contact already between the stairs and the crowd’s feet, the event would be best to be triggered through vibration. And this vibration information is then translated into three dimensional visualisations. There will be a four layer system to the event ground coverage. At the very bottom there are blowers that provide the uplift wind force which then blows sheets of fabrics at different intensities. This intensity is controlled and derived from the vibration information, the stepping of the crowd. Lighting will also be controlled the same way.
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STAGE 2 | FOLLY DEVELOPMENT SKETCHES
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STAGE 2 | FOLLY + EVENT DEVELOPMENT SKETCHES
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STAGE 2 | FOLLY + EVENT DIGITAL MODEL
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After getting into groups of four, we came up with many fantastic ideas that developed the Event and Folly design, becoming a more practical and realistic design. The idea of Void, Verticality and interaction were carried along during the design processes. We went through many concept designs trying to get the best Folly design. Not only had to consider the form and constrains of the Folly but also its structural components and the behaviour of Shrink Wrap. In the end, we came up with a design that meets all the requirements. It is basically creating a right angled frame for the shrink wrap to shrink and curve when heated. These frames are like modular elements. They are positioned in a particular way that allows voids to exist within the Folly. And these voids not only allow the crowd to peak through, but also point them to new directions, such as the Eden Park. For the Event we thought to have something that creates sound, and this sound is activated by the crowd’s touch. Wind chimes will be suspended above the stairs, and there are multiple layers with different lengths of chimes that together create a volumetric installation. The sound of the chimes will be amplified and recorded to be played down at the bottom of the stairs along the pathway where the Folly+Event are anticipated by the crowd. This links the idea of ‘Capture and Release’.
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STAGE 2 | STRUCTURAL MODEL
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STAGE 2 | SHRINK WRAP MODEL
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STAGE 2 | COMPETITION RENDERS
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The folly has a very strong unbalanced and vertical sense. There are voids cutting through the folly. Our folly is the last event on the Myers Park trail; therefore we want to provide some direction/ new starting point towards Eden Park Stadium. The voids which cut through the folly indicate North and South and the direction towards the stadium. We took the advantage of the characteristics of the Shrink Wrap and its abilities to create beautiful curves to generate the elegant and fluid form of the folly. Its blue tint refers to the old watercourse of the site.
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EVENT DEVELOPMENT | FABRIC TUBES CONCEPT
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The idea of having Chimes supported by steel posts that clamps onto the sides of the stairs was turned down, due to the fact that the stairs is a heritage structure and it is unable to take any heavy loads. From that point the Event group looked at other options while still keeping the idea of sound and verticality. Then we came up with the idea of using fabric tubes that contains some kind of instrument that creates sound (perhaps bells), and are suspended in mid-air by Helium Balloons. The tubes multiply to become a dramatic upside-down contour. The fabric tubes will move in the wind subtly at the same time making sound as the bells within them collides with one another. This idea, however, in the end was not practical because of the weight ratio between the size of helium balloon to a single fabric tube requires way to many helium balloon, that will take the attention away from the fabric tubes.
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EVENT DEVELOPMENT | ALUMINIUM HELIX CONCEPT
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Keeping the idea of verticality, we came to aluminium structures, because the material is light. With it we are able to erect higher structures off the ground, and potentially parts of it can hang some of the fabric tubes. The aluminium structure has a helix form, twisting about the stairs up to the container. This idea of twisting is inspired by my previous models for Folly concepts. There are light strings connecting the two rails of the helix structure. Some the strings will be physical, and others will be ‘virtual’, as in laser lights.
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EVENT DEVELOPMENT | ALUMINIUM HELIX DEVELOPMENT
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GLULAM HINGES DESIGN DETAIL
Cut Out Slots for Steel Plate
Glulam Arches
Plan View
M10 Bolt 130mm
Glulam Arches
Elevation View
400 x 100mm Steel Plate 4mm Thick
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GLULAM STEEL JOINT DESIGN DETAIL
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Glulam Arches
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STEEL PLATE CUTTING TEMPLATE
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STEEL TENSION CABLE CONFIGURATION
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EVENT 1 Steel cables will provide structural support to the Glulam Arches. The cables run up the slope in a zigzag manner, transferring the weight load of the arches back up to the container. The cables are 5mm in diameter, and it has a breaking load of a tone, which is more than enough. The cables are connected to the arches through a shackle and an eyehook.
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EVENT & FOLLY CONNECTION CONCEPT
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The previous Event installations were criticised for been too static, and it needs to be more ‘amped’. The only way we can get these fabrics to be more energetic is to position them where they can catch the wind. This was a very good opportunity to bring the idea of verticality back to the event design. Therefore I connected the side and the folly to the start of the glulam with a large piece of twisted plastic fabric. This additional piece creates an elegant curve that links well to the Folly design.
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DUSK VIEW
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NIGHT VIEW
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EVENT 9 | TEAM RED
ACTUALISED FOLLY TO GLULAM PLASTIC FABRIC CONNECTION
LOOKING THROUGH THE VOID OF FOLLY
Adding another piece from the end of the arches to the palm tree completes the flow of the event design, making it more coherent. Having a single twisted piece of fabric coming off the folly seemed very isolated and less dominating, therefore we chose to add another layer of fabric behind it draping off the top edge of the container. This makes the connection to the Folly much more enriched and effective.
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EVENT 10 | INITIAL PLAN
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EVENT 10 | RENDER PRESENTATION
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EVENT 10 | DEVELOPED PLAN Soft Tree Wrap (protecting palm tree)
Rope Art
Steel Tension Cable
Scale 1:100 @ A3
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EVENT 10 | FULL SIZE ROPE ART DESIGN
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EVENT 10 | ROPE ART VORTEX
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EVENT 10
Originally we were planning to do the end piece with elevated fabric off the palm tree, but in much more tension in order to make the fabric sharper and tighter. However due to Deane’s concern with safety issues and the traffic of people, the idea was called off. Rope Art to the ground was designed as a replacement to the end fabric. It does not have the verticality quality but instead it has the vortex and twisting effect. Rope art was redesigned to fit with the new configuration of the Glulam Arches. This time instead of running rope between two arches, ropes run between three arches. This new design creates new and more dramatic and three dimensional patterns. This design is tested with an elevated Glulam arch that was tied to the lamp post. For the bottom part of the slope where the Glulam was moved to the opposite side of the stairs, the hill felt very empty and unbalance, therefore the string art design was done from the end arch to the ground, reaching down and fading into the ground.
ROPE ART FADING INTO THE GROUND
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