DIGITAL PORTFOLIO Sophia Ahmad Zaharudin Welsh School of Architecture Year 2
01 | Ecological System | Wind
Ant Hills
As a group, we chose the ant hills as our choice for an ecological wind system as we found it interesting and fascinating how the hill, and the pods, several meters deep could still be ventilated from just one central shaft.
02 | Physical Formfinding
After studying the ant hills we used the shafts of the ant hill tunnels as a concept for ventilation shafts within a building. We then experimented with smoke to see how it would flow around and through the blocks
03 | Digital Formfinding
Variation 1
I also used 3Ds Max to make variations of a building mass and then inserted rods before booleaning them away to see which configuration would be ideal for ventilation
Variation 2
Variation 3
The different variations are a series of, straight and later curvy, rod “tunnels� inserted through a mass at random to mimic the random tunnels of an ant hill.
Variation 4
Variation 5
Variation 6
Variation 7
04 | Digital Image Processing
For this task, I had to use Photoshop to create an image that would help inform my design studio. The image shows the water front space. It is a landscaped area of wooden steps, leading down to the River Taff, with trees planted in and around the stepped landscaped.
05 | Site Analysis Cardiff City Centre
05 | Site Analysis Views Positive views direction
View of Site from Cardiff Central
View towards Millennium Stadium and Millennium Plaza
View towards Cardiff Central Railway Tracks
05 | Site Analysis Views
View of site from Millennium Plaza (lAeft) View from across the River Taff (right)
Noise
05 | Site Analysis Public Amenities
Eateries
Offices
Hotels
Pubs & Clubs
Transportation Hubs
Recreational Facilities
Shops
06 | Design Process Diagrams
Building footprint on site
Introducing green spaces to create new views and as noise buffers
Commercial zoning on lower 2 levels
Residential zoning above
Different mass zoning | Residential (pink) | Commercial (blue) | Gardens (green) | Circulation (yellow
Vertical circulation (yellow translucent core) to bring sunlight into the middle mass of the building
07 | Digital Modelling
08 | Digital Fabrication Tectonics
For the digital fabrication task, I had to make a 3D model which would then be laser cut and then assembled. I decided to do a bench that would flow up and back down to be a table; before doing another loop to create a shelter and to act as a balance support.
3D Model
3D Model
Physical Fabricated Model
Physical Fabricated Model
SOPHIA AHMAD ZAHARUDIN YEAR 2 | WELSH SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE | SEPT-DEC 2011