GROWING IN MOTIONS:
OPTICAL ILLUSION ALONG WITH DRIVE WAY FROM 30 DEGREE
FROM 60 DEGREE
CONSTRUCTION VISIBILITY AT DIFFERENT ANGLES This illusion follows that holes are cut through the planes at different angles, in this case being 30 and 60 degrees. Different holes cut at different angles means that the image can only be seen when the angles of the holse align with either the driver or passenger’s vision. This is the basis of the illusion because it shows and hides certain frames, allowing for the illusion of animation.
DESIGN CRITERIA
SITE CONTEXT The context of this design follows the concept that cars are moving at high speed across the freeway. This means that in order for the illusion to work, we must actively show and mask certain images at certain intervals. This allows for both the driver and passengers to witness the animation with fluidity and as the way it was intended.
Our innovative idea for the project was built upon one of the clear objectives that must be completed in the brief which outlined that the gateway should be “eye-catching” and “exciting”. Our personal endeavour was to achieve something different and encourage thought beyond the first encounter. Therefore, we soon came up with the concept of using parametric design to create illusions for the perception of passengers visiting Wyndham. The projected image of a tree came to symbolise Wyndham and its growing community. As the car moves into Wyndham, passengers will be able to see a moving image of a small seedling growing into a large tree through optical illusion on the wall of the structure. Furthermore, while it seems that this only caters for the passengers of the car, the driver only sees the illusion of a boomerang in mid-flight from afar – thereby also considering the cultural and historical significance of Wyndham. The design will also be complemented by a parametric curve on the top and bottom of the structure with a parametric design pattern, thus giving the structure its form. Overwhelmingly, the gateway project will provide visitors of Wyndham with a lasting impression for years to come. In the end, what differentiates our design from other proposals is that the parametric component of our design is focused on functionality rather than form and this is therefore our strong point.
The construction process entails that each image panel is separate to allow for easy transportation and assembly on-site. This allows for further tweaking of the distance between each panel both during construction and post-construction due to it’s importance in setting the illusion in motion and keeping it fluid. For our material selection, we felt that the design would be compromised if we split it into a number of standardised parts. A better approach would be to find common rules for all the individual parts and to program these into a parametric 3D model. The common rules for our individual parts is shown in the curves where once the lengths of all the individual components of a curve is found, the common rule of denominations can be applied - where the bottom curve is only three quarters of the length of the top curve.
PROCESS OPTICAL ILLUSION
SOUND PAVEMENT
1 SECOND
LOCATING OF EACH FRAME
N PROCESS
IMAGE SAMPLER
2M
ANGLE OF PASSENGER = 30
ANGLE OF DRIVER = 60
COMBINATION
13.5 FPS 27M
PROJECTING VECTOR VALUE FROM EYE VALUE
100KM/H = 1.7kM/M = 27M/S
When notes become the bar lines which have got thickness according to the length of sound and applied onto the image sampler, each line can be extruded from road surface with different paving material. The interval and length of sound derived from notes can make beat music when car driving on it.