Digital Design - Module 01 Semester 1, 2019 Liam Blanc
996663 Joel Collins, Studio 15
Week One
Reading: Zeara Polo, A. 2010. Between Ideas and Matters.
According to Zeara-Polo, the diagram does not play a representational role in the design process but provides an organisational and can have a performative quality depending on how it is deployed. Explain how Diagram is different from Signs and Symbols? (100 words Maximum)
Diagram is a relatively new tool in the design process, and has begun to be used to inform design before form is attached. Using a variation of rules and movement in order to inform the plans of the form to come. Signs and symbols differ from diagrams in the way that they literally effect the form of design, changing and shaping how spaces exist, whereas diagrams are the ideals behind a space, not speaking about form of content, but rather of movement and feeling within space.
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Week One
Precedent Analysis
Basulto, D. (2019). Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2011 / Peter Zumthor. [online] ArchDaily. Available at: https:// www.archdaily.com/146392/serpentine-gallery-pavilion-2011-peter-zumthor [Accessed 13 Mar. 2019].
These images show in order; the section given of the pavillion, the traced section scaled to fit to the given plan, and the section extruded along the length of the plan, in order to get both external and internal structures.
In order to model this pavilion, the plan and section were taken and traced out in a 3D software, then the modelled section was extruded to form a solid object along the length and width of the plan. Then the shape was trimmed of its intersections and the doorways were removed. The internal beams were then modelled and arrayed along the length and width as per the lines indicated on the elevation.
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Week Two
Reading: Hertzberger H. 2005. The in-between and The Habitable Space Between Things, from Lessons for Students in Architecture. Herzberger discusses how design should not be extreme in its functionality. Use your precedent study to explain how the pavilion allows for an appropriation of use. (100 words Maximum)
Design has the intrinsic capability of adjusting itself to the needs of many, but only when design with flexible functionality, not limiting itself in its use. Extreme functionality lives in terms of objects that are designed for a single use and can only be used for that use. This removes all ideas of individual influence from design, and limits the possibilities and afordances within a space. This pavillion utilises design with affordances in its large extended bench surrounding the internal area, which can be used as seating, beds, play space or for alternating views of the garden.
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Week Two Isometric
Composition of Zumthor’s pavillion This isometric explores the internal and externality of the pavillion, showing how the internal structure supports the external shell, and how this housing allows the space to take on a more sheltered aesthetic and ideal. I chose to highlight the floor plan at the forefront, in order to show how closed off the internals are from the outside, highlighting it with a small increment of height in order to showcase more clearly its effect. In order to model this correctly I went through a process of tracing the plan and section of the buildings, scaling them using the scale bar on the plans. Then i extruded the section along the plan, trimming out the overlapping parts and doorways. I then used clipping planes to hide parts of the diagram in order to give this isometric view. I feel this design revolves around the circulation of the space, utilising the internal pathway to create an in-between space, sitting between the highly public outside area, and the more intimate internal space. This dark corridor gives the user a sense of fear and unknown, with the black cladding giving a mysterious energy to the building. This makes the reveal of the light filed internal courtyard and garden even more surprising, adding to the gavitaus of the space. Alongside this is the depth of the thresholds in the space. The walls and doors providing the most obvious, however the garden is the most pronounced. Using this garden as something you cannot pass through but rather walk around helps dictate the use of the space.
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Week Two Diagrams
Circulation and Threshold
Structure Diagram
This shows the effect of the physical construction on the circulation paths of the pavillion, and highlights how the use of an internal corridor has segmented the public space of the outside, from the private space of the internal courtyard. The bottom diagram also highlights the different intensity of the space
This diagram highlights the physical threesholds built into the pavilion, that dictate both the circulation and feeling of the space. The most important thresholds are the walls and the garden, defining how people enter and move through the space.
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Appendix
Process
This exploded isometric shows the internal structure as well as the base layout and the external cladding, and how these elements fit together. This initially provided good context to the pavilion and was the original threshold diagram. I felt however that it didn’t provide enough information to the viewer, and didn’t highlight the designers vision of the pavilion, nor its most important features.
This model shows one of my early isometrics, where i relied a lot more on lineweights rather than colours or context. I had also chosen to show the bottom half of the pavilion as the only solid state, highlighting how impoortant the plan is to the design. This was scrapped however as it didn’t accurately portray the importance of the external cladding.
This model is similar to the one before however with a larger emphasis on the internal support structure. I decided against this as i felt that this structure was less important to the overall narrative, and wasn’t a key part of the structure that needed to be highlighted.
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Appendix Process Peter Zumthor - Serpentine Pavilion 2011
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This was my original idea for submission, with both older diagrams and isometrics. I kept many elements of this setup, fine tuning the diagrams and the isomeric as i went along. The isometric had issues showing the full range of context for the pavilion, and the excess lines and lack of colour made it dificult to read easily.
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Circulation 1:200
The circulation diagram whilst informative, lacked the backup of the other two, with the central one providing most of the information, and the other two being almost useless. This lead to me changing both those two, and unifying the rest of the diagrams to show similar colour palettes and supporting ideas.
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Thresholds (Permeability) 1:200
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