Portfolio final 835306

DESENVS THOMAS HUNTINGFORD 835306

2016

SM2

BALDWIN SPENCER

Left, map showing the approxiREDMOND BARRY mate temperatures on concrete lawn during winter.

Although the temperature was not particularly variable due to the low MSD sun and extensive shade, warmer arMSD eas were noticeable around the entrances to buildings and out of the wind.

Union Rd

UNION HOUSE

MSD

Masson Rd

RAYMOND PRIESTLY BALDWIN SPENCER

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REDMOND BARRY

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UNION HOUSE Union Rd

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Left, map showing the shadows on concrete lawn at 9am, 11am, 1pm and 5pm on a single winter’s day. Due to the low angle of the sun at both 9am and 5pm the surrounding buildings rendered the square in complete shade.

This map became instructive for my design as I decided to explore the creation of deep shade and darkness beneath my structure.

Masson Rd

RAYMOND PRIESTLY

CONCRETE LAWN SHADOW 9am-5pm

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Left, spatial composition plan and section.

This design explored various geometries synthesizing from two right angle triangles. I followed an additive process, removing and creating new elements to create different shapes until I became satisfied with the form.

Below, Photographs of the final model. Two different gridded forms infilling triangles which in plan formed a parrallelogram.

SPATIAL COMPOSITION THOMAS HUNTINGFORD 835306 SEMESTER 2 2016

Left, landform plan and section.

With this model I experimented with metal along with the idea of collapse. The forms were inspired by several artworks and photos of the destruction caused by cyclone tracy in my home town Darwin.

Below, photographs of the model constructed from thin black sheet metal.

The square in the centre was intended to represent regular forms and construction but became warped by the deformation of the surrounding metal.

LANDFORM THOMAS HUNTINGFORD 835306 SEMESTER 2 2016

Left, assemblage plan and section.

The concept for this design was disjunction which involves creating a level of tension between two disparate forms. I decided to take this definition literally and imagined my two forms pulling away from each other along an invisible line. This is what shaped the form of this design.

Right, photographs of the assemblage model.

To create this model I exerted a tensile force on my remaining sheet metal trying to stretch it into a sharp point.

I then imagined my spatial composition model becoming thin as it stretched towards a single point and constructed this from balsa.

ASSEMBLAGE THOMAS HUNTINGFORD 835306 SEMESTER 2 2016

The city streets quiver with activity.

I am still.

The hum of the city is deafening, man meets man, woman meets woman‌ I am silent.

Eyes dart all around, seeing nothing.

I observe.

To them the city is a mere focal point of activity, a node that revolves around meeting.

I meet with the city.

I am alone.

NARRATIVE THOMAS HUNTINGFORD 835306 SEMESTER 2 2016

Left, short story.

This story was inspired by the experience I had travelling to Singapore alone. The trip was surreal as I spent two days observing a bustling noisy city while remaining almost completely silent.

Above, Spatio-Temporal Narrative. This collage was created by superimposing several cityscapes on top of eachother and then fragmenting the result to create the illusion of space.

Above, Superimpostion Collage. To create this collage I superimposed my Assemblage, Spatio-Temporal Narrative and both site maps. I then experimented with rotating, dissolving, augmenting and copying elements.

In addition I traced lines imbedded in the images and re-imposed them onto the collage.

SUPERIMPOSITION

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Above, Experiencial Collage. In this collage I attempted to capture the penetration of light into the space created beneath my alternate ground plane.

The falling figure is intended to portray the departure from the conventional use of space as the building is void of specific function.

Additionally, I was asigned timber which I presented through textures.

EXPERIENCE

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Below, Final Section. To create this section I extruded every element represented in the plan. I also overlaid timber textures over solid elements.

The disjunction between the two forms of the design is clear in this representation which attempts to create tension through the unconventional structural members supporting the ‘roof.’

PLAN/SECTION

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Above, Final Plan. This plan was lifted directly from the superimposition collage with only minor revisions and the lines extended to fill the site. I later interpreted these lines as changes in level, disrupting circulation around the site and feeding my narrative of subverting the mundanity of the city and campus.

Above, photographs of the final model. This model represents the multilayered final design using sheet metal, balsa wood and card. The deconstructed forms reflect the function, which is that of a

multi-purposed pavilion. Both the alternate and original ground planes are occupiable but neither is trafficable.

In addition neither has any conventional function defining elements.

MODEL

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