Three Animations and Sketchup Model Link

Link to Sketchup Model: 

https://3dwarehouse.sketchup.com/model.html?id=uf2f5a6be-a950-408c-a9c1-47f4375a225d

Final Sketchup Model

In-Between Area

Above Ground (Revival Cycles)

 Below Ground (Steinway & Sons)

Longitudinal Section

Short Section with Landscape

Applying Textures

Steinway & Sons Workspace (Custom Textures on ceiling and columns)

Revival Cycles Workspace (Custom Texture on back wall)

James, my tutor suggested looking at the ceiling of the Sydney Opera House as a source of inspiration to develop the area for Steinway & Sons. The detailing and materiality of the Sydney Opera House influenced my design decisions.

Thirty-Six Textures

 Above Ground

 Below Ground

In-Between

Developed Sketchup Model with Stairs

Welding and Precisely

The materials used include concrete, metal, glass and stone. Concrete dominates the structure which covers the walls, floor and ceiling. Metal is used for the trusses that hold up the glass display cases. They are structured in a manner to draw the attention to the glass. In each glass display case, it is used to exhibit the works of Revival Cycles and Steinway & Sons. Glass is also utilised to cover the front facade to overlook the surrounding landscape. Stone is used as a natural aspect which dominates the back wall contrasting to the artificial feel of concrete.

Drafted Sketchup Models

Developed from Reminiscing and Precisely

Developed from Welding and Precisely

Eighteen Sketch Sections

Before the First Class

A. Studying Interior Architecture in 2013 as a first year university student, I were given a brief to produce a restaurant for Heston Blumenthal. I wanted to focus on Heston’s ability manipulates one’s senses through his dishes. He mentions that senses develop through one’s lifetime in which they are linked to a specific memories. For instance, Heston produced tomatoes as sausages, Nutella as black pudding and baked beans as potatoes, twisting the perspective of an ordinary breakfast. Hence, in my interior the restaurant is divided into three sections, representing ‘time capsules’. As diners engage in their food they are able to draw from their memories through senses which may not correspond, emphasizing Heston’s manipulation. This is reflected in the interior where the walls and ceiling are visually disjointed with the use of light, the frosted glass to portray moving silhouettes and, the emphasis on linearity and repetition.

B. Mt Rokko Observatory designed by Hiroshi Sambuichi is inspired by natural elements of air, wind and water. The building has its different effects depending on the seasons. This is evident where during the winter period, the cold temperatures react with water in which frost is formed in the empty hexagonal frames. The building appears to be covered with frosted leaves. There is also a temperature control system where a large wooden tunnel connect either water or ice depending on the season. Water collected during the warmer seasons are collected during winter where ice is collected and stored to keep the observatory cool during summer.

C. UNSW is a marvelous place where people come together to study what they love. It is a place to meet new people especially within your course where friendships are formed. You are able to meet with different individuals and be able to share interests and thoughts together. The motto on the UNSW emblem in Latin, “Scientia Manu et Mente” is translated to “Knowledge by Hand and Mind”.