Saturday, 4 May 2013

TWO MONUMENTS WITH TEXTURES 

Farshid Moussavi: Use of the simplest geometric shapes to liberate the space and scale of architecture
Luis Barragan: Minimalistic appearance


Textures Used:
DARK            MEDIUM             LIGHT

Farshid Moussavi: Use of the simplest geometric shapes to liberate the space and scale of architecture
Luis Barragan: Dense appearance of building through its solid blocks



Textures Used:
DARK            MEDIUM             LIGHT

WEEK THREE: 36 TEXTURES




WEEK TWO: ELECTROLIQUID AGGREGATION 

Two Concepts

Farshid Moussavi:
  • Environmental integration; producing architecture in response to the surrounding urban environment
Luis Barragan:
  • Minimalistic appearance

Electroliquid Aggregation

The use of minimalistic shapes and patterns allows the monument to attract attention in its natural surroundings due to the contrast between the mass of the vegetation and its dense blocks of each monument.

Friday, 3 May 2013

WEEK TWO: PARALLEL PROJECTION





Farshid Moussavi: Use of the simplest geometric shapes to liberate the space and scale of architecture

Luis Barragan: Dense appearance of building through its solid blocks






Farshid Moussavi: Repetition or a stack of basic shapes and patterns in a fashion that appears as a manipulated shape as a whole

Luis Barragan: "Box of surprises" 










Farshid Moussavi: Use of the simplest geometric shapes to liberate the space and scale of architecture


Luis Barragan: Minimalistic appearance

WEEK ONE: DEVELOPED AXONOMETRIC

During the first week of the tutorial classes, my tutor asked to develop one of the sketch axonometrics as a test to see if cryengine had worked properly whilst also playing around with the tools and techniques of the program. This was the outcome.

ORIGINAL PAIR OF AXONOMETRICS


(screenshots taken using FRAPS)




WEEK ONE: AXONOMETRICS

Farshid Moussavi:







Use of the simplest geometric shapes to liberate the space and scale of architecture













Repetition or a stack of basic shapes and patterns in a fashion that appears as a manipulated shape as a whole





Use of the simplest geometric shapes to liberate the space and scale of architecture










Luis Barragan:






Minimalistic appearance





"Box of surprises" 






Dense appearance of building through its solid blocks 

EXPERIMENT 2: WEEK ONE - CONCEPTS

Farshid Moussavi

  • Use of reflection through reflective materials (e.g mirrors) to blur boundaries between the building and its surrounding environment
  • Tesselation of shapes and patterns in three directions (horizontal, vertical, curved) to represent the flexibility of architecture
  • Repetition or a stack of basic shapes and patterns in a fashion that appears as a manipulated shape as a whole
  • Use of the simplest geometric shapes to liberate the space and scale of architecture
  • Environmental integration; producing architecture in response to the surrounding urban environment
Luis Barragan
  • Focus of bright colours;"I underline the study of colour above all" - Luis Barragan
  • Juxtaposition of dense buildings against the natural environment
  • Minimalistic appearance
  • Box of surprises
  • Dense appearance of building through its solid blocks