PDF FILES

PRINT FILES -
http://www.gamefront.com/files/20931252/A1+interactive+pdf+-+Final+print.pdf
INTERACTIVE PDF FILE -
http://www.gamefront.com/files/20931279/A1+interactive+pdf+-+Final+FINAL+-+with+media.pdf

Week 10 – Tasks for Studio and Independent Study for Week 11

150 Words Describing Ideas for the Building's Direction in Design.

For my building, I wanted to go towards a different concept than the original building design and use. I thought of also using the concept idea from before to enhance and express the building in a more direct view of lighting. I wanted to create a building that would be over the top with the concept, so I decided to create a night club out of the old Australia Square Tower office building.

I wanted to see how it would look if I extenuate the lighting element of the building. The building's design is more of a range of disc arrangements that range from different sizes according to it's purpose.

The design is to also keep an element of the old original design of Australia Square Tower incorporated in with the new design. I  really think it will turn out well as long as the lighting prevails and succeeds with making the building look dramatic.

Building Montage Update

3RD Format Presentation

The 3rd technology I have chosen for my presentation is Revit Architecture 2010 and Ecotect Programs. They are Architectural CAD and Sustainable tools for designing buildings.

Revit Architecture 2010 is a CAD based program that helps design buildings from Floor Plans, Sections and Elevations to 3D views. It is very useful with designing and viewing it in 3D to get a feel and look of how it would be once it is made. It allows some very useful features such as 3D rendering, Walkthrough, Sun Shadow Diagrams, Massing and Site Analysis.

In Ecotect, this tool is used in accordance with Revit Architecture which helps with Insulation, thermal and cooling graphs inside a building.

These features really help with showing a building's design and how it's been appropriately designed for it's area and site. 

These can also help present a building in a way to people that help make viewers understand its position and impact on a site and it's surrounding environment.

I believe these will help present the new design by showing it's impact from an old office building to a new night club and how it would look in it's replacement.

A1 Interactive PDF Grid

More Inspired Buildings

AR Zombie Game - Pretty Cool! :P

Week 9 – Tasks for Studio and Independent Study for Week 10

Concept Design Description

My concept version of the Australia Square Tower incorporates a few integrations of building ideas from several building designs. My idea is to turn Australia Square Tower into a night club venue and restaurant with a bar. With the main features are the lighting display on its shell, and how it can highlight and display different aspects of the building. Like it will show different light levels and colour for different floors and during certain nights for events that the night club will be active, the shell will act as an equaliser for the night club and its music.

My idea is to turn the traditional looking office tower into a modern lively active building, to turn the look and environment completely different from its original design and purpose. It’s original design was to have the restaurant floor rotating, but I want to have that feature on multiple levels in the building.

Inspired Images

Burj Khalifa - The World's Tallest Building

The Dynamic Tower Skyscraper by Italian architect David Fischer 

Suite Vollard Constructed Building - 

Each level is able to rotate individually in any direction, one full rotation takes one hour.

Inspired Youtube Videos

Dynamic Architecture - Rotating Tower

Sustainable Dance Club

Energy Generating Dance Floor

A Tiny Apartment Transforms into 24 Rooms

Conceptual Design Sketches

Week 07 – Tasks for Studio and Independent Study for Week 08

http://www.gamefront.com/files/20794465/A3_Interactive_Pdf.pdf

Australia Square Tower - Exterior

Australia Square Tower - Interior Lobby

Independant Study - Mid Sem Break

Group Members:

Matthew Sinpraseuth - http://matthewsinpraseutharch1390-2011.blogspot.com/
Kevin Lao - http://arthurklaoarch1390-2011.blogspot.com/
Natalie Seeto - http://natalieseeto-arch1390-2011.blogspot.com/

Australia Square Tower Resources:

Vale Harry Seidler 1923-2006

Harry Seidler: A Tribute

Harry Seidler (1923 - 2006)

Final AR Video

Final A3 Posters

FINAL AR BOX SCREENSHOTS

*Not able to upload videos at the present time due to internet difficulties overseas (Internet broadband is slow to load and upload  especially videos in the Philippines)

UNStudio Architects - Graphic Art A3

UNStudio Architects - Galleria Centercity, 

Cheonan, Korea

UNStudio has this double page spread of the “Galleria Centercity, Cheonan, Korea” in the “Concept Vol.146”. It depicts a good overview of the concept of the Galleria Centercity and it’s design and structure of the building is recognised. This works well for the purpose that UNStudio is trying to address for the building. On the first half of the double spread shows an introduction photo for the Galleria Centercity building and several flow diagrams of the building, clearly colour divided to allow the viewer to easily identify and understand each floor and division of the building.

On the other half of the double spread, it explains more on the building’s structure and design with a variety of clear images and media to allow the viewer a better understanding of the building and what UNStudio is trying to express. The use of a variety of images is also clearly laid out in different concept categories makes it visually effective to understand, especially to explain a design concept, it makes it easier to understand.

AR BOX

2xA3 Draftsheets

Refining and Development

The model design that was inspired from the New Amsterdam Plein and Pavilion building display has developed over the previous weeks to produce a structure that will be customised for the “Spore Creature” and its surrounding environment. It has been structured to accommodate the creature and it’s way of life while being placed in the surrounding environment nicely that it doesn’t ruin the dwelling and surrounding combination.

The design started off as a symmetrical object that looked identical to the inspired building. It was a very “demanding” style of building, it looked like a building that stood out from everything else and had to be displayed away from surrounding buildings and isolated to portray the sense of power and aloneness. 

The developed process of the model became the modification of its 4 openings and how they could be turned into living spaces for the “Spore Creature”. It slowly was finalised to have two major living spaces with 2 other opens, one main entrance and one patio style opening with a covering. These are main factors that make up the building’s structure and envelope. 

The two main rooms are used for the “Spore creature’s” living space and gives it a place for its own separating it from the outdoors to the privacy of the interior space. The exterior is of a mountain peek with a landing like space for the building to be placed.

I also changed the envelopes material to timber to appear more natural while sitting on the exterior mountain peek. I think it gives it a nest like look to it which makes it more natural and less obstructive to the natural environment. 

The overall final design is like a modern version of an eagle’s nest upon a mountain top and which does help portray the creature and architectural side to the model and surroundings.

Final Environment sketches

Laprus Mountain

More Developed Model + Environment