Modeling

I took a day off work today to get the computer modeling done since the drawing for Tech 2 took me longer than expected.

I have chosen 6 concepts from the 20-something that I generated and am working on modeling them in more detail for the presentation. Once I get the first one done it will go pretty quickly as they are all based on the same components. There is also a lot of radial arrays in the model so I generally just have to model one section and rotate it another 5 times.

I am using paper tubes for the skeleton similar to Shigeru Ban's paper designs. I have made a wooden block out of a truncated equilateral tetrahedron (I think that's what it's called) which the paper tubes are joined to with a metal rood going down the centre connecting them. The roof was going to be similar but that may change. I like the detail of a roof Richard Rogers did for an airport, which I may incorporate into my designs.

Having read through the handout Ruwan gave us on presentations I also chose some sentences to sum up my design before I got too much into the details of my concepts. It actually did help me in that I have been refering to these sentences as I have been designing the details.

The temple design uses different arrangements of a modular system of parts to create concepts appropriate to different situations and contexts. (create join design, glazing, solid panels)

Each design reflects a response to it's unique situation. (choose other designs and finalise)

The temples provide a calm, tranquil space for residents of para/site, whatever district they may be in, to meditate or sit quietly in.

The materials used in the concepts reflect the need of users for a serene quiet environment. (paper/bamboo, roof - ?timber, bamboo, leaf, )

Each temple fits within only one gride space, taking up minimal room.

The temples provide a space free of distractions from life outside. (minimal interior, views only of river, etc)

I have also been thinking about the presentation layout. For the first page I will have all of the concepts shown in isometric in a grid, kind of like that image keeps coming up of the designs for Parc la Villette. Then each page after will be dedicated to a different concept, the hero image being a rendering showing the design in context. I may also have a page for the different modules that make up the design, not too sure yet as I'm still thinking about what I will put on the slides.

Image below shows the detail of the joining block. Also the Richard Rogers roof. A bit of chamfer will make the block detail look good but I think I remember there being an easy way to do that in Max.

(our dog is OK now, she gets the bandage off on Thursday)