Exp 3 Final Submission Post!

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Facebook

My concepts for this facebook headquarters rest primarily on a central theme - Strength in numbers.
The company of Facebook owes it's tremendous power to this fact. Without the 500 million users it would have just cease to exist let alone hold any power. I chose these two shots because I find the video has enough detail to express the structural concepts so these two pictures were a chance to express the balance and elegance evident. 

 

Take 2 Interactive

Take 2 is an interesting company, to gain power they need to constantly be innovative

and creative. This creativity is harnessed and with the use of futuristic technology converted to 

a product - which in turn reaps rewards and elevates the company. It was these idea's of futuristic technology and creative thinking that I tried to encompass in the concepts for this headquarters. Again the pictures I chose were because of their elegance as opposed to functionality which is conveyed through the video.

The Meeting Place

I chose this spot for the meeting place because although technically it is in the "valley"
between the bridges the height of the place itself gives it a natural power which contrasts directly with the man-made forms found in both of these companies.
(It is hard to tell in the video's but the table top rotates with multiple screens each display some various form of news/information)

Sketch Perspectives.
For these perspectives I took a range of my favorite and most
dynamic two point and one point perspectives.

 

 

36 Textures

Two Point Perspectives

First Movement in Crysis

My first attempt at an elevator in Cryengine, a combination of both staircase and elevator. I quite enjoy the logical thinking behind creating these flowgraphs.
(Having a little trouble with fraps in Cryengine, will work on it!)

                                 

Here is my flowgraph for the movement of the staircase.

The Three Sisters

After doing some research on both Scottish and Australian landscape I have settled on using the blue mountains as my environment for the third experiment. Specifically the stone-forms known as the three sisters.

Here are some screen shots from my first attempt at modeling this mountainous landscape in Cryengine.

Word Mash-up!

References : http://technorati.com/entertainment/gaming/article/take-two-interactive-has-a-sweet/
                    : http://postcards.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2012/05/10/500-coca-cola-muhtar-kent/?section=magazines_fortune
               : http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2036683_2037183_2037185,00.html

18 One-Point Perspectives

Exp 2 Final Submission!

Experiment 2 Submission post

The Aggregated Axonometric I chose to work with was:

The three detailed textures I chose to place on the model were:



Here are the first three images of my monuments and the interaction between them and my created landscape:

The last two pictures are close-ups of each monument and with each there is a passage provided explaining my concepts:

Mies van der Rohe

For the monument in recognition of Mies van der Rohe the key concept behind my regime was that details can be monumental. I combined this idea with my own interpretation of his architectural style (specifically his larger works, IBM Plaza for example). I created a large vertical work of multiple columns which are not only detailed by a complex texture but also a external interweaving skeleton of thin rods. This heavily stylized physical representation of his work is how I chose to engage with Mies van der Rohe on an architectural level.

Remment Koolhaas

For the second monument I chose to create it drawing inspiration from monumental architecture in the past and focusing on how Rem used exterior shapes to relate to interior spaces. I experimented with the boundaries between the interior and exterior and how certain shapes can emphasise or dissolve this border. It is through this that I finalized on this design.

Links for models:

Meeting place: http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=e7697989d80f4acad4698c31afc78564&prevstart=0
Remment Koolhaas Monument:http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=eea154c867f6d398d4698c31afc78564&prevstart=0
*Due to crashes and other complications I'm still unable to recover my Mies van der Rohe monument or the staircase I created. Please let me know if this is unacceptable and I will try to fix it.
Mediafire link is here: http://mediafiredownload.org/1423-1dgghah.c/!230/

High Res Textures

From my 36 textures I then chose three to redo in a higher resolution for better results.

Textures!

36 textures ranging from Light to dark gradient.

3 Aggregated Axo's

Here are the combination Axonometrics.

Axonometrics!

Rem Koolhaas

Integrity of form.

A sense of vertical hierachy to enhance the building complex

Simplicity is complexity

Form doesn't follow concept.

Using materials to relate to surrounding environment. 

Unique exterior shapes to relate to interior spaces.

 Mies Van Der Rohe

Architecture is not the structure, it's the space the structure creates. 

Extreme clarity and simplicity to achieve a sense of flow.

Creating balance with seemingly unbalanced forms.

Details can be monumental.

Reflect the ideas on the building in an abstract way.

The skin of the building can define interior space.