Xiaohan(Hannah) Gao--ARCH 1142

Monday, 24 October 2011

workshop3: photomontage

Eduardo Chilida
aldikatu II

mount tindaya

cubico

first concept model:

my first concept model is about transparence, the idea is inspired by "mount tindaya".

photomontage:

my second concept model:

after a deep research about each artwork by eduardo chillida, i found that the idea of inspiration of "aldikatu II" is "rhyme", then the musical notes came into my head, i decided to build a model in the shape of musical note.

this is a shot of my second concept model taken from above.

photomontage:

flipbook progress:

after scanning

workshop2:poster

workshop2: draw it!

plan

elevation

section

Precedent study for rendering techniques
1) charcoal

these sketches studies are intended to investigate the versatility of charcoal for exploring a variety of ideas and situations. charcoals is used to explore shadows. A textured surface acts as a key for the soft charcoal. Darks are laid into the surface adn then removed with a putty rubber in a process that is akin to sculpting clay.
2) colored pencil

a number of colored pencil rendering techniques showing above is demonstrated in the drawing of Eric Parry. this sequence of elevations, is delicately balanced between precise, ruled line work, freehand lines and hatching and layered pencil crayon. together, the simple techniques convey both material and modelling of the building's surface. the drawing is delicate in its execution, but also underpinned with precision, and represents a real sense of the archtect's understanding of material, making and landscape.
3) watercolour

watercolour, though often associated with smaller observational or illutrative renders, is among the most expessive of techniques and applicable to drawings of all scales. in a watercolour the translucent layers allow the luminosity of the page itself to emerge; light travels through the layers of coloured glazes, is reflected off the page and animates the image.
--my sample works
1)charcoal

2)watercolour

3)pastel

4)colored pencil

final submission (colored pencil)

Wednesday, 14 September 2011

workshop1 model making week4 poster

workshop1 model making

Before you start building a model, you need to select the right material. The most suitable material can make your model making process much easier. On week 1, when I was doing my in class work, I did not have the right glue, I could not glue each pieces together. It is a lesson, tell me that it is very important to select the right material.

Details

Another hard part that I have found during the 4-weeks-model making experience is that how to build the detail of the building, such as the window frames. Also the details give model life, make them no longer just a massive block. For my week 1 take-home task, the Barcelona pavilion, I was trying to build a model that looks as similar as possible to the real building. I printed out pictures of marbles for different sides of walls, and stick onto the basswood. But it turned out that is not the appropriate way to do.

I also found difficulties when I making the frames of the glass walls, I delivered the glue directly from the container onto the basswood, which was wrong. The appropriate way to do it is deposit a small amount of glue on a palette and applies it to model parts using a brush. To create a clean model, we should always have a tool between our hands and the model parts.

There are some useful tips for building the detail parts of a model: (Model Making, Megan Werner2011, Princeton Architectural Press, New York)

n Dilute white glue by 50 percent to create a thinner surface film when dry

n Tape joints on the outside to hold them in place during gluing.

n Always use the least amount of glue possible to reduce drying time and to keep the surfaces of models clean.

Site Model

I selected basswood sheets as my material to build the site model for my week 2 take home task, Louis Kahn’s fisher house. At first I modified the topographic drawing, and printed it out, traced the original lines and cut them off, then stacked the layers. If we want to emphasize the quality of the earth, we can choose some materials such as cork or flocked surface.

When I building the site plane, I built the house and the river in the same material, the pasteboards, which cause bit confusion, make the audience feel that they are a whole part. It also proved that the choice of material is very important.

I cut the basswood into pieces and glue them together to build the trees, but there are some better methods to represent the trees, such as twist the copper wires to create tree trunks.

There are some useful tips for building a site model:

n When setting boundaries on a site model, consider the location of three-dimensional objects and their predominant colors. They must be visually balanced to provide a composed frame of view

n Represent trees conceptually using bare rods. This method gives a sense of wooded space without interfering with visibility. You can also create trees by stacking layers of cut paper onto thin rods.