Final Submission

Mock Evaluation

 Below are images of the final product. It will become evident that the bridge itself takes the form of a Chinese Dragon. This is because the mythical beast is a significant part of the Chinese culture. They are believed to be rulers over water and weather, a means to get to heaven and also imperial authority. 

The Dragon Head: This is situated at the end of the dragon's body. It is situated upon a floating mountain block and houses the following features; food court, gallery/exhibition space, meeting place for staff, offices for both academic and general staff and lecture theatre.  The Head is modified from Zaha Hadid's Riverside Museum Plan. 

Moving Element 1: One of the moving elements of this architecture school is that one of the walls of the food court opens up, allowing people to venture further out along the dragon's body. This also effortlessly gives a variety of panoramic views of the surrounding environment.

The Dragon Body: The inspiration of a dragon came from waffle structures. The criss-crossing of the components is reminiscent of the scales of a dragon. This photo shows the entirety of the school. The idea is that at night, the entire structure will glow its respective colours, reflecting the night scenery that Hong Kong is famous for.

Folley: A simple photo of the folly

Folley 2: This shows the folly in comparison to the rest of the school as well as the valley. 

Moving Element 2: The second moving element would be the floating mountain blocks itself. It is clear that they are capable of changing their heights as well as direction, as shown with the folly. 

Moving Element 3: A more simple idea for moving elements; escalators. 

Computer Labs

Lecture Theatre

Meeting Space for Students

Library and Study Space

Dragon Head: https://3dwarehouse.sketchup.com/model.html?id=uc96a3f31-a97a-4b74-b7e9-6b3f66a61d34
Dragon Body: https://3dwarehouse.sketchup.com/model.html?id=uf24a5747-998e-4316-8d0d-f5f7b0c81778
Folly: https://3dwarehouse.sketchup.com/model.html?id=u4f5dd168-8484-4431-977b-9300d2ece5ba
Lumion Folder: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/866q8u5i1rthum5/AADZ-F5GaYKM1zxJcuXUq2e2a

36 Textures

36 Custom Textures
From top row to bottom row: Linear, Rotational, Scalar, Manoeuvre, Soar, Evolve

Selected Two Point Perspective Sketches

Below are 3 sets of my most decent two point perspective sketches. Combined with the one-point sketches I have the required 18 perspective sketches.

Top to Bottom: Parallel Dimensions, Redemption, Proton Star

Top to Bottom: Reaching the boundaries, Hydrogen Bonding, Overwhelming

Top to Bottom: Golgotha, Protection, LED

Selected One Point Perspective Sketches

Below are the 3 sets of one-point perspectives that I believe are the most decent from my collection.

Top to Bottom: Judgement, Rising, Space Odyssey

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Top to Bottom: Warping and Distortion, Dissection, Forest

Top to Bottom: Claustrophobic, Genesis, Revelation

News Article Mashup

Architecture is seen as no more than a building however, its relation to culture cannot be readily escaped. In the process of metamorphosis, the contemporary megastructure, with all the functions of a city or part of a city are housed, fails to allow for the role of culture to forming part of its concept. The effect is that appreciat[ion] of culture is severely reduced. The nation's increas[ing] refusal of engag[ing] with their culture is a bad thing. Hence, the interplay of culture and architecture is fundamental to develop[ing] future designs.  Designs driven by culture will also have their public nature further emphasise[d]. 

http://architectureau.com/articles/essay-architecture-and-culture/

https://www.domusweb.it/en/architecture/2011/05/10/waffle-urbanism.html

http://www.materialsforengineering.co.uk/engineering-materials-features/bridge-failure-sparks-concern-over-hydrogen-embrittlement/52014/

Week 1

This is a picture of the Floating Hallelujah Mountains in Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, China. Its amazing panorama is what inspired the set of the epic film Avatar. Its sense of weightlessness is what inspired me to create actual floating mountain blocks for my scenery. For a more magical effect, I have added a purple tinge to the ocean colour.

Draft Lumion Environment 2

Draft Lumion Environment 2

Draft Lumion Environment 1

Draft Lumion Environment 1

Final Submission Lumion

This is the front view of my final monument. After playing around with Lumion, I managed to manipulate the water into looking like blood by adjusting the sun height. Although this is not directly related to my concept, I thought this would go nicely with Lebbeus Woods' "war and architecture" notion. This is also echoed in the "splatter" texture on the floating sphere next to the waterfall. 

To evoke a sense of weightlessness and defying gravity for my visitors, I decided to include a 'floating' glass platform and two spiral staircases made out of glass treads so that it gives them the illusion of walking on air.  You can see that while my overall design is simple, all components have combined to create something complex and gravity-defying; literally and even sensually. 

This is a side view of my monument at sunset. Here you can see all three applied textures clearly. While I applied a light "retro" texture to the part on the left, I made a slight change to it by overlaying some areas with glass. Those areas of course, were where the pattern originally was. I thought this will reflect the simplicity and purity of SANAA furthermore. 

Simple front view of my monument.

This is the top view of my monument. While aesthetically it doesn't show much, I wanted to show how the shadow will connect the two staircases as the sun changes its height. This connection reflects a fluidity of space between the two monuments (an original concept of SANAA).

This is a night shot of my monument, however I wanted to draw focus on the stairs. The double-helix metal plates that encircle my staircase is an attempt to emulate the random steel rods that intersect each other in Lebbeus Wood's previous works (eg. Earthwave in Los Angeles). This also reflects the complexity that resulted from the combination of two simple spirals.

Sketchup Model: https://plus.google.com/114535318965161905748/posts/NLGrfruVxcT

Dropbox: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/mffnax4q85woqmk/Au-FjZheVN