Week 3 - Textures & SketchUp Models

36 textures based on 36 words

Above

Below

Between

Chosen texture for models:

Above

Acts as the ground coverings (floor)

Between

Acts as the ground coverings (floor)

Below

Acts as the wallpaper of the main area

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Endless Stairs

 The making of stairs which uses timber as the main materials which is similar to my design. This project encourages future architects to use timber as the main material as it is renewable and contribute no harm to the environment.

WEEK 2 - Stairs & Second SketchUp Models

Sketches and SketchUp Models on the stairs for each clients

My chosen words to describe stairs for Heston Blumenthal is innovative, futuristic, difficult and coordination. The words generally represent Heston with his method of cooking. He combines science with food to create menu that can receive 3 Michelin stars. One of his methods include the ultra-low cooking, whereby the meat is cooked up to 24 hours to create a moist texture. He is also famous with multi-sensory cooking. The first stairs is a cantilever stair, so one side of the stair is attached to the wall, while the stair itself consist of 2 different parts, the attached and detached section. The original design includes hand-railing for the detached section, however in my opinion it ruined the "modern" look of the stairs. Therefore, there are no hand railing for this stairs. The materials used are steel for the stairs, with glass for the walls section.

The chosen words for the second stairs for Heston Blumenthal are the same with the previous one, as it represents Heston's cooking methods. The stairs are categorised as a thin stair, because of the thin distance between each treads. The cylinder is the main support of the tread, therefore it is categorised as a cantilever stairs. It has alternating directions of tread, one goes to the front, with one goes to the right. The materials used for the tread and cylinder is steel.

For Steinway & Sons, the chosen words are alternate, variation, opposite and change. It is based on piano, which have various keys and melodies to create harmony. This stairs use geometric shapes such as rectangle and circle for the steps and hand railing. The pathway of the stair is not straight, with alternating hand railing according to the path. The tread will use timber as the main material, with metal bar as the materials for the joint. At the model the treads are doubled, to increase the security of people using the stairs.

The second stairs for Steinway & Sons are using the similar principle as the previous one. The main geometric shape of the stairs is square. It is a simple thin stair with alternating heights of the square which create a nice shape of the stairs. It uses timber as the main material.

Second SketchUp models:

 Above the ground studio (Steinway & Sons) with showroom

High angle view

 First stairs from above the ground studio to showroom

Second stairs from above the ground studio to showroom

Below the ground studio (Heston Blumenthal)
It is located underground, however in this picture, it is still over the ground without the walls, to show the stair section of the room.

Stairs in the below the ground studio

Different angle

Contour used in the below the ground studio

WEEK 1 - 18 Sketches and First SketchUp Model

Hi! These are the 18 sketches for the spaces above and below the ground. Click the picture for more details.

The SketchUp model is based on this sketch. I chose this because of my preferences and my friends recommendation as well.

Screenshot of the SketchUp model based on two angles, front and side. 

The upper part is the above ground studio for Heston Blumenthal. I decided to make the studio with different objects: cylinder and square. The different shapes in the structure represents different ingredients in Heston Blumenthal's dish, such as the bacon and egg ice cream with parsnip cereal. As you can imagine that the chosen ingredients are definitely not complement each other; bacon and egg is a hot and oily dish, while ice cream is a dessert. However, Heston manages to find a line between those ingredients and create an amazing and extraordinary menu. The "tree" structure has the same meaning behind it. Even though they seem to have a such different shapes, however they manage to become one. On the other hand, the building looks like an ice cream, so it kind of represents Heston Blumenthal as a chef.

The lower part is the below ground studio for Steinway & Sons. The boxes are overlapped with each other, creates some kind of partitions between the room. The idea behind this is piano, which refers to music and songs. In a good song, usually it will consist of many different kind of sounds, ranging from bass sound to the traditional sound of the piano. If the song only consist of one sound, as an example a bass, the song will be very boring and repetitive. However, if there are many sounds bring together as one, it will create such harmony that can bring certain emotions to people who listen to it. The box creates some private spaces for each sound, however, it is connected between one another, to become a space for the production of piano. 

Possible materials that would be used in the upper part is steel or hard metallic material with the lower part made by concrete. The SketchUp model is still a draft, there will be some continuous improvement to the model.

Cheers!

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