Sunday 31 July 2011

Week 2 - 3 developed Spore Creatures


Commented on Rebekah's foldings (Matt Day's Tutorial group)
"Folding Exercise, Feedback 1.
The complexity in your folding techniques is very detailed, yet simplistic in a way. Your ability to precisely manipulate the edges and corners of the single sheet of A4 paper to your desired model is very interesting. The structural elements holding up your foldings are very creative and innovative. It is evident that you have dedicated a long time to modelling your foldings, as you have also been able to replicate the lighting in the original photograph too. Wellll donnnne :D"
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Creature 1



The above images were where I drew all my inspiration from for the following creature, named Prispider..





This creature would dwell in an dull and abandoned environment. With it's multiple limbs it can easily move from various floors and can climb up walls. It is sort of like a spider so I've placed it in an abandoned bedroom, the abandonment of the bedroom is portrayed through the broken window, the box with holes, and the shattered flower pot. It has 2 'homes', the web underneath the table and the curved tube in the box beneath the table. The reason why I have assigned two 'homes' for the spider is that, spiders can create their own homes - so this allows for flexibility which they can take advantage of. 
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Creature 2



The above images were where I drew all my inspiration from for the following creature, named Zen-Touch.




This creature will dwell in a rigid and sharp environment, it must have many areas for it to jump onto and the must also allow the creature to explore the architecture. The inspiration from Zen-Touch would be portrayed through the structure and general design of the environment. It wouldn't be comfortable standing for too long due to it's horrible posture, so there will be many resting places in it's environment. The multiple stairs are an option for it to circulate around it's environment, but it would probably prefer jumping from floor to floor.
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Creature 3


The above image was used to draw all my inspiration from for the following creature, named Monimalist.





This creature would dwell in a very plain, simple and white environment. It doesn't move very fast and it takes really small steps so it can't do any wide jumps of leaps. Therefore, it would circulate in a building or environment with a flat surface, as it can't walk up stairs. 
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Video of all creatures in action





Sunday 24 July 2011

Week 1 - Folding Exercise Pt 2

Original Model
Rendered 3D Model using Sketchup 8


Inspired by: 

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Original Model
Rendered 3D Model using Sketchup 8


Inspired by: 






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Original Model folded and designed by Rebekah Araullo
My 3D Model of Rebekah's folding using Google Sketchup 8











































Her folding is also inspired by the works of Herzog de Meuron


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Lamp

Flower Monster?



Clothes Line



Monday 18 July 2011

Week 1 - Folding Exercise

Chosen Architect : Herzog de Meuron



Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron are highly characters in the field of Architecture. Their initial works were viewed as being minimalist Modernistic designs in terms of form, and lack of ornamentation in their buildings' themes and structures. This view has recently been confuted by their recent works at the Prada Tower,  the Barcelona Forum Building, and the Beijing National Stadium which conveys a turning point in their attitude of Architectural Design. They are renowned for the transformation of the Bankside Power Station to the Tate Modern, in London.

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le-projet-triangle-by-herzog-de-meuron-squ2307_ci_080925_001_pri_m.jpg
Le Project Triangle. Porte de Versailles, Paris, France.


The Jinhua Architecture Park. Jinhua, China. 


Image Credits:
Bankside Power Station Image: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/archive/7/78/20091005144341!Bankside_Power_Station.jpg, 
accessed 18th July

Tate Modern Image: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4e/Tate_modern_london_2001_02.jpg
accessed 18th July.

Image of Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron, http://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2010/06/dzn_Herzog_de_Meuron_portra.jpg
accessed 18th July.

"Jinjua Architecture Park Opening", http://www.fivefootway.com/2007/11/05/jinhua-architecture-park-opening/
accessed 18th July 2011.

"Features Architects - Herzog de Meuron: Le Projet Triangle by Herzon de Meuron", http://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2008/09/le-projet-triangle-by-herzog-de-meuron-squ2307_ci_080925_001_pri_m.jpg, 
accessed 18th July.

References:
"Herzog & de Meuron", http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herzog_%26_de_Meuron,
accessed 10:11pm 18th July 2011.