ARCH1101 | 2015 | Kieran Mcnulty

ARCH1101 | EXP3 | Contents Page

In viewing order

Article Mashup

18 Perspective Drawings

36 Movement Textures

Design Process + Sketches

The Bridge - Images
The Bridge - Video

Article Mashup

Sources

http://www.archdaily.com/321403/how-santiago-calatrava-blurred-the-lines-between-architecture-and-engineering-to-make-buildings-move

http://www.dezeen.com/2014/06/18/kinetic-wall-barkow-leibinger-elements-venice-biennale-2014/

http://www.palgrave-journals.com/jba/journal/v5/n4/full/jba20105a.html

ARCH1101 | EXP3 | 18 Perspective Drawings

ARCH1101 | EXP3 | 36 Movement Textures

ARCH1101 | EXP3 | Design Process + Sketches

Exploring the Theory of Movement

Initially I wanted to create a customisable project, that could cater to its clients or in the case of this assignment - the students and staff of the University. I created a short animation, showing a classroom structure; to display the desired malleability of space.

I did not see a practical way forward for this idea but still wanted to stick with the premise of designing the space with its potential occupants first in mind.

I was later inspired by Zaha Hadids' Vitra Fire Station plan, design and sketches to look further into the 'movement patterns' created by linear progression within architectural space.

I realised that these movement patterns looked a lot like a hotspot type mapping of circulation or the patterned movement of people within an urban environment. Using this I developed some of my own sketches to help myself further understand this idea and also to get me started on the assignment.

I interpreted the movement patterns of the UNSW campus, our chosen site for the project, by using the zones that I felt would receive the most traffic such as the Squarehouse, Roundhouse, ANZAC Parade etc.

This produced this sketchy type image which I then extrapolated into some sort of plan - using the space in-between the movement as building areas - something I found was a natural progression for the idea.

While this was acceptable for a building on the ground, this would not have satisfied the requirements of the 'Bridge' brief. With this in mind, I turned to more unconventional sources inspiration such as the floating alien space craft 'city' from the 2009 Sci-fi movie District 9.

When actually going about constructing the project I first started with the movement lines I had originally drawn, projected into sketchup. I saw each line as potential for a beam based construction method with many layers.

From the base sketchup model I extrapolated each beam to create a 3 dimensional structure - with interior space occurring naturally in the process.

The final structure becomes then a representation of the natural linear progression of human movement and the spaces are simply a product of this interpretation of movement.

Additional Sketches

ARCH1101 | EXP3 | The Bridge - Video

Video

This video shows the two moving elements in action and also an overview of the project.

It is best watched with music turned on and in 720p resolution.

ARCH1101 | EXP3 | The Bridge - Images

Images (Please click images to see full resolution/slide show)

The structure is imposing yet graceful in its positioning above campus

The project is divided into two separate wings; each housing specific needs of the brief.

A bridge is responsible for physically linking the two wings, providing comfortable passage between.

The theme of linearity is present everywhere in the structures construction, as the beams extend into the distance toward Maroubra beach at one end and the Sydney CBD at the other.