EXP 2- Week 7 Online Lecture Homework

I find that this image, taken from Erika Kruger’s “The Black Box, The Concealed Room” Master’s Thesis has a few similarities with my design of the scientist laboratories. Depicting a curved tunnel like structure, the dramatic play of light and dark, creating vivid shadows is evident. Similarly, the inclined tunnel formed within my ramp for Jacques-Yves Cousteau’s also creates these lighting effects, resulting in an interesting and unique form. Furthermore, the length of the tunnel in the image is ambiguous, as the patch of light at the “end” only creates an illusion. My design of Jacques-Yves Cousteau’s ramp can also be interpreted this way, suggesting that the road to “protecting” the atmosphere and our environment is long, and may be never-ending.

EXP 2- Unreal Tournament Second Draft Model

Keith Campbell's Laboratory: Based on this parallel projection sketch

Keith Campbell's "Cloning" Laboratory

This interior laboratory space is particularly designed for Keith Campbell to reflect his ideas and theories on the "cloning" technology. I have constructed a set of identical shapes to make clear that this space is about "cloning". I have chosen to use wooden textures, to symbolise the agricultural aspects that inspire Campbell.

Jacques-Yves Cousteau's Laboratory: Based on this parallel projection sketch

Jacques-Yves Cousteau's "Protection" laboratory & ramp

This is the space in front of the vertical surface, and is occupied by Jacques-Yves Cousteau. The ramp that leads to the client meeting space is made out of glass, thus it is translucent. By using glass, I have tried to depict the fragile nature of our environment; being that it is unprotected and easy to damage.

This is the same laboratory space, but viewed from the opposite direction. Here, the dark shadows created by the lighting aims to show how polluted our environment is, but we are not taking appropriate measures to stop this.

Interior view of Cousteau's laboratory from ramp

I have chosen a red colour scheme for Cousteau's laboratory, to highlight a sense of urgency in protecting the environment in which humans live. The shelf at the back stores boxes, and the fact that they look as though they are decaying adds to the idea of needing protection.

Looking into the ramp

View of improved ramp from client space

This ramp is used by Cousteau to enter the client meeting space. I had chosen a lightning texture that was in fact an animation. With this constant flashing of lightning, Cousteau is reminded that there is an urgent need for attention towards protection. The blue colour scheme also fits in with Cousteau's desire to protect the oceans, as "water is synonymous with life."

Design View of Jacques-Yves Cousteau's laboratory and ramp in progress

EXP 2- Electroliquid Aggregation

“I want to try to explain to people humans exist because, our planet, the earth, is the only planet where life can exist. And the reason life exists is because our planet is a 'hydroplanet'. Water is as scarce in the universe as life is, and perhaps we could say that water is improving the quality of life for people with certain genetic disorders with life. But water is not only rare and valuable; the benefits that it may have for human therapeutic medicine is also unique, with many exclusive physical and chemical properties. This unique nature, accompanied by dynamic interactions of many elements in the universal 'hydrosystem', of which the sun and the oceans are the driving forces, allowed life to originate. Ocean means LIFE."

Jacques-Yves Cousteau + Keith Campbell

EXP 2- 18 Sketch Parallel Projections

EXP 2- First attempt at UnrealEd

These two screenshots are from my first attempt at using the UnrealEd software. They are 3D interpretations of the axonometric I drew, based on Jacques Yves Cousteau's idea of "protection." After constructing some simple shapes of various sizes, I played around with the lighting to see the effects of light and shadow.

EXP 2- 18 Sketch Axonometrics

Keith Campbell

The following 9 axonometrics are based on Keith Campbell''s idea of "cloning," thus there are repetitions of rectangular prisms (both in the same, and different sizes) to convey this idea.

Jacques-Yves Cousteau

The following 9 axonometrics explore the idea of "protection," as I have been influenced Jacques-Yves Cousteau's view towards protecting not only the environment, but the world we live in as a whole. Here, some of the rectangular prisms are seen to be inserted into one another, reinforcing this idea of "protection."

EXP 2- The Edge Client Quotes

Alfred Nobel

“It is my express wish that in awarding the prizes no consideration whatever shall be given to the nationality of the candidates, but that the most worthy shall receive the prize, whether
he be Scandinavian or not”.

Nobel’s main intention and criteria was to award those worthy of his prizes, and did not hope that prizes were determined on the basis of one’s background.

Reference:

“Alfred Nobel’s Will,” Annals of Non-invasive Electrocardiology [1082-720X] Ehrenborg, Volume 12, Issue 1 (2007): 81 -82.


Jacques-Yves Cousteau

"Humans exist because, our planet, the earth, is the only planet where life can exist. And the reason life exists is because our planet is a 'hydroplanet'. Water is as scarce in the universe as life is, and perhaps we could say that water is synonymous with life. But water is not only rare and valuable; it is also unique, with many exclusive physical and chemical properties. This unique nature, accompanied by dynamic interactions of many elements in the universal 'hydrosystem', of which the sun and the oceans are the driving forces, allowed life to originate. Ocean means LIFE."

This quote reveals Cousteau’s awareness that our existence is dependent on water, and shows his concern in protecting this scarce substance.

Reference:

Dr Agni Vlavianos-Arvanitis, “Jacques-Yves Cousteau: Awarded First Bios Prize,” Bio News, April 6, 1996, 1.

Keith Campbell

"I want to try to explain to people...the positive uses for this technology, the benefits that it may have for human therapeutic medicine and improving the quality of life for people with certain genetic disorders."

Campbell implies in this quote that cloning is the key to solving many mysteries involved with scientific research and that it has the potential to assist in scientific development concerning humans.

Reference:

Keith Campbell, “Cloning Dolly, How and Why?” (lecture, Marine Biological Laboratory Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, June 22, 2001).

2D Sectional Drawing of Stairs

Google 3D Warehouse Link

Youtube Sketchup Animations

Week 4: Final Design

Here are three different views, showing the exterior of the above space ground made out of glass. This space responds to the word "chaotic", hence I have manipulated, extruded and twisted the surface areas to make parts jut out and appear "chaotic".

This is an x-ray view of Fiona Hall's ground space inspired by the word "suspended." Compared to last week's model, this developed model has an extra cylindrical base at the bottom with wires linking it back to the top of the ground space. As you can see, the inside ground space does not touch the ground of the outer space. I decided to do this to make it seem as though the ground space is suspended within another space.

Solid view