Charlotte's ARCH1101 Blog

Theory:

Article: https://www.archdaily.com/910540/aluminum-foam-facades-architecture-rich-in-texture-porosity-and-brightness

Three words:

“functions”

“repeated infinitely”

“texture, transparency, brightness, and opacity”

My theory is sustainability and how the construction of a building can be completed with least environmental impact but highest functional and aesthetical use. I explore this idea through the use of recycled material. One specific material I plan on focusing on is Aluminium foam façade and its repeated infinitely material which creates an overall aesthetic and interactive dialogue between the architecture and the users, while also being environmentally friendly. It functional and aesthetic use is defined by its texture, transparency, brightness and opacity. I will also be exploring the use of recycled newspaper wood, recycled glass and green concrete.

3 Sketch Perspective drawings:

36 Custom Textures:

Linear

Rotational

Scalar

Gradual

Significant

Balance

Animated Drawings (Axonometric and 2-Point Perspective):

Axonometric

2-Point-Perspective; above object rotated 180 degrees

The Final Architecture:

Introduction:

For this project I designed a new building for the first three years of the Architecture program at UNSW. It is a bridge that connects the Squarehouse to the Environmental Science building and the reason for this choice is because it supports the theory of environmental considerations and sustainability and I believe that now and in the future, it is crucial for these two faculties to work in close proximity.

Plans:

After brainstorming ideas with the specific requirements in mind, I then worked to come up with a rough idea of the space and area each room would occupy and it can be seen below.

After having a rough idea of space I then sketched this plan to my building. One factor I did take into account was the location of surrounding trees, so I moved and shaped my building so it could move around them.

Moving Elements:

The first moving element is located on the roof of the building, surrounding the second level. It is a rotating solar panel that can move around the cylindrical shape of the second level, allowing it capture as much sunlight as possible which can give energy to the building. The reason for this choice was because it ties into the theory of environmental consideration.

My second moving element is the easy movability of the plinths within the hallway connection. The easily moveable objects allow for the easy interaction between the works and the audience, allowing different stories to be told.

5 Captures of Architecture:

A large part of the bridge is recycled glass so the environment can act as one with the building and so that a connection between the outside and inside is harmonic so that the plinths, full of students work and lining the outside of the hallway, can be seen by the outside. The Aluminium Foam Façade can be seen to cover the remaining area of the exterior. The Recycled Newspaper Wood can be seen to make the workshop tables and finally the Green Concrete can be seen to cover the entire of the floor.

Rendered Images on Podium:

Below are my attempted rendered images, however, due to technical difficulty they are unsuccessful.

Animated Film:

https://youtu.be/gGnnrY2hcuU

For the next stage of this project I chose a plan and then put it into photoshop to edit it. The reason for this was to help with inspiration for the plan and potential section for the bridge model I am designing that connects the squarehouse with another building while also including a faculty for architecture. Below are before (top image) and after (bottom image) images of the plan I photoshopped.

This was useful because I used what I already had envisioned and worked with this to formulated an iteration of the original plan. After the plan, I then worked on developing a section image and below is an image of this.