ARCH1101 : February 2020

From the first tutorial session for ARCH 1101, I had chosen the first client Khyzyl Saleem and the three words jet, vanish, and hybrid. Inspired by the forms of Saleem's futuristic car designs, and the US SE-72 scramjet, I've created a structure that aims to provide a unique feeling of dormancy and unknown power.

Images of Skt 1 from ARCH1101 using SketchUp

Front Ground View of Skt 1

Angled Aerial View of Skt 1

Alternate Aerial View of Skt 1

Interior View of Skt 1

Initially, the structure was envisioned to be completely different from the final product Skt 1. From the sketchpad, the initial plan for the building was to have layers of sharply angled beams, which would act as a funnel for rain and a shell for the entirety of the structure. This is clear in the image below detailing the back view of the structure as an assembly of supports creating an upwards 'V' shape.

Furthermore, the idea of Skt 1 was a draft that was abandoned during the tutorial, as I though the building could not have a viable way of feeling like a space to live in. Nevertheless, I decided to revisit the idea and do my best to produce an image of something that I would have attempted.

Initial Sketches of Skt 1 and other sectional drawings during ARCH 1101
Tutorial 1

Further sketches of MMSaleem Theatre - Intended model

Skt1 Datum Revision (Clients 1 and 2)

Materials:

Stone, coloured glass, concrete.

With some revisions, the original concept was reimplemented into a divided space between the bottom(old model) and the upper theatre for the other client. Although the upper space wasn't a furnished, the lower interior is widely ornamented with glass to create a large feeling of exposure and area.

1A) Distant Rise - Work 3 of 4 from "From River and Stone"

Distant Rise was apart of my major composition for the Visual Arts HSC, which mainly investigated the bond between people and their characters through certain spaces and environments. The artwork above visualises an aerial perspective of Shanghai's metropolitan districts along the HuangPu River. Sketched from hand using several references from the Internet and personal photos, it was completed through the use of water colour, and gouache. Initially, Distant Rise (like the rest of the major) was meant to solely incorporate black ink on paint, to reflect the origins of Chinese Art and the artist, but this was abandoned for colour in order to convey an accurate image of identity. Although it aims to encapsulate this idea of identity, Distant Rise also acts as an indicator of modern society and its progression towards an increasingly urbanised future.

Distant Rise within "From River and Stone" (furthest left) along with River Walk, Water Town, and Evening from left to right respectively.

1B) The Forbidden City - Beijing, China

The architecture of the Forbidden City, or Zijincheng (紫禁城), is an immensely important image of the 500 year imperial rule of China, and is a location synonymous to the roots of Chinese history and culture. Initially established in 1402, the Forbidden City acts as its own small city, with an arrangement of symmetrical spaces and rooms covering more than 72 hectares of land. The architectural layout of the city further reflects the sense of hierarchy, spacing the major familial and social spaces within the inner court, and the less prominent areas in the outer court. The last known inhabitant of the City was the last emperor of China, who was expelled in 1925 when the city was changed into the Palace Museum.

1C) Dinner Table

On a functional level, the dinner table is a surface for the serving of food. We all have one, but each and every single dinner table is different. Our dinner table is a massive circular food stall, hollowed from the base and the underside, and engraved with the signatures of flowery vines. This table complements eight chairs, all identical in their design, but each one with its own unique owner. One is for Mum, the other for Dad. One is for my brother Jonathan, and one for each of my grandparents. One is for my Auntie, and the last is for me. This dinner table is a witness of New Years, birthdays, happiness, and sorrow, people together and long gone. And because of this, it is one of the most beautiful things to me.

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Sunday, February 23, 2020