Exp 03 - My level and SketchUp Model

For my Level

For SketchUp Model

Exp 03 - Colours and Textures used

Exp 03 - Image Captures

This image shows the relationship between the Powerful and the Powerless; two structures above the valley and bridge. The angle of this image was chosen to emphasis the Power instilled upon the two structures by the shadowed bridge and valley below. This image clearly displays the depended relationship power has, not only with that in power, but everyone who comes in contact with it. The red cables show the flow of power displayed here.

This image displays Angela Merkel’s office and building, its rectangular form is derived from her distinctive and systematic and analytical way of thinking, her work habits and political influences. The ridged structure is juxtaposed by the natural, almost living environment, to emphasis how different these forms are. Showing it’s dominates, Merkel’s structure overpowers its surrounding with loud colours and detailed textures.

This image displays Kerr’s office and building, it is curvaceous form is to represent a typical womanly figure, as with Merkel’s it stands out above the valley below with its bold colours and textures.

Above is the meeting place for Kerr and Merkel to meet, the area has been designed to create a focus in the space, this focus is the table in the middle in which Kerr and Merkel will meet. The outer edges of the space is shaped almost like a grandstand, for all the view.

The above is the office area of Kerr's structure, the bright colour were to emphasis femininity. The stand like form in the middle of the room is a "cat walk" for Kerr to strut down, above her subordinates.

The above image is of Merkel's office above her structure, it has two large glazed areas at the front of the room so that she may see over all her subordinates doing her work. This image is a good presentation of textures being used.

Exp 03 - Elevator and Dinning Table

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The elevator was designed to be spherical in shape with a firm solid base in amongst the sphere. Also to be clear so that to allow 360° views of the valley. I wanted to create an elevator that was far from the typical, I wanted to create an elevator that started at nothing and developed, transformed to create an elevator which had meaning. The sides of the elevator will completely surround Kerr, this idea was derived from her need to be constantly surround by admirers and to be the ‘centre’ of attention. The physical shape of the elevator was taken from Kerr’s physical appearance, curvaceous with endless smooth surfaces. I wanted the movement of the elevator to be fluid and to curl itself around the bridge to emphasis Kerr need for attention.

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The elevator was designed to be rectangular to emphasis her confirmative ways, with clean straight lines with a bold colour. I wanted the elevator to begin inside the form building as apart of the space, then change physically as it then becomes more than apart of the building but a significant piece of architecture as an elevator. I wanted the elevator to move down the valley floor in a smooth fluent motion, displaying its confidence as it moves. I also wanted the elevator to attach itself to the bridge as it continue its decent down to further display how power needs to be assistant to operate, whilst still remaining distinctively Angeline Merkel.

The base of the elevator was designed to be rectangular with clean crisp straight lines which would continue to remain constant through out the elevators movement, consequentially showing how people in power still need to be grounded at some point.

The sides were designed to provide a safer elevator for Mekel and were spaced apart to allow 360° views of the valley. It was also designed with the concept of power in mind; Merkel power more particularly. The elevator is spacious so she does not feel claustrophobic, this is further emphasised with the use of spacing the sides apart vertical.

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Above are four images, the I choose to use the one on the bottom as the main image as I felt it was the best to visually display the table, chair and its surroundings. The other three images further express the ideas that I was trying to convoy when I was designing this.

I choose to use a circular table as I felt it would be the best way to represent the idea of a continue flow of ideas that would be shared at this table. I wanted to cut out portions of the table show that Kerr and Merkel would for one be closer together and be more able to converse. I also did this so that the couple would be almost apart of the table. In the surrounding of the table you can see a almost grandstand seating area, this would be used for people to watch, stare or observe from above, which ever you prefer. The roof of this space is slanted downwards towards the centre of the space, where the table lies. I also made a whole in the roof to allow light to rush into the space below to further emphasis there centrality within the space. When spectators would be the this area their view or focus would have to be the centre of the room.

For the chairs used in the space I wanted them to be simply but distinctively represent their owners. For the chairs are simple yet stand out quite significantly with their change in texture and colour.

The space that I created in simply floating on the water below, this idea was derived from the concept that power isn’t always permanent, and can be taken away quite easily; the space could simply sink if changes were made to the circumstances which under the space is controlled.

Exp 03 - 18 Perspectives

Exp 03 - 36 Textures

Exp 03 - Elevator Perspectives

This was taken from inside Merkel's Building at the top of the elevator, the perspective her is out over the country side and a hint of Kerr's building.
This is was taken from just off the elevator at the bottom of the valley, here you can see the vastness of the valley as the sun comes up over the water.

Exp 03 - Draft Image Captures

This is an overview of the entire valley, in it you can see the relationship between the valley to the bridge, the bridge the offices, and the offices in meeting space on the valley floor.
In this image you can see the elevator from Kerr's office, as it slowly makes it way down the valley floor. It is the sphere thing just off from the bridge.
In this image you can see the elevator from Merkel's off making its way down the valley floor, the sides slide up and out of the base when it is in motion, then retract back inside whilst in a stationary position.
The image above displays the meeting place would Kerr and Merkel to have their work lunch, the table was designed so the couple would feel as if they are apart of the environment.

Exp 03 - Article MashUp

"My cause will emerge from the trenches stronger than it ever was. Under the obvious battle waging, there is an invisible battle for the freedom of women."

The David Jones fashion ambassador flies into Melbourne on Sunday with time to launch her signature skincare range during a packed schedule. She is likely to do so not by the brass-knuckles methods favored by some U.S. conservatives but by leading a consensus for change.

The leader of the conservative Christian Democrats was forced to lead a coalition government in which many important positions were held by Social Democrats. But the Chancellor now boasts stratospheric approval ratings, and the improvement in the German economy is commonly put down to the "Merkel effect." The woman who has received the greatest possible American accolades, her image gracing a postage stamp as well as the Alabama state quarter, leaned so far to the left that the FBI kept a file on her for un-American activities.

Kora is her first venture as an independent businesswoman. She plans to expand the line to include makeup, but said there are no aspirations at the moment to increase her brand portfolio. Further more, defying her disabilities, she was gifted in languages (at Radcliffe, she'd learned to read French, German, Latin and Greek) and she would further demonstrate her celebrated courage by using her skills to become a prolific and forthright writer. In addition to five books, she wrote countless essays, articles and letters championing and defending her numerous causes (she fearlessly lambasted the powerful John D Rockefeller for his (guilty) role in the Ludlow Mine Massacre: "Mr Rockefeller is a monster of capitalism."). She would leave behind a rich catalogue of her political beliefs - however, these have been airbrushed out of her legacy.

Exp 03 - Three New articles

Angela Merkel - Worlds Most Powerful Woman.

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Miranda Kerr - Joins elite league of models turned entrepreneurs

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Helen Keller - Defying her Disabilities

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Exp 03 - Valley

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Located between Deichtorhallen and Baumwall, the “Speicherstadt” is the world’s largest warehouse complex. I've chosen to use this as my Valley for Angela Merkel as it is in Hamburg, Germany, the birth place of Angela Merkel. Also believe the idea of having the world's largest warehouse complex emits a notion of power.

I believe the Speicherstadt is a obscure version of a valley; a valley by my own definition is a form, or a shape where a space is created in between two or more other spaces which are above the lower central space.

My Valley

A couple updated images of my valley:

Experiment 2 Submission

Five Screen shots

Overview of Stephen Hawking’s and Charles Darwin’s offices, left to right respectively.

Meeting place of Stephen Hawking and Charles Darwin.

Stephen Hawking's Office, his work space being the central rectangle.

Charles Darwin's Office, his work space being the rotated rectangle facing the sky.

Another overview of Stephen Hawking’s and Charles Darwin’s office's, showing the diversity of the three spaces.

The links

Sketchup Model -Click Here

Crysis Level - Click Here

Cyrsis Objects - Click Here

frapps

9 Axonometrics

36 Textures

Exp 02 - Combination Quote

First Quote

“In scientific investigations, it is permitted to invent any hypothesis and, if it explains various large and independent classes of facts, it rises to the rank of a well-grounded theory ”

Charles Darwin - The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication, 2nd ed, Vol 1. (1876)

Second Quote

“My goal is simple. It is a complete understanding of the universe, why it is as it is and why it exists at all.”

Stephen Hawking - Stephen Hawking’s Universe (1985)

Combination Quote

"In scientific investigations, it is permitted to invent any hypothesis and, if it explains various large and independent classes of facts. I believe I can essentially create the answer to my goals; being simply, to have a complete understanding of the universe, why it is as it is and why it exists at all."

Combination Quote - 2010

Exp 02 - Reflection of Design Components

Erika Kruger - The Black Box, The Concealed Room

For her work in the Degree of Master of Design at Victoria University of Wellington, 2004 I sampled the following images so I may reflect upon them in the below reflection.

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In the above images of Erika Kruger’s work she shows exceptional attention to detail with her presentation techniques’; with her use of error which appears to be intentional smudges, her sketchy yet defined lines and her use of variations of blue, gray and black. I believe such techniques add to the character of the client in which she is producing work for. The work is framed with an interesting boarder, which appears to be a peeled back Polaroid photo evoking the notion of peeling back the layers to see the real thing, the truth.

In my design I feel if I had had had the diligence and attention to detail as Erika Kruger had then my pervious work would have been of much greater quality. The use of intentional errors or lack there of to add emotion and character of the client’s to a piece of work would have helped me to achieve a much higher quality result.

Exp 02 - Quotes

Client: Nicole Kuepper

Quote:

“The amount of things that we take for granted in today society that some people don’t have access to is just mind boggling..”

Reference: Solar Star: Nicole Kuepper, UNSW (2008)

Client: Charles Darwin

Quote:

“In scientific investigations, it is permitted to invent any hypothesis and, if it explains various large and independent classes of facts, it rises to the rank of a well-grounded theory ”

Reference: The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication, 2nd ed, Vol 1. (1876)

Client: Stephen Hawking

Quote:

“My goal is simple. It is a complete understanding of the universe, why it is as it is and why it exists at all.”

Reference: Stephen Hawking’s Universe (1985)

36 Textures

Final Model

First Animation

Stair

This is the original stair:

This is my sketches on the above image:

Second Google Sketch up model

Above the Datum work: Curvaceous
Below the Datum word: Love
Section:
3D Section

Google Sketch up Model

Above Daum word: Love
Below Datum word: Supporting
Section:

3D Section:

Exercise 1

Above the Datum: Pillar
Below the Datum: Love

Aove the Datum: Intriguing
Below the Datum: Dark

Above the Datum: Love
Below the Datum: Pillar

Above the Datum: Dark
Below the Datum: Intriguing

Above the Datum: Supporting

Below the Datum: Obsering
Aove the Datum: Obsering
Below the Datum: Love

Aove the Datum: Love
Below the Datum: Envy

Aove the Datum: Envy
Below the Datum: Curvaeous

Above the Datum: Curvaeous
Below the Datum: Supporting