Category: 2019, Semester 2

This week we present our final design. I have put together a slideshow with my digital modelling, plan and section along with some images of inspiration and materials.

Along with slideshow, I will also include my 1:100 model of the design and site to allow people to get a better understanding of the space.

I will also have some material samples of key design features in the space. Below are images of the layered concrete cube I made as a physical representation of the flooring and south wall of the design and the copper plate representing the physicality of the copper piping along the eastern wall. These samples will give a tactile element to my presentation.

Also, along with all this, I printed out a design report outlining my concept and presentation.

PERSONAL REVIEW
I feel that my presentation went reasonably well. I enjoyed having guest critics from the industry as well s students who have done the paper before and have a good understanding of it.

Generally I had positive feedback and the critics really liked my concrete cube material sample. The only main pointer they gave me for development was exploring the use and design of the ceiling which I agreed with.

I am happy and proud of my final presentation and am happy with the critics’ responses and feedback.

Now that my design is finalised, I was able to create a final 1:100 model of the basement and my design. This is what it turned out like:

This week I put my Rhino perspectives into Photoshop. This was the result:

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This week I took my plan and section from my digital Rhino model and put them into Photoshop. These are the results:

This week I removed my concrete cube samples from their cottles. One did chip and another did break but luckily I still have one that is perfect.

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This week I put in my final layer of concrete for my material sample. Here are some images of the cube as it is being made.

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This week I finished my digital Rhino model and from this I took my section and inalised my floor plan. Here are some of the perspective renderings I took of my model from Rhino:

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From here I will be able to use Photoshop to alter and manipulate these images to create the affect and atmosphere I desire.

This week I finalized my whole bath house design. The last thing to add was the south wall design. I chose not to put windows along this wall because I want occupants to be immersed in the forest and inserting windows along this wall breaks and disjoints this idea as it opens the space up more to Mount St and the city.

This wall was blank with nothing on it and it brought the atmosphere of the space down. I wanted to create a feature wall for this space but I didn’t want t to be too overpowering and I wanted it to work harmoniously with the rest of the space.

My aim ids to create an immersed space and I decided that by extending my flooring feature up the south wall, I could intensify this concept. This is why I decided to have a layered concrete affect all along the interior of the south wall.

I decided that to best describe my flooring feature in my presentation, I would create a material sample myself. I plan to create a concrete cube consisting of different colours of layered concrete to create the affect I desire. I coloured the concrete with concrete dyes. This week I began the process by making the cottle for the cube and starting with the first layer.

I made three cottles to allow room for error. I one fails, I still have two more I can fall back on.

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I used a combination of the two colours (above) to create a shift in colour from each layer.

I will be able to put the next layer of concrete in once this layer has dried enough.

This week I created a plan for my presentation in Week 14 to give me a clear idea of what I need to fix up, finalize and finish before the end of semester. It helped me regroup my thoughts and give me more direction. This is the plan I put together: