Week 4

A cross section is normally considered to be a two dimensional cut through a three dimensional shape, however when shapes are extended into the fourth spatial dimension, a three dimensional cross section can be cut. This video shows a three dimensional cross section of a four dimensional torus, changing as the cross sectional "plane" (which is now a 3d space) moves along its fourth axis.

Updated Sketchup models (with stairs)

Below Ground - "Swim"
To do:
1. Alter top of stairs to be only a few cm above water
2. Extend terrain to make space for the Above Ground model

Above Ground: Plumbing
This is a very rough model showing my changing concept. Major changes will be needed:
1. Make structural support pipes frame a gallery space
2. Make pipes curve around the main room
3. Combine with Below Ground model

EDIT:

This image shows how the two models are combined. The lower (under water) staircase is much wider than the upper one, suggesting to an occupant that one can walk on either side of the upper staircase towards the area under tha large pipe. This area will be roughly walled in by curving pipes, which will support that large pipe above.

Sketchup

Swim - Based on the below ground section on the bottom of page 1 from my diary.

Plumbing - Based on the above ground section on the bottom of page 6 from my diary.

Rough ideas

The following are eighteen concept sketches for rooms both above and below the ground, each design based on a single keyword.

The first post...

This image was my first project upon joining my school's Digital Media class, and it's also my favourite. This was created in early 2007, and aims to show the transition from a material way of thinking to spiritual one. The entire artwork (with the exception of the staircase's texture) was created from either my own photographs, and a simple 3DS Max image of a staircase that I made.



This is, in my opinion, one of the best pieces of architecture. It is the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain, and I've always found it amazing how such a creative shape on the outside manages to house the regularly shaped rooms and stories of the art gallery.



I took this photo from the spit, facing north-west. I was bushwalking through the area as the sun was setting...





Rosalie Gascoigne - Untitled (12 bunches of grapes)
Plank, repeat, geometric


Tracey Moffat - First Jobs, Corner Store 1977
Shop, sell, uneasy/bright



Fiona Hall - Dead in the Water
Plumbing, swim, skeletal