Animation 1
Animation 2
Sunday, March 25, 2012
Final sketchup model
The image is saved in the Sketchup Warehouse under the title
ARCH1101 Final Submission Adela Greenbaum z3414505
Week 3: Textures
The final texture (uncaptioned as it is) is 'rough' (Louise Bourgeois). Similarly, the image captioned 'structured' is LB.
Week 2: Stairs
Top floor: LB; bottom floor: AW.
Staircase LB
The staircase hangs suspended from the ceiling, supported by twisted wires. The wires themselves will be structurally similar to those used to suspend the Brooklyn Bridge – seven clusters of seven twisted wires each, all coiled together – this gives great tensile strength without unnecessary weight or reinforcements.
The treads are carbon fibre – a material which is both strong, but also flexible enough to give way slightly when heavy artworks are being transported. The treads anchor into aluminium spheres (echoing the exterior) although the spheres will be cast rather than superformed.
Rise, depth and thickness all vary.
Being suspended as it is, the staircase will have a propensity to swing according to weight distribution. This too will help to support the transportation of larger artworks, as the staircase will change shape and adapt to the varied stresses.
Staircase AW
Staircase emerges from the wall and protrudes without banister or balustrades.
In the cross section, it can be seen that the support mechanism for the stairs is three carbon-steel rods cast directly into the concrete walls of the studio which support the cantilevering.
The perspective drawing shows the fact that the stairs are shaped very much like a cricket bat, in order to help to support the weight of not only the stairs, but any installations being carried up them.
The treads are 500mm in depth and 3000mm in width, so as to not only allow numerous people to use the stairs at the same time without being inconvenienced by the lack of banister, but also to (in conjunction with the low rise height of 150mm) allow for the placement of plywood on top of the stairs to form a ramp, facilitating the transport of works too large or ungainly to be carried.
The stairs (with the notable exception of the steel rods) are oak, treated in a similar manner to that used for shipbuilding so as to maintain hardness and durability.
Floor allocations as above.
LB
The top part of the stirs has banked seating on the edges of the main stair, which has tread of 300mm and rise of 160mm.
The bottom half of the staircase has tread of 400mm and rise of 240mm.
On the bottom half of the staircase, there is banking running parallel to the stairs, forming a balustrade of sorts. The right side is 300mm higher than the left.
Stairs are brushed concrete, stained to be black to as to improve the thermal mass of the studio space, removing the need for a heating system, which would ruin the aesthetics. It should be noted that this gallery is in a cool climate.
AW
The staircase is comprised of tempered glass, with structural supports of carbon steel.
The treads are 1500mm in width, 500mm in depth and 250mm in height. The banisters (such as they are) are 250mm thick, and are also tempered glass.
The finished effect will be somewhat similar to the stairs in the Apple store, although the glass will be left unpatterned so as to be as transparent as possible. The thickness of the surface is such that any light passing through would be greatly distorted, creating a simple but effective transition between the studio space and the gallery above.
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
SketchUp
Top room: LB Expand
Bottom room: AW Tangent
The top room's exterior is superformed aluminium - this allows for the undulations without the need for welding seams. Inside, the walls are carbon fibre in order to provide structural integrity, as well as fireproofing and insulation. It also looks pretty.
The bottom room, being underground, is a pointy concrete cave, inside, the concrete has been etched in the manner visible in the sketch section (expand/tangent). The concrete insulates, and also supports the weight of the room above. It is, of course, steel reinforced.
Bottom room: AW Tangent
The top room's exterior is superformed aluminium - this allows for the undulations without the need for welding seams. Inside, the walls are carbon fibre in order to provide structural integrity, as well as fireproofing and insulation. It also looks pretty.
The bottom room, being underground, is a pointy concrete cave, inside, the concrete has been etched in the manner visible in the sketch section (expand/tangent). The concrete insulates, and also supports the weight of the room above. It is, of course, steel reinforced.
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