linear gallery bay

My intent for this project was to put a strong focus on materiality and lighting. When experiencing the space, I felt that it was especially intimate not only because of the scale but also because of the style of lighting and the surrounding enclosures. I composed the second drawing in this manner to articulate the variation in  privacy and scale from the linear gallery bay to the exterior courtyard. Both use enclosure to define boundaries, but the linear gallery is more concrete in these definitions...both literally and figuratively.

revision 1

 

For this iteration, I tried to make the progression of my project a bit more clear. I hoped to make each step lead to the next. So the in the background, the basic original pattern is visible. This is meant to show where I began. From here downward, that form becomes a series of 3-dimensional extruded form that establish the same pattern. From this pattern, I extruded particular pieces of the form to show which areas I focused on in my analysis. I wanted to emphasize the distinct geometry that could be created using the 3D form of the pattern I began with. I hoped to show how each step of adding or subtracting pieces was able to create a new geometric space.

I also wanted to highlight the most prominent form, the octagon, by stacking the pieces on top of one another to create that shape using a hierarchical white wireframe rendering. Then to transition into the most prominent idea, I used rotation of wireframe to break the form down into it's simplest elements before building it up into the generalized spherical shape in the top left corner.

As far as general editing of rendering techniques from the last rendition to this one, I chose to focus on more consideration for light and contrast.

Project 5

For this assignment, I expanded on my pattern and 3 dimensional interpretation from the previous week. I focused more on establishing clear geometry from the characters themselves as well as the spaces in between. I began by layering the 3d object in an axon to see how each element added on top creates a richer more complex geometry.  I highlighted the spaces in between using color and 3d extrusion.  I also focused on the spherical form that the pattern had the potential create through rotation. I used this as an opportunity to establish a greater sense of life and movement on the page. I wanted to capture the graphical transformation and rotation of the octagonal shape.

The 3 dimensional images are in the foreground while more 2d analytical images are int eh background. I included my original pattern, aligning it on a grid to identify its structure. I also wanted to emphasize my original finding of the nature of the character's sizing my reinforcing the thickness using a dashed line. Above, I included a wireframe axon of the 3 dimensional pattern to transition from the rendered form and establish a more clear understanding of the overlapping spaces.