Montage - It! Final

A retreat for country artists

Day

Most people have crowded around the outside to bask in the natural day light. The main entrance can be seen from this perspective.

Night
This a view of the structure from the back, showing the darker side to the whole feature.

Interior
The walls and floors have been completely stripped of color to allow full attention to the natural elements seeping through the crevices(slim windows). The space is divided into platforms to allow people to experience the space to its fullest.

Model - It ! Poster

Model - It ! 1 : 50 Fisher House

I used 5mm foam core for the external walls and 3mm balsa for the interior walls, in order to establish a clear difference between each. This model proved to be a difficulty for me, mainly in lining up each plane and the interior walls. 

I later noticed the effect of the black foam core, how it seemed to bring down the whole concept of depth away from the structure, turning it into an almost dark solid.

This image shows the custom texture I tried to apply onto the basement walls. I wanted the walls to stand out from the black walls but did not want it to stand out too much. I relied on imprinting grids with rulers over the faces but decided to leave it plain in the end as it failed to be recognized from afar.

Model - It ! 1 : 200 Site Plan

I started off by tracing out each layer from the site plan. This process helped me in establishing each layer and making a concise model in the end.

However it did not provide a clear line which I could align my site. As can be seen the sides have become crooked against each other, proving to be a difficulty later on when I placed balsa over the sides.

The finished model actually turned out better than I expected it to. The trees however crumbled from prolonged transport to and from Uni. Nonetheless it was an interesting experience, constructing layered planes that would form an entire site for the first place.

Model - It ! Process Models

 These are the three process models tasked to be done in class, the first model placed to the right.

I made a solid model of the given section to help me understand the section in fact, also process model number 1.

For the second model, I started pulling the surfaces to make components of their own that would support each other. The base triangle basically support the longer solids above it, creating a section that still resembles the initial section.

For the third model, I decided to abstract the whole concept. I picked up the long slim trims of balsa from the second model and decided to place this irregularly over the designated section to create a more complex space.

Model - It ! 1 : 200 Barcelona Pavilion

The final model was made completely of balsa. I used cotton wool fabric in place of the pools, with the concept of integrating it into the whole structure as one completely component. This attempt however, left me with a solid space that showed no connection to transparency or reflection. I should have used silk if I wanted to pursue fabric use, yet staying true to the concept.

I decided to make the model into sections, mainly to allow easy access of a perspective that looks out from the inside, through the glass panes, as if one is actually in the space. This was also done to easily see through how light reflected along the structure.

Model - It ! Houses

One with no windows or doors, made out of balsa and the other with windows and doors, made out of box board. Lesson to self, box board is very much harder to cut than balsa.