224.157 DESIGN STUDIO 1 [SPATIAL DESIGN]
WEEK 5/6 [BONUS VIDEO] "PROCESS UNFOLDED"
Process Unfolded is whimsical look at how I gathered inspirations and influences for my week 5/6 assignment requiring me to "create a meeting place between humans and energy/electricity". I created this video for my own personal enjoyment, but because it revolves around the week 5/6 assignment I figured there was no reason not to post it on my blog.
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WEEK 6 TWINMOTION VIDEO "HARNESS"
Harness is a meeting place between humans and energy. The vertical axis wind turbine on top of the structure supplies electricity to multiple outdoor outlets located on the concrete ledges of its interior. People can hangout and relax in Harness while also charging their mobile devices.
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WEEK 6 RAW MP4 TWINMOTION
WEEK 6 RENDERINGS
WEEK 6 4TH SKETCH UP MODEL (REVISED VERTICAL AXIS TURBINE)
WEEK 5 3RD SKETCH UP MODEL (VERTICAL AXIS TURBINE)
WEEK 5 VERTICAL AXIS WIND TURBINE
I ran into a problem with my meeting place regarding the wind turbine on top of the structure which is used to generate power for the charging station. Horizontal wind turbines (the kind in my previous models) are excessively noisy and therefore would make this meeting place an annoyance. So I looked at alternatives such as using ocean waves to generate power. However this alternative would involve completely scraping my current plan and starting from ground zero again. While looking for other options I stumbled upon vertical axis wind turbines. Vertical axis turbines generate less power but are extremely quite. The power needed for this meeting place to work would not be a lot as it is intended to charge small devices such as cell phones and laptops. By having a generally smaller blade surface area and requiring less resistance to harness energy - the vertical axis wind turbine has become my solution to providing quite/non-disruptive energy.
EXAMPLES...
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WEEK 5 2nd SKETCH UP MODEL
WEEK 5 1ST SKETCH UP MODEL
WEEK 5 PHYSICAL MODEL
This is a physical model that I made in order to explore form.
WEEK 5 2nd BRAINSTORM / 2ND WAVE OF SKETCHES
WEEK 5 EXPERIMENTAL FORMS
These are a few experimental forms I messed around with in Sketch Up in between sketches.
WEEK 5 INFLUENCE/INSPIRATION IMAGES
WEEK 5 1ST BRAIN STORM AND SKETCHES
WEEK 4 TWIN MOTION CLIPS: TAKE 3 [GROUP PROJECT - DIGITAL]
By Thomas Fields.
WEEK 4 FINAL MODEL RENDER [GROUP PROJECT - DIGITAL]
By Kane Wills.
WEEK 4 FINAL MODEL [GROUP PROJECT - DIGITAL]
WEEK 4 2ND DRAFT MODELS (THREE VARIATIONS) [GROUP PROJECT - DIGITAL]
We decided to keep the design closer to Kane Wills original sketch. So for these models I redesigned the fin (smoothed it out), simplified the protruding hydraulic blocks in front, and cleaned up the messy entrance and exit. Version 1 I kept as close to Kane’s sketch as possible, but we ultimately decided on using Version 3 in which I cascaded the fin.
WEEK 4 TWIN MOTION TEST [GROUP PROJECT - DIGITAL]
Twin Motion test on the 1st model. By Kane Wills.
WEEK 4 1ST MODEL [GROUP PROJECT - DIGITAL]
This is the 1st Sketch Up model I made for the group. I experimented with a sharper fin on the back and the use of thinner blocks in the front that ranged in size.The viewer walks through the structure and interacts with a video screen while inside. Physical interaction with the screen results in hydraulic powered movement of the blocks in front. The render was done by Kane Wills.
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WEEK 4 KANE WILLS SKETCHES [GROUP PROJECT - DIGITAL]
These are the sketches we choose to go with.
WEEK 4 SKETCHES [GROUP PROJECT - DIGITAL]
WEEK 4 IN CLASS SKETCHES
WEEK 3 SKETCH UP
WEEK 3 SKETCHES
WEEK 2 SKETCHES
WEEK 2 IN CLASS SKETCHES (THURSDAY)
WEEK 2 LINKS TO INFLUENCES [GROUP PROJECT - MUSIC]
These are some diagrams and a link that I found to be helpful in trying to understand how music interacts when it meets the human brain.
The following link was useful in understanding the path and/or journey that music takes once it makes it’s initial contact with the human brain. Further more, music is processed in multiple different ways and at multiple different locations throughout the brain; sometimes at the same time, and sometimes simultaneously.
https://mic.com/articles/119856/this-is-what-happens-inside-your-brain-when-you-hear-a-song#.3s0EPjaaa
https://mic.com/articles/119856/this-is-what-happens-inside-your-brain-when-you-hear-a-song#.3s0EPjaaa