Animation 3

Walk-through the entrance, showroom, down to the workshop and up to the above space. 

music: 'Sun Models' -Odezsa
http://youtu.be/Lm2ft37taNs

Sectional Animation 2. 

music: 'Touch'-Shift K3y

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v16eT1j-MXs&feature=youtu.be

 Sectional Animation 1. 
music: 'Arrive in Narra' - Alt J
http://youtu.be/Jiv9Sms2hf4

Sections of the two staircases 

Top : the above floor stairs (rear side) 

Below: The staircases descending from the showroom to the below workspace

Front View - entrance on the right 

The level underground is constructed with concrete. The showroom's circular walls are wood frame with brick and rendered. above this a window pane extending the whole surface. The roof is constructed with steel frames and large glass panelling. The steel frames are covered with enamel print of the texture I drew. 

Side Elevation: The entrance (vestibule), the pediment roof is a display room for the Hazan Bikes. The Christian Benner workspace is composed of 3 large rooms with stairs descending outdoors to the patio outdoor area. Steel frame with texture print. Glass Pannelling. Rendered Roof. 

Rear Elevation: Above space 3 rooms with glass window covering the whole wall. Texture on the framing of the pediment. Roof sculpture also glass panels. Patio is concrete base with steel fencing. Concrete rectangular columns. 

This is a music video by ODESA, between the music and the film I think it relates to my design in various ways. There is a sense of flow throughout the film, like the way my building flows throughout the spaces, not in a one-directional way. My building also has a juxtaposition of hard and soft shapes like the juxtaposition between soft water and the strength of waves. The building gives a 'happy' vibe, just like this video.

Workspaces

 The is 'street view', showing the 3 spaces, above is the workshop for Christian Benner Jackets, there are 3 spaces within the one, a sewing room and a storage room. The stairs are towards the rear, which extend from the last room on the above space, down to the outdoor space and through the door of the showroom. This is to limit the customers accessing the above space as the doors can be restricted to authorised personnel. 

Here is an angled section viewing all levels. The Hazan workshop is a larger, open space at the bottom, underground, with large stairs ascending towards the showroom. In this space there are workbenches and storage 

In the showroom level, the entrance is on the right with a vestibule controlling customer entry. There is a reception desk and couches. There is then a door into the main space, which does not have walls, only a glass screen controlling the fitting rooms. There is a purchasing counter in between Benner and Hazan products. 

New Stairs!

This set goes from the end of the top level, down onto the balcony and through the door of the second level.
'Sharp'

Materials: Tread and rise are glass with steel framing. Ballustrade is steel frame with aluminium sheet with drawn texture print in enamel. 

'Smooth'

Materials: Tread & rise : concrete with 'cloudy' texture 

Stringers: Large steel column. 

Ballustrade: glass panel

New Design!

I had trouble further developing my initial design, so last minute I decided to come up with a new space! It incorporates the adjective sharp from Benner and the adjective smooth from Rolex. 

"Stitch" 

Section of stairs- I feel that they could be more creatively placed within the space and have a more creative design, they are too simple. My Material selection would be a black glass tread. As the rise is a cylindrical shape this could be effective contrasting different materials, so I may choose steel. The balustrade will be steel and glass as well. 

Cross section 

Journal sketch of sections

"Second"

I prefer these stairs as they have more of a creative and unusual feel to them. They fit well in the below space too, so I need to do some adjusting as to where I'm going to place each set and whether I'm going to change the stitch style to a more edgy feel as it is dedicated to  Christian Benner Jackets. I went with a circular theme for rolex, in conjunction with a watch face, gears etc. The spheres will be steel, the tread glass and the stringers steel again. The triangular balustrade will be frosted glass or aluminium. 

Cross section

 Journal sketch 

Sections

Experiment 1 Sections

Sketchup Attempt

Words used: Second & Stitch (noun from Benner & noun from Rolex)

First attempt with sketch up. I watched the four tutorials, however they did not really explain how to use curves/circles like my design intended so I started playing around with circles and the push and pull tool. I managed to create some realistic space, however levels and connection within these levels need to be worked on very much! I just have to keep practising with sketch up, watching as many tutorials as possible and stumbling upon technique! I like the space i created below, the above surface space is very tricky!

Hazan Motorbikes

Noun: Body

Adjective: Sleek

Verb: Speed

Rolex

Noun: Second

Adjective: Smooth

Verb: Spin

Christian Benner 

Noun: Stitch

Adjective: Sharp

Verb: Twist 

My Work 

2013 

My work is a mixed medium of drawing, printing and sculpture. It moves in a manner representing life, essentially regrowth and regeneration. The form of an organism beginning at conception or germination, through the process of growth and natural aspects affecting this. Ice and water feature as  natural aspects enabling, or prohibiting this growth. The flow of the work should represent the continual cycle of regeneration, through prohibiting or enabling factors, essentially the story of life.

Palau Guell Barcelona

I visted the Guell Palace on one of my mapless wanders around the city. It is designed my Antonio Gaudi, one of his commissioned works. The facade is so fascinating with it's intricate iron bars, twisted and welded into interesting designs. Each room has it's own character and nature, with such interesting design aspects. The space is extremely functional, yet still with Gaudi's exotic theming. What amazed me the most is the building's roof. It is an uneven surface of tiles, with randomly placed chimneys, each with an unusual conical top and Gaudi's famous mosaic decoration. You are invited to take a journey through the building, ending up on the roof and wandering amongst these pillars, as if in a forest, encouraging imagination and exciting the inner child.

Pinky's Beach, Rottnest Island WA

I went to Perth this year and visited Rottnest Island, a small tourist destination just off the city of Fremantle. The island is ecologically sustainable with untouched beaches and dunes. This shot was taking while standing on the rocks. It looks as if a human has not touched it, compared to the beaches of Sydney, clean sand, tall dunes and wild plants. Native Fauna run wild around. This is the exact cyan blue colour I saw. Truly a beautiful spot and I hope it remains this way.