Underlend - Key Visual Compilation (process journal)

K EY V I S UAL C O M PIL AT IO N

刘茱连

Juu, 2022. I N S/ TW I @a r to f j u u

Journal Presented to the 3DSense Media School Concept Design & Illustration DDI25

Fulfillment of Requirements for Term 3 Perspective 2

Time given for project completion: 6 weeks Late April - Early June

Student: Joo Liew Coordinating Tutor: Ray Toh

CONTENTS CONTEXT & SETTING ..........................................................04 _context + character

CASE STUDIES ..................................................................08 _Superkilen ................................................................09 _Play Contract ............................................................12 _Baoyan Park .............................................................16 _Wonderland ..............................................................20 _Songcheng Theme Park .............................................22 _Park‘n’Play ............................................................24 CONCEPT RESEARCH ........................................................26 _concept art _visual moodboard _compilation of amusement park mechanics IDEATION + DEVELOPMENT ...............................................32 _program + circulation ideation _theatrical , functional ideation _building sketches REFINEMENT ....................................................................34 _key visual thumbnails _illustration development FINALE ............................................................................38 _key visual wip process _final render + touch ups _final assets compilation ..............................................44 _key visual ................................................................48 REFERENCES ...................................................................50

CONTEXT & SETTING

context + character

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BR A I NS T O R M

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amusement park 游乐园

ə’myoozmənt pärk An amusement park, in other words a theme park, is a commercialised park of various operations fulfilling the purpose of entertainment.

Forms of entertainment include but are not limited to subjects such as rides, events, exhibition galleries and spaces that revolve around F&B and its services. Such parks are operated with intent to spark joy in all age groups.

The brief of this environment design leads to a key visual of Underland, a conceptual amusement park that intends to challenge the notions of real-world applications of architecture applied to a fantastical setting.

Inspirations are derived from a myriad of cases and the design aims to incorporate and portray traditional Eastern elements into a traditionally western notion.

Underland /’ʌndɚ/ llɛnd A play on the word‘Wonderland’ , Underlend is the title given to the amusement park being conceptually designed for in this instance.

Its name directly refers to the park being situated ‘underground somewhere’and lending pockets of its own space to house obedient residents or devour disliked customers by its own means.

The park is actually a state of limbo that shifts its appearance according to its owner’s subconscious at that present time. Thus it continues to conceptually exists through passing of ownership, from one owner to the next. The mild-mannered and curious Elizabeth will be the unfortunate victim down this rabbit hole.

Thus perpetuating this venomous cycle.

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CH A R A C T E R

伊利莎白

伊利

Elizabeth, before her misguided adventures in Underlend.

Eli, after a period of maturation and hardship, becomes the owner of the park.

ELI

- /’iːla/ -

伊利

Eli is a simple character creation that was inspired by the demure and wonderful creation of Alice in Lewis Caroll’ s literature series “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland”. Originally an old concept with no background, she is reformed into a character used to give context to the new environment design.

Elizabeth loses her way home, finds herself trapped in Underlend, an amusement park that both happily accomodates and cunningly devours its residents in various ways. The park relies on ascending a chosen resident to become the next manager, allowing it to continue operations. After a prolonged period of entrapment, she survives many hardships-- only to be retitled as‘Eli’and resentfully take over the place as the next CEO of the park.

Scr ap p ed ver sion , E liza.

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CASE STUDIES

precedent research

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_S U P ERKI L E N

Title: Superkilen Developer: Topotek 1 + Superflex + BIG Architects Year of construct: 2012 Site Area: Copenhagen, Denmark, 27000m² Common materials: Stainless steel plates, concrete, gravel, diverse surface finishes Program: A fusion of architecture, art and landscape architecture. This is a halfmile long urban space that bridges the gap between diverse suburbs and conceptually challenges unison within separate communities.

It provides as an exhibitory space of furniture, daily objects, contemporary park elements and garden motifs. It takes inspiration from landscapes such as the Japanese ocean with rippled gravel, Greek ruins or statuesque features in English olden gardens.

Zones: Separated into 3 zones - green, black, red.

Different surfaces and colours inserted to form dynamic contemporary urbanscapes as well as create visual guides to support organized traffic connections. The red square provides an extended area for market, culture and sport, encouraging locals to meet through recreation and activity.

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_P L AY C O N T R A CT

Title: Play Contract Developer: Superflex + KWY.studio Year of construct: 2021 Site area: Billund, Denmark Common materials: Pink marble Program: Holds the concept of a playground to contemporary means. The design is based on children notions of adult mannerisms instead of vice versa. For this, 122 children were given 100,000 pink LEGO bricks to build models for playgrounds, which were then analyzed and cast into 5 final designs. It displays in the form of a collage of whimsical shapes and ideas.

The design challenges adults to perceive the world and aspect of time through children’s eyes. Surface finishes were minimal, allowing the form of the blocks to change and be subject to environmental conditioning.

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_B A O Y A N PA R K

Title: Baoyan Park Developer: X+Living Year of construct: 2019 Site area: Beijing, China Common materials: Paint finishes, plastic, timber, steel, glass, leather Program: A parent-child theme park that provides familiarity in play, and familyfriendly spaces of entertainment. The design consists of 2 zones split into multiple areas, a dry and wet area- Water park, Mini City, Climbing Area and Cinema. The water park is designed with the consideration of soft pastel finishes, donned with a castle formation, small pavilion and water features. The Mini City is envisioned as a underwater town; decorated with rich coloured blocks to stimulate play and interaction.

X+Living additional designs explore the concept of fantasy, play, art and architecture combined to suit a specific contemporary program within an enclosure. Other projects include: The Mixc NanningNingbo-Wonderland and Shenzhen Zhongshuge bookstore.

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The Mixc Nanning-Ningbo-Wonderland

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Shenzhen Zhongshuge bookstore

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_WO N D E R L A N D

Title: Wonderland (Abandoned theme park) Developer: Reignwood Group Year of construct: exited 1998 Site area: Near Chenzhuang Village ~120 acres Common materials: concrete, steel Program: An abandoned amusement park that stopped short of construction due to economic and financial crisis. Appears to be a parody of Bran Castle in Romania and planned with apparent colourful rides and a central courtyard. Contains art deco and medieval flavor to its designs.

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_S O NGC H E NG T H EME PARK

Title: Songcheng Theme Park Developer: Hangzhou Modern Environmental Art Industry Co., Ltd. Year of construct: 2021 Site area: Guilin, China 0.11sqm Common materials: Stone mortar, timber, concrete, steel, farming tools, local vegetation Program: A theme park based on the culture of the Song Dynasty. Its architectural layout is inspired on a ancient Chinese painting‘Along the River during Qingming Festival’by Zhang Zeduan.

The park is divided into 3 fields: Performance, High-Tech, Cultural.

Events include: haunted houses, street with technological exhibits, show theatres, workshops for folk activities and temples.

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_PA RK ‘ N ’ P L AY

Title: Park‘n’Play Developer: JAJA Architects Year of construct: 2016 Site area: Copenhagen, Denmark 2400 m² Common materials: concrete, steel Program: A functional parking house structure that also serves as a public space, encouraging people to use the rooftop.

A system of plant boxes is calculated, placed on a grid that then distributes greenery over the facade; intended to enhance the beauty of this grid structure while dividing the large scale of the facade.

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CONCEPT RESEARCH

concept art visual moodboard park mechanics

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Early reference and inspiration board

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IDEATION + DEVELOPMENT

program + circulation theatrics + function building sketches

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Early sketch ideation + world map sketch

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Early ideation - rough topography model with sketch

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REFINEMENT

key visual thumbnails key visual development

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Raw 3D, placeholder assist with kitbash

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KV thumbnails

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KV thumbnails + starting 3D blockout base

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FINALE

key visual wip process final render final assets

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KV atmospheric colour exploration + chosen thumbmail(s)

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KV wip shots 1-4

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KV wip shots 5-8

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Plan + Elevation view I

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Section AA

Section BB

Plan + Elevation view II

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_Building asset sheet

Building & Organic matter assets

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_Organic matter _Local vegetation

Building & Organic matter assets

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_Outskirts, Central Garden

_Central Area

_Remnants of a Coliseum Close ups

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Key Visual Illustration

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REFERENCES

list of sources

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———. 2017.“Park‘N’Play / JAJA Architects.”ArchDaily. December 7,

2017.

https://www.archdaily.com/884956/park-n-play-jaja-

architects?ad_medium=widget&ad_name=recommendation.

———. 2021.“Play Contract / Superflex + KWY.studio.”ArchDaily.

December

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2021.

https://www.archdaily.com/974266/

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ExUtopia. 2013. “Wonderland: Exploring China’ s Abandoned Theme Park.” Ex Utopia. April 20, 2013. https://www.exutopia. com/urban-exploration-wonderland-china/.

Muse Design Awards. 2021.“You Are Being Redirected...”Design. museaward.com.

2021.

https://design.museaward.com/winner-

info.php?id=3859.

Sierzputowski, Kate. 2015.“Photographs of Empty and Abandoned Amusement Parks Explore China’ s Architecture of Leisure.”Colossal.

August

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https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2015/08/

chinese-fun-empty-theme-parks/.

X+Living. 2019. “Baoyan Park | X+Living | Archello.” Archello.

2019. https://archello.com/project/baoyan-park.

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