Foundation of 3D design Portfolio (Part 1)

Portfolio

Foundation of 3D design

ARCH2512-01 - SPRING 2023

Instructor: Dr Mariam Marei

Name: Lina Elmesallamy

ID: 900221318

Course outline

Week 2

P. 5-10

Week 1

Rectilinear Volumes

P. 11-16

Week 3

Week 4

Curvilinear Volumes

P. 17-22

Recti/ curvilinear Volumes

P. 23-30

Trash to Art

Course

Outline

Course outline

Week 1

Trash to art

Grade:

CW 1: 8.85/10

HW 1: 8.85/10

Classwork 1

Concept:

Model 1: We went for a floating effect with the plastic cups

Model 2: unity, tent like two seperated prisms with negative spaces

Model 3: gradient, gradually changing the tone combining two contrasting material to gradually blend into eachother

Keywords:

- Trash

- Axis

- Dynamic

- Balanced

Materials:

- Paper/ plastic cups

- Aluminium/ cardboard box

- Wooden sticks

- Cardboard Cup sleeves and lid

- Paper bag

Description:

Model 1: Clear cups with one hovering over other by a small stick.

Model 2: Dividing paper bag to be seen from different sides and lid, paper and sticks for support and fit into design

Model 3: Boxes and cup each tilted from different angles for optimum viewing

Worked with: Jana Kenawy

Process :

Model 1: it was risky, because hard to balance at first so we added pebbles for stability

Model 2: was the most challenging. Redid this multiple times to reach unity, avoid having one axis.

Model 3: Really worked on getting all the angles Redid this to ensure multiple axis and few materials

Plastic and paper cups of different sizes, stick with different dimensions, and tin foil an dpaper boxes.

Reflection: this was a very challenging activity at first, after gathering all the materials and trying to figure out the best model to make. It could’ve improved with more approriate gluing materials.

Feedback: Model 3 has multiple axis but Models 1 and 2 don’t, as they only have two main axes. Should’ve used lighter colored material for model 1 as it doesn’t fit.

Model 1

Model 2

Model 3

Keywords : Fire, danger, building up, Water, Flow, Air, Freedom, rise, spread,

Concept: Elements of nature

Model 1: Fire, green for the natural element and reddish core. Sharp edges for danger aspect

Model 2: Water, clear material and hints of blue, like water. Giving effect of flowing down, serenity and calmness as its reaching out.

Model 3 :Air, contrasting materials and uniform for randomness and white for air aspect. Moving freely in all directions and rising.

Materials:

Assignment 1

Analysis:

Axis:

Ensured a smany axes as possible in each

Model 1: Placed each can at a different angle

Model 2:Each side facing a different axis

Model 3: Each foam piece tilted at a different angle

Hierarchy:

The three models have the centre biggest and going away gets smaller

Proportions:

Model 1: Each can different length and width

Model 2: Each part of the bottle different in length and radius

Model 3: Each foam significantly different poportions

Process :

Model 1: Model 2: Model 3:

Tested out different ways to fit cans together

Soda cans

Aluminium and foam plates

Plastic water bottles

Tried stacking without centre bottle was too linear

My intial idea was to secure them together with toothpicks but wasn’t very effecting and stable

Model 1

Model 3

Feedback: using cans wasn’t as effective to cut, and adjust different axes. Tried ensuring multiple in each model and having negative space. It was interesting working with multiple materials, tried models with only two materials and third one with three.

Reflection: Model 1 needed different sizes and maybe even color, Model 2 needed for variations in size, and Model 3 would’ve been better to have the pieces of foam gradually getting bigger from top to bottom

Week 2 Rectilinear volumes

Grade:

CW 2: 8.5/10

HW 2: 8.85/10

Classwork 2

Concept:

- 3 rectilinear models made out of plasticine.

- Each model constists of three cube/ cuboids connected with right angles between them only.

Process:

Analysis:

Hierarchy: Dominance n stuff

- Used cutter to cut out and shape the plasticine

- I first cut out different shapes of different sizes then starting grouping them for different models

- Found that a tookthpick put between helped stabilize model at the connections

Materials:

Plasticine

- Started working out the dominant piece then subminant then subordinate

Keywords:

Hierarchy

Proportions

Connections

Rectilinear Axis

Proportions: Made sure to have each model made out of significantly different cube/ cuboids dimensions

Axis: Ensured each model had XYZ axes

Connections: Used Cradling and wedging

Lodging and piercing

Model 1 Model 2 Model 3

Reflection: This was very challenging at first specially that we had to only use three shapes it was hard to balance and get the different axis. I tried ensuring that in each model there aren’t identical shapes.

Feedback: To improve the model I should ensure each shape is more different in size and try keeping each shape straighter as some unintentionaly beant

Concept: - 3D models of rectilinear volumesstructured together.

Assignment 2

Process:

Analysis:

Hierarchy: Cut different sizes and dimensions easiley

Axis: Model 1 & 2 multiple axis from the different angles, Model 3 has multiple XYZ axis only

Proportions: Tried to ensure atleast one dimension different in each piece

Keywords:

Hierarchy, Proportions, Connections, Rectilinear, Axis

Materials:

Styrofoam sheet

Feedback: This material was particularly difficult to work with especially for cutting and painting. The most challening part was trying to ensure different shaped and axes in each one while maintaining balance and aesthetic.

Reflection: To improve these models I should try to have better connections between the shaped and not have them just glued next to each other,.

Model 1

Model 2

Model 3

Week 3 Curvilinear volumes

Grade:

CW 3: 8.5/10

HW 3: 8.85/10

Classwork 3

Concept:

- 3 curvilinear models made out of plasticine.

- Each model constists of three curvilinear shapes connected

Keywords:

Hierarchy, Proportions, Connections, Curvilinear, Axis

Materials:

Plasticine

Process:

- Used cutter to cut out and shape the plasticine

- Cut out different shapes of different sizes & starting grouping them for different models

Analysis:

Hierarchy:

The dominant shape being the biggest, then the subdominant small and the subordinate shape the smallest.

Axis:

Ensured each one of the three shapes was at a different axis to avoid a linear composiiton

Connections:

Model 1: Used piercing at the top to join the cone and the hemisphere and craddling at the bottom for balance

Model 2 & 3: mainly relied on wedging and craddling with toothpicks in between for support.

Proportions:

Model 1: Each shape varying in width

Model 2: They are all similar in length but differ

Model 3: Different radius for the three, cylinder the smallest, then the ovoid plinth then hemishpere

Model 1

Model 3

Feedback: While trying to make this dynamic it wasn’t balancing very well, and sizes/ proprtions of shapes in the same model were rather similar. Needed to use better connections.

Reflection: To improve the model I need to try to make it more balanced while still ensuring the different axis and not being static, and try to use more connection techniques instead of joining them with a toothpick.

Concept:

- 3D models of curvilinear volumes, to form an abstraction of a bird

- The three positions based on the wings

Assignment 3

Process:

Analysis:

Hierarchy: Model 1 getting bigger from top to botton, and models 2&3 from bottom to top.

Axis:

Keywords:

Hierarchy, Proportions, Connections, Curvilinear, Axis, birds, wings, movement

Materials:

Paper cups

Styrofoam sheet

Connections:

Cradling Wedging

Lodging

Piercing

Proportions: Model 1 & 3:Cylinder/ cone biggest in the centre dominant, the ovoid plinths on both sides subdominant, rest subordinate.

Model 2:The biggest shape is cut cone in middle, dominant shape then cone and cylinder on side subdominate slightly smaller.

Feedback: Model 1 and 2 should try getting more axises in the model, instead of the two main ones with the wings and in model 3 making sure its more of an abstraction and clear.

Reflection: To improve the model I should try a better material to work with to get curves, and add more axises to avoid a linear and static composition. And avoid many shaped in one like model 2.

Model 1

Model 2

Model 3

Week 4 Curvi- Rectilinear volumes

Grade:

CW 4: 8.85 /10

HW 4: 8.85 /10

Classwork 4

Concept:

- A curvilinear- rectilinear model made out of plasticine.

- Model constists of 5 shapes connected

Keywords:

Hierarchy, Proportions, Connections, Curvilinear, rectilinear, Axis

Process:

- Used cutter to cut out and shape the plasticine

- Cut out different shapes of different sizes & starting connecting them

Analysis:

Axis:

Materials:

Plasticine

Connections:

Cradling, cube on the cuboid

Wedging, cuboid on the sphere

Lodging, cone onto the sphere

Piercing, cone on sphere and cylinder through cuboid.

Proportions & Hierarchy:

The cuboid being the dominant and bigger, then the sphere subdominante and smaller in proprtions. The rest subordinates are the smaller, starting from the cone biggest of the three angoing downwards get smaller until the cube

Feedback: It was challenging at first trying to combine curvilinear with rectilinear volumes and connect them, but tried getting multiple axes from them.

Reflection: To imporove this model I should try to differ the lengths of the shapes more and ensure each side shows a balanced view of the model with multiple axis and more different shapes.

Concept:

Assignment 4

Process:

-Monuments for three buildings in AUC.

-Sports centre, arts centre and library

Materials:

foam sheet

foil sheet

Worked with: Hala Haitham & Jana Kenawy

Keywords:

- Axis

- Hierarchy

- Monument

- Connection

- Creative

- Dynamic

- Artistic

- Books

- Art

- Flow

- Sport

Model 1

Location:

Sports centre

Material for model would be gold plated/colored metal

Analysis:

Axis:

Connections:

Cradling

Wedging

Lodging

Piercing

Proportions & Hierarchy:

Each sphere going down gets smaller, with each cuboids differing in all lengths, widths and heights around the cone that’s the biggest size and is the dominant shape in this composition

Feedback: Tried getting multiple axes but couldn’t get the accurate hierarchy , model should’ve had more negative space as its too busy at the top compared to the bottom.

Reflection: To improve this model we should try make organise the shapes more to try to achieve hierarchy and visual balance of the model.

Location:

Library

Model 2

Analysis:

Axis:

Connections:

Cradling

Wedging

Lodging

Material for model would be made out of metal

Proportions & Hierarchy:

The cone the middle dominant and the biggest shape, then the ovoid plinth is subdominant is smaller. And cuboid for books spiriling around the cone have different proportions varying in length or width getting slightly smaller going up

Feedback: Balance is dynamic but should try getting more clear axis and cuboid needed to be more different in size, and doesn’t have multiple connections as material was hard to work with.

Reflection: To improce this model we should try to create more varying cuboids and work on adding an element to the side that is rather empty to visually balance the composition.

Model 3

Location: Arts centre

Material for model would be silver plated/colored metal and the white parts stone

Feedback: Foil was hard to get many shapes from but got multiple axes, should try getting in more craddling and piercing connections would’ve helped and tried getting different proportions of height and width

Reflection: To improve this model we should try to use an easier material to work with, add more varying proportions and improve connections.