Hiroshi Yoshinaga_ADR_CONCISE

RMIT University Master of Landscape Architecture Major Project 2012

Appropriate Durable Record

MAKING EMERGENCE Form inding experiment

s3181065

Hiroshi Yoshinaga

MAKING EMERGENCE

Appropriate Durable Record RMIT University Master of Landscape Architecture Major Project 2012 Hiroshi Yoshinaga Student ID: s3181065 Email: yoshinaga.hiroshi@gmail.com

Contents

Phas

Phase 00.

Model Making Exploration Materiality, Technique, Documentation

Materiality

Water

Transl Collage

Pg. 07-26 Processing

Model Outcome

Mixing

Wax Informal

Foam

Ice

Molding

Chemical

MelƟng

Formal

Cuƫng Membrane

Composing Cardbord

‘Model Making’ as Site Analysis > Site visit (Recording) > Mapping (Drawing) > Making (Modeling ObservaƟon)

Phase 02.

Site Analysis Drawing to Model Making

Pg. 55-78

Doc

se 01.

Phase 03.

lation to design ideas , Diagram, Drawing, Mapping

Decision Making

Pg. 27-54

cumentaƟon

Collage > IteraƟon 01? > IteraƟon 02 > IteraƟon 03

TranslaƟon

Form

Phase 04.

Design Development

Pg. 79-90 Decision Making

Programs

Pg. 91-112 Design Development

Scale

Materials Site CondiƟons Mapping

System

Programs

Diagram

Model

Behaviour

Abstract

Research Question

How can physical model making and its unexpectedness be an approach for landscape architecture?

This research considers the approach of model making as a means for discovering, developing and revealing new knowledge specific to the concept of emergence. Model making is often understood as a representation ‘of’ design and in response the ambition of this research is to explore model making ‘for’ design. Unexpectedness is one of the advantages of physical model making. It may be produced out of making process and its outcome. Although the model making is considered to be mostly under the control of the maker, unexpectedness may provoke design ideas and be critical in influencing design development. In this way unexpectedness can generate new knowledge for the maker despite him/herself. As such, the process of making is recognised as dependent upon a number of criteria that include; pre-modelling setup, technique; and material properties, to name a few. There are all determined by the maker and influence to the model making outcome. This research hopes to utilise and amplify the unexpectedness as the outcome of model making to develop landscape design. A range of techniques, materials and processes will be explored to determine how this quality may be strengthened and utilised.

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Interests

Design Process

Form for Landscape Architecture ??

I always think about the meaning of form since I have been taught in 1st year foundation studio. The tutors were told me that we always have to question ourselves while designing because the design must have meanings.

How can I design the landscape form? It has been a reoccurring question for last 5 years.

I often have a blurred design idea at the beginning of project. This blur is not a design form at this stage, it is a desire of what the design may become, it is preconception of an outcome/design based or built upon factors such as project brief and most importantly through pre-existing knowledge, experiences and ideas.

This blurred image becomes clearer through design process. I believe that site analysis is an important/ integral/crucial part of process since the information informs and sharpens the blur idea to be a more site specific concept.

How does the concept become a design form?

I encountered difficulties of translating the design concept into a form within the design process through past experiences of designing.

Does the landscape design follow functions? “Form follows function� _Louis Henry Sullivan The principle is that the designs of a construction would be based on its intended function or purpose. Sullivan developed the shape of the tall steel skyscraper in late 19th Century since the mass production of steel.

The material formed the building higher instead of spreading horizontally.

ART

This principle may become a hint for landscape design. The site specific programs and users manipulate the landscape form such as topography, plantings and structures.

ARCHITECTURAL

Eames Sculpture

Art The expression or application of human creative skill and imagination, typically in a visual form

Guggenheim Bilbao

Machine for living Architecture would be as efficient as a factory assembly line

Villa Savoye

ENGINEERING

Form flows function The shape of a building or object should be primarily based on its intended function or purpose.

Boeing F-22A Rapter

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Interests

Model Making How has the design research project been started with?

Design process diagram_Model making

Accident The intention of project was restructure the city of Rio, a project which focused on the boundary condition of slum and residential area. The idea of this experimental model was testing the edge condition of two different elements, whereby elements, water and powder were mixed and the edge state was observed. Water and powder were set in two different rooms within a box. When the wall was removed, the two elements were mixed. As a result the material in between water and powder shifted to semisolid condition. I could expect the initial outcome of experiment before the mixing.

However, the unexpected outcome of this model was the state of change and patterns generated after the model solidified. The model was made with water and powder. When integrated the ingredients were changed to semisolid condition. When the model was completely dried, the semisolid state shifted again and all became completely solid after a few days. In this state, the model started cracking creating interesting patterns. This outcome was totally unexpected which suggests that the process is built upon the idea or concept of an accidental happening. The unexpected outcome of model making in a part of design process influenced to the final design outcome. The observation of how the model has been cracked (the behaviour) and the study of form characteristic (the meanings) were keys for the final design.

Concept model_Upper pool studio 2010, Superfantastic Rio

Concept Plan_Upper pool studio 2010, Superfantastic Rio

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Phase 00.

Model Making Exploration Materiality, Technique, Documentation

Exploration of Model Making Technique

How can the abstract model making be a design tool for landscape architecture?

Exploration Spatialise the design research through the making of a series of physical models

Model Making 01

01. Re-configuration A bicycle wheel was decomposed to the parts and lost the original function.

When it was reassembled, the wheel was transformed

Phase 00.

Initial Research Question: ‘How do I engage model making as a design instrument to discover the form for landscape architecture?’

Model Making Exploration Materiality, Technique, Documentation

Model Making 02

02. Processing of form Comparison of models within the site condition exprole the potential of forms

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Exploration Model Making 03 _ Carboard Model 01

Phase 00.

Model Making Exploration Materiality, Technique, Documentation

Model Making 03 Material: Cardboard Tools: Knife, PVA glue Making Technique: Cutting, Glueing Documentation: Seaquence Photograph

Making was started with a random spare cardboard from large collection of left over model making materials. A knife was used to cut the cardboard and glued with PVA. This model making was started without clear goal, totally random yet process was documented in each process of adding a piece of cardboard. The tool and technique was applied to make this model, they influenced to the final outcome form. A knife to cut the cardboard, did not intend to make any curve, just simpl easy way to cut the card straight and make piecies, they were glued together each cut.

The final model outcome will appear differently if the card was cut with scissors and composed without glue.

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Exploration Model Making 04 _ Cardboard Model 02

03. Modeling Experience Process of continuous model making the models are formed in relation to the previous model

Phase 00.

Model Making Exploration Materiality, Technique, Documentation

Model Making 04 Material: Cardboard Tools: Knife, Steel ruler Making Technique: Cutting, Bending Documentation: Seaquence Photograph

Cardboard was cut straight with a knife following a steel ruler and the stripes were created.

They were bended and reshaped, a few stripes were composed together without glue.

The model was made out of cardboard the same material as Model Making 03 yet the outcome revealed diferently due to the different tools and making technique were applied.

Unexpectedness

To page XX for Translation of Model

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Exploration Model Making 05 _Blue Foam

Phase 00.

Model Making Exploration Materiality, Technique, Documentation

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Exploration Model Making 05 _Tensile Membrane

Phase 00.

Model Making Exploration Materiality, Technique, Documentation

To page XX for Translation of Model

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Exploration Model Making 05 _ Wax Model

Phase 00.

Model Making Exploration Materiality, Technique, Documentation

Model Making 05 Material: Wax and Water Tools: Stove and Pot Making Technique: Heating, Mixing Documentation: Photograph

Wax

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Water

Candle wax was heated in a pot on the stove and changed solid condition to liquid. The melted wax was gently poured into water. The wax was chilled and back to the solid in the water. The form was interesting as it shows how wax hit to the water.

To page XX for Translation of Model

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Exploration Model Making 06 _ Wax Model 02

Phase 00.

Model Making Exploration Materiality, Technique, Documentation

Model Making 06 Material: Wax and Water Tools: Stove and Pot Making Technique: Heating, Mixing Documentation: Photograph

Unexpectedness

To page XX for Translation of Model

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Exploration Model Making 05 _ Wax Model 01

Phase 00.

Model Making Exploration Materiality, Technique, Documentation

Model Making 00 Material: Wax and Ice Tools: Stove, Pot, Container Making Technique: Heating, Molding Documentation: Photograph

Set the ice within the container

Pour the melted candle into the container

The void space is emerging when the Ice is melted

Unexpectedness

To page XX for Translation of Model

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Exploration Model Making 07 _ Wax Model 03

Phase 00.

Model Making Exploration Materiality, Technique, Documentation

01. Set a model within container

02. Introduce another layer of the edge to protect the site from water

Model Making 00 Material: Wax and Water Tools: Stove, Pot, Container Making Technique: Heating, Molding Documentation: Photograph

03. Introduce wax inside the edge

04. Wax slightly comes out from the gap under the edge

05. Insert water to the outside of site edge

06. The water slightly start coming into the inner edge

Unexpectedness

07. Remove the outside layer of edge and more water came into the site, Wax was transformed to solid 08. The water forces transformed wax and created a shape

To page XX for Translation of Model

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Phase 01.

Translation

Collage, Diagram, Drawing, Mapping

Translation of Model into Site How can the abstract model be translated to site design ideas??

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Translation 01 Collage: Model into Photo

Back to page XX for Model Exploration

Model infront of the site photo

Unexpectedness Programs: the model as an art sculpture? complex form of bench or wall? yet, the ideas were not critical for the site conditions.

Scale: changing the scale of models revealed different design ideas could be an useful technique to explore unexpectedness.

Phase 01.

Translation to design ideas Collage, Diagram, Drawing, Mapping

Design Iteration 01 This model was created for model making exploration purpose so that there is no previous intentions of what it may become in the site.

Photo collage as a method to translate abstract model into the existing site, the method intended to explore what the models can be. (intended to cause unexpectedness and design the site ) Inserting the site photo as a background of model, it changed the perspective for the viewers. The photo collage shows the model as an art sculpture, complex form of bench or walls.

These ideas may not be happened without the background image, the collage technique suggested the unexpected programs for the model. However, the programs were not critical design ideas for the site conditions. This issue might be happened due to the technique of translating models requires the understanding of site condition in advance. Secondly, the models were superimposed on the site photo without site understanding. The test intended to observe the effect of placing model on site. yet the models were placed over the site photo. It only considered visual effect of the collage in this technique.

Does the model change the site condition or does site changes the model? How site can enrich the model, or the model enriches the To page XX for Model Exploration

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Translation 02 Collage: Images into model photo

Back to page XX for Model Exploration

Back to page XX

Back to page XX

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Phase 01.

Translation to design ideas Collage, Diagram, Drawing, Mapping

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03 Site

Model

This test attempted to explore the model making technique and the materiality and how these effect to the design outcome.

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The site is surrounded with highrise buildings and rail infrastructure

Site Analysis_Enter Prize Park

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Initial Design Concept

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Abstract Model Making

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Site Design Idea

Design Iteration 02 As I learned from design iteration 01, I attempted to understand the site condition through site visit and mapping technique. Design hunch was revealed from this site analysis, there is green space under the train railes which is rarely used. The initial design idea was to create an enclosed space around the train rails and form a new raised ground above the rails. Under the railes can be used as an enclosed indoor space. The wax model was applied for this design idea. The texture and layers of wax may perform as structure of new surface.

What I have done here was not engaging with model making to start of design....?

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Abstract Model Making

Abstract Model Making / Materiality

Site Design Idea

Model The role of model making remained as only a medium for representation of design ideas in the previous test. In opposition, this new test aims to develop the design hunch through model making. Materiality and making technique were two main considerations.

In this test, model making material was carefully chosen as it was discovered that the selection of model making material is important to generate unexpected outcomes. (in Test 01 & Test02) Materiality is a key parameter of the model making outcome, formal materials such as cardboard can be formed by the maker’s intention yet liquid wax has control limits.

Therefore, unexpected qualities may occur during the process of informal material model making.

Initial Design Concept

Materiality / Technique The process of structural formation of the cave was researched in relation to the design hunch. The cave is formed due to the chemical reaction of water and stone.

The rain water becomes acidic by absorbing carbon dioxide and causes chemical erosion on the stone.

The reaction of two different materials configures the cave structure in the process of cave creation. Wax and water were chose for the model making materials due to their informal quality and the reacting behaviour.

Wax changes the state from solid to liquid in low temperature about 50 to 60 degrees Celsius. When the wax is mixed with cold water, the two materials react and form a solid complex shape in relation to the water flow. The shape emerges differently according to the way of mixing two

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04 Model to Idea

Design Idea from previous test

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Model Making 1

Developed Idea1

Model Making 2

Developed Idea2

Model Making 3

PROCESS The process of this test is to keep developing the design idea through multi model making. This process intends to develop an idea through model making and generate new ideas. The new ideas will be developed through another model making technique to refine and define ideas as opposed to making new ones.

The test intended to generate well developed design ideas which cannot be revealed without model making

Design Iteration 03 from the design idea in iteration 02, another model is created.... this model is (Exploration 02 wax model) the idea of this model was creating a continuous indoor space... next model is (Tensile model) think about continuous surface idea and developed through the model making and it to create a collage and generate design image yet the design was not getting to any goal. the process of design was endless and have no end....creating and developing design ideas also how the models can be specific design idea for the site?

What I have done here was not engaging with model making to start of design....?

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Model Making 02: Tensile Membrane

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Experiment of the formal material but tensile quality distinguishes with cardboard.

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4 Points 2 Surfaces

1 cut

4 Points 2 Surfaces 2 Edges

1 cut

6 Points 2 Surfaces 1 Edge

8 Points 2 Surfaces 1 Edge

Making Process

Discovered Quality

Sections

Model Outcome /Developed Idea 2

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Model Making 03: Blue Foam Erosion

Chemical reaction of foam by adhesive

EMERGENT FORM, CONTROL, SETUP

Model Making Process

Discovered Quality

Through multi model making, I discovered that the forms were constructed according to the materiality and the level of control. For example, the detail of the form of the wax model is almost impossible to control due to the arbitrary quality of wax and water. Every technique or test employed yields a general form, however, the specific patterns and details that appear on this form are irregular/inconsistent/ due to the informal or temperate quality of materials used. The differences of technique were distinguished by the prior setups of model making. The set ups include the material choice, the material conditions, amount or size of materials and method of processing. The constructed forms were controlled with these prior setups, even though the model outcome seems random. This is called the ‘Emergent Form’ in this design research.

Precedent

Herzog & de Muron

Through the series of precedents I was looking for the process of making, Understanding of Herzog and de Meuron, according to Ada Louise Huxtable is “They refine the traditions of modernism to elemental simplicity, while transforming materials and surfaces through the exploration of new treatments and techniques.� (The New York Times Company, 2012) Herzog & de Meuron engages with number of physical models to test the ideas, scale, proportion and materiality through a project. (The ISSUE, 2012)Their understanding of the conventional architectural presentation, white site models reduce architecture to volume and geometry. (Herzog & de Meuron, 2012)Therefore, their technique of physical models making is focused on potential of materiality to generate design ideas rather than medium of representation technique.

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Translation 03 Model to Diagrams

Mass + Void

Section of Model

Continuous surface

Void network

Phase 01.

Translation to design ideas Collage, Diagram, Drawing, Mapping

Trace over the model and tried to simplified the form of model and understand the characteristic.

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Translation 04 Model to Mapping

CENTRALISED

PARK in the Centre

AQUARIUM in the Centre

YARRA in the Centre

BUILDING in the Centre

DECENTRALISED

Phase 01.

Translation to design ideas Collage, Diagram, Drawing, Mapping

I discovered that abstract model making is a useful technique to develop design concepts and generate new design ideas, however these ideas are not always site specific yet.

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Translation 05 System

Rule Set was found from the series of model making Higher the water forces add into the wax creates more the layers of wax Model 01.

Top View

Making Process

Force Level

Void Sizes

Layers

Amount of on site location

Model 02.

Model 03.

Model 04.

Model 05.

Model 06.

Phase 01.

Translation to design ideas Collage, Diagram, Drawing, Mapping

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According to the rule set, the condition of the existing transportation was observed to propose the layers in the site. The layers were not specified what they are going to be at this stage.

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Idea based on Translation 2 Rule Set Higher the forces form more the layers of wax Busier the space form higher the structures

Existing Site condition Intersection in front of Aquarium

Ground cover on the intersection

Transportation system under the ground cover

Open space / Pedestrian path on the ground cover

Existing Site

Aquarium

Proposing layer structure

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05 Model to Site Test 05 focused on the translation of abstract model making process and the form to the site. + New research question is, how can I take the idea of ‘Emergent Form’ into site specific design? How can I translate the idea of ‘emergent form’ to the site specifics of Enterprize Park?

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Same model making technique as test 03

Site Information

Site Design Idea Design Concept

Model Making

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Understanding of model behaviour and site conditions inform to the translation of model form to the site

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Attempted to express the understanding of model translation through drawing

Model / Model making process

SITE

TRANSLATION

Water People / Transporation Forces

Wax

Container

Buildings / Infrastructure

Site edge

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Translation 1 Model Elements

Water / Force

Site Elements

People

Train / Tram / Cars

Road / Transportation Infrastruc-

Wax

Above ground train rails

Buildings

Void

River / Water path

Open public space

Void Network

Green space Container

Car parking

Translation Water was poured into a container where liquid wax was still setting and solidifying. Pouring the water onto the wax forced the wax creates a reaction by which the wax reacts to the forces of the water before solidifying. From here, the understanding of the model making process and the behavior of matters were translated into the site elements. The busy transportations and wide roads could be understood as the force since they form the edge of the park and divides from CBD. 54

Making as Site Analysis

Phase 02.

Site Analysis Drawing to Model Making

Is physial model making able to be a new way of site analysis?

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Site Analysis 01 Drawing into Models

Back to page XX for Translation 01

+ From previous exercise of setting model into the site was unsuccessful, therefore this exercise was started with site analysis to understand the site and make models according to the understanding, i thought in this manner, model will become more usefull design tool, therefore the model was was created according to the diagram..... + Site analysis was done first and diagram was created, model was created according to the diagram however the translation process of diagram into the model, the model is totally different to the diagram....it is actually an new exploration (Has it been influenced from materiality???)

Phase 02.

Site Analysis Drawing to Model Making

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02 Site

Model

Model making according to design hunch

Design Process Site Information

1 Site analysis is considered to observe the flow of

people in the site

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Analytical Diagram The diagram of population flow is created according to the site analysis

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Model Making

Design Concept

3

4

The model is created according to the diagram

The model acts as a representation of design ideas which are generated through the site analysis The existing site condition influenced to model making and generated site specific ideas at this testing, however the model making is not developing the ideas, it became a medium of representation.

The initial design concept is generated

Site Design Idea

Existing site condition _ Boundary between water edge and public open

Existing site condition

Analytical Diagrams

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Birrurang Marr Park Site

Site analysis As it has been learned in previous exercise, the test has been begun with site analysis.

The site is located parallel to the Flinders Street station and there is a bike path along the river so that many cyclists and pedestrians pass through however, the site is only employed for public events for a few times in a year and the large open space has no specific set program and not been consistently actively utilized for daily routine.

Analytical Diagram_01. Population flow

The site investigation considered population flows and an analytical diagram was created. The diagram revealed the site has multiple access points yet there is no set program in a large open space. The large open space adjoins the river edge but the space does not interact with water.

There is a one meter height step between the open space and water edge.

It seems to be dividing the two space.

Initial design concept is derived from

the analytical diagram. The large open space along the water edge can be used more effectively/actively by Introducing the central attraction points or programs. The idea was to soften the hard edge between the two spaces and bring water into the land and also extend the site above the river. The site interacts with water and forms an attraction point to activate the space.

Analytical Diagram_02. Central Attraction Program

Model

.MODEL The model making intended to develop the idea further or discover a new idea through the translation of 2d concept into 3d form. Model was created based on the idea from the analytical diagram. The idea was turned into 3d form with card and foam board which represented idea clearer but it did not develop the idea further. Model making did not work ‘for’ design and became model ‘of ’ design. +The unexpected outcome was not discovered in model making of Test01 and Test 02 +The cardboard model did not work ’for’ design, because the model was fully controlled by the maker so that the model did not cause accidents.

The unexpected outcome of model making was appeared from accidents in the cracking model. The model was difficult to control due to the matter of liquidity.

Analytical Diagram_03 Interaction of water and land

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Site Analysis 02 Mapping into Models 02

Phase 02.

Site Analysis Drawing to Model Making

Random Model making is really hard to translate to site specific ideas, so that this model started to engage with site condition to form a model hence the translation process may become smoother...?

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Site Analysis 03 Model into Site

Phase 02.

Site Analysis Drawing to Model Making

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06 Site 1

Model

Site analysis focused on the edge condition

Site Information

Site Design Idea

Model Making

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Edge condition inform to model making process

Design Concept

3

Series of model were created and unexpected outcome were generated

Train Lines

Green Space

Shaded Site

Under the train rails

Site night view

Public Transportation

Busy Traffics

Wide Roads

Water Pollution_E Coli

Tram Lines

Road

Buildings Site edge condition

Test 06 looked at the site edge condition as main concern according to the site analysis in test 03. It informs to the model making process so that the form relate to the site. The model is abstract form yet the process of translation will be simpler than the test 05.

In test 05, the model was created, understood and then translated to the site. The model making was informed by the model maker and material setups, yet no connection to the site at the making process, therefore the model was purely abstract and the translation of model was not successful. The abstract model functioned as a tool to develop the design concept generator but not the site specific design ideas.

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Model Investigation Compare and Contrast

Making Process / Technique

Model 01.

Model 02.

Model 03.

Model 04.

Model 05.

- Edge was removed after the wax and water were installed - The water level is lower than the wax

- Edge was removed after the wax and water were installed - Wax level is lower than the water so that water push the wax away

Edge

Process Diagram

- Cardbord edge - Set wax within the edge - Water flows over the edge and the wax

Description

- The site sinks in and creates edge - Water flows in to the wax

- The site is extruded higher - No Edge - Water flows over and mix with wax

so that wax flows over the water

Model 06.

Model 07.

Model 08.

Model 09.

Model 10.

-Multi small enter points on the edge - The wax level is higher than the water - The wax did not flow out

- Two enter pointson the edge - The water level is higher than the wax - Water flows into the wax

- Multi small enter points on the edge - The water level is higher than the wax

- Five enter points on the edge - The water level is higher than the wax

- Two side open edges - The water level is higher than the wax - Lots of water flows into the wax

- Water flows into the wax

- Water flows into the wax

Model 11.

- Mesh Edge - The water level is higher than the wax - Water and Wax were poured at same time

- small amount of water flows in

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Unexpected outcome of models Model 01.

Extensions

Internal spaces

Vertical mass

Closed space

Bridge

Plateau

Crossing

Cave

Others

Model 02.

Model 03.

Model 04.

Model 05.

Model 06.

Model 07.

Model 08.

Model 09.

Model 10.

Model 11.

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Study of model qualities and material behaviour

Open / Closed edge

Model 07

Model 08

Model 10

Internal Spaces

Solid

Vertical Mass

Plateau

Internal Spaces

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Proposal according to the study of models

Proposal site edge

People flow in relation to the edge condition

Open space / Vertical space

Extention of the site

New extended edge

understanding of how the unexpected qualities were formed is applied to propose an edge condition on the site. Internal spaces and mass structures were also formed according to the study.

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Exploring ideas through making Open / Closed edge

Site

Proposal Edge 01

Internal Spaces

Solid

Extruded Straight up

Lower the outside

Higher the road side

Higher the water side

The mass can be used as structures but close the internal spaces

Lower the outside, Higher the inside Closed inner spaces are formed by the mass People can walk up on the slope

Lower the water side The view toward the water is clear but the road side is closed

Lower the water side The view toward the road is clear but the side is closed

At this stage, I have tried to employ different technique of model making. It intended to develop the idea which is generated through form emergent model making technique.

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Decision Making

Decision Making

Phase 03.

Decision Making

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Phase 03.

Decision Making

Context Site Land Water

IntegraĆ&#x;on of water and site Access from city Water edge path way

Internal Space / Site divisions

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Mass + Void

Island

Slit

Bridge / JeƩy 01

Bridge / JeƩy 02

Phase 03.

Decision Making

Water path

Water path

Mass Void

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Phase 03.

Decision Making

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Decision Making Design Criteria

Phase 03.

Decision Making

A

Bridge Type 1

B

Bridge Type 2

C

Double JeƩy

D

FloaƟng Land

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Yarra ShuƩle Service_Arrival

ImmigraƟon Museum Yarra ShuƩle Service_Departure

William St Pedestrian Bridge

Ferry Car Park

ObservaƟon Deck

Water Edge Walking Path

Aquarium

King St

Batman Park

Design IteraƟon 01

N

Phase 03.

Decision Making Week 04

A Bridge Type 1

B Bridge Type 2

C

D

Double JeƩy

FloaƟng Land

> ExisƟng site condiƟon > Access to/from context > InteracƟve water edge > JeƩy > Inner land reformaƟon

A

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Design Develop ment

Phase 04.

Decision Development

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Design Development 01 2D Drawing into 3D physical model

Phase 04.

Decision Development

Design Development 02 Zoomed In

Phase 04.

Decision Development

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Design Development 03 Transformation_Continuous Surface

Phase 04.

Decision Development

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Design Development 04 Transformation_Split and Windows

Phase 04.

Decision Development

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Design Development 04 Transformation_ Small Windows

Phase 04.

Decision Development

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Design Development 05 Model Study

Phase 04.

Decision Development

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Small Windows

Large Windows

Splits

Design Development 06 Shadow test and context models

Phase 04.

Decision Development

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Design Development 07 Scale Changes

Model with 1: 500 Site Context

Phase 04.

Decision Development

Model with 1: 20 human model

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Design Development 04 (Week 11)

Design Development 03 (Week 10)

Design Development 02 (Week 09)

Design Development 01 (Mid semester)

Phase 04.

Design Development

After mid semester presentation to the end of Major Project

As I have been exploring and looking for unexpected quality of physical model making to develop the initial design idea, the extension part of Melbourne Aquarium at this stage, mid semester presentation.

After the mid semester presentation will be keep making the models for other parts of design and develop them with unexpected qualities. Due to ‘unexpectedness’ , it is hard to tell what the final design may look like yet intend to show how I developed and achieved to the final design with series of models.

At the same time, the research keep looking for how the unexpectedness be discovered and be applied for design process.

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01 Model on Site different perspective diff. scale + Trying to alocate model on site as making collage and looking the model as real onject on the site + what I was doing was taking the model on site, the model was formed in previous ex so they do not have any connection to the site bring into the site did not reveal to the site, however it was actually a technique to look at the model from different perspective, on site, on different scale(It is important technique to exprole the unexpectedness)

same technique??

collage?

1: 500 model + a doll of 1: 20 was set in model .....model looks totally different the extension of the site looks like a bench

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Conclusion

The abstract model making was useful technique to reveal the design hunch as 3d form and to develop design ideas. Even though the emergent form seems random, it was controlled with materiality and making techniques during the making process. Although the outcomes appear as random and uninformed, these unexpected forms have a certain quality or have details that inform something. How does the model have this hidden meaning in the form of randomness in the details or the material qualities?

The outcome of the model making seems random yet it has been controlled with particular setups and materiality. It is the richness of the model making technique I was exploring. The unexpected and the informal qualities informs design process and generate design ideas. This is ‘Emergent Form’.

Therefore, the materiality of model making is significant for the emergent form.

The emergent form was abstract yet it could be translated to the site specific ideas with linking the site condition to the model making process.

Can the model making technique of emergent form be applied to design other site conditions for other programs? These techniques enabled a generation of site specific design ideas in abstract form.

How can abstract form be developed toward a final design outcome through this specific model making technique of ‘Emergent form’?

Emergent form (process) to just being the final emerged form (finished/processed) (Question for Project B)

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