Design portfolio charley

Portfolio: Searching For A Solution Architecture is not simply building, it is much more of something else.

Well Is it‌ Art?

Or

Frames & Structures?

Plans & Sections?

Morphological Mappings?

Collage of ideas/pictures/stories/philosophies?

Implementation of imaginations?

Student: Student Number: Tutor: Class: Discipline:

Yicheng Han (Charley) 834659 Lyle Talbot Thursday Morning Architecture

Landforms & Sculptures?

Site – Exploration & Investigation

History: From a lake to Concrete Lawn

Circulation & Surrounding Context

Frames & Grid – Attempt 1 Think: What purpose? A dwelling? A museum atrium? A practical attempt of resolving forces through materials and structures? A step taken of not throwing away mailed advertisements?

Understanding & Outcome:

• Recycled base is unsolid and unreliable.

• Very accurate measurements of cutting angles are needed.

• Metal strings are very hard to implement, especially it was considered beyond decoration but a support of forces.

• Expected outcome could not be reached, this model was abandoned.

Sky

Spectacle

Ground

• Reviewing lecture proved helpful.

• The idea of multiplication of one dimensional units inspired me.

• I thought: frame is the multiplication or repetition in a sense, and structure is to put planes of frames together.

Frames & Grid – Attempt 2 • This structure is a combination of 3 planes: Sky, Spectacle & Ground.

• Consecutively, the number of beams increase from sky to Ground.

• Sky symbolises freedom – fewest beams.

• Spectacle symbolises world – several beams that protect people while allowing them to see clearly their surroundings.

• Ground symbolises a solid foundation – many beams uniformly constructed.

Landforming – Extrusions & Subtractions

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A park/children – adult playground.

A discussion of colours, a geometrical conflict and harmonisation.

Sculptural & Functional.

Ideas were generated from triangles, bus stations and seating platforms.

Assemblage – New perspective, New Perception *Rethink: what is frame & structure? What is landform?

• Frame is also a collage of colours.

• Landform does not have to be a place for human experience, it can be simple sculpture that does not make the least sense.

This model is inspired by the idea of interference, that landform and structures and frames encroach on each other’s territory.

Debate: A desperate struggle, when the pigeon fell onto his lap, inked in its blood, carrying a message, the war is coming. That night he went to the prophecy, it said that a distant foreign nation encroaches on his empire, their men are covered in steel, wielding swords enchanted with fire. They burn down villages, leaving the windmill spinning alone by itself, they conquer the cities, throwing his people in the fire of hell. “And you, my lord,” said the prophet “You are chosen to be our hero. Lead us to a certain death but a victorious one.”

Superimposition

Collage

Experience Collage & Materials (Metal)

Final Project - Starting Over Rethink: How? What? So?

All my ideas started from “Frame: a multiplication of 1 – dimensional units”.

Then towards function, then think what is Union Lawn, what will it be if amendment occur?

Should we retain its original character/functions?

Final Project

Trimmed meadow ground was added to the bare concrete grounds.

The material is switched from metal to timber.

Centric/symbolistic sculpture in the middle while the rest of the landscape is divided into three sections, all provide both seating & fun – walking opportunities for socialising purposes.

Park Plan

After careful considerations, I concluded that it was unnecessary to draw sections, for that elevation shows the most information and is clearest in its expressions of objects.

Section - Experience