Digital Design - Module 01 Semester 1, 2020 Yuwen Xiao
(964557) Siavash Malek studio 5
Week One
Reading: Zeara Polo, A. 2010. Between Ideas and Matters.
According to Zeara-Polo, the diagram does not play a representational role in the design process but provides an organisational and can have a performative quality depending on how it is deployed. Explain how Diagram is different from Signs and Symbols? (100 words Maximum)
The Sign and Symbol in diagram has no relative to the form and its content. They are belong to the formal existing representational of dynamic objects but do not provide the material and relationship between form and contents. Diagram is a tool to describes the relationships and prescribes the performances is space, which is the analysis for the portential activity in space, difine the exact level of knowledge and determination, explain concepts of architect.
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Week One
Precedent Analysis [Top View] The overlapping petal shelter has two kinds of shape and was lifted up one by one in order, supported by modular skeleton structure and carbon pole.
[Perspective View] Two colours are using to distinct the turf and timber deck. The gap between timber are represented by dark line. The modular skeleton and columns are observed using same material therefore using reflected metal black. [Elevation View] See the level diffreciate between the petal to create dynamic to represent the tree.
Mairs, Jessica. 2020. “Amanda Levete’s Forest-Like Mpavilion Opens In Melbourne”. Dezeen. https://www.dezeen. com/2015/10/05/amanda-levete-architects-mpavilion-queen-victoria-gardens-melbourne-australia-fibreglass-forestpetals/.
The image in precedent study indicate the detail relationship between each petal panels. How much hight difference between each other? How many columns their supported by? How much area in terms of nagetive space and overlapped area?
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[Elevation View] See the detail relationship between the modular rib structure eg. the superposition
Week Two
Reading: Hertzberger H. 2005. The in-between and The Habitable Space Between Things, from Lessons for Students in Architecture. Herzberger discusses how design should not be extreme in its functionality. Use your precedent study to explain how the pavilion allows for an appropriation of use. (100 words Maximum)
The 2015 Mpavillion by Amanda Levete Architects has a blurred inside-outside definition of space, and offers a free, unlimited large space without any barrier that invite visitors from any directions and have a free movement. Such design concept also create a sense of freedom that diverse the range of activities that visitor are free to have any social communication. The unclearly-defined boundary of pavillion involves the light change, sense of transition that vaguely define the function of space. As a result, it creates a flexible, fluidity circulation.
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Week Two
Isometric
MPavillion 2015 by Amanda Levete Architect
The South-West view point was chosen because it is the bet point of view showing the multiple entrance&exit, different density in layout of translucent panel and its modular supporters, as well as the up and down of patels. The pavillion consist by triangular turf and wood decking at the ground, carbon fibre rods and metal boxes(seats) at the middle, modular skeletons and petal shelters at the top to form a space that resembles trees and their foliage and the bower they create in the context of forest. Therefore in modelling this pavillion, it was necessary to subdivide into four sections. When modelling each layer, it requires to finished each individual component perfectly(since they are centro-symmetric) before duplicate them then finally adjust the hight according to architecture drawing and image provided. Since the boundary of the architecture is unclearly-defined, the thrshold can be learnt through the materials changed at ground, density changed of the petal shelter, and the layout of the columns. The structure design of the architecture reflects the main concept of the architect, which provide a large communal space without any barrier or wall that create the zoning of the space, inviting visitors from any directions. In addition, the change of gap and transparency in terms of panel involves multiple degree of light & shadow, which is the characteristic to “resemble the tree�. Furthermore, when making a diagram of model, it requires to adjust the lineweight carefully to ensure the structure of pavillion shows clearly meanwhile does not affect the understanding of structure component.
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Week Two Diagrams
The structure design provide the density change of shadow meanwhile provide a oarge opening space.
Circulation
Threshold
As this pavillion is a open space which has unclear-defined multiple entrance and exit. Visiotors are offered open access via deck floor in four direction(NE, NW, SW, SE). The argest open area is at the North. The purple line shows the abstract peaple flow and formed a attraction point at the centre of deck.
As The architect’s idea is intended to create a “bosket in a garden”, MPavillion appears to be blended into the surrounding lawn, as the shelter and columns are expand toward the “outer zone”, therefore the boundary is unclear. The threshold can be defined by materials using at ground. The turf in the same shape as centre deck play as transition zone toward the public lawn. The density variable of the panel creats different level of shadow area also can be defied as the threshold, which from public(grass without translucent shelter) to the zone with three leaves panels. (low density), toward the zone completely covered by 6 leaves panel.
The circulation within this space was affected and guided by the carbon columns, shelter and the box icon at the centre. It leads visitor stay at the centre area which has strong shadow and exporing or rest at the centre rather than pass straight away. Therefore the circular shape was formed.
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Appendix
Process
Draw the triangle/hexagon according to the architecture plan. Found the angle relationship is equilateral triangle.
extend the line through 120 degree
“BlendCrv”
“Trim” the unwantede curv then join
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Appendix Process
Import the architecture drawing of the pavillion and set out its direction
Start finding the layout relationship between each individual module. placing the linework using the quater-point of circle onside the architecture plan.
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Appendix
Process
Duplicate and layout the linework accoring to the architecture plan. using the centre point of the circle makesure that each individual module is overlapped.
When drawing the skeleton of the supporter, need to consider the centre point of the canopy drawn before, ensure that each individual is coincide
Using the 360 degree VR provided at the MPavillion Official site, finding the exactly relationship and variation of the architecture’s height.
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Appendix Process
Change the height of each individual module of petal and allocate them according to their height, which provide effeciency for the future work.
Layout the columns and floor according to the VR website. FInding the exactly material change and the pattern of the ground. Note that the columns are usually set at the gap between the triangular deck.
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Appendix Process
Draw the pattern of the petal panel.
Set the sunlight at 10am, finding the variation of shadow of the architecture.
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