Lumion Stills: Exterior

Spiralling hallways bridge the faculty's different spaces, thus achieving the goal set out in my theory of creating "seamless, sinuous connections between spaces". The organic shapes which make up the building's form have been chosen so that the building's geometry gives the viewer a reminder of shapes found in nature, thereby achieving a connection between the urban, built environment and natural forms.  

Link to Lumion Environment: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zipqQsCxdH1mm7NUWLJD7upVUjNqS8Fu/view?usp=sharing

Lumion Stills: Interior (Final Submission)

Studios: 

Workshops: 

Staff Area:

Computer Lab and Study Area:

A modern university faculty has increasingly less need for books to be stored on campus, as students turn to journal articles and books which have online versions. Instead of a library being required for research, it is now a place for students to study using their own devices or a place for students to meet and collaborate on group assessments. 

For an architecture faculty, it is important that all students are able to access computers which are powerful enough to run the required software. 

Gallery:

The faculty doesn't have a single gallery space. Rather, it has spiralling 'hallways' which act as the bridge to connect parts of the faculty. Display cases and artwork can be placed in these spiral connections. In this way, students and faculty members alike can be inspired as they move from space to space throughout their day. 

Lecture Theatre: 

Peer Evaluations

Moving Element 2

The second moving element blends the boundaries between interior and exterior, and also between urban and natural environments, as per my theory. The movement of this element is created by the growth and changing appearance of plants and flowers in a vertical garden. 

The GIF below shows the growth of plants in the second moving element through the course of the first year of the building's use. With the changing seasons, different plants will flower so that the colours and appearance of the vertical garden change throughout the year. 

The vertical garden is visible from the majority of the faculty's studio spaces. This gives students and staff the feeling of being connected with the building's natural surroundings so that there is no defined separation between interior and exterior. 

View of Garden From Studio, Autumn

View of Garden From Studio, Spring

View of Garden From Studio, Summer

Moving Element 1

The first moving element is the student common area. It moves on tracks to follow the path of the sun, allowing students to experience the outside weather patterns and passage of time whilst they are inside the building. Per my theory, there needs to be a co-existence between interior and exterior spaces, which is achieved through the movement of this element according to the sun and time of day. 

GIF/Diagrammatic Representation of Movement:

The photos below were captured in Lumion to show the different positions of the common area and the views from inside at different times of day. 

Morning:

Midday:

Afternoon:

Evening:

Lumion Progress Shots 2

Interior of Computer Lab

Exterior Shot of Computer Lab

36 Movement Textures

LINEAR:

ROTATIONAL:

SCALAR:

SURGE:

UNINHIBITED:

EVOLVING:

3 Chosen Textures to add to my model:

I applied the spiral 'surge' texture to my model, designed as a carpet material for the lecture theatre. 

I added the scalar texture as a feature wall in the student common area: 

I used the linear texture as a fabric covering for the couch in the library and computer area of the building.