Friday, October 24, 2008
Monday, October 13, 2008
bus shelter!
Hello all! Our assignment this time around was to individually create a bus shelter. Mine is located on Tate street in Greensboro. It is right next to a brick and marble art museum and across from a church. It is on the edge of UNCG, which has predominately brick buildings.
^I played with different forms and came up with the above one. It had lots of traits that the buildings around it have. It seemed like a little much, though, so I simplified it to the design below.
The two pictures below are my Material Investigation for my shelter. I decided to name my design the Vernacular Umbrella. Vernacular means I am taking materials from the structures and environment around me and incorporating them into my design. That is what I decided to do with my bus shelter in order to make it cohesive with its surroundings. Since UNCG and the buildings surrounding the shelter site are mainly brick, I decided to make the shelter brick. Also, there is marble in part ofthe design of the museum next to the site. It is a beautiful material and I didn't want to turn down the chance to use it. The seats and roof are marble and the rest is brick.
Making models always takes longer than I think. The studio should start charging rent--most of us feel like we live there. No complaints, though. It's a fun experience. Below is the beginning of my model. The part being made now is brick.
The marker on the wood below makes the structure look a little more like brick.
The finished product is below. When veiwed from the side it mimics an umbrella. I thought that was appropriate since it is an immediate protection of the elements, just like an umbrella. Overall, I am proud of my work and the simple yet well thoughtout structure that I have created.
^I played with different forms and came up with the above one. It had lots of traits that the buildings around it have. It seemed like a little much, though, so I simplified it to the design below.
The two pictures below are my Material Investigation for my shelter. I decided to name my design the Vernacular Umbrella. Vernacular means I am taking materials from the structures and environment around me and incorporating them into my design. That is what I decided to do with my bus shelter in order to make it cohesive with its surroundings. Since UNCG and the buildings surrounding the shelter site are mainly brick, I decided to make the shelter brick. Also, there is marble in part ofthe design of the museum next to the site. It is a beautiful material and I didn't want to turn down the chance to use it. The seats and roof are marble and the rest is brick.
Making models always takes longer than I think. The studio should start charging rent--most of us feel like we live there. No complaints, though. It's a fun experience. Below is the beginning of my model. The part being made now is brick.The seats below are marble.
The finished product is below. When veiwed from the side it mimics an umbrella. I thought that was appropriate since it is an immediate protection of the elements, just like an umbrella. Overall, I am proud of my work and the simple yet well thoughtout structure that I have created.
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Une Table de Salon using charcoal
Here is a chinese-inspired coffee table that I found online. The reason I decided to draw this one is because the curves would be challenging, yet, if done right, rewarding. I think I shaded them pretty well....but there is always room for improvement!!
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