3D Modelling Progress

My time has mostly been spent on fixing up the model to a finished product including modelling all of the stairs where the slope is too steep for a ramp, and ensuring glass railings line the sides of the green roof.   I've also been playing with rendering programs after taking my model from rhino into Sketchup.  Below are a couple of test renders that i've been working on.

There's a lot of post processing work to be done on photoshop, but i'm pretty happy with how the views turned out.  I've also been working on pulling out some elevation and section renders, which are below.

 Perspective Sections

Section

Eastern Elevation

Western Elevation

Northern Elevation

Once again, lots of photoshop work to be done on these drawings

I've spent a bit of time thinking about diagrams as well, although none have really been resolved well enough to be uploaded.

Design Development

 A lot of time has been spent working on the model, separating it all into layers for later rendering, working on floor plate definition and modelling the living machine tanks and pipes.  There has also been a stairway added from the top of the research facilities building to the top of the cliffs, meaning the entire way can be traversed on foot.  I think that I actually really like the view from Bowen terrace at the top of the cliff, as the building just sticks out, raising questions of what is beyond sight.  A glass atrium has been added to the waterfront structure as well, which will flood the cafe and exhibition area with natural light, and the 2nd level floor plate has been recessed to further this open, light environment.

I've spent a fair bit of time working out the ground plan, creating an emphasis on the the pathway through the complex.  It's 5 metres wide at its thinnest, which I think is plenty of room to accommodate cyclists and pedestrians.  It also steps in towards the entrances of the buildings to lead the users into the facilities.  Bench seating, tree's and planter boxes will all be added, and a projector will focus on the upper half of the public buildings wall inside the passageway. 

DESIGN DEVELOPMENT

CONCEPT SKETCH

SPATIAL ADJACENCIES

PATHS OF MOVEMENT

ROOF PLAN

DESIGN DEVELOPMENT

From last week the design was tweaked with the aim of creating a traversable surface connecting the HWS with the top of the cliffs.  The 30metre upwards climb to the top of the cliffs meant it was impossible to do without the use of lifts.  The design has been re-focused on the original concept of vines, taking on a more organic, winding form.  The undulating green roofs are all habitable and paths will be included to promote this.

Green curtain walls have been added to both sides to create an exciting space inside the building forms, with natural light shining in from above and being filtered from the sides.  The aim is for the user to feel surrounded and immersed by nature and biomimicry.  There are now 3 building forms; the tallest one against the cliffs will contain the scientific research labs, the middle one will be the public library, and the waterfront structure will house the foyer, cafe, biomimicry exhibition centre and public lecture theatre.

The box on the waterfront will be developed into a tidemill that harvests energy from the ebbs of the tide.  This energy will be used primarily for pumping the water through the living machine systems (yet to be modelled).

GREEN CURTAIN WALLS

Presentation

Biomimicry Elements