Frances Przybylski: April 2009

Monday, April 27, 2009

Electroliquid Aggregation task

Dividing a space either through levels or compartments should eventually lead to a common area where all interrelations can be uncovered. At the same time, the occupant should remain at a level of which they feel most comfortable.

Homework task from lecture # 7

I have chosen this image from the students master thesis in the slideshow due to a couple of qualities it possesses relating to light and space that relate directly to the laboratory space I have created for Jacques-Yves Cousteau. This image depicts the power of natural light when directed through a shaft into a space. Similarly in my design I have both a large window and open roof directing a similar quality of natural light into the laboratory space. My client, as a marine biologist would spend a significant amount of time surrounded by nature and would therefore feel the need to conserve the environment. The use of natural light, rather than artificial reduces strain that may be placed on the environment from the creation of unnatural sources of light. The light also opens up the space, bringing an element of beauty to it. This is similar to that referred to in my quote from Cousteau about the ship recks opening up the further down one explores.

Development of my meeting space

These are images illustrating my intial ideas for the meeting space for my two clients. The design is organised to allow Albert Nobel to keep his valued personal space whilst still communicating with Jacques-Yves Cousteau.

This space was developed from the following parallel projection:

Intial Experimentation with developing Axonometrics in Unreal Editor

This is the axonometric the unreal editor piece was based on

This is an attempt at creating Jacque Costeau's lab on the cliff face. I was experiencing difficulty with my graphics and hence there is no sky image.

This is the axonometric it the unreal editor piece was based on

This was an attempt at excavating a space behind the cliff face for Alfred Nobel, from this I learnt the importance of overlapping shapes so that other parts of the structure can be accessed.

Sunday, April 19, 2009

Axonometrics- Alfred Nobel

Alfred Nobel

“The said interest shall be divided into five equal parts, which shall be apportioned as follows: one part to the person who shall have made the most important discovery or invention within the field of physics; one part to the person who shall have made the most important chemical discovery or improvements; one part to the person who shall have made the most important discovery within the domain of physiology or medicine; one part to the person who shall have produced in the field of literature the most outstanding work of an idealistic tendency; and one part to the person who shall have done the most or best work for fraternity among nations, for the abolition or reduction of standing armies and for the holding and promotion of peace congresses.”

Axonometrics- Jacques-Yves Cousteau

Jacques-Yves Cousteau-
"On the bottom, the wrecks eventually open up and are covered by mud..."

Monday, April 6, 2009

Experiment Two- excercise for wk 1

Keith Campbell- “Cloning offers a lot of benefits. I'd just like to see some of them put into practice. I hope that we manage to get there, and improve the quality of life for a lot more people.” Campbell, Keith interview by Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, 22^nd June 2001. http://www.mblwhoilibrary.org/services/lecture_series/campbell/

Jacques-Yves Cousteau-

- "On the bottom, the wrecks eventually open up and are covered by mud," he said. "After a few centuries, you can spot them only by seeing the tips of the necks of amphora sticking up above the sands or by a few artifacts scattered around on the bottom."

Schiefelbein, Susan. “ Saccage: learning the lessons of Jacques Cousteau.(OCEANS & COASTS)(destruction of coastlines).” The American Prospect vol 20, issue 2 (19.12.2008), http://www.library.unsw.edu.au/cgi-bin/Data/db.cgi?db=fulltexttest&uid=default&view_records=1&url=http://www.infotrac.galegroup.com/itw/infomark/1/1/1/purl=rc11_EAIM_0__sn+1049-7285++and+vo+19+and+iu+12+and+sp+A7+and+au+Schiefelbein?sw_aep=unsw&Address=http://www.infotrac

Alfred Nobel- “The said interest shall be divided into five equal parts, which shall be apportioned as follows: one part to the person who shall have made the most important discovery or invention within the field of physics; one part to the person who shall have made the most important chemical discovery or improvements; one part to the person who shall have made the most important discovery within the domain of physiology or medicine; one part to the person who shall have produced in the field of literature the most outstanding work of an idealistic tendency; and one part to the person who shall have done the most or best work for fraternity among nations, for the abolition or reduction of standing armies and for the holding and promotion of peace congresses.”
- David Schelle for Delta County Schools. "Alfred Nobel(1833-1896) August 1998". http://www.hotchkiss.k12.co.us/HHS/nobelnov/home.htm (accessed April 5, 2009)

Wednesday, April 1, 2009

Final Model Images

Final Material Selection:

Fiona Hall- Vessel

Materials: glass, steel, concrete.

I have chosen these materials for my final design in order to capture light within the vessel without the space being too bright and glary for the artist to work in.The glass is transparent and has wonderful reflective qualities and also enables Fiona Hall to view her surroundings (a very important part of her work as she is inspired by nature).

Rosalie Gascoigne- Plot

Materials: glass, steel, compacted rubble, concrete and wood

I have chosen these materials for Rosalie Gascoignes studio for a number of reasons. I chose glass to assist in letting natural light into the space through the glass side shafts as Gascoigne is concerned about environmental impacts. I chose glass treads for the stairs as they allow one to see glimpes of what may lie ahead as they follow the "plot" into the bottom workshop space. The compacted rubble surrounds the shafts to hold the structure in place. I used wood because of Gascoigne's love of the material, which she also often incoporates into her work. The concrete has been used to create platforms and partitions illustrating the unpredictable nature of a plot.