Thursday, May 31, 2012

TREEHUT


DEVELOPMENT



FINAL
Plan View

Section view

I have pushed the boundaries of the funtionality and the needs for a treehut and escaped from the traditional small scaled, child-like or immature build and evolved into a more public and open architecture which harmonises with open space and nature flawlessly. 

I have designed and developed my treehut so it functions like an open recreation park rather than a small scaled room. Therefore, my treehut has no windows and involves just doors which simply allows users to enter in and out the closed-space.
  
My treehut is clearly divided into two different components where the actual tree is involved in creating a piece of architecture and panels of walls and columns supporting each other creating indoor space but is no different to outdoor. By creating the walls which embraces the tree glass, it allows users to experience the feeling of high ground and yet feel safe as well.The closed space in front of the tree set is completely open yet closed; providing privacy and freedom simultaneously.






WEEK TWO

LECTURE
 
BIM is?
Building Information Modelling.

BRANZ stands for?
Building Research Association of New Zealand.


What percentage of respondents in the New Zealand National BIM Survey use ArchiCad?
37%


Template files are like...?
Empty template files with all the presets that fits users' needs.


What was the software Gehry's office used more commonly used for?
Engineering Fighter Jets.


What software do we have that allows similar forms?
CAD


What colour is the surface of the Museum?
The material of the museum is light reflective due to its titanium element which reacts with oxygen in the air to form an oxide layer that reflects light. This results the light to appear as a golden yet grey/indigo palette. 


What is Cognitive Surplus?
The ability of world's population to volunteer, to contribute and to collaborate on large or global projects. 


What is the difference between the 20th century media and 21st century media?
Drawing to Digital. The ability to share and create has evolved rather than plainly consume. Also, the quality of expression and design has accelerated.


What is design generosity?
The importance of the motivation behind us to design something.

What are social constraints?
lacking originality and being pushed back and getting controlled and limited due to society’s expectations and values. However, the society constraints operate without contract, giving us more freedom.


What is Communal value?
Values created by participants in the community for each other to follow.


What is Civic value?
Individual human rights.

Links
http://www.archicadwiki.com/FrontPage
http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/en/clay_shirky_how_cognitive_surplus_will_change_the_world.html

http://www.graphisoft.co.nz/
http://www.cadimageworld.com/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhRYMAIM1xw&feature=related

http://www.google.co.nz/search?q=greglyn+teapot%5C&hl=en&rls=com.microsoft:enus&prmd=imvns&source=lnms&tbm=isch&ei=cG2pT52zNqTwmAXg8ODhBA&sa=X&oi=mode_link&ct=mode&cd=2&ved=0CCsQ_AUoAQ&biw=1143&bih=811
http://www.suckerpunchdaily.com/2010/03/01beinecke-extension/

Reference - Wikipedia

WEEK ONE

LECTURE
 
How many pieces of technology do you use?
Countless!

What are the different types of computer packages an Architect might use?
Adobe, Autodesk, ArchiCAD, AutoCAD, Sketchup, Rhino and more.


How many places are portrayed in Cisco's RPS? 
17 places


What does Rosedale think he can solve with more technology?
He believes people have no direct access to our physical world other than through our senses. With more modern technology, he believes the alienation between people can be improved. 


When was the IBM Complex designed?
Founded in NY, U.S. June 16th 1911 by Thomas J. Watson.


What is raydiosity?
An application of the finite element method to solving the rendering equation for scnes with purely diffuse surfaces


What is a graphic interface?
A type of 'user interface' which allows users to interact with electronic devices using images rather than text commands. 


What is additive colour?
Where colour is created by mixing the visible light emitted from differently coloured light sources. This is evident in computer screens, televisions and therefore Second Life. 


What is subtractive colour?
Colours where light is removed from various part of the visible spectrum to create colours - CMYK


Links
http://video.pbs.org/video/1402987791/
http://web.mit.edu/~ericr/Public/S4SL/
http://www.youtube.com/watch? feature=endscreen&v=ZxSCNOg8TXA &NR=1

http://www.ted.com/talks/beau_lotto_optical_illusions_show_how_we_see.html

Reference - Wikipedia