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Description: The 3 PDF's show rendered images and research into the redesign of the Silkeborg Museum, with 2 sketchup animations on the model as the u3d file i exported from microstation had problems and the model did not appear but only a grey image. Section, site and elevation hav been made in SketchUp with different styles to the model (eg. Sketchy).
The main idea in the posters was keeping it simple and consistant with plain black background and images flowing all in the same direction (vertically) - also having the texts in columns so that it was easier on the eye.

Final rendered images

draft render images

Mockup A1

Sketches and images

The Course of the ramps which will be cut out of the earth leading to the three different caves is a system, which was developed through several unrealised projects such as the Farum City Center and the Herning Export school.

Terrain made in SketchUp using sandbox and adding contour lines to reinforce the idea of terracing.

Rendered Images of Silkeborg Museum

250 words on proposed changes

Light - Amount of sunlight being passed through the roof to create shadows to juxtapose the texture of the walls.
In redesigning the museum I intend to remove the roof and allow in as much natural light as possible with the cast of shadows made from the 3 cave rooms, the effects of the shadows of the vegetation onto the rock walls(paths) which seem to be cut out from the natural environment. Light is very important as Utzon's inspiration came from the caves in China; research on the caves gave me the idea of different amounts of shadow being passed through the rock walls, this is something that i want to capture in my images when rendering.

Natural - Keeping the theme of the "Onion Project" - the addon's will have some sort of organic feel to it, also with blending in with the environment.
Ideas which came to mind in blending the Museum into the existing environment included research on the Grand Canyon (gorges, caves, terracing) and the Hanging Gardens of Babylon ( having nature take its course and taking over the architecture) - in a way representing a lost civilisation. To help aid this lost civilisation I want the rendered images to have a sense of mysteriousness from pictures taken from different angles etc.

10 textures

All the textures will be experimented in the model mainly for the terrain and natural environment in particular, rocky surfaces and surfaces which have moss growing over it to emphasise the idea of "nature taking its course"

Group members

Vincent Lam

Matt Lo

Jahan Faeghi

Andrew Ieong

10 describing words

geometry

subterranean

light

harmony

course

curve

natural

dynamic

circulation

unity

Jorn Utzon Quote

"The museum, which lies in an old garden together with a long building, is formed so that it will not disturb the surroundings, but is oriented completely inward."

- In the magazine Arkitektur DK no. 1, 1964

“It will be with a sense of surprise and a desire to penetrate down into the building that the visitor for the first time sees the three-storey building open beneath him. Unconcerned - by stairs and corridors, which normally disturb - the viewer will glide almost effortlessly down into the museum via the ramp, taking him through the space.Strict geometry will form the basis for a simple constructional shape. The vible curved external surfaces are to be clad with ceramics in strong colors so that the parts of the building emerge like shining ceramic sculptures, and inside the museum will be kept white.”

- Jørn Utzon

http://www.arcspace.com/architects/utzon/silkeborg/ accessed on 6/10/08

250 words on feelings towards SIlkeborg Museum

With research from the library on 2 books:
1) The Utzon Library: Utzon and the new tradition
2) Utzon - inspiration, Vision, Architeecture

My feelings towards this peice of architecture is that the Silkeborg Museum being an art gallery was designed in a way that connected the landscape, artworks, architecture and people so that they would come together as one.

The museum being a subterranean structure also known as the "Onion project" has a cave like character which came from Utzons' visit to Tatung, west of Peking (China). hundreds of Buddha sculptures and other figures which have been carved out of a number of rock caves at the river bed. With many more inspirations from things like the works of Corbusier and the extraordinary caves above ground of the great Iranian ice-houses.

Other things taken into consideration in designing the Musuem was lighting, with empahsis on shadow casts.

In re-designing the model, I will need to put myself in the shoes of Utzon and attempt to get into his mindset through research of what he was doing at the time, such as also designing the Sydney Opoera House, finding similarities in both peices of architecture. Also comparing significant aspects of the Museum such as the spiral ramps to Frank Lloyd Wright's spiral Guggenheim Museum.

Link to site and references

Link for website

http://vincentlam.myhosting247.com/index.html


Links and Books used for research:

Bibliography for assignment 2 - LUIS BARRAGAN – Gilardi House

Research Links:

• http://www.pushpullbar.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=3569&stc=1&d=1126971169
• http://www.ibiblio.org/home/images/2006/barragancasa.jpg

• http://gallery.photo.net/photo/2198544-lg.jpg

• http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-96900174.html


• http://books.google.com/books?id=H2l1cHRu9woC&pg=PT63&lpg=PT63&dq=luis+barragan+house+floor+plans&source=web&ots=d4uy1BOYNI&sig=2T9W-Tr9dvpDsdxPMR6ON-LLNVc&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=5&ct=result#PPT63,M1

• http://asgvis.com/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1 - Vray site for SketchUp

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=veSYl3zcmBs – SketchUp tut – section views

• http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_JiLINIyDtXY/RwxAbwqbdZI/AAAAAAAAADg/iXlsjWXXny8/s400/Francisco_Gilardi_House_02.jpg&imgrefurl=http://arquitecturaitesca.blogspot.com/2007_10_09_archive.html&h=300&w=400&sz=22&hl=en&start=3&um=1&usg=__7yimCF3lX35fHPQfFAQDQ-ijfhc=&tbnid=VJ0VE_XMMEiFCM:&tbnh=93&tbnw=124&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dcasa%2Bgilardi%2Bbarragan%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26rlz%3D1T4ADBR_enAU267AU268%26sa%3DN – gilardi house plans and elevation


• http://earth.google.com/ - site plan for Gilardi house


• http://www.casaluisbarragan.org/fotos/fotoscasa/fachada.jpg - st view photo



3ds max links

http://artist-3d.com/free_3d_models/dnm/model_disp.php?uid=1034&ad=05general_design.php&count=count – lounge chair


http://www.klicker.de/plants.html - trees

http://www.vray-materials.de/all_materials.php

http://cgtextures.com/

Books:

Pauly. Daniele, “Barragan Space and Shadow, Walls and Colour”, Basal; Boston; Berlin, Birkhauser, 2002

Siza. Alvaro, “Barragan The Complete Works”, Rispa Raul (eds), New York, Princeton Architectural Press, 2003

Portugal. S. Armando, “Barragan”, New York, Rizzoli International Publications Inc, 1992

Animation of Gilardi House Pool

3ds Max recreated images

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