WEAVING

Potentials Submission
Part 4 of 4

My final process was weaving. I elongated my module and sliced off the flat side of it, and then laid copies along side each other so that some parts of each were 'spooned' by the others (I think they look quite a lot like spoons actually...). I think it looks quite dynamic and exciting - like a rush of blood or a swish of fabric. Rather than interpret this as a space within my house, I think I might adopt these shapes, loosely, into the spatial layout of the house.

PACKING

Potentials Submission
Part 3 of 4

After repeating and tesselating my module in different planes, I then layered these planes together so that each plane interlocked with the next (this is shown in the first two images). While experimenting with the opacity of the materials, I found that delicate patterns were created when the modules were quite transparent. The patterns created have depth but are also geometric graphics and in that sense are quite two dimensional. Amongst the shadows, there are repeating curved elements that resemble the undulations in the site's contour lines. The final image shows how these relate. I think that I will use these images as section cuts or plan images, and extract some of the shapes and layers into my designs that follow.

TILING

Potentials Submission
Part 2 of 4

Here I split my module into it's component prisms (which are almost identical and therefore modules themselves). I then aligned them to form a square in plan, which I then repeated (you can see this in the first image). Beautiful wrinkled (if I do say so myself!) textures are created in this plane - it looks like waves or some kind of puckered skin. To give it more depth, I pulled some of the prisms out at varying depths (images 4 to 6 show this). The lightly gridded and fractured surface in the final image suggests ice floes. The deeper prisms below the ice-like surface look like they could be some kind of vertical transportation, waiting to slot back into the grid.

At the moment I am unsure how I might use these images. I like the way that they relate to the cold and harsh environment on Bruny Island (though there is no ice that I know of there!), and perhaps this is a pattern that I could use within my house as a structural framework or textured surface of some kind.

SPIRALING

Encircling, protection, expansion

Touch, femininity, impermanance

Three inhabitants, three places together

Potentials Submission Part 1 of 4

I took my module and sliced it into ribbons, repeating, twisting and overlapping these in different arrangements. In this exploration, groups of three became obvious - three white 'hills' as well as three loops. Given that my clients are a family of three, this seemed appropriate, and the images (particularly the last few) suggest a way to provide both separation and unity. I am also interested in exploring the looped ribbon shapes as some kind of sheltering element or perhaps a tactile effect. The pinks and reds that I have used suggest warmth and richness - I will consider using these colours within the house to create intensity.

Spiraling Renders

These are renders of 'spiraling' - rather than a large scale arrangement, the module is sliced up and spiraled in on itself. I really liked these particular images, because I think that they give a sense of the original module (as shown in the model photos).

Preliminary Renders

These are a few of the renders that I have done so far - my favourite is the red one. The first and third are my attempt at 'packing', and the second is a kind of spiraling.

Module Model

Here are some pics of my module model - I made it by laminating sheets of balsa together and sanding/carving them down. Fits nicely in my hand!

My clients are Andrew Denton and Jennifer Byrne, and the module is inspired by a few things about them: their contrasting private/public personae, and subsequent need for both social and secluded places, and some sort of sensuality that I see in them...