Idea behind my design: "Jacques Herzog stated that this building will reinterpret the essence of Tropical Modernism, and it somehow reminds me of the modern movement in Brazil, with raw structures providing shade, while containing smaller enclosing sub-elements. The slabs stand over a set of irregular columns, giving a sense of a precarious equilibrium. These columns also cast different shadows, giving more character to the facade."
Close up on the first floor
Close up on the second floor
The idea behind my design reflects those of the Bird's Nest. I have not covered the whole building with an outer structural element, but rather revealing only part of it, giving the building a very raw taste, almost like stripping down the building. Like the bird's nest there are 2 structural elements; an internal one and external one.
Planar view
Close up from above
Structural details on the side
Augmented Reality Demo:
Marker Ideas:
Shows Environment
Shows building/habitat
Shows structural elements
Animation showing the different elements
Section 1
Section 2
The reason why I found this piece of Augmented Reality so inspiring and interesting is because of it's real time interactivity and animation. The fact that the animation was based on the interactivity from the user and being able to return that information back in real-time was what amazed me the most.
Draft Spore Creature 1: This odd creature was created with the notion of infusing a bird with it's nest. I even considered the skin colour and textures. The joints of the bird on the outside are reflective of an outer structure and the body of the bird is like the interior/central structure. The use of feathers are ornamentation and add some character to the creature.
Draft Spore Creature 2: This creature was created with the notion of "soccer pitch" creature. I have used the the legs as structural elements as well as trying to reflect the look of a soccer pitch.I kept the central body flat and rectangular to reflect that of the soccer pitch and I rounded the tail to mimic the shape of a soccer ball and also coloured it to make it look like one. The vertical elements on the side are like a structural elements and can even be thought of like the stands/seats.
Draft Spore Creature 3: This creature was was created with the notion of "levels", hence the horizontal elements branching in different directions. I also kept in mind the vertical and horizontal elements, having one central vertical elements with rounded supports and horizontal elements coming out different sides of the central structure. I tried to make this creature to be very "raw".
2 Developed Spore Creatures + 2 Chosen Paper Models:
Cirodorn: Spore Creature 1: Developed bird like creature, derived from the draft spore creature 1. Idea was based on the "Bird's Nest" and hence creating a bird like creature. Green skin colour was used to camouflage with it's natural habitat. Most of the strength comes from the base of the creature (ie the feet). It also has the ability to fight, but not a very aggressive creature.
Verizon: Spore Creature 2: Developed from draft spore creature 3. Creature is tall, and very noticeable. I have implemented the, tall physique, spiked tail and a yellow skin colour to make him very prominent and noticeable. I used a striped skin colour/texture. The creature is very much focused on horizontal and vertical elements (in it's physique).
Ultimatos: The ultimate survival animal. Creature was based on a dragon. Fin on the back good for swimming and maneuvering.Creature has wings, hence also allowing it to fly. It's claws are sharp and therefore helping him grasp and kill his prey easily. There is also a horn on his head, this is used for defensive purposes as well as offensive purposes.
Grassy: Stealthy creature, blends in with grass and surroundings. The creature is a bug like creature, and is quite defenseless. It's body has parts similar to those of the surrounding environment such as grass and leaves.It's skin colour and texture also help it to blend in even further with the grass environment.
Cyclops: Although it only has one eye, it is very intelligent and where it can't see itself from behind he can protect himself with his tail. The idea of "behind the scene" support. This creature has green skin and this helps it hide in the environment. Although the creature appears very intimidating, it is actually not a violent creature, unless defending itself.
3 Extra buildings designed by Herzog & De Meuron
"The Bird's Nest" was designed by Herzog & De Meuron for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China. The stadium is officially known as the Beijing National Stadium, but due to the structural shape of the stadium it was giving the name, "The Bird's Nest." The building consists of two independent structures, a red concrete seating bowl and the outer steel frame.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beijing_National_Stadium
"St. Jakob Park" was designed by Herzog & De Meuron. It like the Bird's Nest is also a Stadium. It is a football/soccer stadium. It is the home stadium to FC Basel (Soccer team). It has a capacity of 48,512, but can seat more if more seats are added and there is less space between each seat.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Jakob_Park
"1111 Lincoln Road" was designed by Herzog & De Meuron in collaboration with other architects. It is a retail and residential building. At the bottom of the building is where the retail section of the building exists. Above the stores are the car parks and residential area. The structure itself is mainly constructed with concrete and glass.
http://www.dezeen.com/2008/03/23/1111-lincoln-road-by-herzog-de-meuron/
