Friday, April 25, 2008

Project 2: Minima (30%)


Concept Map:



Final Design:








Waterfront Environment Analysis:





Poster 2:




Floor Plan:




Functions:





1. Cooking:







Water Tank:




Shower & Toilet





Sleeping Arrangement:






Fold-down Bed:






Eating & Study Arrangement:





The Model:



Groups

by the way, who doesn't have a group yet?

Tablinum posters

This is my tablinum poster. I thought this project was pretty interesting, I think we'll all be well versed in minimal spaces by the time this course is over, I guess its where the world is headed in terms of architecture and population etc.

The following is my Tablinum posters. I felt my ideas were underdeveloped, however given that we had a week, and one tute to do this project in it went alright
.FYI: I wouldn't layout your sketches in a circular fashion, put it in the conventional left to right up to down fashion. Something I was told in critique.

Minima

Hey guys, the following is my minima project posters. Its been really good looking at all your projects as you only see 4 or 5 in the review. Its amazing how far we've all come from first year, got a long way yet. Anyway I began my minima concept based on my measurements and the area that I had chosen. I also looked around at some minimal architecture that had already been built. I began by taking a basic shape, and then creating voids to mould the interior space into a practical, usable and minimal space.

I ended up making my model out of perspex, although originally my plan was to create it out of wire and then have a sail type material stretches over it. I built the wire frame, although the sail idea looked shocking and was far more difficult to execute than anticipated. I find the model is always the c
hallenges, as you can create any crazy outlandish design on paper, but when it comes to making the model its a bit of trial and error.

Sorry about my banter, I'll post the first project after this.

minima final



Thursday, April 24, 2008

Minima - Tom Nalder

This assignment, whilst enjoyable, posed many challenges for us. Overall I was pleased with my final design which originated from an octagonal shape. I chose to make my model a dissection model so that that the full shape of the capsule could be visualised.














Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Minima Final Posters

Minima Final Posters


These are my two final posters, the background colour scheme I chose as a reflection of the textures, and material used in the building.
and my idea of minima was based heavily around the concept of one person, and they're dimensions, whilst still being useable.

Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Minimal Space - Design Innovation

Taken from BPN Building Products News, April 2008 Volume 44, Number 3.

Minima - Coreena Cleland





Monday, April 21, 2008

Tom Archer Minima Final

This is my final layout of my minima project. I have slightly altered it based on the feedback I got after my review. Just had to make it more clear that it floats on water and that the floor moves up and down based on the tide.

MINIMA-Final

Here is the process of final design. I used cubic facades to control the movement of curve shape.
I tried to give the sense of dynamic inside too, so I designed curve partitions to create slow movement inside the Minima.

Sunday, April 20, 2008

Deakin in the news - MABEL


Taken from BPN Building Products News, April 2008, Volume 44, Number 3, pg 9.

MINIMA



MINIMA


Initial ideas and concepts, to reduce spaces, allow movement and circulation and storage and there conjecture.









Taking the ideas above and developing them into an actual form in which to further develop



















The final combination of the three ideas, using a double level design to minimize horizontal size. It works in a fan like system all accessories branching from a common point. the employment of a vertical shaft to minimize space for circulation.











Minima - concept and design

Here are my final posters for project 2. 'Minima'. Located on the water itself, my design was a collaboration of three existing minimal space environments: the igloo, the caravan and the tent. Appropriate features of each were considered and contributed to my final design concept. In the critique I was advised to consider the 'mechanics', or structure, of future projects more thoroughly.