BENV 1010

March 15, 2020

BENV 1010

Week 1 studio Activities
In class Activities:

Individual Donald Trump - Photoshop:

Week 2 studio Activities
Task 1) In your groups come up with 3 words to describe each data set. (For data sets see moodle week 2)
The 3 words for the weather = Impactful, volatile, transformative

Task 2) Download an evocatively coloured image from the internet that communicates each word

impacful

Volatile

Transformative

Task 3) Download Adobe Capture for your phone and use it to create swatches from the images you downloaded in step 2.
Individual Weather Graph - Illustrator

ON SITE
1) Find and photograph an example of all of the following deliberately used Design Elements and Principles on your site: (G15 on UNSW )

Lines

Balance

Shapes (Geometric)

Proximity

Direction of lines

Alignment

Size & Scale

Repetition & Pattern

Texture

Contrast

Colour

Space

Group Work:
In your group find and photograph an example of at least 20 of these Built Environment specific words: (I Had these 5)

Pathway

Street Furniture

Edges in Landscaping

Raised Bed

Tree Canopy

In Class Activities:

Week 3 studio Activities
Task 1) In class drawing activity Setting up a diagram, key elements and fonts. Technical Drawings: Plans Sections, Elevations and Scale Using figures to indicate Scale

Task 2) Onsite Activity Measuring the site and recording it using graph paper and a pencil Tracing user experience in the site using video (Video is a great way to document patterns of how people use the spaces you are analyzing. Look for the patterns of use, do people only use one side of a stair well? Do they always cut through a garden and ignore the designated path?)
Sketches of Area in the group:

Individual Map Piece of UNSW F15

Studio Activities Week 4
Sketch of Site Area

From this photo

Individual Analogue Piece:

Group Assessment:
Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Week 5 Online Tutorial: 2.5d Shapes and Assemblies

My design : This is the model on Fusion 360

3d pieces on Fusion & Adobe Illustrator

Folding Paper Shapes:

Paper version of study space:

Findings of paper V cardboard = i found cardboard much easier to form in terms of walls for the structural integrity of the buildings. However, when making twists, paper was much easier as i could influence it quicker as it held in its position when being creased

Process of paper V cardboard:

The dimensions of the 1:20 scale is:

Floor: 15cm x 16cm

Walls: (15cm x 11cm) x 2 + (16cm x 11cm) x 2

Week 7 Fusion Activity (Making 3 initials of my name), in this case 'RLH'

Week 7 Studio Activities

'Model 2' - Making the model of 2.5d Shapes and Assemblies cardboard. As seen here:

1) The design i built

2) After gluing all the pieces together

3) The final product (With 2 coats of white paint)

Analysis - i experimented making the object out of paper and holding it together via staples (as glue didn't work), however, this became achievable as the paper creased and destroyed its ability to stand up. So i restarted using cardboard which was still frustrating to work with, but it still performed its function to hold together successfully with glue. I then painted it. which gave a better overall texture to the cardboard cardboard pieces, aswell as holding it together stronger than the glue.

After consulting with my tutor, it was discussed that i was best to make a design using the folding tongue technique. This is as shown here:

Week 7

Model 1: Iterative Model with an additional source of natural light at a new scale

The Human Figure:

I decided to bend and shape wire as my human figure as my Tutor's feedback said it would be extremely creative, hence i mended this model which was ALOT more aesthetically pleasing than basic cardboard or paper

** After talks with my tutor, we decided that the metal outline needed to be filled with a material, so i cut board out and fitted it perfectly inside the wire frame giving the model a stronger presence (Above image)

The 2 Iterative Models with light sources;

Model 1:

This is where the light sources came through: A 3-way framed box.

Analysis of the 3-framed box:

From various light source testing it was really effective in contrasting the shadows of the light, however, the crinkles and wavy patterns from the two side walls countered for this as the light was portrayed in various patterns (as presented in images below)

This room included 2 plain walls to balance the contrast, then had a crinkle-cut cardboard wall, then a wavy- wall which i built from gluing and stapling loose thin cardboard strips onto a piece of thick cardboard, which painted to give the walls a rough sand-paper like texture.

The 2 Iterative Models with light sources;

Model 2:

Description - This model included a painted white wall and the most notable wide wall with repetitive trapezium shapes allowing the light to filter on through the bedroom.

Analysis - Overall this design was the most effective design solution as it allowed the light to come through the patterned wall onto the study area with the window, creating a vibrant and pattern filled living area, hence, in terms i believe it was the most effective design.

Week 8 - Lecture Activity:
Design 1: - Plastic acrylic - easy to see with the vibrant colours

Design 2: Wood and Granite - As seen here they are softer materials than the previous design, which is easy to the eye

Design 3: Gold, Copper & Silver - This is my final design, i wanted to show the spark of the materials, hence displaying the bling of the design with the reflective bling

Week 8 - Tutorial Activity (The 3 Photo-shopped house images)

Image 1:

Original image i used

Image used (Fiordland National Park-photo i took last year)

Finished Photoshop

Materials: Wood, Stone, wooden door, metallic window

Justification: I photo-shopped this image as the shadow-line of the white colour of the roof ties in with the clouds in the skyline and the snow in the distance on the mountains giving it a sense of belonging. Furthermore, the wooden exterior tied in with the stone side exterior highlights the material choice that is found in such parts of the deserted natural environment. This enables the responder to feel immersed within the design, provided they know what materials exist in the remote NZ environment.

Image 2:

Original Image of the rockfront

Nz Image of Queenstown rural area

Finished Photoshop

Materials: Pagola, Infinity pool, rock front exterior wall

Justification: The image clearly represents the elements found in such an environment as rural NZ, as the rock wall is complimented by the pool, representing the lush and green environment of the secluded setting. Furthermore, the rock wall gives an insight into the dull skyline with the heavy clouds overlooking the setting, whilst the shadow patterns from the pagola onto the pool demonstrate the sun gradually appearing above the image taken.

Image 3:

Original image of front of house

Background Image of NZ's Milford Sounds

Finished Photoshop

Materials: Bamboo, arched window frame, thin in-house window frame

Justification: I decided to use such materials as it suited the element of the photo. These materials are suiting to the natural environment as their colour transition has little impact on the overall setting of the image, also the use of materials that are commonly found it the landscape provides the image with a sense of belonging.

Note - Exterior of the house area, Made by myself in talks with the tutor: