submission problem

I have emailed earlier but posting up on blog again as there was no reply.


I had to submit my assignment 3 zipped files to assignment 2 folder because there was no assignment 3 folder under submission folder. I tried to place my assignment 3 zipped folder into submission folder however it would not let me. Therefore I have submitted to "assignment 2" folder.
 
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Final Poster

Poster text

INTRODUCTION

“Sydney council has taken heed of popular opinion that the Toaster apartment at Bennelong does not enhance the character of the harbor and has flagged the building for deconstruction”. Considering on the “topology in architecture”, Toaster apartment will be replaced with another architecture that will focus on element of the aquatic and the parkland behind the site.

OBJECTIVES

The purpose of this study is to have better architecture that will complete the environment of the site. The site is one of the places representing Australia with Opera House and Harbour Bridge which is a popular tourist destination.

Using the technique of “Topology in Architecture”, character of harbour and parkland will be both covered. Topology in architecture is the “study of the behaviour of a structure of surfaces subjected to deformation”.

Method of inquiry used will be firstly building architecture that does not cover the view of Opera House and Harbour Bridge when viewed from the exit of train station. This is because most of people start to walk off from station as that is like an entrance of Circular Quay. When the design of building is set, by playing with geometry’s deformation from one point to another, both element of being aquatic on one side and parkland on the other will be achieved. 

TOPOLOGY

Is Topology in architecture process or product that influences the design of architecture?

 Topology can be both process and product. When the topology in architecture are presented physically (non-interactive) by the deformation in design, forms and pattern, it is considered to be “topological in process” as deformation were done while constructing architecture. However, if the deformation could still be made even after the constructions are fully done, digitally (user-interactive) through computer systems, it is considered to be “topological in product”.

 TOPOLOGY IN PROJECT

The use of graphing in grasshopper that controls the surface of building is a start of topology in architecture.  

I have decided to divide building into 3 parts which are water side, walkway and bush area for the deformation of geometry to happen starting from one end to another. Also by having architecture to be built over water is for the use of water reflection on building in daytime and building’s reflection on water at night time which is another use of ‘topology in product’.

Deformation of geometry was achieved through the use of surface morph technique in grasshopper. Deformed geometry represents the balcony area of the apartment.

 

ITERATION

Twelve iterations paired up to 6 sets.

Left column shows 6 different iterations controlling on the points before lofting two set of curves. Use of graphs on surface, in grasshopper, gives variety of surface architecture which is one of topology in architecture.

Right column deals with deformation of geometry from one point to another. Use of surface morph controlling on heights to a given shapes created on rhino shows the deformation of geometry. This is done by dividing the surface lofted. Deformation of geometry is the representation of topology in architecture.

Laser cut FINAL

Base for laser cutting

Base for laser cutting

I have decided to create base for my laser cutting to stand.
I wanted to firstlt have my name engraved !
Also, two laser cuts are being layered to represent water and ground.
This was to show how my building will be place.

montage

grasshopper file

Gluing pieces together

Since my material is clear, I cannot place super glue on the surface. Property of superglue is it bubbles or creates a fog when it drys. The right picture shows my practice on spare acrylic.

After practice and test on spare acrylic "zap-a-gap" medium superglue gave the best result. Also, instead of placing glue in the centre of surfaces, I decided to place glue on the joints edge so that fog can be erased if created.

Draft poster

12 iterations

Model

Laser cutting completed at square house UNSW.

Numberings and name was engraved.

Next step is to bond sliced model in an order.

Laser cutting final file

Laser cutting file ready for order to go through.

Since I am using 3mm clear acrylic, slicings were done in rhino with 3mm thick.
The acrylic supplied from university was 900mm x 600mm therefore templet had to be fixed.