Light and Interior space

In a lot of cases this lighting is designed with great care to create the desired effect.

Light indoors has a very different character to that found outside, mostly down to the lack of direct sunlight found indoors. With human beings in control of the light source there is an added twist in that the light is often designed for a specific purpose.Sunlight indoors is almost always diffused as it bounces between walls, floors and ceilings. Direct sunlight can get in through windows and skylights but because of the comparatively small size of windows in relation to walls much of our homes never comes under the light of the sun before it has been reflected by one surface or another.The colour of the light is dependent on many things: firstly the weather will affect the light coming through the window, if it is overcast the initial light will be white, grey or blue. In sunny conditions it will be either blue skylight or white, yellow or red sunlight .Once the light comes through the window it will also be affected by the surfaces that it reflects from in the room. Wall, floor and furniture colours will all influence the light as it bounces around.

ARCH1201-Project 2 Dutch painting

Pieter de Hooch's Linen closet( 1663) 70cm*75.5cm

In this painting, the closrt and the exterior space could be the brightest areas. The strong sensation is that the viwer couldn't just stay static, but onvited to move though the space depicted. Although the little girl is in black. However she is mirror the young woman standing in front of the closet. For example, they both hold their hands at waist. Hence, the little gilr could also be the centre point of this painting.

A man and a woman standing in front of the closet and the little standing by the door leading outside. While the gilr's eyes are show interesting to what is inside the closet. Thus, this little girl may be imaging the world in side the closet is another kind of world.

My narrative is: A Child's Hallway into Fantasy

ARCH1201-Project 2

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Model:

I use orange and blue plastics to identify cold and warm color which create different mood of the space.

For some of walls, there are no windows on them cause i wanna to create the mood the little girl may be scared by no lights around her. While there are varies gaps on the wall which light can coming though them and lead the girl to find the way to fantasy world.

When the light coming first though the skylight and the pin holes. The space inside is different from what is outside.

Using basic elements: circle and suqare to create the space and use the balsa wood as material are because the last project House for Dr BatholomeuszZaw. The most significant point get from it is nature. For this project I also want to explore the geometry that create unformal shadows on them when the light coming though the gaps. it can also be a part of the girl's imagnation.

My site is decided on a mountain valley which can the lowest point in thw world because this space is the girl's imagnation of fantasy world therefore no one else can reach here and enter the space.The exterior is like a box, when you look at it, you can't get what is the inside world.

ARCH1201-project 1 Bawa house

Architectural drawing-Final Drawings

I separated the A2 sheet into four equal parts and drew each plan with an interior image. However i haven't found images relate to level 3 and 4. The Botta house is starting with one quadrant on top floor and concluding with three qudrants. The unfilled quadrants provide steplike sequances of exterior terrances. Hence, in this drawing i also want to show this difference. For the section and elevation, i did the elevation with redering while the section without it. I was trying to find out which way it is better for presentation and the appropriate time to do rendering. Botta believes that building is built from construction, however, it is natural growth in specific environment. Thus, in this drawing i want to explore the difference between these buildings. The circle in the drawing which is like a camera and eyes indicates architects finding the way back to natural. I think it will better if i did some decorations to connect each drawing with another.

Architectural Drawing

In-class Exercises

This is an interesting exercise of practising architectural drawing skills. Through doing this, i practised hand drawing circle, rendering and arranging drawings.

Mock-up

Arranging plans, sections, elevations in two sheets. Thoughful to the process of persentation. I was trying to arrange plans with angles and find out the suitable space for arranging.

Model making

Slectional Balsa model

Transformative action model

Final DrawingsThis model is an improvement of the greycard made model by another student. I have used the transformative actions of linear wrapping and attaching. From this exercise I had a better understanding on the transformative actions and how to improve space-construction correlation. Moreover, I have enhanced my skill on applying different materials for different purposes. The most difficult part of this model is the grass. They are very difficult to adhere onto the balsa wood and they will stick on my fingers. I am not quite satisfied with the model because I did not make enough changes to the original model and I was not able to distinguish all the transformative actions. I think I should do elevating and ripping off transformative actions.

models

Half of my living space
This model is made of greycard and represents half of my house. This exercise has improved my experience on accurate measuring, cutting. I begin to pay more attention on my surrouding environment after this exercise.