Week 3 - 36 Textures, Sketchup and objects

This is the interior of Shinya Kimura's space below ground using 2 of my textures - Curved and Reflective. Includes a model of one of Kimura's bikes.

This is the interior of Antonio Stradivari's space above ground using 2 of my textures - Reflective and Alternating. Includes a model of one of Stradivari's violins.

MOVE from Rick Mereki on Vimeo.

I picked this video because of the pressure to move as well as the sense of adventure and the beautiful landscapes. Kimura's workshop serves as a velodrome for him to test out his motorcycles, encouring him to move, while Stradivari's workshop is mostly glass with an emphasis on what he can see outside rather than what is actually inside the space.

ARCH1101 Week 2 - Stairs

This is the 3D rendering of my second section, including 2 sets of stairs, one from the above ground studio and one from the below.

Words: Movement, sound

3D render of section in Sketchup

Words: Visceral, play

The materials used are timber for the above ground structure, and sandstone for the below ground structure.

18 Sketch Sections

Studio 1 - Three things

My best piece of creative work, a great piece of architecture and something beautiful.

Creative work: My rendition of Piranesi's Carceri Plate VI, using an ink wash and a 0.2mm Tikky Graphic pen.

This is a rendition of one of a series of etchings by artist Giovanni Piranesi. Carceri depicts a fictituous, atmospheric and incredibly labyrinthian prison, drawing the onlooker with it's monumental scale. What's interesting about this work is that it is literally impossible to recreate the Carceri in real life, or even make a floor plan. This is because the etchings are filled with distortions and logical fallacies, which is also what makes the works so engaging - it invites the onlooker to mentally reconstruct the artwork.

A great piece of Architecture: The Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision in Hilversum, Netherlands.

This building serves as a museum for Dutch audio-visual media. The simple cubic design of the building shell helps to hide the intricate and multi-faceted layout inside, but still hints towards it with the LED screens covering the outside of the building. It's reserved on the outside but vibrant and exciting on the inside.

Something Beautiful: This photograph from Carols in the Domain 2012

I took this back when I was playing around with my new camera. It was fun learning how to take night photographs properly without resorting to flash, and once I got the hang of it out came this. I think it captured the beauty of the sea of candles quite well.

My Clients in Experiment 1

Shinya Kimura: Movement, flow, visceral

Antonio Stradivari: Sound, play, delicate