Curated Blog Submission

Developing Your Style

Jack Ralph

First Cardboard Model

29/3/2020

My first cardboard model of my bedroom. Very experimental, as I had never built with cardboard before and did not have enough material to built it to 1:10 scale. To counter for this I built some paper furniture to ensure the viewer still got a sense of scale. I also experimented with using tape instead of glue, however it looks messy and ruins the illusion of scale, hence I didn't use it again.

Dream House Initial Design Model

29/3/2020

The first design of my dream house included an extension on one side with a chill out space in it. I used paper for this one but strengthened it structurally with cardboard.

2.5d Shapes

29/3/2020

This Fusion360 space is inspired by the lounge, study and hallway at my house. It took some time to get used to the software but with enough practice I became better.

Illustrator Laser Cutting Template

29/3/2020

Here's the Fusion 360 work from above laid on on the Illustrator template, ready to be laser cut. The layout of the pieces just about fit in the laser dimensions without having to resize them.

Transitional Space Model: Daytime

5/4/2020

A daytime shot of my 1:20 scale model featuring my bedroom, the study and a hallway. The roof is made of crumpled paper learnt from the folding techniques in week 5, aimed at representing a curved glass roof.

Transitional Space Model: Night

5/4/2020

A night shot of my 1:20 scale model featuring my bedroom, the study and a hallway. The light shining through the roof gives a really interesting effect and represents how this house may look at night when only 1 room has the lights on.

Transitional Space Model: Interior

5/4/2020

An interior shot of my 1:20 scale model taken inside the bedroom. The figure in the photo gives a good impression of scale in the project. Also the additional light source coming from behind the model creates quite a cool effect.

3D Model of Initials

5/4/2020

The Fusion 360 model featuring my initials, J A R. Although it took some time to get the loft feature to work, it eventually produced an interesting looking 3D shape.

Artistic Render of Initials

12/4/2020

The Fusion 360 model with textured rendering to represent my own design ideas. I like the combination of the organic wood material and reflective aluminium gives an interesting juxtaposition.

 

Render of Dream House Model

12/4/2020

The final rendered model of my dream house. Similar to the initials, it uses a combination of organic materials such as wood and stone, along with industrial materials such as the roof and door frames. Its placed in a natural setting with trees to give a sense of scale to the project.

100 Word Statement

How size and scale is represented in models

This project examines how models represent size and scale.  A good model should be able to accurately convey the size and scale of space to viewers. An example is week 5’s cardboard model, which includes furniture in the design, representing the size of the room in relation to the bed, conveying the project’s scale. Additionally, the 1:20 model from week 7 uses additional light sources along with a model of a person to give the viewer a better sense of the project’s scale. Lastly, the week 8 Photoshop activity expresses size and scale by using the outside environment in relation to the house. Therefore, it is clear that good models can represent size and scale to viewers.

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Week 8 Studio Activity

Rendered Model

1st Rendered Model

Bedroom interior

This is the first rendered model of my cardboard model. It features simple dark grey walls with a light grey feature wall, along with a carpet which features a mixture of colours. The glass roof features a natural wooden frame. These design choices reflect my personal tastes in design, simple with lots of greys, however also featuring an organic element.

2nd Rendered Model

House exterior

The exterior render uses the countryside to convey the scale of the project. It features many organic materials, such as the stone fronting, wooden balcony, and wooden window frames to match its natural setting. However is also has some more industrial elements, like the steel door frames and metal roof to give it a nice contrast. The curved roof also gives it a very modern 21st century feel, giving the impression of sustainability and environmentally conscious living.

Week 8 Online Activity

Fusion 360 Materials

We had to render 3 material combinations for the 3D shapes of our initials

Design 1

Cherry wood & aluminium

I particularly like this design as it has a nice contrast of the natural wood surface and the reflective aluminium ends of the shape. It emulates my own tastes in architectural design, clean and modern but with an organic element.

Design 2

White, black, yellow & red plastic

This design was created to reflect my identity as a UNSW student. It incorporates the colours of the university. I chose plastic as the core element as its a vibrant and easy to work with material which could easily be used to create such a diverse colour palate.

Design 3

Blue glass & copper

The third design is by far the most experimental, with glass on the top half and a copper on the bottom. It expresses my appreciation for modernity and communicates my willingness to explore unusual concepts. Perhaps not the best looking design here, but interesting nevertheless.

Week 7 Online Activity

Fusion 3D shapes

This weeks online activity was to use Fusion 360 to create a hollowed out 3D shape of your initials. Here you can see mine, J A R. The program gave me some difficulty with using the loft function to create a 3D shape and I had to spend quite some time playing around with the shapes until I could make it work. Once I had my model, using the shell tool was simple and straightforward.

Week 7 Studio Activity

Iterative Model

This week I created my refined version of my dream house model in a 1:20 scale.

It includes my bedroom, a hallway the new and improved games room, and a glass roof made from the paper scrunching technique learnt last week.

Here's the human figure to indicate scale. You can see him photographed here on a gloomy day, and on a bright sunny day when extra sunlight is entering through the glass roof.

Here's some shots of the house with some experimental lighting to simulate night time. It includes a shot of the light coming through the glass roof at night, and of the hallway light on while the rooms remain dark.

Week 5 Online Activities

2.5d shapes and assemblies

 Here is the constructed model of my house inspired by the transition space in my house, including the lounge, study and hallway

Front left view. Roof is opaque in 2nd photo to show interior wall

 Right view

Back view view

Laid out view ready for cutting

On the Illustrator template