Final Project

Pavilion: Scheme02

This scheme focuses on the integration of two contrasting forms. A sweeping form that is (subtractive in nature) defines the interior space where visitors will sit to watch the historic films and the harbor while the exterior is defined by a rectilinear box form, making the pavilion an object in space/destination in the site.

E02_Atmosphere and Effect

For this project, we were asked to create both a night rendering and an atmospheric rendering for the same perspective view using Rhino and Photoshop. For the night rendering, I used several different adjustment layers to change the temperature and overall atmosphere of the space. For the second image, I used a series of filters (including add noise, motion blur, clouds, and others) to create the rain effect.

A02_The Fold Final

A02_The Fold (Rendering)

A02_The Fold (Panelling)

A02_The Fold

A01_The Cube

For this assignment, we were asked to use a series of additive and subtractive manipulations (using Curve, Surface, and Solid Editing Tools in Rhino) to transform a solid cube. We then made 2D representations of the manipulations in Rhino and exported them to Adobe Illustrator where we could highlight the changes and arrange them in a matrix for presentation.

Having some base knowledge of Rhino and other 3D modeling programs was a great asset in the modeling portion of this assignment because I knew what sort of manipulations were possible (such as extrude, sweep, chamfer, etc.) and I could use the Command Line to enable the tools that would allow me to make those manipulations. One set of tools that I had not used before but found extremely useful was the Boolean Operations tool set.

On the other hand, this was my first time using Adobe Illustrator and this project helped me to realize how powerful a software it is. Since I am used to working with Photoshop, I was familiar with the layout of the work space but the tools were new to me. Once I figured out how to use the new tools, I found that Illustrator is a much better tool for this sort of design work and that Photoshop is more for editing photos, not making drawings.