Our first task for the Augmented Reality group was to produce a quick photoshopped image of our prior weeks Second Life project onto the site of our real life building. Having never used Photoshop even this was to some point a bit of a challenge in learning to use the crop and eraser functions within the program but from the result I was able to create a image which was if not semi-quality then satisfactory for a complete beginners level.
Being asked to produce one augmented drawing per day even from the outset was a bit of a challenge but one that I have attempted to keep interesting through substituting the odd augmented drawing for a model or similar. My above augmented drawing showing the back of the Parnell Rise train bridge has on it an augmented drawing showing the back of my previous Second Life building with its Corbusier like windows and sun/sight louvres. Showing this at my daily crit, Dermott made the point that I should concentrate on not having such a form cluttered work either opting for a glass building with associated mullions or for one that embodied a greater use light chimneys to project views and light into the office building.
Experimenting with a number of buildings, the one above aims to create all entries and walls into the light chimneys expressed in my Second Life building. I wanted to go for a more soft natural colour of brown than the coolness of the Corbusier concrete while also alluding to and harmonising with the background Victorian Train bridge. The office would still remain quite monumental in its shape but be exaggerated in form and its associated manipulation of light that would frame the sky. Another idea was bought out that we should aim to give back and gift something to the public through our building, with ultimate architecture creating something that gives back to the general public whether in views or emotions within the space or upon seeing it. My idea was to utilize the very nature of the site next to the train tracks and the fact that the building completely envelops the tracks as well to create a public train station and seating area that would lead out onto the main street onto Parnell Rise. My initial concepts were to reduce the office size and in hindsight the spaces may have been too large for the limited amount of 5 inhabitants. Further there should be pedestrian access to Parnell Rise via visible stairs and monumental entrance to entice people to come in and visit the station itself. The gifting in my point of view was seen as something that could be given to people waiting for the train to arrive. While contemplating on what it could be I identified that the greatest problem was that especially in Britomart there are very limited views seen from the space apart from the few skylights in the ceiling above but otherwise commuters are forced to look at an impressive but altogether dark scene. On the other side, most small stops on the Auckland train routes are too open exposing the commuters to wind and other elements that provide too many view but not enough comfort. Here I wanted to change this in creating a space that by utilizing the previous light chimney designs was able to pick out views of the park and other areas around it in the city and gift them to the commuter waiting, almost framing views of the city, offering inspiration while also by having a semi closed space, creating an area of comfort within an industrial urban surrounding.
The two pictures above and below explore my idea of creating a very junkstyle modern space that offers gifts of sights and views to an elevated train stop area that provides a stop for commuters. The building complex consists of a shell of a number of scattered box buildings that look quite war torn with missing bricks from the corners and the interiors. This design feature offers a dappled use of light within the previous office spaces while at the same time offering impromptu but interesting view points from the interior of the building surrounded by an inner glass wall lining. On top of the structures I have included a large number of sky lights offering views from both the central train station spot but also in the other top floors of the buildings that work with the brick dappled lighting. The light chimneys also aim to be like a bushel of flowers or a firework at the main Parnell Rise street entry that over hang the stairs leading up to the top commuter train area, giving it a very monumental industrial feel.
Our first task for the Augmented Reality group was to produce a quick photoshopped image of our prior weeks Second Life project onto the site of our real life building. Having never used Photoshop even this was to some point a bit of a challenge in learning to use the crop and eraser functions within the program but from the result I was able to create a image which was if not semi-quality then satisfactory for a complete beginners level.
Being asked to produce one augmented drawing per day even from the outset was a bit of a challenge but one that I have attempted to keep interesting through substituting the odd augmented drawing for a model or similar. My above augmented drawing showing the back of the Parnell Rise train bridge has on it an augmented drawing showing the back of my previous Second Life building with its Corbusier like windows and sun/sight louvres. Showing this at my daily crit, Dermott made the point that I should concentrate on not having such a form cluttered work either opting for a glass building with associated mullions or for one that embodied a greater use light chimneys to project views and light into the office building.
Experimenting with a number of buildings, the one above aims to create all entries and walls into the light chimneys expressed in my Second Life building. I wanted to go for a more soft natural colour of brown than the coolness of the Corbusier concrete while also alluding to and harmonising with the background Victorian Train bridge. The office would still remain quite monumental in its shape but be exaggerated in form and its associated manipulation of light that would frame the sky. Another idea was bought out that we should aim to give back and gift something to the public through our building, with ultimate architecture creating something that gives back to the general public whether in views or emotions within the space or upon seeing it. My idea was to utilize the very nature of the site next to the train tracks and the fact that the building completely envelops the tracks as well to create a public train station and seating area that would lead out onto the main street onto Parnell Rise. My initial concepts were to reduce the office size and in hindsight the spaces may have been too large for the limited amount of 5 inhabitants. Further there should be pedestrian access to Parnell Rise via visible stairs and monumental entrance to entice people to come in and visit the station itself. The gifting in my point of view was seen as something that could be given to people waiting for the train to arrive. While contemplating on what it could be I identified that the greatest problem was that especially in Britomart there are very limited views seen from the space apart from the few skylights in the ceiling above but otherwise commuters are forced to look at an impressive but altogether dark scene. On the other side, most small stops on the Auckland train routes are too open exposing the commuters to wind and other elements that provide too many view but not enough comfort. Here I wanted to change this in creating a space that by utilizing the previous light chimney designs was able to pick out views of the park and other areas around it in the city and gift them to the commuter waiting, almost framing views of the city, offering inspiration while also by having a semi closed space, creating an area of comfort within an industrial urban surrounding.
The two pictures above and below explore my idea of creating a very junkstyle modern space that offers gifts of sights and views to an elevated train stop area that provides a stop for commuters. The building complex consists of a shell of a number of scattered box buildings that look quite war torn with missing bricks from the corners and the interiors. This design feature offers a dappled use of light within the previous office spaces while at the same time offering impromptu but interesting view points from the interior of the building surrounded by an inner glass wall lining. On top of the structures I have included a large number of sky lights offering views from both the central train station spot but also in the other top floors of the buildings that work with the brick dappled lighting. The light chimneys also aim to be like a bushel of flowers or a firework at the main Parnell Rise street entry that over hang the stairs leading up to the top commuter train area, giving it a very monumental industrial feel.
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