My Choice of Exemplars

My choice of exemplars for my sections is based a number of reasons instead of just on similarities in visual styles. Whilst I will incorporate styles from all different sections I have sourced from the architects I will also draw similarities or parallels between building elements or styles between these buildings and my underground community. This may range from use of shafts for lighting to concrete forms and shapes or building materials . The sections I have chosen have also been drawn in styles that interest me and I would like to try and recreate within my sections.

I have gone through a number of books and magazines, some of which included the architects on the given lists. Many of the buildings see in these books or magazines provided no sections or sections that were not suitable for my assignment. To widen my search I began to explore the Internet sites by the given architects. These provided a wider array of choices and gave the required drawings and images. 

These books and magazines include:

• Unbuilt Masterworks of the 21st Century
• Contemporary Curtain wall architecture
• The Iconic house
• Country houses today
• House: Black swan theory 
• New Country house
• Masterpiece Iconic house
• 200 Houses
• Architecture of Change 2: Sustainability and humanity in the built environment
• Richard Rogers + Architects: from the hosues to the city
• Architect Magazine
• Architectural Digest
• Architecture + Urbanism

Week 15 - Reflection on the Unit

This has been quite an interesting yet unusual unit. I have found it very enjoyable, but the amount of uni work with my other subjects and other things that have been going on this semester have made it very difficult. It has been nice having such a long period of time for the final assignment and I'm sure it has led to better ideas being developed more.  Around the time of week 11 and 12 I was in a  fair bit of trouble with this assignment due to the other subjects all being due at the same time. I fell that I have pulled the assignment back nicely from where I was to where I finished. Though it is not quite as developed as what I would have liked, the ideas really can never be fully developed. There will always be other ideas. 

I have found my tutor Ruwan very helpful, especially when I needed it. I am sorry that I turned up to some tutorials with very little to show, but the other subjects due throughout this assignment did not allow for much work to be done weekly.

Thanks for the semester Yasu and Ruwan.

Week 15 - A1 Presentation Panel

After creating the first A1 panel in Landscape, this is my amended version.

Week 15 - Concrete Square Detail

The concrete squares sit in a grid that alternate over the level as seen in previous blogs.  The image below shows the concrete square sitting in place

How the concrete square sites in the hole with the particular edges that hold it in place.

The diagram below shows the concrete square removed from the hole.

The diagram below shows a smaller section placed into the hole to allow for access through the corridors. As the corridors are 6m wide and the cut outs are 6m wide too, a smaller section must be put in place to allow people to access all parts of the underground community.

The section below shows how the concrete squares sit in place within the cut outs. Also shows the shape of the concrete squares  relative to the holes.

Week 15 - A1 Panel

Week 15 Renders - Mimicking Windows

To help people adjust to living underground, they will be able to have mimicking windows installed. The mimicking windows create an illusion that make the outside environment appear like a different place. People may wish to have no illusion appear, and they are able to see the persons dwelling next door.

The image below shoes a dwelling where a person wishes to have their old next door neighbours house appear in the window. This gives them a sense of familiarity and helps them adjust to the underground living.

The image below shows a dwelling where person has chosen to display a beautiful landscape or water scenario. The mimicking windows allows a person to display any image they like and the windows do, through and optical illusion, make it seems as though they are looking out the windows to the place they have chosen.

Week 15 Renders - U.V Lighting

The diagram below is a very quick image of the U.V lighting within the corridors. The power will be sourced from the U.V solar panels, which store the power in the service cube. This light will feed all of the vegetation within the corridors and peoples dwelling yards.