Progress Images

 Photo 1: Basic 3D shape selected for CJ Hendry studio.

 Photo 2: Initial Box shape of Cj Hendry Studio with skylight design starting to develop.

 Photo 3: Stairwell development 

 Photo 4: Lower stairwell with ramp for Revival Cycles showroom.

 Photo 5: Lower showroom is built and colour scheme selection begins.

 Photo 6: Upper studio with roof pieces develops separately, and is then added onto the lower piece.

Photo 7: Completed Model prior to final material and colour selections.

Client Images

 Client: CJ Hendry

Pure    Freedom    Provoke

Client: Gucci

Ostentatious    Bling    Design

Client: Revival Cycles

Retro    Gears    Soar

Final Model & Animation

The words I based my final model on were frame, freedom, gears and wheels.
Frame- The upper studio is inspired from one of my rough sketches, as well as my initial model. The building has two framed glass panels on opposite sides, to give the impression of a framed piece of art. Furthermore, the glass skylight adds to this illusion.
Freedom- CJ Hendry's artwork highlights how art can take any form, and can be deceiving in nature. Inspired by the Gehry Biomuseo, I used bright colours, contrasting with the black building to create the illusion of a floating rectangular prism, which is actually supported by many cylindrical pillars.
Gears- The lower showroom takes the shape of five circles meshed together. I then used a gear motif on the floor to display the inspiration behind the shaped design.
Wheels- The circular design of the Revival Cycles showroom was also heavily influenced by the wheel. Furthermore, I kept this word in mind when designing the staircase, which included a ramp.
The above animation represents three animations put together. Rather than submitting three, twenty second animations, I thought this longer animation told the story and highlighted he connection between the two buildings better.
I had a lot of fun exploring sketch-up, and hopefully my skills can continue to grow to make some even better models in the future.

-Jack

Stairs

I had to make sure the stairs I used in my model related to the overall idea I wanted to convey. I wanted the stairs going to the lower Revival Cycles showroom to include a ramp, to instil the idea that a bike could possibly ride up or down, thereby forming a connection between the datum and the lower plane. Initially for the upper studio, I wanted to create stairs that were hanging from wires, illustrated in the third picture. However as my overall sketch-up model progressed to include large, round pillars, I incorporated these into the final staircase design. This insured that the staircases for each space connected them to the ground plane seamlessly.

-Jack

Model Development

 The top image shows a model I began developing in week 2. I had the basis that the Revival Cycles showroom would be below the datum, with a wheel motif hanging over a cliff that I would later develop. I wanted the studio for CJ Hendry to look like a 3D frame, as seen by the large framed glass window.

However, a trip to Panama provided me with a new form of inspiration, seen in Gehry's Biomuseo. I brought back some pictures to show Troy, my tutor, who was able to provide me with the tools and information necessary to develop something similar in sketch-up. The initial shape was created, as shown in the second picture. From here, I was able to create the upper showroom for CJ Hendry. One half down; I just needed to build the second half of the model now.

-Jack

Sketch Sections

During tutorials, I started to develop some rough sketches/sections that could develop into my eventual EXP1 sketch-up model. Some of these sketches are quite outrageous, however it was a handy exercise that got my brain thinking of how my model could evolve. Initially, I attempted to create a model based on the bottom picture, referencing a wheel rolling down a hill. However after a trip to Panama for 10 days, I was inspired by Frank Gehry's Biomuseo, and this became the basis for my model.

-Jack

Hatch Patterns

Throughout the past four weeks, I have been looking both online and through some architectural journals to find different hatch patterns that I can use to represent materials in my sketches. The 36 hatches I have here are a combination of patterns I saw elsewhere as well as some that I have created myself. I have a range of materials included here, however there are many more that are not represented here, meaning that I should continue to develop more hatch patterns for a wider range of mediums.

-Jack

Maverick

As requested by my course convenor, here is a photo of something beautiful and original. Whilst the picture quality may not be up to scratch, none can deny the beauty of this doggo. This is Maverick, my blue heeler, and I'd be lying if I said he wasn't my biggest inspiration. He enjoys the beach, and playing fetch, and overall, he's just a top dog. Much love to my bestie!

-Jack

Past Sketch-Up Work

I've been asked to include one of my best pieces of creative work, which I believe is my sketch-up project from the ARCH1080 course I completed last year. Being quite a novice to sketch-up, it was initially quite difficult to make this model, especially given the time frame. However, being able to stick with it proved to be worthwhile, as the model turned out to be quite successful. This was my first model in sketch-up, of many more to come, I'm sure.

-Jack

Welcome To All

This blog will serve to keep you updated on my progress through ARCH1101 in semester 1 2018. Here is my first image, showing Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater house. I saw a picture of this house when I was quite young, and it inspired me to continue to look at architecture as a possible pathway for me after school. Since then, I have completed one year of Civil Engineering with Architecture, and have learnt many new concepts dealing with architectural practices along the way. I'm hoping to further expand this knowledge and my skills through this course, whilst having a bit of creative fun!

-Jack