Project 2 : Mind Mapping

The keyword of my design is 'misery'. I googled the word to have a clear idea on how am I suppose to represent it in my design. I look for photos and videos since both of the mediums would give a direct interpretation for the word. Here are the results:





Based on my interpretation, I recognize that all of these mediums have something in common which can be translated as the negative values. Even at the last pic, the font used as well as the colour is actually the direct translation of the hardness which a person have to face when the word misery is involved. Therefore, the adjectives which I am gonna use for my design are :

unhappiness, despair, distress, grief, suffering, depression, torture, agony, gloom, sadness, discomfort, torment, hardship, sorrow, woe, anguish, melancholy, desolation, wretchedness

These are all the elements which would be translated into the interior part of my design. As for the outside, it would be just a plain normal, like nothing bad is happening inside.

Project 2: Updates from the 1st post

Since this project need to be finished in a short period of time, I have to work fast in order for me to have my work submitted. Therefore, here come the update for my new narrative for the Dutch Painting - The Milkmaid ( check the previous post just in case you do not know what am I talking about).

' The mother's misery ended when she brilliantly decided to poison the daily breakfast '

Yes finally, I have came to something which I guess very suitable to describe the painting. Well, the concept here is just simple. If the Taj Mahal is made because of love from Shah Jahan to her beloved wife, Mumtaz Mahal, mine going to be a 'cubicle' made of frustration, despair and full of miseries! In other words, i will design a place where it looks ok, nothing is happening from the outside BUT it is the other way round when we go inside. This is just to represent the mother (who is actually the milkmaid). She looks fine, with her always fake smile, doing her daily house chores just like normal. However, deep inside, she is totally different, a person who always in despair, frustration of her life and having a critical self-conflicts!

Well, this is just my concept and it is still at the beginning stage. Gotta get working! Anyway, have a look at one of the most wonderful architectures in the world, a place represents the LOVE of Shah Jahan to her dearest Mumtaz Mahal.....TAJ MAHAL.

(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Taj_Mahal_in_March_2004.jpg)

Project 2 : Room and Narrative

"Look at this painting, assume that you are a cultural detective, and start thinking about a narrative which can describe about what you have seen".

I am still have not finalised my narrative. At the moment, this is what i can say about the painting;

"A heartbroken wife who had been cheated by her husband, planning to commit suicide by pouring poison into the family's breakfast".

I know it sounds lame, but i will come back to this post and change it with a new one. Oh ya, this is actually another 'boring' rough idea for my final model. Do not worry, this is not my final one!

Project 1: Mother's House

Brief:
Students are divided into a group of two or three to do 'an architecture investigation' on a selected building. As for my partner, Paul Pang and I, we have to study about Venturi's Mother's House.

Section A

Section B

Plan - Ground Floor

Plan - First Floor

Here are some of the photos of the model which taken during the day of the presentation:

Assesment

FINAL: Unreal map in FileFront

http://hosted.filefront.com/z3200534/

FINAL: Ratan Tata's office

The main entrance

The Office

The resting place

The traditional element which is applied as the concept has created a different perception towards the office environment, producing a new atmosphere and directly creating up the feeling of power.

FINAL: Zhang Yin's office

The main entrance

Clients meeting area

The main office

The resting place

Modern concept to represents Zhang Yin’s space is clearly shown by the textures and the design itself. Both elements have created a different atmosphere from the normal office.

FiINAL: Meeting Space

The dining table and the chairs

View from outside

I purposely created this space to be slightly small just to bring up the concept of power of small element. This space is highly effective for having meeting and lunch since there are no interruptions from outsiders.

FINAL: Elevators

Zhang Yin's elevator

Zhang Yin's elevator

Ratan Tata's elevator

Ratan Tata's elevator

Each elevator is made for each client. The design of Zhang Yin’s elevator is made based on the modern concept just to suit the design of her office. It is basically based on the shapes of cylinder and cone since both of these shapes are popular during the modern era. Most of the architectural design in the modern world is based on these shapes.

The design for Ratan Tata’s elevator is based on the traditional concept so that it would suit his office. The design is based on the traditional Indian architecture.

FINAL: Dining table

The idea in making this dining table is that I want it to be as simple as possible but at the same time, looks efficient and most importantly, comfortable. The basic design structure of the table and the chairs is cylinder. I chose cylinder because the surface is circle, so that it has the connection with the meeting space which symbolizes the place for the ‘all-rounders’.
Apart from that, I had chosen flow’s texture to be put on the dining table to create the ‘fluidity-surrounding’, so that the clients would feel something different while having their lunch or meeting. This is actually symbolized the power which would be felt by them with the representation of flows of water.

development : meeting space

As compared to both of the office, the meeting space for Ratan Tata and Zhang Yin is way too small. I purposely made it such way because I want the space to be a private place for both of them. A lot of discussions would be made here and I do not want others to get involve with their discussions. It is important for them to have some privacy so that everything they have planned would run smoothly.

While for the concept, I want to show that ‘the size does not matter’. Even though the space is small, it has a big impact for both of the clients’ business. It helps them in making decision for the business’ future.

The design and the textures used are purposely chosen to stress up the concept of power. In addition of that, the lightings are also have played an important role to bring up the concept. This can easily seen from the changes of lights quality from the outside space to the inside space.

development : Rattan Tata's Office

The resting place

The main office

The main entrance

By looking at his name, It already shows that he is a traditional kind of person. Different people might have a different perception, but for me, I’m still gonna stick with my first opinion. Looking back at the story of his life, it is already proven that my impression towards him is true. Living in the traditional community of India, the value remains strong in himself. That is where the idea of making his office with the ‘traditional’ concept came.

Again, in here, textures and designs play important role in order to stress up the main subject which is ‘POWER’. I do not want to concentrate at either textures or designs only since we already know that Rattan Tata is one of the world’s multi-billionaire, and he is for sure can afford to make both of it.

The main entrance
I’ve made the pathways at the entrance to be slightly elevated my making stairs at the entrance. This is to give the ‘high’ perception towards Ratan Tata. Apart from that, the pathway is also acting as the gallery for Rattan’s achievements. The main attraction at this pathway is actually the line of columns which is I purposely put to create the traditional high class Indian family which we usually see in the Hindustan movie.

The main office
Straight after the pathway, the clients would see the main office which is situated at the centre of five cubicles. Just like ZhangYin’s office, four cubicles at the site of the main office are for the secretaries which are the backbone of Rattan’s achievements.

The resting place
At the end of the office is a place for Rattan’s to get some rest since it is quite hard for him to get back to his house due to his hectic lifestyle. I put a crystal cube at the centre of this area since we know that crystal has a lot of benefits and one of it as a source of power. It is also as a symbol of Indian culture since it is quite popular among them.

development: ZhangYin's office

The resting place

The main office

The main entrance


The concept I chose for her office is ‘modern’. This is because, based on the readings and researches I have made, I can see that she is actually a very independent modern woman. From there, the idea to make her office as sophisticated as possible came, another way of expressing the concept of modernism.

In order to focus on the subject matter of this project which is ‘POWER’ I had used more bright textures to demonstrate it into my design. Apart from that, the design itself is already showing the concept of power. Even though it looks like a normal ‘L’ shape from the outside, but when come to the interior of the office, people will definitely experiencing the difference! That is the main reason why I made the exterior looks normal so that it will not kill the excitement of getting into the ZhangYin’s Office

The main entrance
After getting into the office, the clients would automatically get into the gallery space. Here, multiple of ZhangYin’s products, projects and achievements can be seen. This is just to make sure that people are aware of who she is and as well as can actually learn from her experience and appreciate her hard work from the beginning until she reached this level. This gallery is quite big since ZhangYin’s has a big company and for sure will have a large number of clients.

The main office
This is where ZhangYin is doing her management work. It is situated at the centre of her office. Here, the ‘modern’ concept is still maintained but with different atmosphere. Organic texture is applied surrounds the office to show up the ‘chinese site’ of her. As we know, Chinese are prominent with this kind of textures. Apart from that, it is just to suit her ‘femininity’ needs to cool her down especially during the busy time. Five extras cubicles are for her secretaries for several of works.

The resting place
This place is stuated at the end of the office. It is purposely done due to the hectic lifestyle face by ZhangYin. It is included with a small swimming pool so that she can actually relax her mind by taking some aromatheraphic bath. This is just to potrayed the healthy lifestyle practiced by ZhangYin.

Textures

Proposal : Dining Table

Animation : Dining Table

Research : Dining Table