EXP 3 - Week 3

For week 3, we were required to firstly select one of the plans shown in the lecture and manipulate to input the spaces required for the brief. I chose the Riverside Museum by Zaha Hadid because I really liked the profile of the building which sparked some ideas for the design of my bridge.

My first step to developing a bridge, was to list the spaces in the brief and estimate the size of each space that would be sufficient enough for the users interacting with these spaces. Below is a screenshot of my list, the quantity of spaces and their proposed sizes.

I then needed to establish the relationship of these spaces between each other to be able to generate a logical layout for these spaces. I put together a relationships diagram showing the spaces that in my opinion should be placed next to each other or share a combined space.

Relationship Diagram

I then used the plan of the Riverside Museum as my inspiration and began developing my bridge using Google Sketchup. I wanted this model to be a foundation for my design which I can further refine in the upcoming weeks so I established 4 main zones of my design which are:

Lecture Theatre
Studio Spaces
Workshop
Computer Labs
Gallery
Meeting Rooms for Students
Offices for Academic Staff
Offices for General Staff
Research Space for Staff
Meeting Room for Staff
Library
Architectural Folly

Plan of the Riverside Museum

My plan  inspired by the Riverside museum

Model inside of Google SketchUp

I then imported my model into my environment inside of CryEngine and gained a first look at the possible positioning of my model in relation to my valley, the scale of the spaces in relationship to the environment and also how well my overall design fulfils my concept. Some screen shots of the initial design can be seen below.

Screenshot 1

Screenshot 2

Screenshot 3

I believe that being patient when designing when designing and executing the design process in phases is an ideal way to ensure the quality of the final design is of a high standard. For this week I was able to establish the basis of my design and how I want to convey my concept which I can further refine and add detail to as part of my final submission for this experiment.