BENV1010 - Week 7 Studio Activities

BENV1010 - Communications in the Built Environment Week 7 Studio Activities

Outcome(s); Iterative Model and Fusion 360 Model (in paper)

The first task for this weeks studio activities was to make a scale model of our "dream room". After thought, I decided that I wanted the room to have multiple levels and a large source of natural light. The front view, pictured in the images below, is a glass wall allowing light to enter the north facing room at all times of the day. The roof tapers down to lower the profile at the end but does have a raised section above the mezanine sleeping area. I am fairly happy with the model turned out in the end but believe that the 1:20 scale limited the end result of the model as I was finiding it difficult to find material that could span the entire length of the floor, walls, and ceiling. 

After completing the 1:20 scale model of my dream room I decided to make a 1:100 model of the exterior so that I would have an easy model to photoshop. The model was made using 200gsm paper and an offcut of 5mm thick foam core. The model turned out well and worked for its intended purpose. 

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The second task for this weeks studio activities was to make a paper model of the 2.5D Fusion 360 model made in week 6. This was done by creating a net on paper, cutting it out, and then gluing the corresponding tabs to each other. Something I found incredibly helpful was to label each face of the model so I knew what needed to be cut out and what it had to be glued to. 

The finished model turned out well and accuratly represents the model I made in Fusion 360. The one issue I have with the model is the mistake I made glueing one of the tabs to the exterior of the model. As it was the last tab to be glued, there wasn't enough room to fit it under the already glued tabs, forcing me to glue it to the exterior. If I had put more thought into the order in which I would glue the tabs I might have been able to avoid this issue. 

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Additionally to the previous tasks completed this week, I completed a series of paper folded models which would play with light in different ways. The first model was more of an experiment than anything else. I wanted to see how the direction of light would affect the shadow cast through a model. Using an image I found online, I cut out a pattern onto an A4 sheet of paper and then taped it together to form an open cyliner. Using a torch, I then shone light through the model so that the shadow would be cast in different directions. After taking the photos, I took the images into photoshop and enhanced the shadows through contrast and added a black and white filter to get rid of the colour cast by the torch. 

The second and third models were done using a herringbone paper fold. The pattern was repeated dozens of times on an A3 sheet of paper. I wanted light to skim over the high points of the pattern and shadow fill up the lower sections. While the end result was essentially what I had hoped for, I would have been happier if I were able to have gotten shots where the shadows were more even throught both models. 

The final model was based on another students model that I had seen on their blog. I liked how the shadows were cast within the model and tunneled as you looked through it. I am happy with how the model turned out and believe I achieved the desired effect. 

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