Final Poster

interactive pdf

http://www.4shared.com/document/rmWpLJPS/auditorium_interactive.html

static pdf

http://www.4shared.com/document/1MheTKM-/auditorium_static.html

Final Renders

I've started to add some diversity to the different spaces, creating a simulation "open air" performance space as well as an exhibition/assembly space, both providing external views to the urban landscape that surrounds the building. I've also had this thought of creating a rooftop/greenhouse garden in one of the spaces, adding a further dynamic to the types of uses of space within the building.

Interior shot looking up at the main spire. I've added the spiraling walkway, fluidly linking the spaces. 

Poster Design

I like the basic shape of the building but I feel it lacks an inner-relationship between the spaces (though i like the juxtapostion of more more private vs public spaces, the design lacks a relationship between these spaces). The boxes will need to be altered to create variations within the spaces.

Box Development

Now that I have the main external structure sorted, I've been spending some time developing the boxes, or 'pods'. Each pod acts as a self-contained performance space, the pods could all be designed differently, tailoring to the various uses of auditorium spaces.

Inside Auditorium space

Experimenting with different materials

3rd Form of Presentation

After much discussion and deliberation I think I will use Augmented Reality as another form of representation. Out of all the options, taking into consideration my own strengths and weaknesses with technologies, I felt AR was what I was most comfortable using. I considered doing a website, but I couldn't really see how a website could enhance the viewers understanding of the design (it's pretty much the same as an interactive pdf). I feel after the last assignment I've got some better ideas and concepts to implement in buildAR and am relatively comfortable with using it now.

Development Montage

I've used a combination of inspirational images and materials, combined with progressive renders of the model to represent my design process to date. 

The montage has helped me to rationalise my seemingly sporadic design ideas, focusing me on where my design is headed and keeping in mind the original inspirations and influences when working on the development of my model.

Model Development

A couple of renders of what I want the main "shell" of the structure to look like. The counter-levered boxes are yet to be added, they will be supported by the central spire which runs up the centre of the building. 

Re-Envisioning the Architecture

With further research on how to re-envisage the architecture I decided that I wanted to enhance the contrasting relationship between spaces by multiplying the boxed spaces in the existing gallery; creating multiple levels of floating boxes, contrasting them with an organic glass structure. Whilst in conversation with Jacky it seemed obvious that a use for these multiple private and enclosed spaces would be an auditorium; the enclosed boxes would work well acoustically, keeping sound within the space, allowing multiple, separate performances to be held simultaneously in the one building.

Some inspirations

When considering the building and the concepts in which I wanted to focus on, the obvious one was the circulation of the building and the deceiving nature of the entrance. I then wanted to be more specific and focus on the box shaped exhibition space, as it seems a very prominent and purposeful design decision. The concept of a space within a space is something that appeals to me. I wanted to enhance this idea by contrasting this space with the greater building. I did a couple of renders, layering them to enhance the contradiction. I want to focus on the circulation and interplay between separate, distinctly defined areas.

When researching chosen architect, Kisho Kurokawa, I came across one of his earlier works, the Nakagin Capsule Tower (Tokyo, Japan, 1970-1972). I could see a clear link between this building and the new museum wing, which also explores the concept of separating spaces and creating complex circulation paths. The building  was the first of what can be classified as capsule architectural design, with rooms arranged as capsules and inserted into a mega-structure. 

The Capsule Tower realises the ideas of metabolism, and recycleablity as the prototype of sustainable architecture. The 14-story high tower has 140 capsules stacked at angles around a central core. Kurokawa developed the technology to install the capsule units into the concrete core with only 4 high-tension bolts, as well as making the units detachable and replaceable.

http://www.arcspace.com/architects/kurokawa/nakagin/nakagin.html

A3 Interactive PDF's

http://www.sendspace.com/file/7iuzur

Render Comparisons

New wing in relation to existing Museum

Model Progress