Augmented Reality (John Mayer Music Video)

Model 2

Transition

Fluid

Outdoors

Rotational

Shell

Interlocking

Point

Wave

Juxtaposition

Encase

Model 1

Perspective

Tunnel

Eye

Angular

Exponential

Open

Hive 

Pod

Spaceship

Clam

Insight

 Insight is a visionary, a playful character who likes to keep watch over her surroundings. She is protective and observant, though known to stare. Insight is a creature who likes to wonder, with an attention easily caught. Watch yourself, as she doesn't miss a thing!

 Insight was inspired by the J. Mayer H. Architecture office - The eyes that appear on the facade watching the street and commanding attention. These rounded openings create interest, giving the building a character and are a great architectural feature. 

Fungi

 A creature often found playing on the forest floor in the depth of the rich soils, his lack of movement leaves him relatively unnoticed. Fungi's shy nature is indicative of his great and uniquely sought after taste, hiding to avoid his predators.

Fungi was based on the organic mushroom shaped 'Metropol Parasol' in Seville. The building seems to 'grow' out of the ground and spreads out on it's upper levels. 

Spore Creatures

Further Creatures

Insight

Insight is based on J. Mayer H. office building, inspired by the 'eyes' in the facade

Fungi

Fungi was influenced by the organic shapes of the Metropol Parasol

Spike

Spike was based on the geometric shapes formed in Mensa Karlsruhe

Random Creatures

Dozzle 

Maynid

Saximum

J. Mayer H. - other projects

Metropol Parasol, Seville

The Metropol Parasol is a giant latticed timber canopy that shapes the redeveloped Plaza de la Encarnacíon in Seville, Spain.


The building includes an archaeological museum, a farmers market, an elevated plaza and multiple bars and restaurants, which are all contained beneath and within the parasol structure.


The Metropol Parasol is noted for being one of the largest bonded timber-construction with a polyurethane coating. "The parasols grow out of the archaeological excavation site into a contemporary landmark, defining a unique relationship between the historical and the contemporary city." 
- Dezeen Magazine, 2011,  http://www.dezeen.com/2011/04/26/metropol-parasol-by-j-mayer-h/

Mensa Moltkem, Germany

The Mensa Moltke is a new canteen for the Technical College, Teacher Training College and the State Academy for Fine Art, situated in Karlsruhe, Germany. This space is designed as an attractive centre for the campus where the disciplines can meet, eat and exchange ideas.


The conceptual approach taken on the project was based on a sculptural idea of taking the largest buildable plot of land, cutting it out of the ground and forming the functions of the canteen inside the the open spaces created. 

"The dissolution of the structure into stem-like posts shows an associative relationship to the wooded areas nearby and creates an atmospheric transition between the buildings to the south and the shady forest to the north."

-Design Top News, 2009, http://www.designtopnews.com/architecture-design/mensa-moltke-in-germany-by-j-mayer-h-architects/

Danfoss Universe Science Park, Denmark 

Danfoss Universe Science Park, Norborg, includes an exhibition building and a restaurant,  extending an outdoor park into the winter months by enclosing spaces for exhibitions and scientific experiments.


"The buildings rise up from the ground and provide spaces, which articulate the fusion of outdoor landscape and indoor exhibition." The centre adapts and modulates according to program and location in the park. The architecture was designed to blur the line between building and park, accommodating to a seamless use of indoor-outdoor spaces as display areas. 


-Archinnovations (AI), 2007, http://www.archinnovations.com/featured-projects/civic/j-mayer-h-danfoss-universe-in-nordborg-denmark/

Folding Architecture

-The Collection, http://theryangray.blogspot.com/2010/08/dupli-casa-by-j-mayer-h-architects.html

I think this home designed by J. Mayer H. reflects the idea of folding architecture as it appears as one single, ongoing piece of material, creating the main form and shape of the building. I've created my model to reflect the organically moulded shapes created in this piece of architecture.

-ArchDaily, http://www.archdaily.com/38307/an-der-alster-1-j-mayer-h-architects/

In the design of the main architects office there is a use of overlapping, integrating layers, creating an on-going form and sense of continuity associated with folding architecture. I’ve used this concept as a base for my second model.

Estelle's model - Based on the work of Sophia Vyzoviti (author of "Folding architecture...")

J. Mayer H. Architects

J. Mayer H. is a Berlin based architecture office known for their extensive work in boundary pushing architecture, interiors, installations, product design and furniture. Focused on spatial experimentation with thoughtful and appropriate concepts, their architecture proves visually striking, yet practical and purposeful.

-"Ballista Magazine - J.Mayer H. Architects", 2011, http://www.ballistamagazine.com/j-mayer-h-architects/