Three Words
The 2 clients that I chose for experiment one were Heston Blumenthal (chef) and Steinway & Son's Pianos. I chose to put Heston on top and Steinway & Son's underground. The reason I chose the two was because I think that music and food go perfectly together. The words in bold are the words that I chose to develop my design with.
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| Noun: Extravagant Adjective: Collection Verb: Experiment |
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| Noun: Elaborate Adjective:Finesse Verb: Orchestrate |
The 18 Sketch Sections
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| This is the chosen section I chose to develop my design with. It is a representation Heston's presentation of food as he stacks a collection of particular foods together. Organising them in an abstract way and all linking them to each other. You will see the relation between the section and the picture that I chose for Heston As for Steinway & Son's the word was orchestrate. Orchestrate to me is a smooth organised flow. I wanted to make that movement into the building by using curves for the outer walls and then adding the finesse and structure with some intricate patterns. |
The 36 Custom Textures
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| The texture for Above |
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| The texture for Middle |
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| The texture for Below |
The Stair
Below to Middle
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| A sketch of the stair design for Below to the Middle. The design was intended to incorporate a ramp into the flight of stairs. This was a possible solution in transporting the pianos to the Middle. The design in the model had to be changed because of the shape of the building but it still incorporates a ramp. These stairs I think are well suited for Steinway & Son's as it gives the feeling of an elegant curved journey |
Middle to Above
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| This stair was designed for the Middle to Above. The design was intended to be hidden form the main room to create a sense of surprise. The stairs are cantilevered and are exaggerated in length adding a sense of mystery and a feeling that something amazing awaits when the journey is complete. I think this philosophy is well suited to Heston's work |
The Animation and Architecture
Exterior Views
Interior Views
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| Interior of the Above. It consist of a restaurant with a full commercial kitchen. It serves to all the tubular structures as they are all linked to the kitchen. |
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| A view of the Above from outside the tubular structures. |
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| A view of the Middle which consist of a few displays of Steinway & Son's pianos and a display/waiting area for Heston's restaurant for the floor above |
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Another view of the middle. It displays the artist's work. As for Heston's area it also serves as a cafe. The Steinway & Son's dedicated area could also hold some performances as there are live grand pianos in the area. |
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| A view of Steinway & Son's workshop on the floor Below. |
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| Another view of the floor below, showing all the different work stations. |
The link to my SketchUp model is at 3D Warehouse
