Working together as a team has given us a boost in making progress in this unit task. We are very fortunate to have each other as a group as we all try to give in what we can.  Our strength as a team is in our respect towards each other and in our ability to communicate. We all know our individual strengths and try to apply it accordingly. Our worst enemy is time.  We all  like to work with precision but yes time is against us especially during this festive season when family quality time is also a necessity.  Without doubt,  stress and anxiety starts to build up and is never at our advantage.

Our model is in the ratio of 1:20.  We have been able to put up the wall panels in almost every room now.  We are trying to advance as much as we can before the Christmas Holidays as we need to dedicate time for other units as well.

 

Following my sketches, I tried to apply my idea on a physical model in order that I would be able to change and bend accordingly.  I needed my model to be flexible so I used chicken wired and covered it with fibre material.  The end result may not be so pleasing to the eye but it satisfied my purpose. Following this step, I actually selected a part from the whole shape and took it to the computer to continue to experiment and help me develop it further. Related images have been posted beforehand on this blog.

Working on 3ds max.

Bus Shelter Part 4

My starting point: Inspiration from the bubble concept; may be used as a seating feature

The bubble concept led to this cave like shelter having holes dug in the walls to be used as seating facilities.

Next idea was the fish tail: its shape was simplified and taken further to be used as a canopy for shelter from rain.

This was another option which should work better than the first option.  It has double walls on the back side which could play an important element in the lighting effects, seating capacity in the front and a canopy for when it rains.  Personally the canopy might result to be a flimsy and not so adequate in windy conditions and very bad weather. The coming up designs include a side wall for better sheltering in bad weather.

At this stage I retreated from the tail shaped canopy and looked into different contours still keeping in mind the theme of my project but tackling it differently...

These are my initial sketches that will lead me to my final development for the Bus Shelter in Valletta.  I started off with some crude ideas but these were a starting reference point.  My last two sketches are looking more into what is expected to be my final design. The shape altogether evolved into something looking to the future and is expected to have morphogenetic aspects especially in its construction methods.

Home practicing on 3ds max

Getting familiar with this software is what will make us succeed in finishing this task for this Unit... so here goes slowly but hopefully getting somewhere...