Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Sunday, September 12, 2010
Bamboo Sources
Anisotropy would like to thank Rod and Susan from Purangi Garden Accommodation. We visited their residence in Hahei last week and were able to cut down a large quantity of green and black bamboo for use in our structure. Their website is http://purangigarden.co.nz/ and they have a range of different types of accommodation including a fascinating Yurt! It was well worth the trip. Many thanks Susan.
Initial Research
This was some of our initial research into nature's ways of growing tall. http://asknature.org/strategy/7e5683b29f576ebcb7b39f567b7768c2
http://asknature.org/strategy/101fcbaa20c58d5aa450ee3b1e5b819d
http://asknature.org/strategy/5e1a7691d5a80b4a961cd2a69bcb8d23
Taken a while to post it!
http://asknature.org/strategy/101fcbaa20c58d5aa450ee3b1e5b819d
http://asknature.org/strategy/5e1a7691d5a80b4a961cd2a69bcb8d23
Taken a while to post it!
Thursday, September 2, 2010
Klein Dytham Architecture
Billboard Building by Klein Dytham Architecture is an example of a "luminous bamboo plantation in the heart of the metropolis".
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Drawings
This is a collection of recent drawings including development ideas and the 3 pages we presented at the most recent crit. Click the picture to view more images.
3DS Max Second Model Renders
Some of the renders for the second 3DS Max model. The animation video can be viewed here. Click the picture to view more images.
Scroll Work
I thought we could also consider scroll-work. This is easy to do on the scroll saw. Also, we are able to split small pieces on the saw.
Decoupage
I will also look into Decoupage, a French technique that involves decorating wooden furniture with paper. There are two variations - one where the entire surface is covered with paper, the other where small cutouts decorate the surface, and the result is varnished until the surface looks like an inlay.
IMAGINE THE POSSIBILITIES WITH LAZER-CUT PAPER!
Mosaic Inlays
As a teenager I dabbled in Mosaicing and did some work for this company. Unfortunately it looks like the Auckland store may have closed down, but we can order online. This kind of tile comes either in tiny squares or sheets which we can cut to any size/shape. I will try out an inlay with the bamboo.
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Latest Ideas plus Animation Video
We critted yesterday and presented our latest ideas regarding the structure and design drivers.
After looking into the way bamboo grows we found links to the city which we have incorporated into our design.
The "rhizome" is the root structure for bamboo. It is a shallow root system but extremely dense and enables a stable foundation for the bamboo shoots to grow so tall. Comparing this to the city, we noticed that the structure is similar to the underground of a city with a dense network of pipes, services, carparks and underground railways etc. Above ground, there are similarities to the downtown city with a mixture of buildings rising to different heights. We considered the idea of density where, at the base of the bamboo forest, there is a large concentration of bamboo. However, moving upwards, the density lowers as the shoots are not all the same height. A similar situation happens in the cross section of the city, at ground level there are many buildings, but moving upwards, the skyline gets less and less dense.
We also considered the relationship between bamboo and the city in plan. The bamboo rhizome grows outwards from a central bamboo shoot. This is similar to the way urban sprawl occurs with the city slowly growing outwards from the CBD.
We have interpretted this into our skyrise structure though raising the ground level. Our skyrise will not just represent the bamboo forest above ground but the entry to the structure will be through the "dense rhizome" of the sub-terra. The entrance will be a small tunnel surrounded by densely packed bamboo poles. "Above" ground, some of these poles will rise high above visitors to at least the 8 metre minimum height. On some of these poles we will attach ropes and harnesses to enable visitors to our structure the opportunity to climb the bamboo and experience the canopy of the forest.
An animation of this proposed idea is posted here.
After looking into the way bamboo grows we found links to the city which we have incorporated into our design.
The "rhizome" is the root structure for bamboo. It is a shallow root system but extremely dense and enables a stable foundation for the bamboo shoots to grow so tall. Comparing this to the city, we noticed that the structure is similar to the underground of a city with a dense network of pipes, services, carparks and underground railways etc. Above ground, there are similarities to the downtown city with a mixture of buildings rising to different heights. We considered the idea of density where, at the base of the bamboo forest, there is a large concentration of bamboo. However, moving upwards, the density lowers as the shoots are not all the same height. A similar situation happens in the cross section of the city, at ground level there are many buildings, but moving upwards, the skyline gets less and less dense.
We also considered the relationship between bamboo and the city in plan. The bamboo rhizome grows outwards from a central bamboo shoot. This is similar to the way urban sprawl occurs with the city slowly growing outwards from the CBD.
We have interpretted this into our skyrise structure though raising the ground level. Our skyrise will not just represent the bamboo forest above ground but the entry to the structure will be through the "dense rhizome" of the sub-terra. The entrance will be a small tunnel surrounded by densely packed bamboo poles. "Above" ground, some of these poles will rise high above visitors to at least the 8 metre minimum height. On some of these poles we will attach ropes and harnesses to enable visitors to our structure the opportunity to climb the bamboo and experience the canopy of the forest.
An animation of this proposed idea is posted here.
Bamboo Material Test
A material exploration looking at how we could join bamboo together, and the effect this creates. Click the picture to view more images.
Bamboo Grove Path Experiment
This is an experiment showing a possible way of climbing the bamboo in our structure. Click the picture to view more images.
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