Wrappin' Up the Semester Like Christmas Presents

its over. finally over.  I am actually rather upset that this studio has come to an end.  Even though in the last few weeks I have been constantly trying to put my mind back together from the explosion of abstraction that occurred.  There is a lot to discuss so this post will be finished soon.

The Wheels on the Bus Go Round and Round...

Slowly but steadily everything is progressing.  The building model has made it to the last stages of completion.  There are a few questions that need to be resolved before completing it fully.

Today marks the beginning of the construction of the abstract wax site model.  8 lbs of wax and patience are what to look forward to, oh yeah, and finding a site plan to scale.

I'd Like A Coffee, Bagel, and a Side of Abstraction.

Thanksgiving break was a well needed time away from the back pains of a studio desk, but turkey or no turkey, the process continues.

Finishing the drawings without paper was a sign of relief, but also a sign that the end was near.  It was after this critique that I gained a better realization of how fascinating the sub-concious power of the human mind is.  On the outside this project was pieces of art that related to our building design in some way, but it was the ways that it did not relate that became topic of interest.  In the end each project formulated a conversation about issues that were occurring in the design.  For me, the spatial qualities and the way the building makes the transition and connection from above ground to below.  From here I was able to indulge further into making a strong relationship between the transitions.

Making the transfer to building a final model I took along with me the ideas and conversation provoked by the drawings without paper.  But still there was an in congruency of form.  The peeled back forms protruding from the ground are the base of the project, and their relationship to spaces below.  With issues of ramps entering into the building and how they would be incorporated I was told to build the model from the ground down.  Essentially from top to bottom.  Stepping out of the normal comfort level of build from ground up, this strategy was meant to push the envelope of how I was thinking about the forms.

Progress continues steadily.  This model being for a more regular building mode,l I have made the choice to build a more abstract site model.

It will be crafted out of wax.  The space where my building is located will be a void projecting through the model.  This idea relates to how my building creates a relationship between what is above and below.      The model will be lit from below for the presentation, displaying also the idea of transparency I am attempting to convey.