Adventuring on

Inspiring for Façade and expressing the pathways concept to create shadows

(Architecture & Design, March 2012)http://www.architectureanddesign.com.au/article/Pixel-receives-the-highest-environmental-rating-in-the-world/533760.aspx?utm_source=20120312&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletters

The above image of the Pixel Building in Carlton, Melbourne has the world’s highest LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) rating. Though it’s a small building, its impact of sustainable excellence and innovation has been recognised in Australia and internationally. The façade of this building is striking combination of ideas, vision, innovation, architecture and sustainability. The involvement of Studios 505’s designers reflected a concept of ‘Living Edge’ beds and creating shadows. The façade is not only for aesthetics but also to allow maximum daylight, shade, views, glare control and creating an identity for the building.

Seating and Pole creation 

(Home Design-Ideas, February 2012) http://www.homedesign-ideas.com/tmw-technical-museum-entrance-by-querkraft-architects

This is placed in a foyer in a technical Museum in Vienna. The purpose has made the building more modernized and allowed it to expand while still being attached to the existing historic structure.It allows for ventilation, and more optimal visitor circulation within the foyer. It has created a more welcoming emotional atmosphere improving the building’s design. The multifunctional pieces of furniture are glass-fiber reinforces plastic and fabric. The ‘trees’ provide seating, shad and acoustic absorption and at night they serve as illuminate bodies which fill the room with white or blue glowing light. The resemblance of trees has been perceived as an innuendo relationship between technology and nature. This design reveals an architectural statement communication an attachment to an existing structure and fulfilling functional requirements of an entrance.

Intentions of Material with the possible reflection back into the water could help in our concept and draw attention to other people on the other side of the river or on citycats to come visit this place

(Architecture and Design, February 2012)http://www.architectureanddesign.com.au/article/High-end-retail-design-LK-Jewellery-Sydney-and-Melbourne-stores-completed-by-Woods-Bagot/533524.aspx

The retail design of LK Jewellery Sydney and Melbourne stores reveals a prestige through the clean-lines and combination of sophisticated material palette. The façade has been created to reflect the watch and interiorly jewellery boxes. The concept has strengthened the image which appeals to clientele and potential customers. The store has full height of walls and in the middle having lower-height counters which creates intimacy.

Pole inspiration/ Canopy Web/ Additional learning tools interiorly/ Seating underneath
different colour poles

(2010, Glenwood) http://www.glenwoodnyc.com/manhattan-living/moma-ps1-warm-up-pole/

MoMA has an architectural program that transforms their museum courtyard; a pole dance system of light weight highly flexible poles situated in a grid and connected by bungee cords and a netting ceiling.There are balls and hammocks, pool, audio devices that turn the pole’s movements which add an interactive pleasure to the installation.

The placement and shape of the poles: Bending of the poles/ Creating connecting small bracing at the groundUsed as a steps and stepping stones for people to continue up to next level and sit higher

(Radhika Seth, November 2009) http://www.yankodesign.com/2009/06/11/artsy-electric-pole/

This is a design of electrical poles placed on either side of a highway in Stockholm, Sweden. The dynamic poles greet the passerby as you enter the fringe of the cityscape.

Textured ceiling/ interplay of shapes in 3D/ texture of the central pole/ Imagine it as a wall- metaphor of the cliff face

(Architecture & Design, January 2012)

http://www.architectureanddesign.com.au/article/Great-Hall-now-even-greater-at-University-of-Technology-Sydney/533262.aspx

The University of Technology in Sydney’s Great hall.

The creation of the columns with the illumination of light/ to create an atmosphere of light bouncing and reflecting

(Decorating Contemporary Modern Design,  March 2010)

http://www.decomodes.com/architecture/the-building-tamina-thermal-baths-design-by-smolenicky-partner-architecture/attachment/pole-design-of-the-building-tamina-thermal-baths/

The building of thermal baths has a pole design in the interior; thus adding illuminating light to create a welcoming, relaxing atmosphere. The lights bouncing off the walls and roofs and interplayed between the structures of the columns gives this sense.

Organisation of the poles suspended from the canopy/roof web and not touching the ground;
Possible seating inspiration to make the user have variable seating options/ An intricate detail that's appealing

http://www.isabeaupeep.com/2011_01_01_archive.htm

A: More inspiration for layout and floor plan/ B: creating shadows interplayed against ground/ C/D: illuminated effects and C: interior inspiration of the floor/ E/F/G/H: another organisation of the poles close together. The additional placement of combining geometric shapes and having connection platforms above for people to walk and sit