Week 1 Independent study

Research

Chosen building Hypo Alpe-Adria Bank
Morphosis website showcasing the building including drawings, plans and photographs; http://morphopedia.com/projects/hypo-alpe-adria-bank

Archtypes

Exploded perspective model

Model created where parts of the building can be removed given a sense of assembly.

Section of a building using only black and white which the morphosis group constantly uses.

Research Reference


http://morphopedia.com/projects/emerson-college-los-angeles-center

Journal Scans

Journal References


1. Paolo Vincenzo & Genoverse, "Architetto Thom Mayne", Architettura, n.534, Apr (2000): 288-235.
2. Mayne, Thom, " Morphosis: Hypo-Alpe-Adria Bank Headquarters, Udine, Italy", GA document, n.95, feb (2007): 30-43.

Draft Models

Model 1

Model 2

Animation

Week 1 Studio

Morphosis

This semester i have chosen Morphosis as a my architect. What caught my attention about Morphosis is how he uses layered forms in his designs having previously done research on layered forms in a different subject, this is a great opportunity to expand my knowledge on this type of design form.

http://www.arquitour.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/hypoalpep.jpg, 20/07/2012

 Hypo Alpe-Adria Bank - an example of mophosis layered forms. 


I found the idea of different elements used to make a whole interesting as mentioned in the lecture, the morphosis firm demonstrates this well through some of their buildings. i want this idea to be a major focus combined with layered forms to be a main part of my work for this assignment.  

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/58/Wayne_L._Morse_United_States_Courthouse_corner.JPG, 20/07/2012

Wayne L. Morse United States Courthouse - a representation of more than one element to create a whole.-

http://www.suckerpunchdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/morphosis.jpg, 20/07/2012

four towers in one - California - a digital representation created by Morphosis for a competition, this is a great example of the combination of both a layered form and a combined element to make a whole. Moprhosis also experiments with interconnection.

Paper Models

The first paper model i did as a abstraction of the digital model four towers in one. i tried to show interconnection through different angles when taking the picture. 

Paper Model 2

The 2nd paper model i used the word 'explode' as my main focus because of how the firm morphosis represents their models by exploding them in different pieces.