final project

This is my original drawdel that I made when I was analyZing the site, I used this for inspiration when designing my building. The two main aspects that stuck out to me were the two axis lines which indicated two buildings and the shadows that were casting from the cut outs of the drawdel.

Above you can see the beginning sketches of these two buildings. I sketched out different ways that these buildings could be connecting or separating and I decided on having a main core in the middle of my two masses. Another aspect I kept in mind was the axis created from the library and the flower wall on the site I wanted to maintain the line that was created by these buildings. I also decided to have an elevated lobby area that would be lifted from the main ground plan. As I was developing this I wondered what could happen in this area and decided that I would go back to the shadow idea that was shown by my drawdel so I developed the model below to test this idea of the sun changing the pattern 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
 

 

 

 

 

structure

I have been thinking about having these diagonal tapering columns and then having a grid for beams and columns that will connect to this diagonal system.

Another type of system I have been thinking about is having thin columns frequently in a grid pattern, resembling something natural like the site I am in . I will try both systems and see which works best.

 

 

One of my filmic effects in drodel form

 Above is my drodel for the filmic effect shot reverse shot. In some of the avant-garde films use the shot reverse shot in the way that you are watching a character talk and then the screen switches to show you who she is looking at and it is the same actress in a different part of the film. I wanted to use the same type of effect in my theater area. These are the three points where you are able to see two theaters from the same position. The top theater I want you to be able to see people laughing or smiling and in the next look see a horror film or scary scene. The bottom right is the effect that I want you to be able to see the top of one person and the legs of another theater. The last effect on the bottom left would be people scared by the film and a calm scene in the other side.

moving forward

 I started by planning out a section, so I could see how the levels would connect to the ground. 

In this section I was thinking about how I could Organize the library section. 

 

The floor plan I drew is above, I have realize I need to move the theater to the other side so that there is more room for the transition. I also found that I need to make the core larger and create a larger overlap that will be a clear connection. 
 
 

further exploration of my drottle and my film terms

This week I have been working on developing the shape of my building and creating a more dynamic design. One of my comments I received at the review was that my building wasn't really towers and was turning into more of a horizontal building as I expanded it. I thought a possibility to work with this comment a bit would be to start with one tower and have it expand to two different towers. 

From my searches online I found an image similar to this one for dissolve. I thought maybe I could incorporate this into my building as it transitions into another space, similar to my drottle.

This is the concept sketch I was working on to play out the forms a bit to expand the building, and incorporate the form of the drottle .

 

drawing some inspiration from my drottle

I am trying to play with the facade a little to create different shapes to create a more dynamic facade. 

 

Back to the Basics

So in order to amp it up, as they may say some place some where, I decided to go back to the readings and redefine some words.

Dissolve- The transition between two sequences or scenes. 1st image disappears gradually and is replaced by another. 

Eyeline matching- a term used to lint to the continuity editing process. Based on the belief that when a character looks off screen and you then see what he or she is looking at.

Shot/reverse shot- two alternating shots. As if two people are talking. You see one then the other. 

Center-cinema- experimental. Questions and subverts existing cinematic codes and conditions. Very discontinuous. 

So how are these used in the avant-guard films?

Well often time we would see eyeliner matching as more of a transition. In the movie I analyzed Ross Hobart, she would look out into the distance and walk off screen and it would transition to her being outside. 

Shot reversal is used in avant-guard film often. One example of it being used in Rose Hobart, she is appearing to be having a conversation with herself. 

Dissolve would be better explained by 49 seconds, where the scenes seem to overlap because of the use of overlapping film.

Counter cinema could be explained by avant guard in general. Each movie is cut and pieced together in an unconventional way, it is difficult to make sense of it or keep things in order because the story is completely remade.