KEVIN

Here I am, tracing one structural path leading from the top to the bottom of the superblock. A plan is shown at different intersections where there's a major change in the shape of the floor plate, showing the supported area.

File is too heavy for maxwell to render at the moment. I will try to reduce the number of polygons and give it another go. But this two are the viewpoints I will like to capture.

With 3 floors in this cluster, each floor is divided according to the orientation of the structural members, forming a series of non-perpendicular internal walls.

Image1: Perspective of 34th floor with flat divisions and lift & staircase cores

Image2: Perspective of 34th + 35th floor with flat divisions and lift & staircase cores

Image3: Perspective of 34th + 35th +36th floor with flat divisions and lift & staircase cores

Study of the evolution of steel construction for skyscraper

Finally, I have managed to combine all the components into one working file with the minimal losage fo polygons. However, I could only get it working in max. This are the two views I have set up and I will spend more time in making the lighting and material.

The internal walls for flat divisions are flushed against the orientation of structural components in order to form a fluid spatial expression. As for the facade, daylight study is done to define whether they will be flushed against the structures or set back from the edge according to the space usage and the comfortable lux level.

The following series of images are the daylight penetration into the flats, on 5th December, between 0700hrs-1700hrs.

There are a standard range of comfortable light level for different types of usage. Using the renderings obtained before, the lux level analysis will give a more precise logic on the placements of both internal walls and external facade.

LIGHT LEVELS IN OUT ENVIRONMENT (LUX)
Twilight = Below 750
Indoors at home = 200-500
Indoors at office = 400-700
Drafting room = 500-700

OUTDOORS
0555hrs = 750
0610hrs = 2500
0620hrs = 5000
0640hrs = 10000
1200hrs = 81000
1710hrs = 10000
1730hrs = 5000
1740hrs = 2500
1755hrs = 750

The following images are colour-coded illumination level of 36th storey at 1400hrs on 5th December. They are of the same time but in different representation style.

This will be a huge site rendering in my portfolio, planning to print at 1260mm x 594mm.

Still deciding on the graphics on how to bleed the things onto the edges and what should be real and what should be fake.

Still in the process of working out the qualities within the flats, I have begun to look closer into the facade system. Based on the surface formed between the structures, the facade will be further subdivided by mullions which will support the glazings. As there are two types of surfaces present, there will be two different kinds of patterns based on the materiality of glass. Rectangular glass planes for flat surfaces (indicated blue) and Triangulated planes for curved surfaces (indicated in rainbow with red curving the most).

Anyone knows the right tool to subdivide a surface into standardized geometry??

Looking at different monolithic architectural projects, be it conceptual or built, they usually have a drawing which contains the intention and concept of the architect.

Based on the geometry of my superblock, I have rendered a series of perspectival sections with the section plane rotating around the mid point of the site. Since each section cuts through different spaces, different information will be embedded in at the end of the year. Off my head, information of: circulation paths, lifestyle of different apartments, programmetic distribution, daylight illumination within the block, shadows casted around the site, detailing ... could all be inserted into the relavant sections. At the moment, I forsee it to be similar to FOA's Yokohamma Sea Terminal Drawings.

Here is what I have so far for the section, 200 x 600mm primary floor beams with 200 x 200mm secondary beams angle bolted to them. The floor is made up of trapezoidal profiled steel floors with 100mm thk infill concrete. The internal wall partitions are made up of 12mm thick boards with metal studs at 800mm centre to centre, with acoustic partition and sealant. As for the ceiling, I couldn't think of what to do yet so I just added some false celiling panels hanging from the structure above.

Am still working on the glass but basically there are two systems. Facades flushing with the structure will be made out of isosilis (how to spell?) triangles of 2.4 wide by 3 m tall. Facades for the duplex seperating the interior from the terracing will be made of tempered glass with glass fins as support to reduce obstruction to views and daylighting. I will post more pictures later.

As for the drawing now, it may be unclear, so i will see if i could adopt thom mayne's drawing method where he stretches a part of the section into a to-scaled isometric detailing. And too I will have to integrate the quality of flats with some photoshopped plants.

Here are some of the slides I have been working for my technical studies. Its more of documenting the process I've gone through before arriving the current form.

I am trying to wrap uo the drawings that shows the strategy of generating the interior walls for the flats and their qualities, so that I can move on to other areas of the superblock. These will be done for tomorrow.

Drawing List:

1) Sectional Perspective Showing Lifestyle x 2

Here's the short section across the cluster showing lifestyle of flats with and without terracing, which still requires some work. There's still the long section to be done.

2) Dynamic Orientation of Internal Walls



I will continue to work on the perspective view, adjusting the transparency o shw the quality in side. Working along with this drawing will be a progressive section, with a cutting plane set at every 3 meters, showing the rhythm of the interior walls.

3)Plans of 34th, 35th, 36th storey

4)Renderings of the interior, showing light quality and material.

5)2 Different Facade System with the different glass panel sizes.

View setup before application of material and lighting.
This collage will be of a night shot, showing the quality of space within from the exterior.

View setup before application of material and lighting.
Apart from showing the series of flat with terracing, I am also trying to give a hint of the twisting effect derived from them.

View setup before application of material and lighting.
No Terracing in this type of flat, but a great view vertically down into downtown LA because of the facade orientation.

View setup before application of material and lighting.
Trying to capture both the internal space and exterior view which sandwich the terrace. I've widened the field of depth of the camera to accentuate the height of the block. Either the desert or LA city scape will be collaged onto the background.

Although there's nothing exciting, this is the the first communal space that I have. I'll just play with light rays coming through the facade, casting patterns onto the floor and strips of interior lights going along the seams of the internal walls.