Materials for Stairs - Exhibition Space down to Underground Space

The first and second image, above and below show sections of the underground space, Tracey Moffat's Studio. The materials of the stairs are made out of solid concrete. Considering that the floor of the exhibition space in my design are concrete, and also the floor on the studio space, it can be seen that all the materials will match and combine together.

Related Video

The video I chose is a representation of the my section, and the two words that i chose for each space, which are energy and isolation. The video is a short video about a boy running through a real life giant hay maze. In the video, it is evident that the boy is very excited and motivated to run through the maze and get to the other side, the finish line. The boy seems to have a lot of energy, and is very keen on making it through, which can been seen through the boys panting, the laughter, and the big smile at the end of the video as he reaches a dead end. However, mazes can create a sense of feeling unsafe, as your alone in this big maze, with high hay walls on all four sides of you, and everything looks the same. It can lead you to feeling lost, which can further make you feel isolated and alone. But because it is a game, being alone or lost in the maze is a motivation which gives you energy to complete the maze and continue to the end.

Continuation of Models in Sketchup

This first image, shows the above space, energy, designed for Fiona Hall. This model is a continuation of my second section. I've added my texture onto on the walls behind the 2D image of the lady. For this space, i wanted to represent energy in both the physical and emotional way.

The above image shows the front view of the above ground space. Within the second and the first image, I've added a few other textures to my model, representing the material that I want for the space. In both images, it can be seen that there are a lot of glass shapes and panels all around the walls and the extrusion of the ceiling. This is to allow natural light (energy) to seep through the space. The abstract placement of the shapes, allows the sunlight to come through at different areas, creating different shadows and the amount of light.

The third image above, shows my texture added to one of the walls, and the chosen artwork from Fiona Hall to scale, in the studio space designed for her. I've also added the texture of the actual artwork onto the surroundings on the window, to develop a sense of what kind of materials I want to use for the space, seeing as how many of Fiona Hall's work are put together by many different pieces.

Above is an image of all the spaces combined. I need a little more work especially on my exhibition space and also my underground space. But this is just my rough copy so far.

This fifth image is the designed underground space, isolation for Tracey Moffat. As you can see, I've incorporated the isolation stairs in. I wanted to create a large space and high ceilings, so that when Tracey Moffat is working, she seems small in such a large space, which can create the feeling of isolation.

The textures and also her artwork is added into my design, which can be seen in the above two images. The extension of the space in comparison to a person.

Coloured Textures

I also experimented with colours for a few of my textures. However the quality of them aren't that great.

Textures

Below are the first 36 textures that i had drawn. Some of the textures that i drew, in my opinion were not that great, so i did about 12 (above, and the first image below, the 6 on the right hand side) more in total for all the 3 spaces to try and find a better representation of the spaces, and to get something better.

Second Section - Energy and Isolation

Fiona Hall - Understorey - Detail

The piece of work that I chose for the artist Fiona Hall is part of a collection of similar artwork from the Understorey collection produced between 1999-2005. The work I chose is made out of small glass beads thread onto wire and attached and curved around to make this flower object. Fiona Hall used different shades of green, orange, yellow and browns to create this piece. The size of this flower is bigger than the actual size in real life. The whole collection is presented together in a glass box with dimensions of 170cm by 140cm by 75cm. The collection and piece is a representation of nature and the human's impact on the environment.