4-28-2008 Building Concept
A few closeups of the Vines Building.
4-27-2008 Building Concept
The vine like structures were created for an art/sculpture project. The building concept was an afterthought. I'm waiting for some sunshine to take the pictures needed to complete the sculpture.
4-23-2008 More Curved Green Roof Architecture - Finishing up Interior Layout
Have completed most of the major internal space division.
4-20-2008 More Curved Green Roof Architecture - Backdoor Entry
Added a flat-roofed backdoor entryway into a mudroom.
4-19-2008 More Curved Green Roof Architecture - Entry Variation
Haven't had much free time lately so just some minor experimentation with a flat-roofed entryway.
4-13-2008 More Curved Green Roof Architecture - Window Seat
A window seat built into a thickened wall.
4-12-2008 More Curved Green Roof Architecture - Screen Porch
A screen porch. What every green roofed house should have.
4-10-2008 More Curved Green Roof Architecture - Front Entry
Another entry sketch.
4-9-2008 More Curved Green Roof Architecture
A couple of experimental models. Just working through ideas.
4-6-2008 Eyebrow Dormer For Curved Green Roof
Working out some new "vocabulary" for curved green roofs.
3-25-2008 Leaf Cluster Building V2
I added some sun shades and a curved top.
3-25-2008 Leaf Cluster Building
I'd been mulling over this building for a long time. It is inspired by clusters of oak leaves that I sometimes find on walks during the summer. These clusters often have a strong sculptural/architectural quality to them.
3-25-2008 Recursive Spirals
For some reason I became somewhat obsessed with making recursive spirals for a few days. I DO NOT recommend this exercise. It is time consuming and brain twisting. Seriously.
3-25-2008 TIN Objects
I spent a few days making a bunch of objects out of TINs. I hope to use these objects for some new design ideas in the near future.
3-15-2008 Final "Bridges" on a TIN with Woody Texture
I was so unsatisfied with the first texture I used that I tried something else. This woody texture creates a completely different look.
3-15-2008 Final "Bridges" on a TIN
Last experiment for now with this technique. I'm not particularly pleased with this effort. Oh well, sometimes it just doesn't work. I may play with some different textures on the model and see if I can get something better.
3-12-2008 Curvy Bridges on a TIN
Experimenting again, this time with bridges that curve in the horizontal, as well as the vertical, plane.
3-11-2008 Bridges on a TIN
Experimenting with lifting sections of a TIN away from the main surface.
3-10-2008 Colored Shape
Playing with projected textures... yet again.
3-10-2008 Color Germination
Playing with projected textures on roundish shapes.
3-9-2008 Building to Sculpture
I took the curvy elements from the building below, resized them, and added some textures from images I took of buildings in Paris last summer. I call it "French Couples" because I think the shapes have a Gallic flair.
3-6-2008 Back to a Building
After creating the model just below I thought it would be interesting to try and use abstract curvy sculptural shapes as structural elements in a building. Most of the model was relatively easy to make but the windows proved quite problematic.
3-3-2008 A Break from the Ribbons
The ribbon models are quite tedious to make so I decided to work with simpler TINs for a change. I'm still exploring use of projected images here.
3-2-2008 Ribbon Art with a Theme
Onto ribbon like geometry I projected images from a kayaking day trip I took last August with Laurie. These are all different views of the same model.
