Development of initial and the crit

                                                                 Previous concept model..

I was influenced by some videos of animals hatching out of their shells. The process was described as long and painful. Thus i had to adapt to the original idea of an instantaeous explosion, rather i slowed down the process.

By saying 'sea' or 'sky' in each individual 'egg' room the rocks will disappear allowing the avatar to expericence waking up to the different natural enviroments for example the ocean or the sky.

The building was made facing due north so that the sun would play a big part in lighting up the dark interior.

The Three Crits

1st  Aaron Hills

Aaron was one of the first people I critted. His project was about how his building reflects the city which in turn reflects his emotions. Basically Aaron designed an enviroment where he could sleep and wake up which reflected upon the emotions he was feeling at the time. Therefore his builiding was mobile and able to change locations quite easily.

In the pictures about you can see his completed model. He used perspex, this was to give it a sense of confinement whilst also giving the space a sense of enclosement. Aaron was enphasizing the idea of the changing landscapes, and different spaces.

He was kind enough to give me the tip of planning in advance when doing the actual 1:1 model, i hope his advice comes in handy.

2nd Alex Brown

Alex was very direct in his explanation of his project. He showed me how he designed an invisible bridge, that provided an access way between buildings. The entire thing was made out of glass and steel, thus reinforcing his idea of an enclosed/open spaces and also the idea of freedom.

In his 1:1 we see here the relationship of the steel structure in comparason to the glass. It was a fascinating model to look at.

3rd Bernadette Fok

I critted Bernadette last. At the time she did not have her model present but she did manage to explain her model and her process. She created a bed of sort on water. She emphasised the idea of water, and allowed her bed to interact with water. So the user would be able to touch the water, hear the water and possibly drink it if they so wish to. Her bed was located outside to give a sense of openness and a closeness to nature.
There was a fountain on the bed which supplied a constant stream of water so everything about waking up would be about water.

In these photos we can see a better example of her bed, unfortunately the 1:1 model is too large to show the entire bed, nevertheless we can see how an elegant fountain and path will be the supply of the water.