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Portfolio:
Searching For A Solution
Student: Yicheng Han (Charley)
Student Number: 834659
Tutor: Lyle Talbot
Class: Thursday Morning
Discipline: Architecture
Architecture is not simply building, it is much more of something else.
Well
Is it… Art? Or
Frames & Structures? Plans & Sections?
Morphological Mappings? Landforms & Sculptures?
Collage of ideas/pictures/stories/philosophies?
Implementation of imaginations?
Site – Exploration & Investigation
Circulation & Surrounding Context
History: From a lake to Concrete Lawn
Frames & Grid – Attempt 1
Think: What purpose? A dwelling? A museum atrium? A practical attempt of resolving forces through
materials and structures? A step taken of not throwing away mailed advertisements?
Understanding & Outcome:
• Recycled base is unsolid and unreliable.
• Very accurate measurements of cutting angles are needed.
• Metal strings are very hard to implement, especially it was considered beyond decoration but a
support of forces.
• Expected outcome could not be reached, this model was abandoned.
Frames & Grid – Attempt 2
• Reviewing lecture proved helpful.
• The idea of multiplication of one
dimensional units inspired me.
• I thought: frame is the
multiplication or repetition in a
sense, and structure is to put
planes of frames together.
• This structure is a combination of 3 planes: Sky, Spectacle &
Ground.
• Consecutively, the number of beams increase from sky to
Ground.
• Sky symbolises freedom – fewest beams.
• Spectacle symbolises world – several beams that protect people
while allowing them to see clearly their surroundings.
• Ground symbolises a solid foundation – many beams uniformly
constructed.
Sky
Spectacle
Ground
Landforming – Extrusions & Subtractions
• A park/children – adult playground.
• A discussion of colours, a geometrical conflict and harmonisation.
• Sculptural & Functional.
• Ideas were generated from triangles, bus stations and seating platforms.
Assemblage – New perspective, New Perception*Rethink: what is frame & structure? What is landform?
• Frame is also a collage of colours.
• Landform does not have to be a place for human experience, it can
be simple sculpture that does not make the least sense.
This model is
inspired by
the idea of
interference,
that landform
and structures
and frames
encroach on
each other’s
territory.
Debate:
A desperate struggle, when the pigeon fell onto his lap, inked in its blood,
carrying a message, the war is coming. That night he went to the prophecy, it
said that a distant foreign nation encroaches on his empire, their men are
covered in steel, wielding swords enchanted with fire. They burn down villages,
leaving the windmill spinning alone by itself, they conquer the cities, throwing
his people in the fire of hell. “And you, my lord,” said the prophet “You are chosen
to be our hero. Lead us to a certain death but a victorious one.”
Collage
Experience Collage & Materials (Metal)
Superi
mposi
tion
Final Project - Starting Over
Rethink: How? What? So?
All my ideas started from
“Frame: a multiplication of 1 –
dimensional units”.
Then towards function, then
think what is Union Lawn, what
will it be if amendment occur?
Should we retain its original
character/functions?
Final Project
Trimmed meadow ground was added to the bare concrete grounds.
The material is switched from metal to timber.
Centric/symbolistic sculpture in the middle while the rest of the
landscape is divided into three sections, all provide both seating & fun
– walking opportunities for socialising purposes.
Park
Pla
n
After careful
considerations, I
concluded that it
was unnecessary
to draw sections,
for that elevation
shows the most
information and
is clearest in its
expressions of
objects.
Section - Experience