Fujimoto – serpentine pavilion

The pavilion, which has already gotten its “cloud” nickname because of its shape and lightness, is generated through a three-dimensional steel grid of about 40 centimetre modules which morphs on each side. The structure is broken to allow people access as well as to generate different uses around, below and upon it. 

“For the Serpentine Pavilion 2013, I have created a translucent architecture, a terrain that encourages people to explore the site in new and diverse ways. Within the pastoral context of Kensington Gardens, the vivid greenery surrounding the site merges with the constructed geometry of the Pavilion. A new form of environment has been created, where the natural and the man-made fuse. The inspiration for the design of the Pavilion was the concept that geometry and constructed forms could meld with the natural and the human. The fine, fragile grid creates a strong structural system that can expand to become a large cloud-like shape, combining strict order with softness. A simple cube, sized to the human body, is repeated to build a form that exists between the organic and the abstract, to create an ambiguous, soft-edged structure that will blur the boundaries between interior and exterior.

I was inspired by the furniture made from the exterior/ interior form.

Rooftop Tearoom

Ellen Melville Centre

The Ellen Melville Centre is an Auckland Council community hub in the centre of Auckland city.

Formerly known as Pioneer Women’s and Ellen Melville Hall, the Ellen Melville Centre has five diverse hireable spaces, and easy access onto Freyberg Place.

Tukutuku

Tukutuku were presented to the New Zealand pioneers’ and descendants’ club by Mr and Mrs Eruera Stirling for the opening of the Pioneer Women’s Hall in 1962. 

Ngati Whatua Orakei Weavers restored the Tukutuku for the opening of the Ellen Melville Centre on Friday 15th September 2017.

The image (photo credit: David St George) on the left hand side shows the Tukutuku within the centre.

Rooftop Pavilion

Drafts of sketches of proposed architectural form. Essential rooms incased in the walls of the form so that the fluidity is maintained. Spiral staircase is too mirror the form of the neighbouring carpark.

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Negative space between proposed design and Snickel lane to enhance the light entrance into snickel lanes North windows. Curve space in the form allow for a space for a garden to provide food, a sense of giving.

A five series drafted collage of interior views. First – Spiral staircase with a view out the window, frame grided – representing where the reclaimed land with vertical streets meet the natural curves of the original shore line of Commercial Bay. Second – View underneath the curves of the design view towards the street side view. Third – selected perspective view outward through the window. Fourth – Spiral staircase design leading upward. Fifth – Exterior street view of the architectural design – Form represents a ‘Pipi’.

Beginning 3D modelling of design using Rhino 7. Reshaping of gifted street rhino file to become more accurate to reality so designing can commence.

Creating the design on Rhino and shifting the model to best suit my narrative – Reshaping until ideal.