Reaching the point of zen...

After a lot of hassling to achieve a design that I felt was worthy of exhibition, I edited my last design, which was based on zen and serenity, linking with Japanese influences, to create the following.  The idea is to create seclusion, with the structure open from all sides.  The structure is also created keeping in mind lighting effects.  The idea of an enclosure, creating a sense of mystery to viewers outside was achieved.

Last but not least - Zen that was not so peaceful...

For my last pavilion proposal, I was inspired by the Sugamo Shimura Bank in Shimura, designed by Emmannuelle Moureaux.

This reminded me of the zen pavilions in the Japanese tradition, and therefore took it as a point of departure.  This led me to design the following, however, I was not satisfied with what I achieved and used it to move on into another direction.  After alot of stress and worry, I came up with another concept on the same lines, included in the next post.

Spinnaker Pavilion Scale Model...

Model at preliminary stage

Finished model

Inspiration for Spinnaker...

“A spinnaker is a special type of sail that is designed specifically for sailing off the wind from a reaching course to a downwind, i.e. with the wind 90°–180° off the bow.” - Wikipedia

Raven Spinnaker

Other inspirations -

Chinese Junk Ship - Google Images

Swallowtail Butterfly Wing - Science photo Library

Dried Leaves - My own image

The next pavilion idea...

Spinnaker -

Initial model - this was constructed out of chicken wire, double sided tape, and sheer fabrics.  The wires were sandwiched between two circles of cardboard, which formed the base.

Second working model - in actual fact this was my first attempt at a scale model, however I chose to work on too small a scale and therefore I had to redo the exercise.  The base of this model is clay, with the wires stuck into it, and fabric sails sewn to fit into the metal framings.

TV Studio Inspiration...

Origami – the main inspiration for my chosen tv set proposal.

The following examples are two origami creations.  The first is a 'triceratops' by Fumiaki Kawahata, while the second is a 'rose' by Kawasaki.

Inspired from origami - Foscarini lamp for DIESEL



Also inspired from origami - Kvadrat wall tiles



Experimenting with pavilion ideas...

Angular idea

Canopy idea