Restaurant Design

I just want to share this because I think it turned out pretty good for my first try.

This was so much fun to make, even if I lost quite a bit of sleep over it.

Can't wait to go the next three years living off of espresso and Adderall if it means I can keep rendering awesome spaces like this one.

Cells in Relief

Experimenting with Bristol paper, I made several maquettes with the goal of an open form cell structure, each with the dimensions of a 2x2 cube. 

     

     

Once I established a form, I created a template in Adobe Illustrator from which I would create 16 identical cells to form a grid-like structure fixed to a bas relief plane.

     I then graphite transferred the template 16 times to be cut out onto two sheets of different colored Canson paper that I had previously spray adhered together, making them roughly the same thickness as Bristol paper for consistency. 

I cut the templates out and glued them together with Sobo glue. I then created an 8x8  bas relief plane out of foamcore board, covered in Canson paper, and adhered the cells in a grid on the bas relief.

8" x 8" x 2.25"

Canson paper, Sobo glue, foamcore board

Completed June 8, 2015.

Fibonacci Series Using Unit Forms

I simulated the Fibonacci Series in this project by repeating the same form seven times using the calculations involved in the sequence, creating a sort of spiral effect.

Each unit form varies in size, texture, and materials, making the final form an abstract non-objective interpretation of the Fibonacci Series.

chipboard, hot glue, Canson paper, Sobo glue, basswood, balsa wood, metal pipes, copper wire, hemp string, dental floss.

24" x 20"

Organic Form and Serial Planes

    

Beginning by developing an organic shape cast in plaster, I plotted points on the plaster model every 1/4 inch to replicate the form as accurately as possible. I recreated the form in a series of planes on chipboard, which were cut using a laser cutter.

I assembled the form with carefully placed 1/4 inch spacers made from basswood, and oriented it onto a wood block base, which I then painted with yellow acrylic paint along with the edges of the planes and the spacers.

chipboard, basswood, wood glue, wooden block, acrylic paint

Completed May 27

Linear and Planer Cube Creating Symmetry & Concentric Balance

I constructed a 6x6x6" symmetrical cube out of basswood dowels and chipboard planes, designing with a linear framework and planes that create closed, semi-closed and implied volumes that connect the center point to the 6 exterior faces of the cube, with symmetry within all of its viewpoints.

basswood, chipboard, wood glue

6" x 6" x 6"

completed May 14

Negative Space Volumes

First, I selected an location in our design building that had intricate negative space within a 20x30x36 boundary. I found a corner of recessed lighting with varying planes and an open door as my location, and carved the negative space out in a chipboard and artist's tape maquette.

I scaled this model up to actual size, measuring and working from the physical space.

cardboard, papertape

30" x 20" x 36"

completed May 5, 2015

Defining Space in Relief

     To begin, I found a digital image of an interior architectural space, particularly one with dramatic perspective. I placed the source image in Adobe Illustrator and traced the forms with the pen tool and white fill to differentiate positive and negative space.

     Using this Illustrator file as a guide, I created a three-dimensional interpretation of the image in regard to positive and negative space.

    

     I used illustration board and Sobo glue to create the 10x12 relief, which included a mix of convex, concave, angled and flat planes, with multiple forms and volumes in low and high relief.

10" x 12" x 6" 

illustration board, Sobo glue

completed April 6, 2015