Sunday, October 24, 2010

Monday, October 18, 2010

Transformers Collective store_02

Part of the skin 3D printed


Transformers Collective Store_01

This Project is addressing a collective toy store of a transformers character which is Bumble Bee, and it will be composed mainly of an Exhibition area, and Display for the collection, the store will be anti contextual, addressing most of the characteristics of the item to be collected in the store, through morphological intelligence, which promises spatial paradigm. Also is addressing the idea of multi performance materials and will be totally environmental. All the issues mentioned is combined in a modulated environment. The components of the project is produced using an ecological material - bamboo which is a strong material and at the same time cheap, easy to build. This is what made me move from the rectilinear components to the smooth ones. The Idea of the Design for this project evolved when, we were asked to search for our Favorite toy or collective item, my favorite was The Transformers, especially Bumble Bee. What attracts me in
this toy is, the idea of Transformation from a robot to something very elegant like a Brand new Chevrolet Camaro car , this brand new Car is so contemporary, and it is so famous with it’s amazing built up quality, as well as its double curved surfaces, and the Glossiness of its surface. Which I found similar to what is happening now in contemporary architecture, they are using the same terms which are for example, Glossy Material, Lofted Surface, Components, Multi performance material, Modulating Environments, Ecological, and Sustainable. this toy has a combination of many things in it, which are, Elegance when it is a car and the strength of the look when it is transformed into a Robot, also the way they involve the heterogeneous and multi performance materials in this toy, which is what Architects are looking for these
days, not only to have one material as a finish, but also to have this material for instance for producing energy.

Table Design


Conceptual Parametric Design for a Table that has a Sculptural Perforated Base