encens

Ences has no specific layout setting through whole magazine. It seems like it's designed to create suitable space per spread. Its presentation is quite quiet, however looking at it more and more, I found it's very dynamic in a way because it's breaking rules as 'fashion magazine'. I chose this spread, because it shows how to play with spaces. Photos are merged together and sometimes text invaded the space of photo as the same way photos are merged. So I set the document page without margins, columns, and guide lines. It was very good fun, but took some time to find out how to use text wrap and things.

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a bookshelf

I have been thinking about making a bookshelf for this project. Actually its purpose will be primarily function over form.(I just need one quite badly). Initially I was thinking of different shapes of shelving units to divide and create space for books. The whole figure which is tilted will be used to divide and create space within the room. One of my alternative principles is to break down the boundaries of a rectangular room. A side of the bookshelf will consist of cut-out patterns, so I will be able to see the book covers as well. Design wise, I tried to make it simple as I am going to build one after the assessment.

360degree

After having a chat with a tutor from spatial design, I just tried to look at things from different point of view. First drawing is looking at an watercolour tube from different angles, then I was thinking of making a book of book which is 3 dimension when it's folded, but 2 dimension when it's opened, kind of.(not very convincing) It was quite interesting for me, but also hard.
drawing of an watercolour tube, not really convincing drawing.

miscellaneous

I found a book shows series of photography of old water tower and winding towers etc. They are very interesting shapes, and I tried to draw what interests me.

some drawings to understand her works.

To understand Zaha Hadid works, I drew her models(especially adorable paper relieves) then I kinda figured out what she tried to achieve. Breaking spaces with her great views, pushing the limit of conventional spatial topology. Sometimes I feel like my hand has better brain than one in my head.(?)

Research: ZAHA HADID - models

Cardiff Bay Opera House 1994-1996
Unbuilt
"Hadid's design created a street line, ranging ancillary spaces on the edge of the site, with the auditorium at the centre of a public space."

Moonsoon Restaurant, Sapporo, Japan 1989-1990

Lois and Richard Rosenthal Center for Contemporary Art, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA


Maxxi: National Museum of XXI century Arts, Rome, Italy, 1997-ongoing