This is a short test sequence showing the transition between the street and ground foyer. This is the ‘open’ configuration with shutters rotated to form a canopy above with the aim of drawing people in. The space is deliberately minimal and cavernous with a stair leading up to the existing roofscape level. The finish is predominantly masonry and fair-faced concrete with exposed corten steel beams. A roof-lit ‘slot’ runs along the far wall allowing sunlight to illuminate it for during the afternoon. It is my intention to put together a two minute film sequence to portray the materiality and character of the scheme for the final exhibition.

I have been exploring the use of Augmented Reality (AR), a pivotal part of my Thesis in terms of experiencing both the building and the city. This is a quick demo showing a range of geometries including simple animated content, which are being tracked simultaneously. I hope to use this technique not only to represent different aspects of the scheme interactively but also to portray different layers of the digital city relevant to the story and experience of my building. The big issue now of course is the interface…

This is a selection of images from the last crit. There is a long way to go with the detailed resolution but I feel it is beginning to move in the right direction. The next step is to begin detailing the structural elements and additional internal/external architectural expression based on the requirements of the physical-virtual ‘promenade.’

During my research into the interactive aspects of my thesis I stumbled across openFrameworks, an open source C++ toolkit for creative coding. Unfortunately I am not going to have the time to delve into the actual programming but there are some interesting projects emerging, some better than others. I like the Audience (see images above) and Hand from Above projects.