Arch1101 Blog Post 1
Best Piece of Creative Work
Unlike
other talented students, my ‘ creative ‘ piece of work isn’t a drawing or
painting. Instead, my greatest recent creative work piece is expressed through event planning. This year, I got the chance to participate in an engineering society
and create social events for the engineering cohort of UNSW, and in turn
expressed my creativity through bringing ideas of exciting projects to life - especially the orientation camp. The ideas / image / selling of the camp combined with coming up with
special activites to run was a significant creative piece of work that I have
recently worked on.
Image of Great Piece of Architecture
My chosen
piece of architecture is The Colosseum in Rome, Italy. This piece was chosen
because I got the opportunity to travel across Europe in late 2018 and this
spot stood out and was one of the most memorable. On my trip, tour guides led
us towards many different spots and gave informative and extensive facts and
information regarding its history, purpose, construction etc. A few interesting
facts about the place was that it was an arena built for the purpose of
entertainment of the roman people at the time – holding many executions,
fights, and even mock sea battles by flooding the arena.
Original Picture of Something Beautiful
My
photograph of something beautiful is my first ever car – a present that I got
for my 18th birthday from my parents. It got me into modifying cars
and ignited a hobby which was more than my parents were looking for when
purchasing it for me just for a mode of transport to get to university. An
interesting fact is that most people who are into cars think their own car
looks amazing and immediately form an extremely biased opinion. For example I
think my car looks great but in reality maybe it’s because of my emotional
attachments rather than the physical looks– as is it rather old now.
Part 2
the_kyza ( Khyzyl Saleem,
@the_kyza on Instagram): Heavy, Advancing, Aggressive
https://www.mountainandmoon.com.au/): Circles, Strangling, Scaly
Week 1 Homework:
Week 2 Homework:
Word: "Aggressive"
Word: "Aggressive"
Aggressive (Top) , Scaly (Bot)Week 3 / Assessment 1:
--------" Conceptual Statement "
-----"5 Images"
My
conceptual designs for ‘the_kyza’ are based on the noun ‘Aggressive’ and I have
portrayed such a feeling through color, texture, shape, and material choice of
the stairs. Aggressiveness is conveyed through the stark contrast in robustness
of the diamond plate steel in comparison to the glass. The middle glass also brings
visibility to the underlying spikes upon walking up the stairs. Meanwhile the mirroring
ramp section reflects sharp edges of the building whilst opening visibility to
the car underbodies.
-----"5 Images"
Slight blue colorations mimic the same colour prevalent in many Kyza photos
Aggressiveness through the stark contrast of diamond plate steel and glass
Circulation path of stairs creates great functionality as a showroom
Sharp Spikes embedded in the depth of the stairs
Mirrored ramps which reflect both the sharp edges of the building but also the undercarriage of display vehicles.
Side Cross Section
Front Cross Section 
--------" Conceptual Statement "
The design
for ‘Mountain and Moon’ is driven by the adjective ‘scaly’ upon describing a
set of earrings designed by the company. The ‘scaly’ feeling is created and
initiates from the existing walls which are molded and droop off the walls and
start to form stairs. The non-conventional steps are in abundance and the
relationship of each piece to another creates the ‘scaly’ feeling. The overall
interconnection is represented through the multiple step options when
travelling up or down.
(Optional) Extra Sketches / Drawings of early ideas
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