Seems silly to glorify a computer program, but when I was introduced to Podium a year ago, I felt that Photoshop could render a photo derived from SketchUp as well if not better than what Podium could do. Boy was I wrong. In one simple click my hard, black, lined furniture, and sketchy, extremely primitive geometric model is transformed into a photo-realistic place. One that actually exists. The model becomes tangible, as if I can taste the cookies which are baking in the oven and smell the shampoo and soap from the bathroom and hear the laundry drying. Below are Podium derived photos of my current project where I am designing an on site permanent research lab in the south of Spain. The researchers are living in Europe's largest private bird reserve which is also the world's only naturally sustained fish hatchery. The design used the flamingo's foot as inspiration for the shape, and the concepts of how the fish move throughout the space as inspiration for circulation. The hallway texture is derived from the ripples of the water, and helps to instigate movement through the space, similarly to how the fish are moved through the troughs into the larger ponds, or, living space. The users will feel the compression and release through the 2 ft ceiling height difference from the hallways to the living spaces, as well as be effected by the contrast in colors. Nature offers answers and understanding. Enjoy. Looking down the hallway from the entryThe entry hallwayLooking right down a passageway into the office |
AuthorAs a student at Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle WA I entertain a variety of factors while designing space. Archives
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