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xwingband
03-09-2006, 11:26 PM
Yeah, no snide remarks.[:p] Despite the ever climbing post count I am working on one of the most work intensive majors, Architecture. I just got done with final presentations today. They went so well.

Anyways, I thought I'd share... You may not "get" this but it's [8D] none the less. I'd explain if anyone's interested. Some of these are process shots too.[:0] Meaning they're better ones on the way.[:D]

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b394/reelbigporter/final-004.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b394/reelbigporter/final-003.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b394/reelbigporter/final-002.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b394/reelbigporter/final-001.jpg

Inside:

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b394/reelbigporter/light-015.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b394/reelbigporter/light-014.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b394/reelbigporter/light-003.jpg

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james3
03-09-2006, 11:37 PM
Intriguing. Please explain, I am always fasinated about learning new things.

"Only a Sith deals in absolutes. I will do what I must." - Obi-Wan Kenobi

GFORCE13
03-10-2006, 12:15 AM
Me Too, I took 4 years of drafting in High School including I year of Architecture, some where I should still have the blueprint of the House I desigined.[:D]

May the Force
Be with You

Marc E.

xwingband
03-10-2006, 07:02 AM
Yeah, I took some years of drafting in High School, but it in no way prepared me for the types of things they have us do. I have a leg up in the drafting aspect like programs like CAD and Photoshop and of course hand drawings but the design is like nothing else.

I'll get what it's made out of first since that's easy.[:p] The roof is made out of styrofoam spackled to look like plaster. It's a pain, it takes a half dozen coats and sanding until you're covered in dust. The ground and in between is all Plexiglass, aka acrylic, in different forms (mirrored, frosted, sanded, plain). That's how I got my weld-on skillz.[:D]

The actual project is called the "Plenum" project. The plenum being the space we create that is supposed to be rich, "a full void" to quote my professor. The whole premise of it was to develop the relationship between the ground and roof, and more importantly what happens in between with the space. So if you think about that light is a HUGE role in the project. We look at it as that should we place a human scale in there all the space isn't occupyable and only light can "occupy" it.

Now this part may sound crackpot, but in my class we investigated this through butterflies. Gainesville has the second largest butterfly collection and museum in the world. We used the behavior and life of a butterfly to inform or spaces too.

Now the sum of all this design is it creates (again to quote my prof) "some bloody amazing things." I'll be taking more better pictures because outdoors the light reflected does some AMAZING things. It lights up the inside and outside in ways that are beautiful (the inside shots show that but that was my first pass at the mirrored surfaces). There was one plain my prof showed this on by putting her hand behind it. She said, "The backlighting makes it look bloody transparent," even though it was frosted plexi.

There's a mini overview of what the project was about.[:D]

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Do-Clo
03-10-2006, 08:29 AM
Xwing do have time for a life???? Your project looks interesting, nice job on the model construction. I have done some of these types of projects but it has been a few years. By the way need some plans for a custom house from the seventies????

Do-Clo
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xwingband
03-10-2006, 10:09 AM
Depends on how you define "having a life."[:p] No, I can't go out everynight or do things with my friends all the time because my school work comes first, but I don't think I'm losing anything. It just makes those times all the more sweet because they don't happen everyday.

Moral though: I'm got getting enough saber time.[:D]

Thanks for the interest and compliments. Those are just some quick shots of the final model, and there is tons of other things along the way and pictures I've yet to take.

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Do-Clo
03-10-2006, 12:49 PM
Xwing, I know the school load that have and along with everything that you do here on this forum, I know that you can not have much free time. You are doing a great job though, hang in there.

Do-Clo
Don't make me destroy you...

naashar
03-10-2006, 05:37 PM
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by xwingband

The plenum being the space we create that is supposed to be rich, "a full void" to quote my professor. The whole premise of it was to develop the relationship between the ground and roof, and more importantly what happens in between with the space. So if you think about that light is a HUGE role in the project. We look at it as that should we place a human scale in there all the space isn't occupyable and only light can "occupy" it.<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"></font id="quote">


Deep. Man, one of my old roommates in college was an Ark major; 'nuff respect, brother. All I know is that it takes guts to commit to a major that requires the classrooms to have showering facilities. (I went to Florida A & M Univ.; a fairly strong Architecture program, from what I've heard tell.)

You don't need to see any identification.

xwingband
03-10-2006, 06:18 PM
Yes, it a life of its own. Many only understand it because they see the light of the architecture studio constantly on. There is a culture of the studio. It's destinctly different from any other major because you spend hours working with these people. In many other majors you can't indentify all of the other people in your major.

I can without a doubt say it makes very enriched people. Without being too specific in any field we combine so many things. It is just as common for us to build models as it is to walk around with a sketchbook in an art gallery. My professor is an amazing dynamic person that can discuss any subject. Even though I loath the work load being in presentations and hear my prof say "It looks bloody transperent" was so satisfying. I'm hoping my model will make it into the gallery exibition after break.[:)]

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desertscorpion
03-11-2006, 08:56 AM
Nice! I hope all of your hard work pays off! [:D]Especially, if you've taken out any school loans![:p] It will! [;)]

xwingband
03-11-2006, 01:09 PM
I have taken some loans but it's to cover my housing and meals. Florida has a sweet deal so I have a 100% tuition paid for.

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GFORCE13
03-12-2006, 12:51 AM
Very Cool sounds like you are on your Way!![:D]

May the Force
Be with You

Marc E.

xwingband
09-12-2006, 07:40 AM
Time for an update... I'm back into the program. :(

Here's my little slice of the room and life known as studio:
http://img83.imageshack.us/img83/5719/studio001yk7.gif

Here's an overall look of the room and all of the desks:
http://img234.imageshack.us/img234/9905/studio002lm5.gif

... and a tid bit of my last model. Plexiglass all the way. I have the weld-on skills. :D

http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/9347/blderunner003vn7.jpg

Eclipse
09-12-2006, 11:15 AM
hhhmmmm looks like a F. Lloyd Wright influence.... nice job so far..... never could have the patients for architecture....

xwingband
09-12-2006, 11:19 AM
lol... it's more like Ridley Scott. We started with the analysis of the movie Bladerunner.

james3
09-12-2006, 12:17 PM
Glad you gave us an update Xwing. This stuff is fasinating to me. Keep it up.

xwingband
09-18-2006, 05:28 PM
Here's a digital form of what I do...

http://img172.imageshack.us/img172/2092/project1bcv2.jpg

Rendered in Form-Z (program sucks). Meant mostly to show of stuff like materials (READ: Shiny :D and reflections) and topography. I decided to go simple as ever and render it well instead of taking big design leaps and looking like junk. The prof liked it so I'm happy.

meiv4
09-18-2006, 07:06 PM
Where you goin to college at? ive got some friends doing arch at berkley. Havnt been there long enough to start doing anything fancy like that yet. which looks sweet i might add.

xwingband
09-18-2006, 07:22 PM
I'm going to UF (University of Florida). Were known for having a unique approach to architecture... we start out very abstract and come back to reality slowly. Many are the opposite and embrace the reality of having to build the projects. My profs mostly believe that if you don't get broken out of the mold of thinking "it has to be this way" you will be stuck making boring architecture.

I forgot to add the pic somehow lost it's color in being saved multiple times, but you can still tell the reflections and stuff.

The prof has a class of "The Good, the Bad, the Ugly and the WTF." after the projects are submitted. I was so relieved when my stuff was in the good folder. He doesn't filter through them all to put in folders, so getting picked is nice.

meiv4
09-18-2006, 07:48 PM
thats cool, im heading for some sort of mechanical enginnering myself, so the only model things ill get to do is like a bridge and structural building supports, i wont get to do anything fun like that. but i can tell you if it will collapse upon itself :D

xwingband
09-18-2006, 08:26 PM
We figure that out too... it usually won't stand in real life if it doesn't stand in model. Another trait of our school. They don't teach any of that until grad school. They say if the model stands then you brainy engineer types will figure out how to make it stand. They also like to say it promotes design and structure at the same time. If it needs support they'll tell it probably shouldn't have been they're in the first place or you weren't continuing design principles that are already present.

meiv4
09-18-2006, 08:38 PM
with strong enough glue most things will stand in a model. hehe.

james3
09-18-2006, 08:40 PM
As always it is a real treat to see the stuff ya come up with dude. Good show.

xwingband
09-18-2006, 08:46 PM
with strong enough glue most things will stand in a model. hehe.

YES!!! I have used more superglue in the last year than some in their lifetimes. We make our own mixes too. Like sobo craft glue dries white but takes a bit to adhere so we add superglue to it. Did you know they also sell superglue accelerants if superglue is really not fast enough? :shock: insane... zip kicker if you want to look it up.

Mostly I'm refering to stupid stuff like "I want a 12" x 12" sheet of plexi to be held up by this 1/8" basswood stick"... believe me it's all been done at some point.

meiv4
09-18-2006, 09:00 PM
hah superglue is fun stuff.

desertscorpion
09-19-2006, 11:37 AM
Xwing, that picture is just cool...

james3
09-19-2006, 11:40 AM
DS I really like your sig dude. great spin.

WeirdoTransvestite
09-19-2006, 03:00 PM
Xwing, I know very well about Superglue accelerator. Great stuff isn't it? I used it instead of putty to build up on some of my Gundam models, stuff can get a bit hot though when used.

xwingband
09-19-2006, 06:03 PM
Ocassionally I use it. That's only if it a precarious spot. Otherwsie I try to let the glue do it's work. I've used only Plexi (acrylic) though this semester so I've been used a metric ton of Weld-on.