Sunday 1 May 2011

Final Crysis Model - Labs

Inspirations

I found the structure of the Sendai Mediatheque quite unique, as the entire building is supported mainly by large pipes, made up of smaller pipes. I incorporated this feature as large heavy objects to be supported by a single slender cuboidal pipe in the centre.
The balancing barn, by MVRDV is a cantilevered structure, which has something to counterbalance its weight. Similarly, in my model, there are hollow cuboids, which are supported only in the center, and the sides, are of equal dimensions, and hence counterbalance each other.
Piranesi's sketches are always interesting, especially his usage of the stairs. The stairs are placed in different directions, and connect everything, and this is what inspired my creation.