~ System of a Drawing ~ Trial 01 ~

Here is a trial of a drawing we tried that is organized in the way how Miralles and Penos does it. This time, we were tasked to create a drawing on a good quality strathmore paper. 


For my choice of subject, I decided to go with a concentrated blown up portion of my plan at 1/16" scale as well as a few sections cutting through this portion to further emphasize the expressive characteristics I would like in my plan portion. 


The drawing here is of a concentrated floor plan of my addition drawn at 1/16" scale. It is of the space that is dug into the earth and leads into part of the program which includes the library, and a storage room. This space is situated just below the current existing mausoleum. To the right of the plan is a few sections cutting through this plan portion.

Sector Cemetery ~ Beginnings of a concept ~ Part 1

After having come up with a design concept, I have sketched ideas as to how I should place the burial plots and how they should be arranged in order to create a meaningful experience.


In my trial attempts, I have created a drawdel that at this moment best expresses what I am trying to express in my design. In this drawdel, I have shifted the two Programmatic curves further apart on either end. The curve on the left is the elevated space whereas the curve on the far right is the dug into or unearthed space. 


In between these curves are the burial plots. They are placed in such a way to mimic the currently existing pieces of wood embedded into the floor of the cemetery that symbolizes the flowing of a "river". Also, if you look closely, the arrangement of the burial plots have been positioned at angles so as to give a sense of rhythmic flow similar to the movement of a river flow. 


Here is a drawdel of this trial ~ 

Sector Cemetery ~ Beginnings of a concept ~

For our next assignment, we were given the project which we would be working on till the end of semester. We were presented with a set of programs and the problem in which we were tasked to tackle. 


The assignment is to develope either an addition to the existing cemetery to allow more space for burial plots. 


For my proposed concept. I have decided to go with a design that is reflective of my focused map drawings from the earlier project. I have here 2 curves. Both similar in appearance but are very different in character. The bottom curve is an elevated piece, whereas the top curve is dug into the ground.


For my design concept, I started looking at what I have already have. 
I looked at both my wire map model, as well as the poem, "A Throw Of The Dice". 


With the wire map model, looking at it from top view, it is the plan of the existing mausoleum structure at the cemetery. But on its side, it is something completely inventive. 

As for the poem, I took the form I created and applied it to my design concept. A form that is dynamic, rhythmic, and expresses movement. 

These forms have been expressed in my drawdel trials. In my drawdels, the forms created here are different variations of an elongated letter "S". Which I have derived from the already existing curves on the site. 
Here are some of my drawdels I have been working on ~

Map(in) Igualada ~ Map 03 ~ Final

After the many failed attempts at making a wax model. I have decided to go with plaster. Here is an image of my plaster model. I did this only once and to my surprise, it was a success. For this mold, I used foam core again. This time it was easier since the plaster was cold and wasn't going to damage the mold like the wax did.

With this model, I played with positive and negative space. Interestingly, this came out a lot nicer as compared to my earlier wax trials. 

Here's another view of my plaster model.

Map(in) Igualada ~ Map 04 ~ Trial stage

Here are images from my wax casting trial. 

This is the newly built wax mold made with layered chipboard and lined with tacky glue.

This is the outcome after attempting to remove the wax from the mold. This trial was not a complete failure as the "positive" spaces appeared to be perfectly intact on the surrounding edges. But once it got to the middle area, the pieces were fragile. Not only that, the chipboard in the middle was soaked in wax and was almost impossible to remove without breaking the wax. 

This is my second attempt at making a wax mold. This time, i used foam core. 

Equally, I lined the inside with tacky glue. 

This I have to say was not at all what I was expecting. The wax simply seeped through the foam mold and spilled onto the ground. It seeped through the lined glue areas like water. Also, it started eating away a bit of the foam mold. 

At this point, I ran out of clean wax to use. With that, I decided to try out plaster. 

Map(in) Igualada ~ Map 02 - Final ~

Here is my axonometric section drawing of my focused map of the mausoleum structure. This drawing shows the axon in the middle of the page with sections that branch out from it. 

Map(in) Igualada ~ Map 03 ~ beginning

This is the beginnings of my wire model for map 3. Its still of the same focused mausoleum.  

From above, it appears to be the plan of the mausoleum structure.

But once the angle is changed to its side view, you get a completely inventive new approach to it.