Independent Study for Week 11

Initial Re-envision Renders

Textures, Styling and Representation

With the intent of the re-envision being to focus on the buildings architectural form, textures will be kept to a minimum. The employed textures will be utilised to emphasise the architectural form of the structure, being focused around the lake and mountains of the new site context. The reflection of the lake is a one of the main textures used in the re-envision scheme.

Fir2000. (2009). Lake burley griffin panorama left. Available: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lake_burley_griffin_panorama_left.jpg. Last accessed 27 October 2009.

Fir2000. (2009). Lake burley griffin panorama right. Available: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lake_burley_griffin_panorama_right.jpg. Last accessed 27 October 2009.

The structural spine will be entirely composed of a shiny white metallic tubing. After experimentation with numerous textures, the juxtaposition of the white texture when reflected upon the water, seemed most fittingly in being harmonious with the floating park and its mountainous surroundings. After researching many similar styled sculptures, I also found that the simplicity of white had a strong aesthetic appeal, which was very suitable to the re-envision scheme. 

Jonathan Borofsky. (2009). Dancers. Available: http://www.denvergov.org/Default.aspx?alias=www.denvergov.org/Sculpture_Park. Last accessed 27 October 2009.

Henry Moore. (2009). Reclining Figure. Available: http://pavlialla.wordpress.com/. Last accessed 27 October 2009.

In accordance with the re-envisions new function being a park, allot of natural park orientated textures will be used, which make up the tiles, ground cover, trees, flowers, park benches and bins. These includes sandstone, grass, bark, leafs, flower stems, flower petals, wood and metal.