ARCH1390 - Week 2 - Folding Exercise

First Step - Art Museum Strongoli by Coop Himmelb(l)au using one A4 paper

Inspiration Design

Art Museum Strongoli side view;
http://www.dezeen.com/2009/03/27/art-museum-strongoli-by-coop-himmelblau/

Art Musem Strongoli back view;
http://www.dezeen.com/2009/03/27/art-museum-strongoli-by-coop-himmelblau/

Paper Fold Model

Back View 

Front View

Side View

The second exercise of ARCH1390 is about paper folding. Basically, we have been told to make model using one piece of A4 paper based on our Artist/Designer/Company design (from photo). The paper can be folded, curved, cut or ripped, but must remain a single piece of paper. In the first step, I am using Art Museum Strongoli by Coop Himmelb(l)au as my inspiration design. At the early of the tutorial I try to learn basic folding paper by videos which are given by Wesley. Those videos are really interesting, but I am not using that technique for my model, I try many times by myself or my own amateur technique for making this model. I make that model by cutting the A4 paper like 4 times in different point and angle, and for the arches or the curvatures, I making it by rolling the paper. In addition, I am using quite a lot papers as an trial for making this model, but I am quite satisfied with this first model.

Second Step - Interpretation of Coop Himmelb(l)au series of design

Inspiration Design

Busan Cinema Centre by Coop Himmelb(l)au;
http://www.dezeen.com/2012/09/18/busan-cinema-centre-by-coop-himmelblau/

Zarautz Scenic Arts Center by Coop Himmelb(l)au;
http://www.dezeen.com/2007/11/26/zarautz-scenic-arts-center-by-coop-himmelblau/

Akron Art Museum by Coop Himmelb(l)au;
http://www.dezeen.com/2007/07/23/akron-art-museum-by-coop-himmelblau/

Paper Fold Model

Right View

Left View

For the second step, I am doing some research about Coop Himmelb(l)au in almost one hour. From my research, some of their building concepts are about : huge cantilever, big building, create lot of space due to huge cantilever also Himmelb(l)au like to used round or curve shape as their column. In this paper fold model, I try to interpret all those things. I make 'huge' roof or cantilever and provide lot of space underneath the roof, I also make round shape as the column for this model, furthermore, I also try to make this model unique by using wavy or uneven shape of roof and floor instead of using straight or simple shape. Hopefully my research and my interpretation (using paper folding) are well enough.

Third Step - Art Museum Strongoli by Coop Himmelb(l)au using some A4 paper

Front View

Back View and Side View

This is the last paper folding exercise, and to be truth I am not satisfied with this model. In my opinion, the last step was hardest one, whereas firstly I thought this last step will be the easiest. In this step, we are given simplicity by using paper as many as we want. However as time goes by, I started to realize (this is purely my own opinion) that this simplicity just making me too focused to exactly replicate or mimic as much detail as possible using some papers which is really tough to do and consequently the model that I make is worse than the first step model which uses only one sheet of A4 paper.

References

Fairs, M. (2007) 'Akron Art Museum by Coop Himmelb(l)au' http://www.dezeen.com/2007/07/23/akron-art-museum-by-coop-himmelblau/ (accessed, 9 August 2013)

Fairs, M. (2007) 'Zarautz Scenic Arts Center by Coop Himmelb(l)au' 

http://www.dezeen.com/2007/11/26/zarautz-scenic-arts-center-by-coop-himmelblau/ (accessed, 9 August 2013)

Frearson, A. (2012) 'Busan Cinema Centre by Coop Himmelb(l)au' 

http://www.dezeen.com/2012/09/18/busan-cinema-centre-by-coop-himmelblau/ (accessed, 9 August 2013)

Wilton, M. (2009) 'Art Museum Strongoli by Coop Himmelb(l)au' http://www.dezeen.com/2009/03/27/art-museum-strongoli-by-coop-himmelblau/ (accessed, 9 August 2013)