BOEKIE WOEKIE PROJECT

Boekie Woekie Post renderings

here are two images that got some post production work done to them. the image on the bottom shows the original images and the top is the adjusted images.

Placing books, i tried finding images of books and skewing them into place. However I found it a lot better to place some books and in modo and render them at the same angle as the image (if you have the file you can place the books and turn off all the textures to then merge your old image with your new books). I then went and got some book covers or other interesting images and skewed them onto the books. In addition I started colorizing the books to give them some extra color.

Other retouches such as exposure/ contrast changes helped lights up the space. Some blurring and lighting up was done to create the illusion of light.

hey Emma,

Could you please let me know how you were able to get a color on the glass.

Thank you!
Ashley

a few rendering tips

1. always adjust camera angle and focal length for a better interior view

2. increasing the luminosity brings the amount of white down - this is under render output - if you are trying to do a luminous or night time type rendering.

3. set indirect bounces up to 2 or 3 and up the ambient intensity

4. if you want an area light to project from all over the polygon and not just the center of the area light you should turn off simple shading and increase the sample level to 256 or so.

5. if you want to soften the shadows increase the spread angle.

Boekie Woekie

So, I know that a design concept for NOX is that they like to make walls and floors run together. I feel like this doesn't have much contrast, though, and don't know whether to change the color of the shelves so that they stand out more.... At the moment they are blending in with the walls and so are my display areas.

Lynne Tainter. NEED HELP

I don't know what happened to my Modo but when I reopened it, a box popped up saying ....



If I select "NO" Modo closes and if I select "YES" this appears....


If I select "Set Shared Directory" this shows up...


I don't what happened but I cannot even work on my project. I tried calling Luxology and left a message but I don't think that they will get back to me until tomorrow. If you have any suggestions please help. Thank you.

Project Preview

First Design

Second Design

Bhranti shah and Tzu Yu Lin. Final student union presentation

Final Assignment- Boekie Woekie

Boekie Woekie is a store that houses mostly small press art books, many of which are works of art themselves. There are journals and literary magazines from all over the world. There are also many books which are impossible to categorize, increasingly so as visual art and poetry continue to blur (publication) lines. Boekie Woekie will stock about 5000 titles and also host small exhibitions and readings by artists. The new Boekie Woekie location will be located at 383 South First Street in San Jose.

Boekie Woekie typically works with the Dutch design firm __________*. You have been hired by ______________* to be the lead designer on this project. It is important that you familiarize yourself with the work of the Dutch design firm because what you design will represent their office. You should research various projects that have been built by your chosen Dutch designer and identify conceptual design strategies employed by that firm. You should also try to identify formal strategies they frequently use, approaches to spatial organization, research the way they use materials and think about light. For example, the architecture firm OMA often attempts to blur the boundaries between programmatic and building components such as floor, wall and ceiling. A formal strategy for blurring that boundary is often to create a sloped plane or surface in the building that can be circulation space but doubles as something else programmatically such as seating or display space.They often employ very industrial materials such as metal mesh and concrete and they use materials as veneers to finish surfaces in order to expose the true nature of the layered wall assembly which is prolific in today’s construction industry.

* Choose a Design firm or designer from the list below:

mvrdv

oma

inside/outside

wiel arets

macanoo

un studio

NOX

i29

hella jongerius

Marcel Wanders

west 8

Rietveld Landscape

droog

NEXT architects

The Program for Boekie Woekie is outlined below:

Book shelves to house 5000 books (approximately 210 linear feet)

Display surfaces for magazines and journals

Display surfaces for small exhibitions

Display surfaces for large format art books and new releases

Raked surfaces for small event seating (events such as readings by artists)

Cashier stand

Lighting as required

Start by identifying forms from built projects that your designer frequently uses and build them yourself in MODO to fit within the overall dimensions of the Boekie Woekie site. Evaluate all of the forms you make and test them against the functions of the program such as seating, shelving, etc… Does the geometry have the potential to fulfill one of the programmatic necessities? If so, how can you continue to refine it so that it will perform? This will be a back and forth iterative process of discovery therefore multiple models and variations on models will be necessary. As you work develop a strategy for circulation, for organizing the books and for lighting based on your knowledge of the design firm.

Schedule:

Nov. 3: Assignment given

Nov. 8: Presentation of design firm research / site visit

Nov. 10: Pin Up 3 initial design proposals modeled in MODO

Nov. 15: Desk critiques

Nov. 17: Desk critiques

Nov. 22: Pin Up with outside critics – present site plan, 1/8” scale plan, 1/8” scale longitudinal section and 3 renderings

Nov. 24: no class

Nov. 29: desk critiques

Dec. 1: desk critiques

Dec. 6: physical model due

Dec. 8: Final Presentation

What’s due:

Design firm research

site plan

1/4” scale plan

1/4” scale long section

physical model (scale TBD)

3 rendered perspectives

material board

other sketches and diagrams TBD on an individual basis that describe the concept and or details of the design proposal

all printed on 11 x 17 glossy cardstock

Mumuth Interior Design won 2010 IIDA award

The inner workings of this project are very similar to your bridge project in the student union. To see more images go to: http://totonko.com/2009/02/mumuth-unstudio/

Instructions for Using the Laser Cutter

Instructions for using the laser cutter:

Preparing a file for the laser cutter:

1. The artboard should always be 18” x 32” in a landscape orientation.

1. Cut lines should be RGB red (R=255, G=0, B=0) and have a hairline stroke. (.1 stroke in Adobe Illustrator = hairline)

2. Score lines should be RGB blue ( R=0, G=0, B=255) and have a hairline stroke.

3. Etching files should be RGB and may be any line weight and black or a shade of gray.

Using Corel and the UCP:

1. Copy your cutfile from the jump drive onto the desktop and then remove your jump drive before opening any application.

2. Open Corel and then open your cutfile (the one you placed on the desktop) from Corel.

3. Double check the line weight and color to make sure that it is correct.

4. Use the calipers to measure the thickness of the material you will be printing.

5. Press print to open the print menu.

6. Open preferences and select the material group that best represents the material that you are cutting. A submenu will open up that will allow you to select with greater detail the type of material (i.e. hardwood, softwood, etc.) Select the appropriate material and enter the material thickness. Return to the print menu. Press apply and the OK.

7. Make sure the VLS6.60 printer is selected and press print.

8. Open the UCP and select the job you want to print. Make sure the artwork is located on the drawing board in the place where you will be actually cutting within the laser cutter bed itself. Also, make sure that if you are cutting, scoring or etching your lines are red, blue or grayscale respectively.

Using the laser cutter:

1. Clean the #1 lens and mirror using the q tips, cleaning solution and wipes provided by the shop. Do not use any other cleaning agent. Check the #2 mirror to make sure it is not dirty or smudged. If the #2 mirror does not have a clear, reflective finish, clean it as well using the cleaning agent provided by the shop.

2. Turn on the compressor and the exhaust fan prior to starting the laser cutter.

3. Place your material on the laser cutter bed, close the lid, turn on the laser cutter using the “on / off” button on the machine or the UCP panel and press print on the computer screen from the UCP interface.

Cautions:

1. Acrylic, Wood, Paper, Plastic, Laptops, and a whole host of other things are flammable, so please DO NOT WALK AWAY FROM THE LASER CUTTER – YOU MUST STAY IN THE ROOM WITH IT AND KEEP AN EYE ON IT IN CASE OF FIRE. If a major fire starts use the fire extinguisher to put it out. If minor sparks start flying, press pause and increase the speed and / or decrease the power until you have found a suitable cutting intensity.

2. This laser cutter does not cut metal. You should also not use polycarbonate in the laser cutter.

3.PVC and Vinyl create a corrosive chlorine gas that will not only harm you, but could permanently damage your machine and void its warranty in the process you should not cut any material that has vinyl in it.

4. Do not lean on the machine while it is cutting and NEVER lean on the honeycomb bed platform inside the machine (it is not strong enough to support you).

Lynne Tainter & Erika Pulido. Student Union.

Emma Wright- Ammar Elouini

Emma Wright


Digital Recall

Ammar Eloueini


The first thing that I really liked about Ammar Eloueni’s work is how different it is from anything else that I have seen. He takes an idea that he has and he uses multiple different programs to create the vision that he had. He is not afraid to try to create his vision using very different and unconventional materials. I really thought that the chair that he made out of 8 zip ties and one sheet of polycarbonate was amazing.
What I have leant from him is that you don’t have to be a master of the programs that you are using. It is simply good enough to just play with the program until you have the shape or idea that you want, until you create a happy coincidence. I believe that his work does connect to what we are doing right now because like him we to are trying to create shapes and forms that we thing look amazing. We like him do not have to follow rules of certain shapes and sizes, we have control over what we want.
After seeing his work I have begun to think more outside the box to see what I can create using my bridge space. I have also learnt that there are many different materials that we can use when trying to create our model, anything is possible.

Project Progress - Ashley & Jessica

Student union LR progress- Janice & Kim

BHranti shah and Stella : Project Progress

Mediateque by Toyo Ito - for inspiration

the model

material of bridge: steel frame

Banq Restaurant by Office DA - for your inspiration

Material: wood

read more about it here:

http://www.momoy.com/2009/06/24/banq-unique-restaurant-interior-by-office-da/

Project Progress; Ashley & Maria

Emma and Jess, Student Union with material options

Lecture Series