Revised & Final Concept Model

 It's finally here! The final concept model! The first photo shows the front angle and the other photos are all different angles. It was fun to build all these models but I finally settled on this one as my final concept model. The next model(s) to come is seat and shade model. It took awhile to get to this point and settle on a design but I believe this was the best model I came up with that is reminiscent of Frank Lloyd Wright designs and inspired by. Enjoy! More to come! This was a great experience to make models out of plastic and metal. Being able to be in control and manipulate all the curves and twists was a thrill you can't replace as a designer.

3 best study models

Each of these were inspired by my 3 parti's and are my three favorite study models. I will use these for inspiration of my concept model and then again for my seat and shelter. Being able to create these concept models using different materials to work with was fun and helped me gain experience in model building. I had never worked with chip board or cereal boxes or metal before in my model building. I've only ever used form core, wire, foam blocks, lighting strands, etc. 

So basically this was a good step to take in my designing since I gained a lot of experience. 

The first study model was made out of a combination of chip board and cereal boxes and inspired by parti #3. The second model was made using chip board, cereal boxes, and metal - inspired by parti #2. The third model was inspired by parti #1 and is made of metal and plastic. 

Frank Lloyd Wright Reminiscence

 The above picture was taken around three o'clock pm in high sunlight. The pine needles are the inspiration for a seat and shelter I have been designing that is reminiscent of Frank Lloyd Wright. Refer to the Frank Lloyd Wright poster posted a few weeks ago. I used quotes from Frank to inspire the seat and shelter (concept models to come soon for your viewing pleasure).

 After gathering/picking pine needles off the tree I did a complete object analysis of the needles. Being able to give the object my undivided attention to study it allowed me to come up with a bunch of concept sketches and eventually 3 parti's (see below).

At this stage I was able to incorporate water into my designs and narrow down my 100's of idea sketches into 3 final parti's. These three parti's will be used for the inspiration of my study models and from there I will chose 3 of my best and use them to inspire my concept model. 

Frank Lloyd Wright Bio

One of my favorite interior designers / architect is Frank Lloyd Wright. Personally if I had to describe Frank's style of design I would say 'organic geometric.' The rigidness of his designs and his incorporation of shapes is what he is well known for. Using the elements and principles of design that I correctly identified in my Elements and Principles Posters [earlier post]  I was able to create a well thought out poster for Frank Lloyd Wright. I used an underlying grid to create the overall layout with varying protrusions; similar to his style of work. For example the text boxes start and end at different points on the page just like the lines in the stained glass art by Frank [left side]. It is also similar to the way the Falling Water house is built [see background]. The color scheme may be slightly dull in appearance which is something for improvement but other then that I believe it is spatially pleasing and informative.