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DESIGN DIAGRAM - WHAT IS SECTIONING?

Sectioning is Architecture through implication, it is about dissect-ing a form and then referencing it with less than the sum of its parts.

Because sectioning is about cutting up an origi-nal form, what we can do is defined by the orig-inal geometry or surface. So the origin form is just as important as what we choose to do with that form.

Input Curve, Surface or Geometry

DIRECTION (ORTHOGONAL)

DIRECTION (NON-ORTHOGONAL)

NUMBER

ANGLE HEIGHT

SHAPE

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WHY CHOOSE SECTIONING?

As the critic Walter Benjamin argues, most people tend to look at architecture in a ‘state of distraction’, as something

to be viewed from the corner of your eye, but not looked at in detail, as something to pass through to where you need to go.1 This idea is relevant because for the Wyndham City Gateway Project as the site is located on a freeway, travelling in cars and in a constant state of motion. Therefore, the user will be more distracted than ever. A freeway is about speed and getting to where you need to go as fast as possible. Therefore, to be in-tune with the user we have chosen MOTION as our design theme. Why may you ask is sectioning suitable for such a task? The answer lies just as much as in what the sectioning is not. And

1 Williams, ‘Architecture and Visual Culture’, p. 103.

The Wyndham City Gateway Project - The Site The Solid is: The very definition of stillness, static, heavy, rigid, immobile, that Ziggurat is not going anywhere. And it is ultimately at odds with the idea of speed and motion.

The Sectioned object is: Flexible, lightweight, ephemer-al, organic and dynamic and in-tune with the user expe-rience.

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PRECEDENT PROJECTS - CONTEMPLAY PAVILION

The Contemplay pavilion designed by McGill university students for

a project is a adequate demonstra-tion of fluid movement through ma-terial use. Built using timber that has been formed and paired with steel beams for construction purposes the pavilion shows MOVEMENT as an idea. The timber sections have been curved and placed in sequence to create a wave of motion. Although the pieces are stationary the ef-fect of walking past or through the structure creates a sense of flowing movement as the ribs can distort views and senses. We want to take advantage of the fact that the user is in motion, therefore like this pro-ject we want our design to be differ-ent depending on which angle it is viewed from.

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PRECEDENT PROJECTS - CONTEMPLAY PAVILION

The ‘portal of Awareness’ by Rojkind Arqui-tectos is a public installation that is designed

to be a space that experienced in motion. One of the eight projects commissioned by coffee maker Nescafe, the installation consists of 1500 metal cups attached to the inside of a diagonal mesh of steel rods which casts dynamic shad-ows on the sidewalk, which change throughout the day, which contributes to the idea of change or transience. The curved asymmetrical struc-ture creates a sense of motion and allows the form to be different from various angles. It also show how colour can be used to create a sense of change.

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EXPLORATIONS SECTIONING - BIT SAMPLER

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EXPLORATIONS SECTIONING - BIT SAMPLER

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EXPLORATIONS SECTIONING - POINT ATTRACTOR

At t rac to r Po in t Gr id Sys tem An extrusion of the point

attracted polygonal sur-face with changing radius. I used the sphere in order to represent how the surface changes dynamically as the point travels along the reperamatised curve.

This distribution is another extrusion of what is generated when I moved the attractor point along the curve. For this

example the radius of the circle increases as the attractor point travels further away. The closest items to the point remain the smallest.

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EXPLORATIONS SECTIONING - POINT ATTRACTOR

Att rac tor Po in t Gr id Sys tem

P a n e l s

N o n O r t h o g o o n a l G r i d

A n g u l a r i t y

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EXPLORATIONS SECTIONING - POINT ATTRACTOR