The first lesson of Architecture in Motion we were shown several pictures of the inside of a building. As this was the only time we were to see them in the coming 4 weeks we had to sketch as much as we could remember.
The drawing above is an example of an exersise in class where we had to copy one of the picture without looking down at the paper in 20 seconds. This was an interesting exercise as it really enabled me to let loose and create something quite abstract.
For my project i decided to go a different route to others in that my film would not to the creating abd building of the journey through the house but one of destruction and decay.
This was a semi big thing for me as i hate destroying things, especially panels that took hours to do. However, this just taught me not to be so precious about an artwork, but to be careful with what you do as you may just get one chance to do it right.
I started from the outside and in each panel zoomed back
out of the window to take in the internal space of destruction. As opposed to the growth of the natural environment outside. 
A very important factor was the journey of being taken through the building. As we were only given several pictures of the inside space, it was up to our creative thought to decipher the rest of the walls, floors, windows, stairs etc. allowing us to expand our imagination and spatial awareness.
As you may have noticed in every panel there is a window looking through to the natual landscape beyond. This acts as a juxtoposition to the destruction inside.
When I first saw the photos of the building I knew that I wanted to portray the diaphanous mood of the space, expressed in the motion picture by using 3D relief models to cast shadows and depth and to also highlight the filigree nature of the place with the peeing, unkempt interior, splintering stairs and pillars. However, in addition to this I wished to explore the transcendent beauty of the nature beyond the walls of the building and how this emphasizes the juxtaposition of nurture and discard. To portray this concept and my take on the buildings narrative I started with close-ups of the main window looking out at the nature beyond. As the shots slowly expand, rotate and ascend the stairs there is always a window present in every one. These windows are the only parts to stay untouched in the motion picture as the walls, stairs, pillars and floors fall into rapid destruction. As nature is a prominent concept of the buildings narrative I saw it fitting in the end to leave the building through the second floor window and ascend onto the trees.
The materials that i used for my panels included, card, paint, paper, balsa, pen and oil pastels.
A very important factor was the journey of being taken through the building. As we were only given several pictures of the inside space, it was up to our creative thought to decipher the rest of the walls, floors, windows, stairs etc. allowing us to expand our imagination and spatial awareness.
As you may have noticed in every panel there is a window looking through to the natual landscape beyond. This acts as a juxtoposition to the destruction inside.
When I first saw the photos of the building I knew that I wanted to portray the diaphanous mood of the space, expressed in the motion picture by using 3D relief models to cast shadows and depth and to also highlight the filigree nature of the place with the peeing, unkempt interior, splintering stairs and pillars. However, in addition to this I wished to explore the transcendent beauty of the nature beyond the walls of the building and how this emphasizes the juxtaposition of nurture and discard. To portray this concept and my take on the buildings narrative I started with close-ups of the main window looking out at the nature beyond. As the shots slowly expand, rotate and ascend the stairs there is always a window present in every one. These windows are the only parts to stay untouched in the motion picture as the walls, stairs, pillars and floors fall into rapid destruction. As nature is a prominent concept of the buildings narrative I saw it fitting in the end to leave the building through the second floor window and ascend onto the trees.
Architecture in motion was a very interesting workshop as it opened me up to a different mode of communication - film. This i found was a very effective way to communicate a space and an idea or vision about a space. The workshop as well as the other two have opened up my way of thinking, whether it be about the creative forms structures can take and how to communicate this through material choice or the importance of navagation and layout in communicating a message though colour and visual language or expanding the imagination to create new spaces in a flowing and clear manner. It has been a very thought provoking course and i have learnt and reinforced many skills that i will no doubt use in the future.
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