Step2. Drawing lines going through the centres of smaller squares.
Step3. Aligning bigger squares so that smaller ones are in the center.
Step4. Removing all the grid lines and little squares.
As Chang has very kindly pointed out to me, Andy Warhol is the blond guy from 'Factory girl', it turned out I actually knew him (as well as some of his drawings), but his name did not get associated with the face.. Thanks Chang.
This time I have [re]visited the site while the tide was high. It was absolutely amazing to see the difference of the water level and the affect is has on the whole view..
I always thought of prefabrication as something really horrible and tacky: standard elements stuck together resulting in a generically looking building. When I hear a word “prefabricated” an image of house being built comes up in my mind: a couple of cranes lifting walls that have already been made in a factory and putting them into their place. And there’s a roof there, waiting to be lifted on the top once the walls are in.
I’ve seen a movie some time ago about the hurricanes in
Anyway, that’s the image I have in my head when I think about prefab. However, I have realized there is much more to it than just that while doing some research. There are different scales of prefabrication such small elements, panelized systems or volumetric modules.
By panelized systems I mean building elements, such as walls, floors, parts of roof etc. being made off site, delivered and assembled on site.
That’s the sort of thing I have in my mind when it comes to prefab. So, obviously, this kind of prefabrication doesn’t quite interest me much.
Volumetric modules are “the whole thing” assembled off site. Like a whole bathroom with all fixtures. It is convenient and cheap, I suppose, but doesn’t it take away a chance to personalize that room? It’s a made product and it has already been decided for you how your bathroom, or other room, will look like. I had one of those bathrooms myself at a place where I lived a few years ago. It felt like the bathrooms they have on ships for some reason…
On the DLR, going towards Tower Gateway there’s another example of prefab architecture: container city. Basically – a building made of containers stuck on top of each other. It reminds me of a building site (especially the little offices stuck on top of each other near Excel exhibition centre, where they are building an extension). Not very tempting from outside, but it would be interesting to see how it looks and feels inside.
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I’ve been looking into different projects built from containers in the last few days. I am absolutely amazed by the designs considering how restricting a one – size - only module can be. I would have though all designs would turn out to be either very typical rectangular shape or looking like Habitat 67. However, that is not the case!
I find some of the projects very elegant while others are beautiful in their own, quite rough way. The Freitag shop in
One of the things I found very fascinating is the time it takes to construct a house from containers. Container city in
To follow are the images of some of the projects that I found interesting; all from containers.
Sean Godsell 
Nicholas Lacey and Partners 
While [re]visiting the site I was interested in exploring the very specific character it seems to possess. On our very first visit the site felt very rough and industrial but not in a bad way. There was something about it that made it quite comfortable and pleasant to be in (well, the path we walked at least). There are a few pictures below that I believe show the complexity and materiality of some of the objects on and near the site that add to it's character.
I happened to go to the site when the tide was almost at its lowest point which was quite fortunate as it revealed some interesting spaces that are usually under the water. Next time I will make sure to go when the tide is hide. Should be interesting to see the difference..
We were given a task to find five patterns that are either homogeneous or heterogeneous and explain the rules that create them. I started with heterogeneous ones and struggled to understand the rules.
During the pin up it was explained how homogeneous patterns can become heterogeneous by simply changing the rule that forms it. Even if one little change is made, homogeneity disappears and completely different and much more interesting patterns are formed.
Once I complete a new task of finding the rule, editing it and making a model, I will write more about how homogeneous pattern becomes heterogeneous. For now, some pictures of the pin up and patterns.
-Patterns-
H-fractal
Pythagoras tree
Painting
Cabbage
