The Classroom

Testing out the lighting. To make it visually appealing I decided to create a chandelier.

 

 

Above and below show two ideas for a layout of a classroom. I think for one of the classrooms I will use Colette's classroom where we have our contextual study lessons. Although the classroom isn't very inspirational creativity it is suitable for a traditional style classroom as well as formal meetings. I prefer the traditional classroom compared to lecture theaters because tables are easier to write on an have more space. For artists who may use the room and the desks to spread out their work then it is better to have ample space rather than cramped conditions.

Developing the Pods Further

Three experimental buildings for the artist study buildings. The middle building along the bottom of the screenshot has been made completely out of the one hexagon pod which was then duplicated and placed next to each other repeatedly. Looking back at it now it wasn't the best way to build it as it was very time consuming and slightly mind numbing. Issues faced with this building was that the pods weren't all evenly connected so each time I placed some down, I had to rotate them to fit.

The top right building is my preferred design, the larger hexagons with the straighter edges allow for a cleaner, larger looking space. Where the two empty hexagons join together I could create a smaller classroom.

Hexagon Pods

So after experimenting some more I have a few ideas on how to arrange the pods. As I don't know the exact shape or even the size of the art study building that I am designing, I will begin from the individual study pods as I have a vague idea of what I want in them. A desk with a computer as well as some art supplies to make the desks more visual.  

Above is a screenshot of the panels that I combined together to create the laptop. Ideally I want to create desktop computers with two monitor screens - like at the market hall, so much better to use than my own laptop. 

Two screenshots showing the arrangement of the pods. I was trying experimenting using a different layout of the hexagons as I didn't just want to stick with the one pattern and stay on a one track path like I often do. I need to explore some more rather than sticking with the first idea that I think is a good. I laid these pods out like this as I want them laid out so each pod has its own entrance so no-one has to walk through any ones own individual space.

Hive Haus Inspiration

Below are some screenshots of the Hive Haus from www.hivehaus.co.uk

The outside of the Hive Haus. I like this shot because it shows the wall that has a hinge allowing the interior living space to expand outward onto the decking platform. This allows for a larger living space as well as bringing one closer to nature.

 

 

This shot shows the kitchen with the cupboards that close in on themselves. For saving space and utilizing what space there is available these cupboards work well. Not only do they function well but they are visually appealing too.

 I started to focus some more on the hexagon shape of the hive haus. These screenshots show some of the original concepts that I came up with after watching amazing spaces.

The first screenshot was the primary concept for the arrangement of the hexagon pods.

The second two screenshots show the hexagon pods arranged on two floors. For me the last screenshot is angled in such a way that it looks like a snowflake. 

Utilizing the Hexagon

So like I said in the last post, I was watching Amazing Spaces and I came across the Hive Haus. Before I chose to use the Hexagon shape I experimented a little using the isosphere tool in Blender to create the shapes you see above in the two screenshots. The first was just seeing what the tool did and then I started working them together to create different areas.

I like the three pods joined in the middle but at the time I was struggling to make the space work in the middle, plus I wanted it more symmetrical at the time and the way the corridors joined wasn't even in either side so I soon scrapped this idea.

At the time the idea was to have a center hub which could house a reception area and a communal area where students could sit and chat and/or have lunch at. Another idea for the center hub was to create a green area where a garden could be planted and have organic foods grown and sold or used in a kitchen e.g. tomatoes, lettuce, carrots ect ect.