The Stair- Initial Models


Stair 2 in Sketchup:
An extension of Stair 4:



The Clients- Swallow

in.trin.sic
adj. 1. Of or relating to the essential nature of a thing; inherent
2. Anatomy situated within or belonging soley to the organ or body part on which it acts.
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The building is designed so as that all the energy and focus is in its core, and on the work itself. The artist can interact with the outside world and be inspired by it, but the hero of the space is the essence of the individual and the work.

Ricky Swallow creates sculptures with extraordinary craftsmanship, often of things that already exist and returns to motifs of the skull and skeleton and momentos of a vanished childhood.
He began creating as a child in his grandfather's studio, and is inspired by that today. Swallow makes everything himself.

"when you are making things you are in your own personal zone"- Swallow
"your desktop is your universe and you are the master of that universe"- Swallow.

The studio needs to be intimate and personal, and only needs to house one person, and therefore can be relatively small. The structure needs to be empowering giving Swallow courage to follow his instincts. It should be sheltered from distractions with a focus on the current work.


Materials:
Tusk: patinated bronze, brass

Dimensions:
50.0 x 105 x 6.0 cm

The work being in bronze may be heavy and therefore the stairs should not be too steep or difficult to carry down such a work.

References:
www.ngv.vic.gav.au/rickyswallow
Marsh,M. Watts, M. Malyon,C. A.R.T. 2 Practice. Australia: Oxford University Press, 2005.

The Clients- Puccinini

em.pa.thize
v. To feel or experience empathy
em.pa.thy
n. 1. identification with and understanding of another's situation, feelings, and motives
2. the attribution of one's own feelings to an object.
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There are two underground cavities which physically bend and turn in relation to each other as if they are feeling what the other is and responding themselves. they are interlinked in their acknowledgment of the other. As with the second definition, I want them to capture as an object Puccinini's concerns about genetics, consumerism, and technology.


Patricia Puccinini works with digital stills and video as well as sculpture with found materials. She designs her artwork and then has them made by tradespeople. - therefore her studio must be large enough for numerous people to be working at once. She should be able to design without being disturbed but also easily oversee the production of her work.

"Puccinini uses technology as the springboard for her imagination" as her studio is supposed to have inspired her work, it too must have a technological feel, and convey technology as a catalyst for change in social interaction. Puccinini graphically demonstrates the precarious situation of the human species and the intervention of technology with its natural evolutionary state. - as the studio will represent the technological I want the people entering the space to feel in awe of the space and slightly humbled and inadequate, so as to question their role in the world and evolution.

Materials
The Stags: ABS plastic, automotive paint, plastic, stainless steel, leather rubber tyres,

Dimensions:
196 x 224 x 167 cm.

The studio must be able to accomodate such work, and will therefore have to be quite big with open spaces, and place to put the raw materials. The stairs in particular must facilitate easy transporation of the works- broad, low incline stairs. However a lot of her other work is digital and therefore will need much less space.


References:
http:// qag.qld.gov.au/collection/contemporary_australian_art/patricia_piccinini
Marsh, M., Watts, M., Malyon, C. A.R.T.2 Practice. Australia: Oxford Univerisity Press, 2005.

First Draft- Sketchup Model Two

Second Section translated into Sketchup
Above: Inrinsic
Below: Empathise

Famous Stairs- Inspiration


First Attempt at Sketchup

First Section Translated into Sketchup.
Above: kinship
Below: intrinsic





Possible Stair Idea: cantilevered spiral stair about the pole.

Sections

Above: disjointed
Below: intrinsic
Above:transmute
Below: depletion

Above: metamorphic Above: transmute
Below:intrinsic Below: empathise

Above: metamorphic Above empathise
Below: legacy Below: unite

Above: kinship Above: kinship
Below: intrinsic Below: legacy

Above: kinship Above: kinship
Below: unite Below: disjointed

Above:intrinsic Above: kinship
Below:depletion Below: evolve

Above: disjointed Above: metamorphic
Below: metamorphic Below: disjointed

Above: intrinsic Above: legacy
Below: metamorphic Below: metamorphic

Above: unite Above: intrinsic

Below: metamorphic Below: empathise