Interesting Video about smart material

This is about Shape Changing Material!!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6n8cpLKzHE

Wk3 model redevelopment With texture

I have entirely remake the interior of my model.

Now, I have got 3 stairs, 

1st one connects from above to between (floating stair)

2nd one connects form between to bottom, it also include a drive way for the bike

3rd one connects from between to bottom, which it is purpose for guests to witness the incredible scene of Shinya testing his bike in the testing circle.

As I have mentioned, the spiral stair is specially design to have platform facing the testing circle. This vision effect is dramatically increased by the skewed position of he stair, which provide a "floating on top of the circle" feeling for guest, in order the experience the thrill of Shinya's new designs.

The Sushi Bar is intentionally have a 600mm platform, it creates an atmospheric experience for those who is going to have the privilege taste Jiro's and his son's sushi.

Finally the bike testing circle had an extra add-on feature, which is the enter lane. It is positioned right in-front of the "bike stair" therefore, Shinya can not only test the bike by driving it on below ground, but also he can show off his skills by sliding down from ground floor, and enter the circle in one complete motion.

12 Below Texture

12 Between Texture

12 Above Texure

SketchUp Draft 2

Above: Professionalism, Jiro Ono

Below: Raw, Shinya Kimura

 View of the exterior, without the ground line

Interior

Jiro Ono: Above

Shinya Kimura: Below

Skewed Spiral Stair with "ribbon" on the side, acting as the runway for bikes

Suspended Stairs for Jiro

4 Versions of Stairs

Raw Steel Stair

Stair from Underground to Ground floor
(For Shinya Kimura)

Chromed Steel as stand, the Curves provide surface to bring bike up from underground



















"Ladder" Stair

Stairs for Jiro Ono, from upper ground

Delicate, 2 side metal Stringers

Diagonal Spiral

For Shinya Kimura, from underground

Reinforced Concrete column
The "Rail" for transporting bikes is display on SketchUp model

Suspended Stair

For Jiro Ono, From upper Ground

Delicate again, Steel wires provide a "tunnel" of experience
Elegance, when Jiro walk down the stairs with just one piece of sushi on a wood plank

Sketch Up Experiment 1

Draft 1

Above:       Jiro ono - Professionalism

Below:              Shnya Kimura - Steel

18 sketch sections

Client 1: Jiro Ono
Client 2: Shinya Kimura

Above:  Jiro Ono - Finest
Below:  Shinya Kimura - Combust









Above:  Jiro Ono - Finest
Below:  Shinya Kimura - Steel

Above:  Jiro Ono - Finest
Below:  Shinya Kimura - Raw









Above:  Jiro Ono - Stimulate
Below:  Shinya Kimura - Combust

Above:  Jiro Ono - Stimulate
Below:  Shinya Kimura - Steel











Above:  Jiro Ono - Stimulate
Below:  Shinya Kimura - Combust

Above:  Jiro Ono - Professionalism
Below:  Shinya Kimura - Steel











Above:  Jiro Ono - Professionalism
Below:  Shinya Kimura - Raw

Above:  Jiro Ono - Professionalism
Below:  Shinya Kimura - Combust











Above:  Shinya Kimura - Steel
Below:  Jiro Ono - Finest

Above:  Shinya Kimura - Steel
Below:  Jiro Ono - Professionalism











Above:  Shinya Kimura - Steel
Below:  Jiro Ono - Stimulate

Above:  Shinya Kimura - Raw
Below:  Jiro Ono - Finest










Above:  Shinya Kimura - Raw
Below:  Jiro Ono - Stimulate

Above:  Shinya Kimura - Steel
Below:  Jiro Ono - Finest











Above:  Shinya Kimura - Raw
Below:  Jiro Ono - Professionalism

Above:  Shinya Kimura - Combust
Below:  Jiro Ono - Professionalism









Above:  Shinya Kimura - Combust
Below:  Jiro Ono - Finest

Above:  Shinya Kimura - Combust
Below:  Jiro Ono - Stimulate

Bike, Violin, Sushi

Shinya Kimura - Spike

Steel
Combust
Raw

Antonio Stradivari - Cello purchase by Charlotte Bergen

Illustrate
play
Graceful

Jiro Ono - Tuno Belly (Toro)

Professionalism
Stimulate
Finest

Step 2: The 3 Pictures

a. 

This is a concept model of a public rubbish bin. It is designed under a hypothesised situation, where I create this design for the Melbourne Council, as a product to promote Environmental consciousness, and to rise Melbournians' rubbish recycling awareness. This design contains some design elements of origami. Each coloured triangular lids represents the different types of rubbish: cans, plastics, paper and general waste. Graphics on the floor are used to enhance its interaction with the general public.

A small green house is installed in the rubbish container (locating beside the pink lid, where the red flower is), it is a point of scale display used to rise people's awareness against green house effect, and should consist change of display through out four seasons of the year. The rhombus shaped like gap and green triangular panels are planting areas, which is designed to promote the beauty of nature and green technology.

b. 

One of my favourite skyscraper, Capital Gate of Abu Dhabi, also know as the leaning tower of Abu Dhabi. It is recognised by the public media such as the Guinness Book of World Record to be the "World's furtherest leaning man-made tower". It leans 18 degree towards Westward, which is around 4 times of the leaning church of Suurehusen. This project is hosted by the RMJM, they used the technique called "pre-cambered core" to encounter its enemy (Gravity), which means the reinforced concrete core of the tower is built slightly off the centre of the building, in order the balance its weight distribution. The building also has a diagrid especially designed to absorb and channel the force created by wind and seismic pressure. (According to documentary "Mega-Structure")

c. 

This photo is taken right next to the outside of the hotel resort that my family and I lived in at Bali. Interestingly, this preposition isn't natural, firstly caterpillars don't usually climb on to flowers but leaves. And secondly, my uncle who found the caterpillar has obviously placed it too high up from the ground, therefore as you can see, it is trying very hard to find its way back down on to its favourite leaf, on the ground.... Poor caterpillar.....