Presenting the Fold, Sew and Bend

Through the process of folding paper and sewing paper and looking at paper as if it was a new and improved object the new ideas started to come along that brought the project to a new level. 

 And the back. Giving more information about the relationship of needle to paper. (Possibly to much)

Then there came the drawings with out the paper. Wire, and the not as easy at it looks art of bending this wire so you eventually have a drawing that also has depth. This wire does not always want to bend toward you the way you would like but if there was no resistance there would be no learning. 

Yeah thats a section.... 

Developing the "Light" Expansion

After working with the sewing patterns to fold and create different seams a form was starting to emerge. This form is to be enclosing the 18,000 more boxes but will be a "light" form that feels as if touching the ground while still being stable enough to house many visitors. 

Knowing that materials can change the feel of a building the original scheme is done to leave materiality to the imagination. The form can be done in concrete to match the existing building or a metal material to contradict the older building with a new one. 

The spaces created are to have a variation of heights so that in some areas the visitor is feeling closed off and concealed while in others the area is open and lets a visitor see all that is around them. 

The pieces are to feel to heavy, they are to look as if nothing is holding them up. Just like life, they are to feel unstable and just like death they are a mystery.

Taking a Pattern and Having that Fabric Work

Fabric. A loose material that in its simplest form has little to no structure. When folded and sewn together there is a new life to the material. This all starts with the pattern. Alone the pieces mean nothing but together they are uniform and working together. 

When taking a pattern page then folding on certain seems there are new shapes that will form for new spaces. 

Not only were some of the lines folded and ripped but many were sewn together and glued into place. 

 These forms are simpler but still have spacial qualities to make me think about how a form can sit on a site and still hold the human remains.

Weave and Fold. Create that Space

Since I have already started to manipulate the floor plans that Frank Lloyd Wright has in his mind perfected, it is time to cut them up and rearrange them. Hopefully this will create new lines to fold and new lines to manipulate. 

The layering and weaving of this house is something that created many different types of spaces. There are also clear cut paths of where folding and cuts could be made.

When folding this new interpretation of a floor plan the idea of a taller wall with a specific path started to form. Turning walls in to direct people and also to create intimate spaces.

Folding New Spaces out of What We Have

Once again Frank Lloyd Wright is the subject of my manipulation. By using existing floor plans the goal is to fold using his lines and creating new spaces. Manipulating this flat plane will make a "skin" that could turn into the spaces needed. 

     

      

What to Drawdel and How to do it..

This is the main question. If a section is to be expressed then how. What drawdel will display the section and make the project come alive on the page without adding color or more information.

How does the depth of the newly cut paper represent the ground and how will a few more cuts 

transform that into a fully functioning site plan. These questions will be answered by just doing. By me just taking the piece of paper and cutting into it and hoping that when it hangs on the wall all will be answered. 

The Drawdel

A drawing model. Taking a drawing and bringing it to the next expressive level. Much harder then it looks.

The need to manipulate the paper so that the drawing is not compromised, but also give a new dimension to the drawing.

Before any finished droodels many practice rounds have to be done.