Drawing Time
the designing and making of . . .
A Drawing Armature
The armature seeks to heighten the atmosphere of the tangible. I took the opportunity to utilise the timber technology of the proposal in its construction, using batten size timbers of 40x22mm to form double column elements; essentially a 1:2 demonstration of the system proposed for the extension’s upper floor and the changing pavilion. This hopes to further connect the viewer to the narrative of the scheme and better inform them as to the manageable sizes of timbers employed, relatively low level of skill and experience required, and most importantly, its reparability.
Design
To the left is the drawing armature's first iteration.
In this proposal the piece was designed as an encompassing booth in order to incorporate a panel for the film to be projected. However, this seemed to present problems in terms of having adequeate distance for the projector without making the booth oversized. The design was pared back to an armature for the drawing's display only following this, with the film planned to be shown seperately on an AV widescreen for improved quality.
Scale Model
This 1:10 scale model is of the final proposal of the simplified free-standing armature.
The curved plywood plane is 2m long and 594mm high to accomodate the Drawing.
The left gable of the armature incorporates a ply panel for a texual description of the project, and below it a small shelf for display of the dissertation book.
Making
The making of the armature was recorded, as seen from the film stills opposite. In the process of making, some technical details were designed and refined, particularly angled cross bracing pieces and their connections.
