THE RAMPS AND MEETING SPACE

This image is a brief introduction to Keith Campbell's finalised laboratory in front of the vertical surface. In relation from his quote below:

"We are one step from the cloning of animals. We are now in the cloning of humans for reproductive purposes...But there is no good reason for cloning a human being."

I managed to find some meaning behind some of my axonometric sketches and have designed Campbell's Lab as a cloning mutation of the above drawing.




Jacques-Yves Cousteau basic axonometric form used for the lab behind the vertical surface, much like a diving hole with a carefully chosen lighting effect to manipulate the reflection of sea water, inducing movement in the perception of darkness.

The Ramps
It had only made sense to me to demonstrate the two client's idea through the use of two ramps, so here we are...


Campbell's ramp to meeting space, simple some may say however there is a genuine reason for this design. What I had in mind during the brainstorming process for this ramp was an imitation of a simple laboratory microscope slide, one basic tool within any science lab. The lava-like glow underneath the glass slide is representative of micro-organisms and life as it bubbles and creates movement when standing stationary upon its surface.



Cousteau's ramp was interesting and complex to say the less, however there was some satisfaction when I had manage to apply water for his design not just a space for his work but also a environment that is free to explore the unknown.

Here is his quote again:
"No aquarium, no tank in a marine land, however spacious it may be, can begin to duplicate the conditions of the sea. And no dolphin who inhabits one of those aquariums or one of those marine lands can be considered normal."

when crossing Cousteau's internal ramp there is a sense of calm and silence, the unified extruding squares are a symbol of shells attached to the rocks, while the above structural form play with the lighting, casting shadows and therefore tweaking the vibe of the space further.

The Meeting space


Through the class exercise pairing contrasting axo's, I have drawn ideas to create this meeting space. Why does it not fully represent any of the combined parallel projections, the reason for that is purely to avoid any waste of form and material which can't be view from any angles, thus there is a linear connection right through the soul of both labs entwined at this meeting point.



Image source: Images generated using Fraps in Unreal Tournament 2004 by Phil Nguyen.