I have looked at existing structures and buildings for inspiration. The architecture that I have looked at for precedence has really helped. I have now decided how each unit will be placed on the site and how each unit will function.In terms of forms and shapes, I feel that the forms of the units should depict the clients role. With that being said, I looked into my clients role in depth. My client is an archaeologist, my client is a scientist who studies human history by digging up human remains and artifacts. My clients occupation involves the use of many tools, I researched into the tools my client uses and came to a decision that the tools my client uses could influence the forms and shapes of the units. I did several sketches experimenting with these forms and shapes . I quite like the forms I came up with from my sketches.However, I feel as though the forms to do not blend in with the site. The lines of the depicted in the sketches are to harsh and sharp. They contrast from the site. I want the units to integrate with the site not to stand out and basically ruin the peaceful site. From research,
I Found that during excavations (when archaeologists dig up earth in search of ancient finds) archaeologists come across ancient pieces of metal. Which ranges from bronze, gold, silver, copper etc. During reasearch i came across the staffordshire hoard. 'The Staffordshire Hoard is the largest collection of Anglo-Saxon gold and silver metalwork ever found, anywhere in the world.' For the first part of the project we were asked to find an item that the client during his role. The object I got hold of was a brooch. A brooch is a decorative jewellery item designed to be attached to garments, The brooch I got hold of had a really beautiful design on it. Then it came to me that I could use the patterns and designs found on pieces of jewellery, to influence the shapes and forms of the units for the client. I looked at different types of metals used to make jewellery. Jewellery is quite small and delicate, because of this the patterns and designs can't be seen clearly with the naked eye. I looked at micro scoped pieces of metal.
Metallography is the study of the physical structure and components of metals, typically using microscopy. From the images above of micro scoped metal it is quite clear to see that there is a sense of repetition. I looked into repetition in architecture and I came across a lot of origami and paper folding techniques.
From the paper folding, geometric shapes and patterns can be formed. From that, i looked at complex geometric shapes and i came across very interesting forms which would be suitable for the units for the client.
I flicked through the 'Folding techniques for designers' book by Paul Jackson. I came across several interesting geometric forms which could be translated into suitable structures for the client. I selected several techniques to experiment with to use for forms.