Week_02- Paper folding excercise

Impressions of the excercise:

It was very different, and challenging to figure out how to create a model with a single piece of paper, that represents concepts or aspects of the designer we chose. Prianesi was a horrible (!) choice for this excercise, as his building is not composed of one component, ie. the single piece of paper, but of many different structures and elements that make his etchings and concepts within the prisons a reality. The abstract models that I made were more focused on concepts in the space rather than the literal staircases and diverging paths.

The literal was the easiest as it was a direct representation of the stairs.

Abstract Model 1: 

Represents the structural aspects revealed in Piranesi's prison etchings. The rigid shapes represent structural aspects, as well as the rippling effect, which represents how all these structural elements work together to create and make a bundling and architectural space. The flowing and interconnecting zig zagged shapes represents these connections to create a standing 3D model

Abstract Model 2:

This model was made by tearing the paper and making accordion folds. This represents the stairs and the various paths that are within Priranesi's prison  etchings. I wanted to show the various paths and circulations that one takes if they were in the prison themselves.

Literal Model: 

This was a much more easier model to do because we could make a literal straight to the point model that represented our chosen designer. Because we could make speedster parts and en stick em together, the process was far more easier to do to show one who we studied. Because Prianesi shows many paths that one could take in his prison etchings, I made that in my model, with many stairs, paths and platforms that circulate around the diorama itself.

Openings and arches are also present in the etchings, so I have also included this features, to better represent how complex structures work in the building to create various paths and various methods of circulation through the space, as well as shows structural cohesion, ie. the different paths and structures work together to create a dynamic and grandiose space