Ideas Development : Initial sketches

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After my tutorial session, I continued to sketch some more building design ideas. My tutor gave me advice on looking at my inspiration ( the protea flower ) at different angles and cuts.

For reference, this is how the protea flower looks: 

 The largest species of protea, the King Protea has yellow and white flowers in the center with larger, pointed pink outer petals

I initially started by taking the flower in its natural form. The main thing I wanted to implement the round, dome shape that the centre of the flower has on to my design


 
 
 

Then I tried imagining it upside down as well, mainly focusing on the petals as all or part of the building.



The main thing I struggled with was envisioning it as a functioning building, namely door and window positions. It is a theatre so it may not need as much windows but I also tried sketching the entrance separate from the building and not in the centre. This way it could maybe lead to a lounge or a bar before the actual theatre hall.

I also tried taking the individual petals and putting them together, also implementing a separate kind of door entrance

Lastly, I looked at images of the flower before it had blossomed and took inspiration from that also.





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  1. Sam DarganApril 21, 2024 at 2:06 PM

    Might be an idea to use the scanner to document the sketches so you get clearer images of your work.

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