Green facade in Korea

http://www.architizer.com/en_us/projects/view/ann-demeulemeester-shop/384/

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Exploded Axon/Performance Diagram of Silo

A little bit of Rhino, a little bit of Illustrator and Voila!

In the latest interation, the envelope gradates (gradates is not a real word, but you get my point) from top to bottom, the top being more solid and the bottom more porous. I am also playing with lighting based on the color palette we've chosen. The last image is from a previous rendering, however, it illustrates the configuration of the site with multiple silos.

Elevation of Silo with supporting elements

I threw together a scene that we can use to illustrate the silo in elevation. The bikes and trees were added to give it a sense of place and function. I imagine for our final image we can rev it up and incorporate the Copenhagen skyline into the background. Colors, graphics and supporting images are subject to revision.

scanning bollard

Heres a few images from the scanning bollard I sketched-up on ssssKetchup:


It's eleven feet tall with the top three feet being illuminated... The RFID reader is embedded into the base of the illuminated portion, about 8 feet up, giving it a clear "view" of all the nearby bikes.


The interface is touch-screen with a cc slider, number pad for manual entry, and of course a small RFID reader for euro cc's that are equipped with RFID tags already.


Communications equipment can be stored in the top of the illuminated portion as to communicate with the network as a whole...


Of course you gotta add a Danish flag somewhere...

I'm going to photoshop these into some of brandon's photos, or others I can find of sleepier neighborhoods...

See y'all tomorrow.

Silo Update

In the latest rendering of the silo, the exterior facade comes to a point at the apex of the structure. It kind of resembles an inverted zipper.

I made a rough pass designing an alternative envelope for the silo. Concerning the formal qualities of the silo, I am less concerned about the mechanics and more interested in making it look sexy. There have been some elements that I have removed for the time being just to flush out the design. We can always reincorporate those elements later. As for the mechanical belt perched at the top of the silo, I think it can be concealed within the shaft of the silo. I know it is purely superficial, but I aim to make the final product slightly asymmetrical.

copenhagen bike garbage

wow, they've thought of everything

More reclaimed bike racks

This is the rack that is at the vegan bakery just down the street from my house in Ohio.

I like the use of rims as well as frames although I don't know if this is the best design possible.

Bike Silo Renderings

Here are the first rough renderings of the exterior envelope of the silo. I know there has been dispute over the size of the hexagons. However, due to the limitations of my computer, i.e. lack of RAM, I have to resort to using a larger hexagons in order to render within a reasonable amount of time.

Erik, your sketches are very helpful in establishing the overall concept. I like the idea of having a daytime and nighttime rendering of the silo depot within context of the city. There will be more images to come.

...scans n' things

So I finally got around to scanning and playing with (a la photoshop) my many sketches; here are a few for your general amusement/use:

First there was this thing:

Not terribly relevant now, I know, but here for the sake of posterity nonetheless.

Next is that silly diagram thing I did explaining how bikes would be dredged out of the harbor for re-use... While I agree with Philip that this might not be the best idea for bikes intended to be ridden, perhaps a similar diagram could be used to explain how they are converted into bike racks, for instance.


And then there's the silo...

conceptual sketch

sketch showing implementation in front of the størmagasinet. (I think this one looked a lot better before I got all whimsical with the colouring.)

Sketch showing broader implementation at the Kongens Nytorv metro station.

In photoshop, I added some moody tones. Strangely, whenever I imagine Copenhagen, it's always dark out...

And then some colour... (As I mentioned above, for some reason, I frequently feel as though I destroy some of my best sketches by colouring them, but photoshop proved to be an ally in that regard [note the awesome foliage I added!!])

bikeoff

i keep going back to this site every morning and then twelve browser tabs later can not remember how i arrived to my most current article.... it has a really well organized design resource section that has a huge selection of case studies and all their links and then a fair summary with pros and cons and enough images to get your mind brainstorming for our own intents.

...and the bike parking guidelines may as well be the closest thing i have seen to a bicycle rack graphic standards.... there is a pretty involved wiki and parking guidelines consultation blog

Fun with Acronyms

9 letter word(s):

DECLASSED.




8 letter word(s):

DECLASSE.




7 letter word(s):

CAPLESS, CLAPPED, CLASPED, CLASSED, DAPPLED, DAPPLES, DECADES, DECLASS, DELEADS, ELAPSED, ELAPSES, ESCAPED, ESCAPES, PADDLES, PEDALED, PEDDLES, PESADES, PLEADED, PLEASED, PLEASES, SADDLES, SCALDED, SCALPED, SEPALED, SLAPPED, SLEAZES.




6 letter word(s):

ADDLES, APPELS, APPLES, ASLEEP, CAPPED, CEASED, CEASES, CESSED, CLADES, CLASPS, CLEPED, CLEPES, DAPPED, DAPPLE, DECADE, DECALS, DELEAD, EASELS, ELAPSE, ESCAPE, JESSED, LAPPED, LAPSED, LAPSES, LEADED, LEAPED, LEASED, LEASES, PADDLE, PADLES, PALPED, PASSED, PASSEE, PASSEL, PEACED, PEACES, PEALED, PEASES, PEDALS, PEDDLE, PESADE, PLACED, PLACES, PLEADS, PLEASE, SADDLE, SALEPS, SAPPED, SCALDS, SCALED, SCALES, SCALPS, SCAPED, SCAPES, SEALED, SEPALS, SLEAZE, SLEEPS, SPACED, SPACES, SPADED, SPADES, SPALES, SPEEDS, SPEELS, ZAPPED.




5 letter word(s):

ADDLE, ADZED, ADZES, AEDES, ALECS, APPEL, APPLE, APSES, CADES, CAPED, CAPES, CASED, CASES, CEASE, CEDED, CEDES, CEPES, CLADE, CLADS, CLAPS, CLASP, CLASS, CLEPE, DACES, DALES, DAZED, DAZES, DEADS, DEALS, DECAL, DEDAL, DEEDS, DEEPS, DELED, DELES, EASED, EASEL, EASES, JADED, JADES, JAPED, JAPES, JEEPS, JESSE, LACED, LACES, LADED, LADES, LAPSE, LASED, LASES, LAZED, LAZES, LEADS, LEAPS, LEASE, LESES, PACED, PACES, PADLE, PALED, PALES, PALPS, PASES, PASSE, PEACE, PEALS, PEASE, PEDAL, PEDES, PEELS, PEEPS, PELES, PEPLA, PLACE, PLEAD, PLEAS, SADES, SALEP, SALES, SALPS, SCADS, SCALD, SCALE, SCALP, SCAPE, SEALS, SEEDS, SEELS, SEEPS, SEPAL, SLAPS, SLEDS, SLEEP, SPACE, SPADE, SPAED, SPAES, SPALE, SPECS, SPEED, SPEEL, ZEALS.




4 letter word(s):

ACED, ACES, ADDS, ADZE, AJEE, ALEC, ALEE, ALES, ALPS, APED, APES, APPS, APSE, ASPS, CADE, CADS, CAPE, CAPS, CASE, CEDE, CEES, CELS, CEPE, CEPS, CESS, CLAD, CLAP, DACE, DADS, DALE, DALS, DAPS, DAZE, DEAD, DEAL, DEED, DEEP, DEES, DELE, DELS, EASE, EELS, ELDS, ELSE, ESES, JADE, JAPE, JEED, JEEP, JEES, JEEZ, JESS, LACE, LACS, LADE, LADS, LAPS, LASE, LASS, LAZE, LEAD, LEAP, LEAS, LEES, LESS, PACE, PACS, PADS, PALE, PALP, PALS, PAPS, PASE, PASS, PEAL, PEAS, PECS, PEDS, PEED, PEEL, PEEP, PEES, PELE, PEPS, PLEA, PLED, SACS, SADE, SALE, SALP, SALS, SAPS, SCAD, SEAL, SEAS, SECS, SEED, SEEL, SEEP, SEES, SELS, SLAP, SLED, SPAE, SPAS, SPAZ, SPEC, SPED, ZAPS, ZEAL, ZEDS, ZEES, ZEPS.




3 letter word(s):

ACE, ADD, ADS, ADZ, ALE, ALP, ALS, APE, APP, ASP, ASS, CAD, CAP, CEE, CEL, CEP, DAD, DAL, DAP, DEE, DEL, EDS, EEL, ELD, ELS, ESS, JEE, LAC, LAD, LAP, LAS, LEA, LED, LEE, LES, LEZ, PAC, PAD, PAL, PAP, PAS, PEA, PEC, PED, PEE, PEP, PES, SAC, SAD, SAE, SAL, SAP, SEA, SEC, SEE, SEL, SPA, ZAP, ZAS, ZED, ZEE, ZEP.




2 letter word(s):

AD, AE, AL, AS, DE, ED, EL, ES, LA, PA, PE, ZA.

(all the labels did not fit in one post's label world 200 characer min.)