"Food For Thought" .. Ideas and Inspirations used!

Shape folding and tweening..


Pthagoras experiment..

"Dynamc Programming" - Alloaesthetics... Algorithm and Science..

Random house with 'openessness'.

Overlapping grid.. "where does it lead to...??"

Process and Development

As I stated researching on my character with more depth, I was confused of how about could I design a house for him. I started with looking at his past history. With the past he had; born on the streets of NY and not having the luxury to afford to go to a good school for his education, I tried to design a house that may perhaps reflect onto his personal experience in life. As he has a softer side to him due to the past he had with his parents’ separation and his struggle to achieve something in life. For that purpose I had to keep in mind that since the house would speak about his past experience, I had to make sure it was not too sophisticated but instead simple and a storytelling house.

Design 4 is what it leads to, simple, calm and neat. As I used a simple curve passage for the lounge area to give that journey of experience into what h has achieved to where e was in the past and vice-versa. The lounge is fully glazed with triangular trusses (reprints triangular forms in math) to allow him to communicate with the external environment. The lounger leads into the tower which reflects onto what he has achieved in his life (his present), a mathematician. The shape and façade incorporates with different shapes and forms where he revolves around everyday life. Again because of the design, his lab and rooms are more enclosed space to give him his privacy with his work!

For Design 3, I took a completely different approach. I look at it at a mathematician’s point of view. I tried to get into the ‘Thinking processes’ of a mathematician. I used more sophisticated forms and tried playing around with the theory of ‘Dynamic Programming’. This is a method of solving problems exhibiting properties of overlapping and optimal substructure. Here I experimented with how I could take these mathematical solutions to form a space. So I played around with various shapes and properties and create house in a more abstract manner. I created the house with repetitive and layering of shapes which reflect onto the same shapes and formulas that he indulges into everyday. A lot of light I allowed n the house to give the lively atmosphere all the way in the house. Due to the busy Schedule Richard Bellman has, I have he does not have the chance to socialize a lot so designed a balcony were he could communicate with external world ad environment and spends some quality time.

I did a lot of research into how I can relate math with architecture and so got some inspirations and ideas from various places and shapes, and tried to implement them onto my designs. As seen on Design 1 and Design 2, I have tried to mingle the two ideas of Design 3 and Design 4 onto them. With the use of bulging shapes and forms from the wall. With the creative and more challenging side of his, I tried to play around with abstract forms and distorting to create more simple yet complex spatial qualities.

Rough Sketches… early stages.

As you may see, here are some early design sketches and ideas… not that many as I started using and exploring ‘SketchUp’ for the very first time and so wanted to get the hang of it! :).

Design 4 : Card Model (1:200)

Design 3 : Card Model (1:200)

Design 2 : Setchup Model

Design 1 : Sketchup model.

My Client - Bellman.

By the sound of my client, the first impression one would get is a ‘Bellhop’, where you’d expect a person to come rushing after hearing a bell to help patrons carry their luggage while checking in or out in a hotel. Growing up in a family under debts, mortgages and low class family. Richard Ernst was born on the streets of New York.

Every sunrise would bring the same day to him. He Watched his father struggle to go to work in order to hang on to his job, mother trying to feed the family with the low income, and elder brother study as well as work as a part time clerk in order to support the family. There was little Richard could as the youngest child in the family.

Burdened by the separation of his parents due to the struggle to survive under low income, Richard learnt a valuable lesson and made up his mind that he would make a mark in this world. Richard walked through many paths. He was so obsessed with achieving something in life that he was willing to cheat, lie and con anyone who’d come his way in order to get the last laugh. He became a joke for people who’d known him for his obsession and cunningness after getting into trouble a few times.

Learning the hard way from past mistakes, Richard decided to go to university and study. He soon realized he had the passion for mathematics. He loved exploring ideas and indulging with science and nature. His desire was to bring a revolution to the world and so worked tremendously hard at Princeton University. His love for numbers and efforts lead to a revolution where he invented ‘Dynamic Programming’ along with the ‘Bellman equation’ and made important contributions in other fields of mathematics. He served the world of engineering, mathematics and economics with solutions to problems with his experience of 40 years in the profession.

Richard also has a softer side to him other than playing with numbers. He has family that he loves. He loves nature. He likes natural habitat that helps him restore his passion and devotion to the world of science and nature. He loves gardens and flowers that help him cherish each day of his life and days to come. He’d like to spend his holidays near sandy beaches with clear water, a hammock with a fresh drink by the hand and a lovely sunset. This is where he gets to rejoice the success of his career and life.

Richard’s past and the struggle is what make him get going and motivated. He has a weaker side to him when it comes to poverty and struggle. He does not like watching people grow up the way he did. He dislikes the idea that poor people or low income families are not given opportunity or a chance to step up and make a difference in the society.
Now aged 62, Richard is involved with lot of charitable causes to give people in need an opportunity to make a difference in the society with his beloved wife and daughter by his side.

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