These are images of my ramp leading to and from Alfred Nobel's laboratory. To allude to his work with explosives and dynamite, I 'blew' sections of the ramp out and included orange lights in order to create the sense that Nobel's ramp had been destroyed by dynamite.

These are images of my ramp leading to and from Jacques-Yves Cousteau's laboratory. They are at a slight incline to channel the line of sight towards his laboratory where all his thinking is done. Along one wall there are aquariums with blue light radiating out of them to give the sense of being underwater as well as alluding to Cousteau's work with the ocean.

These are images from my laboratory for Alfred Nobel. In Nobel's laboratory I included sections of 'fire' to allude to his work with explosives. I could not find a 'fire' texture within Unreal Tournament so simulated it by using a 'lava' texture and orange lights. I also attempted to give the inside of Nobel's laboratory a hollowed out feel as dynamite creates space within solid objects.

This is an image from Alfred Nobel and Jacques-Yves Cousteau's meeting space. It shows where the two ramps enter into the meeting space, and a bench like structure providing a place for the two scientists to relax. The large windows create a feeling of being surrounded by open space to encourage fresh thinking.

These are images from my laboratory for Jacques-Yves Cousteau. The laboratory references the word 'observation' from Cousteau's quote by providing observation platforms, windows opening to the outside world and an eye-catching wall detail. The central cube in the laboratory not only provides an interesting detail within the laboratory design but also houses a 'pool' where Cousteau can develop his ideas regarding the ocean.

The 3 textures I used within my Unreal Tournament model and images of their locations within the model.

My 36 textures going from dark to light.

I found Unreal Tournament significantly easier to use this week, and was able to concentrate more on the design of my structures. However, I was not able to figure out how to rotate what will become my ramps. Hopefully someone will be able to help me figure out whether it is me or my computer that is causing the issue during the tutorial.

These are the sketches of the two axonometric labratories with the joining meeting space from both angles, as well as a close up of the meeting space from both angles, and how they will relate to each other and the cliff.

This image from lecture seven best reflects what I am aiming to achieve in my own design. The way in which the shadows become an aspect of the structure adds interest to the design and help to create a sense of depth, which I hope to achieve, as I find interesting shadows help make the building itself more appealing. The shadow in this image also seems to reflect on the structure’s surrounding environment, contributing not only to the way in which the building relates to its environment, but also the overall impact of the structure. To do this, while still making my model in Unreal Tournament a functional space for the clients, I hope to make the physical structure that is actually there visually appealing as well as the shadows that are cast upon the cliff face and itself. I hope to achieve this as I believe an important aspect of a buildings’ design is not only should it be interesting and viable by itself, but the way in which it interacts and impacts upon an environment should be taken into account during its design process.

ALFRED NOBEL

"Alfred Nobel's discoveries are characteristic; powerful explosives can help men perform admirable tasks. They are also a means to terrible destruction in the hands of the great criminals who lead peoples to war..." - Pierre Curie


JACQUES-YVES COUSTEAU

"The best way to observe a fish is to become a fish." - Jacques-Yves Cousteau


ELECTROLIQUID AGGREGATION

“Powerful explosives can help men become a fish. They are also the best way to observe terrible destruction of the great criminals who lead fish to war.” – Pascale Roberts