Section Animation

Stairs Animation.

  This animation shows the path in which you would follow to go up the stairs, and then back down. It starts from the view point of someone walking through the gears, before changing to a birds eye view and panning the top of the gears. It then reaches the stairs, and the path is followed.

 

SketchUp Model Week 4 (Final design)

     This SketchUp is based on a sketch, where two independent areas are connected together by stairs. Below the ground, are the gears, a noun for Revival Cycles. Above ground are belts, another noun, but this one is for Gucci. They are connected by stairs that relate to them. To go up, you take the stairs that look like they were built from the same material as the gears. To go down to the below ground area, you must take the stairs that were created based on the belts and their material. 

     I created this design because I could visualise it as a part of a different world. To me, it is a city that reflects the image we see in people. By that I mean, on the surface you can see the prettier subjects, that have had more effort put into them to create a more polished appearance. Below the surface is where all the more complex workings are happening, and where things might be more of a mess. It is no where near as refined but it is more genuine and intricate. You would need to "dig deep” to get to the below ground area/inner workings (as you would with a person), but following those steps will get you there. 

Textures created on steel surfaces (including leather)

This is a video I found on youtube of creating different textures on steel. I found this both fascinating and relevant, since a large portion of my model is made out of steel. The man in the video then proceeds to create a leather texture on the surface of the steel, which is another material that is greatly used in my design.
(As stated in the video description on youtube, this is not my video, nor do I have any claim to it.)

Textures added to SketchUp model (Week 3)

This week I worked on some textures and added them to my design, where I felt like it was needed and would accentuate my model.

On the gears and the stair going up from the gears, I used steel as the texture. I then applied tiles to the floor of the platforms between the stairs, and stucco for the walls of the platforms, (as shown above). 

SketchUp Model Week 2

Working on the SketchUp model this week, I have added stairs and a middle ground area. I have also added small platforms in the between the above ground and below ground areas. In the last two pictures, you can see I added a man of average height standing near the stairs to show scale.

SketchUp design week 1

This week I created the below ground and above ground area in the SketchUp model. The above ground is "belts", a noun for Gucci, and is made out leather. The below ground area is "gears", a noun inspired by Revival Cycles, and made from steel. This SketchUp model is based on the sketch posted a few days ago, with "belts" and "gears".