Tyrone Marshall - Periphege

[continuumx]

The following image is a depiction of my initial and final suggestive concept sketches.

[TheAllusionist]

Nice lose sketch style, did you use a little wash on your sketching, or was it done all digitally? At this point without context, I can't tell whether it will be grand or not, but entourage an context will give it scale. In addition I don't like to make much of a comment until the artist has time to develop the concept. You have approximately two months to work it all out, I am sure it will be great! Hey, your project name "Periphege", I am not familiar with it, is it a name that you like the sound of, or does it have some meaning?

Great so far and I like your style, the logo goes nicely with the image, nice work. Also, a big appreciation for being the first contestant in our first contest!

Good luck and I look forward to seeing the developement of the piece!

[continuumx]

Thanks TheAllusionist,

The sketch was done with felt tip (technical pens) on sketch paper. I then scanned the sketches. The wash is actually a duplicate layer in photoshop of the same scanned sketch but with added blur to give it ink wash look.

I plan to develop the idea more in 3D as it comes from the union of two words, Peripheal and edge. I am look at this because normally we tend to occupy volumes meaning like a simple box shape room. Humans tend to occupy the space bounded by edges(walls/structure). I want to turn this idea in on itself and propose instead the occupation of those edges/structure. The volumes now become a space of awesome proportions.

So this project is the union of habitation at the peripheal edges or the "periphege." Thanks for the comments on entourage and context. I intend to give it more landscape and to give a glimpse of how this space is traversed and inhabited.

[TheAllusionist]

I like it when people have a theoretical concept that they are re-inforcing with a visual image, very interesting, look forward to seeing it develop. Thanks for the tip on the making the wash effect, it is amazing what people do in PhotoShop.

Good luck, look forward to seeing your future post!

[ddelcast]

The idea is really interesting and I really hope you develop it thoroughly since you are choosing such a complex theme. The only flaw I foresee in your concept is that to really be a project about periphery, volumes shouldn’t be occupy-able which is very difficult to rationalize with a spherical shape which now seems a bit arbitrary. I suggest you let your investigations about the habitability of the edge be that what informs the shape not the other way around.

To the Allusionist:
I think that to suggest as a deliverable an initial sketch is not very good idea since for many of us (I am an architectural designer) a design is a process that involves research and experimentation. If I may suggest, a more appropriate deliverable for this stage would be a description of the ides one wants to put forward in the project. This may or may not take the form of a sketch but it leaves open many more possibilities of representation. In any case I love this competition idea and really hope to learn a lot form it…

[TheAllusionist]

I will try not to make comments on a concept, etc. being right or not for the contest, since I am not a judge and they probably don't want to either, I in no way want to influence anyones entry, I would warn someone if it did not meet the contest requirements. That statement doesn't relate to any post made, I just wanted you guys to know where I am coming from when I make a comment, I may compliment a technique or ask questions, but I want to stay very neutral. That doesn't reflect on this entry either, I am excited to see how the concept develops, an initial sketch is just that, a sketch of an idea, that idea can evolve in directions I can't even imagine from looking at the initial sketch, it is a very exciting process. You have one great bonus in this excercise, no one has given you a construction cost, their is no limit to how grand or expensive, just that it could be built with todays technology and use contemporary materials.

ddelcast,
As for the sketch as a milestone, I will take it under advisement, but offhand I disagree with some clarification, which I will explain. The sketch is to get the process going, to get people excited and for us to warn anyone before they put a lot of work into it that it may not meet the requirements. The concept sketch is not a binding contract, as artist the process and design evolves and the sketch is just the initial germanation of an idea. We are not going to hold up the sketch and say the final image doesn't look just like the sketch. We want to see the process and see people interchange ideas. If someone completely changes there concept and throws away the old one, it might be wise to verbally at the minimum discuss what your decisions where and why you headed in another direction and at best add a quick sketch of the new direction.

I want to make another item clear, the sketch is not judged and is not expected to be a work of art, no one should not enter because they don't think their sketching skill is as good as other entries. The last two contest I took part in, I used the sketching portion as a way to force me to pull out the digitizer pad and sketch on the computer, I just haven't gotten good at it yet, the disconnect from screen to writing surface really messes me up, the resulting sketches aren't that good, but I get better at the process and gain an added value from the sketch requirement.

Understand that this is a WIP based contest, we want to see the down and dirty and we will look at whether someone demonstrated their design evolution and had input with others in the Contest. It can be a really fun process to intereact with other contestants and help each other out.

So in my opinion at this time a sketch isn't detremental and some people may wait until they have something they like before posting, but you are not sketching in blood and you are not being judged on the quality, it is a design sketch not a hardlined illustration. As an architectural designer you should actually have an advantage over some, your process (generalizing, I don't know your workflow or design habbits) involves quick sketches to evaluate designs all the time, when you get to one you like enter it, if you come up with a better idea later, enter it. These are milestones or requirements that atleast one must be submitted, you may add another sketch, but must follow one of the designs you express and it should be clear which one, only one entry per contestant. And of course a second final entry after the deadline will not be allowed! LOL

We value your input, whether you think we are doing good or bad and at the end of the contest I plan on asking questions to find out what would make the next contest even better, I will try to specificaly ask about the sketch portion.

[ddelcast]

The comment on the sketch as a deliverable was just a reflection in my own experience. To create a sketch one has to have at least a vague idea on the object one is creating. The problem with that is that sometimes as the generator of the sketch, one tends to be bound to it, being very difficulty to give way to what may be better or clearer ideas on how to develop the concept (being the concept the main and abstract germinating idea which in continuumx's case is the dwelling of the edge,surface and/or structure). Having said that I think we should abandon the subject and focus on continuumx’s project which I think has a lot of potential.

[TheAllusionist]

Sounds good, I just wanted to make sure people understood that the sketch is a jumping off point and that it would evovle and shouldn't hinder the artist from further investigation as they proceed.

[Designer]

I have to say, this concept has grown on me. At first I couldn't help but think about 'StarGate" and had to come to terms with that imagery. What really intrigued me was the mental vision of these spread out in a city, the viewers view is not impeded by the structure and can see out across the cityscape.

Inside the structure the views would also be very maximized in every direction. This design would probably be very expensive per square foot, but that is not the point of this contest. Wouldn't it be a much more visibly pleasing world, if aesthetics/views/quality was prioritized over 'value engineering'? My vision may be nothing like yours, but I see nothing wrong with the concept for an exercise without budget as long as the final imagery/design is very grand, an "Architectural Wonder" if you will!

[draphtur]

It's true. I'm interning at a firm right now that survives thanks to a contract which allows it to produce "big box" architecture. Now, I don't want to hijack the thread and distract from continuumx's design, but I totally agree that the trend (especially in North America) for producing soulless architecture is quite disturbing.

I, like you Designer, immediately began thinking of sci-fi shows/films after looking at the sketch, but the fact that the concept is intriguing is undeniable. I am looking forward to seeing more sketches and diagrams as this progresses.