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Project Development and Research

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After drawing a few initial sketches, I decided to do a research  about cubism in  architecture. It is very important because my project is related to this style and I need to deepen my knowlede and develop my inititial idea. Cubism in architecture has existed for many years and interesting designs are still being created. The Czech Republic turned out to be a very important place for this style, and it is quite specific. They had a great contribution to the development of cubism in the architecture of the twentieth century, and even later created their own style called Rondocubism.                                   The House at the Black Madonna (1911-1912) by Josef Gocar The House at the Black Madonna is one of the first cubism building in Prague. It is located in the historic old town, therefore the form is similar to the neighboring buildings, but it has new cubic ideas in it.

Research of initial ideas

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After spending a couple of minutes thinking about my initial ideas, I was trying to gather and collect as many ideas and thoughts as it is possible. My chosen topic is black, and my continuation route is architecture. I started from research from finding examples of the use of black colour in architecture. I found a variety of interesting designs from architects from all over the world. Black is known as a universal colour, and examples of it can be found in past and modern architecture.   From my research I discovered that black colour in the architecture quite often comes with minimalistic designs and simplicity.  I started to thinking about designing a modern hotel with a black exterior. I will name my hotel Black Diamond , however, I still need to find a proper location and design the shape.  References: The 25 Black House Exterior Design if Pure Darkness  Available on:  The 25+ Black House Exterior Design of Pure Darkness (superhitideas.com)  Acc...

Project Sign-off

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 This is my project sign-oof for this term. My idea is to design hotel, and my theme is black. The name for this building is "Black Diamond", and it will be modern design building with black exterior wall surface and expansive windows. I will design the building and I will create four 2D outcomes and one 3D outcome. I will digitailzed my work and I will add everything to my website. https://docs.google.com/document/d/11RxyXHwpv1UIChEBxo2fQdT8T5dvW9_DhvX_au-uU5U/edit?usp=sharing

Planning Primary Research

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I need to do my primary planning research, and also to create questions for my audience. My main project for this term is a Black Diamond- two story hotel, which will be located in the capital of Poland-Warsaw. It will be a place called  Praski Port or Praski Harbor, which is currently under the renovation. The questions I need to ask will help me with targeting my audience. I need to research about history of Praski Harbour and planning criteria for this area, as it is a historic place. I need to develop the shape of my building, including colours and interiors. I need to design a building with the nearest surrounding and think how they will interact with each other. Then I need to research about materials, and here an important factor will be the closeness to the river.  References:  Port Praski Projekt Planu miejscowego available on:  Port Praski: Znamy projekt planu miejscowego - Urbnews.pl  Accessed: 

Initial ideas and sketches

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I chose black as my topic, because I like this colour in general but also because of how it is used in architecture. 

Smart Objective

 For this project I will create four 2D outcomes and one 3D outcome of concept design and a diorama/digital design for a hotel. I chose Black as my topic, because I like how colour black is used in architecture. Black is also one of my favorite colours, it is universal colour and it has a mystery to it. This will be a two-story building, with very large windows and black wall surface. The building will be made of concrete, wood and glass. Shape and structure of the building consists of several interconnected parts. The building will be located in the capital of Poland-Warsaw, in the old docks area called Praski Harbour. The area is recently undergoing renovation. It is a place where old historic tenement houses meet modern architecture. I will create all five outcomes by week eight in order to give myself the time to complete and finalize my work and to digitalize them.  I will hand draw the images of my design for 2D outcomes, and I will create diorama/ digital design for my ...

Francesco Goya artist research

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 Franceso Goya (1746-1828), was a Spanish artist, painter and printmaker, and he is considered the most important Spanish romantic artist. During our classes we watched a documentary about life and art of Francesco Goya called "Crazy Like a Genius", written and presented by art commentator Robert Hughes. The author presented many important matters in the artist's life, everything that influenced him.  There is huge diversity in his art, and author describe him as a theatrical artist. Goya painted the world as he sees it, without beautifying it. His works reflect the brutal reality of the world in which he lived. People call him "war reporter", as he showing the dark side of the world. He was reporter and moralist of his times.  One of the works featured in the document is "A Pilgame to San Isidro", and it made  great impression on me. It is a deeply negative image. This painting is one of the Black Paintigs collection, which he created between years181...