WEEK 3: FORENSIC ARCHITECTURE

3X REFERENCED IMAGES http://www.thehiat.org/

SKETCHES 
Rudin House

 2x NATURAL DISASTERS 

FLOODS
What damage would the natural disasters do to it?

Parts of the building will lose it's structural frame (eg. the walls or roofs will go missing, depending on how strong/ which direction the flood is heading). Most of the objects in the house will be damaged or would have gone missing with the flood. The remains of mud and dirt will be evident in and around the house. 

What parts of the building will break?
 For the Rudin House, I will probably make the levels split, making the first level of the house fall diagonally, lying on the ground. The walls and windows would probably be destroyed as well.

EARTHQUAKES

What damage would the natural disasters do to it?

Walls, roofs, parts of the structure will collapse due to the earthquakes (depending on how strong the earthquake is) Also if the floor is cracked or effected by the earthquake can change how the building is effected. 

What parts of the building will break?

I want to create cracks and movement on the ground, influencing the Rudin house to fall.

What will grow/spread on the remaining parts of your building?
Moss and cracks will definitely appear on the house due to the aftereffects of floods and earthquakes. Decay and mud remains will also appear.

What would be cool to make the process of decay interactive?
I guess showing the process of how the house decayed slowly throughout the 100 years in slow motion would be cool. Showing how the cracks and moss gradually growing on the walls would also be a cool effect, as well as showing the structure falling apart as the person walks through the house. Incorporating music and allowing the decaying to follow the beat of the music would be cool too!

What evidence of the building being lived in will you carefully reveal to the viewer?
The remains of objects like broken vases, furniture and photo frames, torn down curtains....

Will you leave evidence of what disaster caused the building to be abandoned? 
Yes.                 

PROGRESS

Making the building break apart using the boolean tool. Shall apply textures soon.