Design Examples

Grand Central Station
I found a picture of when Grand Central Station was first built and how the light was designed to shine through the windows. The station was designed by a collection or architects such as Cornelius Vanderbilt, John Wellborn Root, Alfred T. Fellheimer, John B. Snook. Original the light was meant to shine through to the floor in beams of lights but since taller building have built around it the light can no longer reach the windows in this way. The reason I like this building is how the light reacts in the space, I feel like the beams are breathing life into the hall, it makes the room feel a little surreal which is something I need to capture in my design.

The Schusev State Museum of Architecture Advertising

The creative agency produced a series of 3 different illustrations for the "Discover the Full Story" project for the Schusev State Museum. I really like these advertisements not only because it is aesthetically pleasing but because it mixes the real with the surreal which is something I want to achieve in my Design, I also like how the light plays with the buildings underground as it ties them back to the surface.

Building Textures

The next photo's are a group of textures used while building from various sources so I could not find the designer for each of the photo's. The reason I picked these images is because I really like how the designers have used ordinary materials but have arranged them in a way the creates something more un-ordinary, especially the images where the transition from a normal surface into a geometrical one. This is something I will try to create in my design because it creates a blend between the real spaces and the surreal space's and I think getting a smooth transition is important for my design to be effective.

Surreal Architectural Photography
This image is photography or photo manipulation of surreal Architecture by the Philip Dujardin Gallery. I have used this even though its not real architecture because I think it will be hard to find architecture that exists in real life that will be similar to the idea I am trying to portray. I like the geometric qualities of this photo and also how there is multiple light sources signifying multiple suns which gives it a more surreal feel which is what i'm trying to capture.

Thai Hotel
I choose this piece of architecture by Onion, Siriyot Chaiamnuay & Arisara Chaktranon because of the use of regular materials to create something very elegant. The use of the bricks in these big sweeping curves of the scalloped walls takes the brick out of its usual setting into something very contemporary and beautiful, I will try and use regular materials to create something more than what they are in my design much like they have in this design.