Using Twinmotion allowed me to illustrate how light would enter the room at different times of day. I also added in lighting which would be used in the absence of daylight. This creates another dimension to the grid layout of the room. Light will glow through gaps to illuminate the grid pattern on the floor and walls in the room. 

 After the group feedback I came to realise that part of the brief was not being addressed. My client has a desire for 'clean space'. She would like everything to have a place, and that place to be out of sight. After looking at some precedent examples I found drawers which retreat into the walls to be the best solution. This was the room can remain a grid, with drawers in each wall. To maximise storage space I have begun to research how I could use drawers in the floor. In the sketches above are drawers which lock into place when fully extended. These could be pulled up vertically, lock into place while the client places objects inside. They are then pulled to release the lock and drop back down into the floor.

As the walls are 4 meters high, the tops drawers cannot be reached without aid. I didn't want to add stairs or anything else that would have to remain exposed. Instead the bottom row of drawers in the wall will be solid, serving as a pull out stair making it easy for my client to reach the drawers above 

Tonerico Architects

Prada store

After the group feedback, I began to realise that I should research boutique storage systems to facilitate aspects of my brief.
Stores often have very creative storage systems, shown about is a Prada store with shelves moulded in specific shapes, for specific items.
Another precedent which seemed to answer my brief very well, is the idea of concealing, rather than revealing items, as shown in the images above of the Paper store, by Tonerico Architects. They have used drawers which recede into the walls to hold the paper, this creates a very interesting minimalistic grid aesthetic.

Timber frame model: Bathroom 20 Wallace Street

Takeshi Hosaka Architects:
Another example of grid windows. It has created a soft ambience on the interior, a very effective use of natural light. I have been exploring similar methods in my designs, and it is interesting to see the effect of the rooftop windows here.

I used card and paper to make small, simple structures to see how well the light would fall into the interior. It was not completely effective as the materials were too thin and the light outisde was not excluded well. However it gave a good visual of how it might work.

Shigeru Ban - Paper Partition

 

 Katsutoshi Sasaki 

This Japanese architect has also used grid structure, however in a very different way. I am interested in the way the grid forms walls, and entrances for natural light. It creates a very minimal, yet creative way to gather natural light in certain areas of the interior.

Yona Friedman
These architectural drawings have a minimalistic quality because of the use of line and the bold, block colour background. I also think the collaged images are particularity interesting, I could draw from these when showing contrast in my plans/sections.

These are some inital ideas, I have gone with the grid idea and I like the minimalism of cubes. However I think I need to introduce an element which contrasts with the minimal, organised part of the ritual.

Sketched plan ideas. I am emphasizing the grid/jigsaw like layout.

Yasuhiro Yamashita: photography
Traditional Japanese architecture, shows an interesting use of rectangular pattern. I am noting the way grid is used throughout the whole house, floors, walls, doors and ceiling.

Sketch up models of 20 wallace street

Yasuhiro Yamashita: Crystal Brick House
I chose this precedent because I found the use of a grid pattern interesting. Yamashita has used glass squares to create interesting light patterns on the interior, when natural light is glowing. At night the house glows from the inside, illuminating the minimalistic exterior. I like the simple cube shape of the house, and I think think this represents parts of my brief well. The images also show the importance of surfaces inside the house which light can be shone onto, in order for the grid windows to be effective. 

aesthetic gesture

Aesthtic Gesture in response to my clients ritual:
Meticulous cleaning of every part of her house. She feels that she can not be settled until everything is clean and put back in it's place. From her ritual I took a grid like structure in response to her statement, "everything has its place". I like the idea of contrast from exaggerated chaos, to a sterile environment. I think this contrast will be effective in my work as it shows highlights the meticulous nature of the ritual.

Ritual

My Ritual:
The action of twisting my spine until it clicks.
I do this most days. As I do it more I feel inclined to do it,
it feels necessary.
There is a moment of tension as my bones compress.
        Followed by satisfaction after the multiple snaps and
                                                                                             clicks.