roof sketch

the roof sketch concept which i explored and further development from the examplars and massing models.....

canopy massing

the following images are from the massing experiment which was taken to determine the shape and form of the canopy structure for the certain location which i have chosen......

theatre concepts

theatre inspiration

these are some images which were looked at for inspiration....

canopy inspiration - part 2

further inspiration was concluded as the dome idea's which was originally created by buckminster fuller didn't seem to fit the design of parliament and i found that it stood out too much.

therefore i wanted to create an element that was transparent, light weight and yet still structural stable.

the following images are of the the olympic stadium in MUNICH.....

canopy decision

the decision was made to create a canopy element that was separate from the theatre complex yet still designed to incorporate the existing parliament structure and in a way become an addition that would pretect and blend in with the building.


the image below demonstrates the location in which the roof canopy will be formed....

canopy inspiration

R. Buckminster Fuller was a renowned 20th century inventor and visionary born in Milton, Massachusetts on July 12, 1895. Dedicating his life to making the world work for all of humanity, Fuller operated as a practical philosopher who demonstrated his ideas as inventions that he called “artifacts.” Fuller did not limit himself to one field but worked as a 'comprehensive anticipatory design scientist' to solve global problems surrounding housing, shelter, transportation, education, energy, ecological destruction, and poverty. Throughout the course of his life Fuller held 28 patents, authored 28 books, received 47 honorary degrees. And while his most well know artifact, the geodesic dome, has been produced over 300,000 times worldwide, Fuller's true impact on the world today can be found in his continued influence upon generations of designers, architects, scientists and artists working to create a more sustainable planet.


http://bfi.org/about-bucky