Final Video

Storyboard

Outline

In the repetitive grid of modernism, architecture loses its ability to stand out. Cities are plagued with the virus of modernism, lacking complexity and a sense of identity among a sea of similar buildings. Deconstruction seeks to break down these barriers and create structures that are truly original and unique.

In my video I will attempt to represent this transition from restriction to freedom through buildings in an empty cityscape. I will attempt to show how deconstruction, and breaking from the 'grid' of modernism can unlock the potential of architecture.

Narrative

A bland and empty world is established, void of any colour and variation. A series of monolithic beams begin to fill the established world, creating a porous grid throughout the cityscape. A building is recognised as different from the crowd, unique in a monotonous environment.

The building suddenly erupts from its restrictive grid surroundings. It disassembles itself and rebuilds itself, growing and morphing to no end. A final look sees the building towering above its surroundings, clearly differentiating itself from the bland buildings in its vicinity.

Inspirational Videos

Video

The Architectural Machine from Geoff Ashmore on Vimeo.

150 word narrative

The scene starts by flying through a monotonous cityscape, where individual elements are indistinguishable from each other. As a tall tower breaks the uninspiring landscape as the camera rises and immediately falls to a large hole in the ground. The camera arrives at a small box in an underground cavern, which immediately explodes in a burst of light. The scene then follows the emitted streaks of light as they circle boxes building themselves in several different, more complex manners ultimately concluding with a finalised box, constructed in the most complex manner, rising back to the surface of the cityscape to break the monotony.