2D to 3D

'Learn to see & explore the 3D in your work. Based on your 2D sketches of 3D spaces develop series of models. Explore what kind of of scale your proposals are, are they public or architectural spaces or objects/furniture pieces. Look from different perspectives and eyelevels.'
This was the assignment I was given for the application for the Interior Architecture&Furniture Design department.

These sketches were made with charcoal on A2 paper, drawn from a paper-sculpture made in one of the workgroup-classes. Making sketches within a certain time frame, for each sketch there were ten minutes, forced me to let go of certain (unconscious) aesthetic intentions. Also it was interesting to look intensely at my paper tower from all angles, discovering new forms, shadows and junctions.

Sketches made out of clay.

Notes on a studies concerning the 'high places phenomenon.' Different placements of the spectator (at the bottom of, within, on top of) around a skyscraper creates very differentiated experiences for the spectator. The Hague being a new city for me, I notice how the presence of high-rise buildings have an effect on me. Even after coming to The Hague for several months now, the skyscrapers around the central station surprise me. Do skyscrapers inherently awake a feeling of smallness within the person standing at the bottom of the building? Or can the effect of a huge building on the spectator be altered? Maybe by changing something within the spectator. And why do some people experience vertigo, while others don't?

Work in progress;to be continued.