Wood workshop - Architecture

The Images I have taken here are of paper examples of 3D designs, these templates were by a specific artist who produced templates for people online e.g. schools and students to try out for themselves. 

This one was created by 2 pieces of paper, and very thin lines cut out by a craft knife, to ensure the lines were straight. The finalised result came out in a 3D pyramid/triangle shape of all different sizes.

 The idea of these designs looked as though they were platforms/stairs, that were created by doing different cuts, folds and creases. The shapes of the rectangles interlocked with one another, coming together as one large scaled stair-like effect.

For our own designs we used white card to create stability within our creations, from research and previous models we created our own geometric building shapes. For my design i used mainly triangles to create different shapes. For the back piece i made a large hexagon tube to make the effect of a 'castle tower' or tall building.

This was the first test in the wood workshop to experiment with different gradients of sandpaper, Pillar drill, Coil wire, different wood and paint. This was my finished result, i particularly liked using the sandpaper to make my pieces smoother and rounded as i thought this made my design look more appealing and modern, and also safer. My first attempt is very simple as there weren't many pieces to it, i could have included more to make it more attractive and to show my skills more throughout experimenting even further.

 I wanted my design to have different levels as i thought this looked better rather than the pieces being in all the same level or on the base. Also using different sized shapes and different types of wood worked well too.

Health & Safety 

Working with Paper - 

The health and safety criteria i would recommend for this part, was to always use a cutting mat whilst cutting through the paper as it prevented marking the table aswell as slipping and harming self or others around. 

Using a craft knife carefully and responsibly is key as the blade is sharp and can do serious damage if come into contact with.

Working in the Wood Workshop - 

> The health and safety regulations to follow throughout this workshop would be to be gentle around machinery such as the pillar drill, requiring to wear goggles at all times. Being gentle while handling the wood pieces, having a good grip while pushing the drill through is essential as the wood may fly off the drill in a direction dangerously towards someone or yourself, this is also why wearing goggles is important as pieces/chippings may come into contact with eyes, causing damage.

> Being careful with the sand paper, rather than being careless around it is important and the very small grains can be quite sharp and painful if grazed against skin, when not paying attention or being careful. 

  > Being careful when cutting wire with the wire cutters, precautions such as fingers, parts of skin being in the way of the pliers could be painful as nipping/clipping of the skin may occur if not careful while handling.