1. Parabolic Arch Grid:La Pedrera
These grid systems were produced based on elements of Gaudi's architectural designs for La Pedrera (aka. Casa Mila). The attic room of the building makes use of what is known as 'parabolic archways'. In mathematics, parabola are mirror-symmetrical open plane curves, which form U-shapes. A few variations of grids have been produced based on this idea of symmetrical curves and parabola, playing with elements of it's display such as the focus point, axis of symmetry and the general grid underneath.
2. Surrealist Grid:Joan Miro Collection
These grid systems were produced based on the works of artist, Joan Miro. His collection of surrealist paintings can be found at the Joan Miro Collection in Barcelona. Through studying his style of work and the surrealist movement, it was shown that reality was altered in various ways through these artworks and Miro himself makes use of a lot of singular curved lines. These ideas were then transferred into these grid systems through using the traditional grid as a basis (shown in the first image), which was then manipulated in order to defy the ordinary conventions of the grid. For example, using uneven line spacing and curving the lines, to reflect Miro's most famous works.
3. Cubist Grid:
Museu Picasso
This grid system was based on elements of design found within the Cubism Movement. Artist, Pablo Picasso, was a major part of this movement and his works can be seen at the Museu Picasso in Barcelona. The grid uses obscure squared and triangular shapes in order to reflect this art movement, and as a result manipulates the evenly sized and shaped squares on a traditional grid.
4. Mosaic Grid:
Park Guell
Park Guell is another of Gaudi's architectural creations. Many elements of the park use mosaic tiles as a production material, producing colourful patterns within the architecture. This grid system has been designed to replicate the style of mosaic tiling. Each individual segment of glass or stone is often unique in shape and are placed together keeping some negative space around each piece. This grid system experiments with such shapes, as well as negative space, with some sections being closer together than others.
5. Stained Glass Grid:
La Sagrada Familia
La Sagrada Familia is currently still in the building process, and is such a large scale building that it has so many different elements to it which could have been used for a grid system. For this particular one, however, I focused on the design of the stained glass windows which can be seen upon entering the building. Through research it was found that these all typically follow a pattern of shapes, the dominant one being circles. For this grid system, it was therefore decided to play with these circles to produce a pattern which best reflects the style of these windows, in this instance, the circles start larger in size and fewer in number, then proceed to get smaller in size and larger in number. These circles have been accompanied by a few horizontal and vertical straight lines in order to form subtle columns with these circles within, which reflect the tall, vertical nature of the windows, as well as playing with the negative space between the shapes.
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