For my first attempt at transforming my surface models into the site, I basically played around with different effects on photoshop and inserting parts of my models into the site. Since artist model Michael Hayden’s light installation projects many lines and colour, I wanted to kind of replicate that idea with light into the space.
My first intention of creating my installation was quite different to how it turned out. As you can see on the perspective drawing theres a distinct square pattern on the left wall and roof – initially I wanted to create neon light boxes, similar to Hayden’s installation in the O’Hare Airport terminal. However due to my lack of photoshop skills, I was not able to figure out the colour and light at the time.

For further development on my surface design, I will focus on how the light is projected and smaller details. In my site analysis I was also interested in the many layers of paint that had decayed over time, so I could play around with layering and overlapping as well. I also want to use Rhino for my final proposal, so I will have to figure out how to replicate this idea in a 3D drawing.

Since my design is focused on movement, I made the decision to accentuate the stairs (relating to the idea that in Hayden’s works, it’s about moving through the space). The linear shadows from one of the surface models I created, stood out to me in particular. It was not on purpose but the linear shadow pattern created a similar image to one of Hayden’s other works, therefore felt relevant to insert the shadows into the space.