3rd project- DRAWING GROUP INHABIT

SITE: outside foyer of 260-098

"Carnival appropriates and occupies space, changes it monumentally, invisible architecture devices excert influence traditional architectonics..."

The aim of this project is to create an architecutural intervention in OGGB that changes the behaviour of the people in the building.

my selected site is the corridore outside the foyer of 260-098 because this spacious site is designed to be a walkway but i feel that the space did not reach its full potential.

260-098 is a lecture room that contains 600 students. when students are waiting for each lecture, the entrance to the foyer will be clustered with students, this makes it difficult for studdents who need to get out of the lecture rooms. I want to change their resting/waiting spot

so that they will not block the doorway, only rest on the left side,(shown in picture above) of the corridore.

lighting is an approach of invisible architecture that changes the way people occupy space. By adding strong light at the side of the walkway, people who are waiting to go to lectures will stay on the platform instead of the bright area, and people who just came out of the lecture rooms are encouraged to move faster because the strong light makes them uncomfortable.

grotesque portrait of the institute (poster design)

The idea came from a friend who is doing an AP programme in the engineering department. she told me that they have endless assignments, homework and test and it makes her feel like she is trapped in a dark tunnel surrounded by work, and the tunnel is so long that it will take her 5 yrs to reach the end.

I was going to make the poster horizontally (because the effect is much better) but someone told me the "portrait" has to be layed vertically. (turns out that was not true) now it is much weaker than the horizontal version, but i lost the original document ...T__T (will probably make another one someday, if i have time

trash can project

my trashcan is made out of recycled material, the artist model was Robert Rauschenberg, who makes sculptures out of found objects,. questioning the value of trash..

KINETIC SCULPTURE:
the nature of the material- wire means that the trashcan can be easily manipulated by anyone and people can choose to place their trash( sketches and design ideas) wherever they like. ( by doing this, people interact with the trashcan more).
when rubbish is put into the trashcan, the rubbish becomes part of the sculpture.they can be placed anywhere in the studio tied on a string, so people can take it off and put it anywhere.

form and shape:
sphere shape reminds people of the structure of human brain, but more importantly, the reason why i made it this shape was because everything else in the studio is on a 90 degree angle. i wanted to make my trashcan stand out.
the organic form and shape contrasts with the industrial material and colour, which again makes people ask question about what the design really is.

the twisting of wire expresses gestural and unconscious qualities, it also expresses the randomness and unpredictablity of mental activities in brains, which indicates a variety of ideas of architecture students who are brave and creative. This is like a the centre of a great chaos, and all the creations were formed from the chaos.

finally, finished

a change*

for the last journal: interstice,
i didn't know what i was supposed to do because it seems to be hard to relate to architecture.

from wiki dictionary:
"An interstitial space or interstice is an empty space or gap between spaces full of structure or matter."

this cunfused me until today when i finally found this:

since i cant find a better way to express "interstices"other than making gaps and tiny enclosed space in my buildings( which i dont want), maybe this could be another interpretation.??( i hope)

just adding 1 more pic *

REFERENCE

STUDIES OF URBAN ECOSYSTEM:

http://www.goforchange.com/2008/01/21/urban-ecology-collaborative/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urban_ecosystem


http://www.ias.unu.edu/binaries/UNUIAS_UrbanReport2.pdf

‘Ecological land-use complementation’ for building resilience in urban ecosystems

http://www.sciencedirect.com.ezproxy.auckland.ac.nz/science?_ob=MImg&_imagekey=B6V91-4MFJT4D-1-7&_cdi=5885&_user=140507&_pii=S0169204606002179&_orig=search&_coverDate=05%2F29%2F2007&_sk=999189998&view=c&wchp=dGLbVtz-zSkWb&md5=23e27318b2d03a8db02a3f30d47c9291&ie=/sdarticle.pdf (got this from sciencedirect.com, very useful site)

Wilson A G, 2006, "Ecological and urban systems models: some explorations of similarities in the context of complexity theory" Environment and Planning A 38(4) 633 – 646


http://www.envplan.com.ezproxy.auckland.ac.nz/epa/fulltext/a38/a37102.pdf

blueprint:


http://www.mediabistro.com/agencyspy/agencies/rga_is_on_lockdown_99984.asp

http://danoday.com/blog/2010/02/radio-show-prep-2/

http://www.presidential-renovation.com/blueprint-house.jpg

interstices:

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/interstices

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstitial

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstitial_space_(architecture)

further development 2

putting in my "alpha channel"texture,
as a "screen".
i have abandoned the 19prim sofa and replaced it with 2 prim furnitures.



bookshelves and desk on 2nd floor.
this will be the main office, need to add a chair.



made a door that can rotate using the 3greeneggs.com website

looking from outside.

my neighbour dingle asked if it was alright if we build a platform together so we can share a small garden.

i made the waterfall so it links to my journal.
finally have a front door.