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From abstract to design, concept and ideas.

SPACE/ LOCATION/ PROTAGONIST/ OCCUPATION

With these we are able to come up with a “3 Word Strategy”, and then with a sketch model, which embodies the one, or even all, to describe the space we want to achieve. Then we get into a reflection phase, on the word(s), and start with being purposeful, on how it can be useful on the space and/or occupation, then reflect on our previous findings, such as context of the site (how it looks like, it’s surroundings and who passes by). 

FUNCTIONALITIES 

CIRCULATION - term to describe the way we want people/visitors, or even the protagonist, to walk around the space, e.g.: where to walk through first, what draws the eye first, how they use the space. (moving through and around) Using different materials is a good way to define main focal points for the public eyes.

TOUCHPOINTS - key places in the space, where an intersection happens. (distinguish, materiality, lighting, triggers) Something that triggers/ influences the public use of the space. 

LIGHT AND SHADOWS - the creation of a mood for the pace, also influences the public opinions and use of the space, wether they find it warm, welcoming, or cold. (highlighting, presenting, concealing, revealing) The feeling of being on display, e.g.: A certain focal point, where we don’t want the public to focus on, we can use spotlights, with minimus light, that create a sense of darkness, and coldness. 

THRESHOLD - sense of arrival (can be hidden/exposed, transparent, permeable, extend, secure, measured).

WEEK 9 

This week I mainly focused on editing and putting together my bound book as well as both of my A2 Sheets. The A2 sheets felt harder than expected and the bound book turned out ti be pretty enjoyable, which I was not expecting.

CHOOSE 3 WORDS THAT DESCRIBE YOUR CONCEPT

• These should be spatial verbs (as mentioned in the Language lecture) or adjectives

• Use a thesaurus if necessary but only use plain language that everyone understands

 • Make sure the words you choose are meaningful to yours pace 

ID1 BEGINNINGS: PART 2 

WEEK 8

WEEK 8

WEEK 8

Throughout this week, I was mainly focused on developing my idea of the human wheel, by doing a lot of research on precedents, as well as how tall would a wheel need to be to fit a person, how would it be to guarantee safety measures, would a platform be needed, if yes how tall or large would it need to be, and how much of the space would it occupy.

WEEK 8

My main concept was a memorial at first, since I wanted to showcase the importance of African women in the world society. I came up with different ideas/shapes for the memorial in a 3x3 space/plan, such as a cylinder, hanging rings, a tunnel or even a hamster wheel. I was mainly looking at circular shapes as I had a few ideas on how to showcase the information about the protagonist.

WEEK 7

For my protagonist, I decided to go for The African Woman. As I believe these, are under appreciated and under represented in the media, and have come a long journey. 

I would like to see the growth of this community grow into the world, be known for the bravery. Although many are unknown to the world, I would like to give them a space to showcase their journey from years back till now, the challenges of back in the day to nowadays, that no one knows or even talks about, and how they dealt with those. 

I want to give the women of the past and of the present the voice they were never given by their men, by their continent, and by the world. 

WEEK 7 

The first task for this part of the project was to find, or come up with a protagonist. For this we were shown a few examples of what we should include in the description of the protagonist, as they are the main inspiration for a space to work and the ones that make the space. For the description of the protagonist we needed to include, age, occupation, likes and dislikes, his/her lifestyle, needs, etc; anything really that might help us in the future coming up with the design for the space.