Liked the idea of removing one of our senses - sight and using it to gain a different experience. This connects exactly to the merging of classes idea in the reading. But perhaps connecting all 5 floors would have been more succesful, since only 1st and 2nd years would only use that space because it only goes to level 2. I think that it would have been a much stronger scheme if this was done.
In terms of form, liked how you chose a flexible shape (the hexagon) and how it operates in terms of the change of conditions of stiffer and looser hexagons, signalling whereabouts you are at.
Perhaps you could also have chosen a different sense to mute. Just in terms of function, it is very impractical and very unlikely that I would be choosing to go through your design at night time. This could have lead to a variety of ideas (how would u mute hearing? etc etc), that would definitely make the person aware e.g. it's wayyy too quiet in here... where am i? sort of idea.
Overall - liked the idea, but could have been pushed further in terms of placement and joining the several floors and experimenting with different senses.
Interesting idea of experimenting with senses. One of our default and perhaps most relied on senses is our sight. The abandonment of this sense, is sometimes likely to result in an heightened awareness of our surroundings and in terms forces one instantly to slow down, be more cautious as we are not used to a world without light. The intention of 'leading' people towards this intervention within the courtyard is attempted but would be stronger if there was more than just an interesting indication of material. Sometimes, to heighten the element of surprise, it is better to bring on a sudden change of environment and without warning. It would have been interesting if the intervention was placed immediately out of the studio, so as students went from one environment straight to the next. This immediate transition with no indication of what was inside would actually make the material and what we sense inside the "cave" more successful and intriguing. It would also serve the purpose of forcing people to inhabit and use this facility, as the position it is within the courtyard gives choice of whether or not one should pass through it. The placement of the architectural intervention is thus very important, as it may allow the project to affect the students more directly. Evidently, the presentation is quite nice, with informative pictures of the project. The 3D scans(?) are also quite interesting as a tool of form making. The geometrical structure of this design shows a range of flexibility which holds a lot of potential and is successful in manipulating curved forms which are quite interesting.
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ReplyDeleteLiked the idea of removing one of our senses - sight and using it to gain a different experience. This connects exactly to the merging of classes idea in the reading. But perhaps connecting all 5 floors would have been more succesful, since only 1st and 2nd years would only use that space because it only goes to level 2. I think that it would have been a much stronger scheme if this was done.
In terms of form, liked how you chose a flexible shape (the hexagon) and how it operates in terms of the change of conditions of stiffer and looser hexagons, signalling whereabouts you are at.
Perhaps you could also have chosen a different sense to mute. Just in terms of function, it is very impractical and very unlikely that I would be choosing to go through your design at night time. This could have lead to a variety of ideas (how would u mute hearing? etc etc), that would definitely make the person aware e.g. it's wayyy too quiet in here... where am i? sort of idea.
Overall - liked the idea, but could have been pushed further in terms of placement and joining the several floors and experimenting with different senses.
Interesting idea of experimenting with senses. One of our default and perhaps most relied on senses is our sight. The abandonment of this sense, is sometimes likely to result in an heightened awareness of our surroundings and in terms forces one instantly to slow down, be more cautious as we are not used to a world without light. The intention of 'leading' people towards this intervention within the courtyard is attempted but would be stronger if there was more than just an interesting indication of material. Sometimes, to heighten the element of surprise, it is better to bring on a sudden change of environment and without warning. It would have been interesting if the intervention was placed immediately out of the studio, so as students went from one environment straight to the next. This immediate transition with no indication of what was inside would actually make the material and what we sense inside the "cave" more successful and intriguing. It would also serve the purpose of forcing people to inhabit and use this facility, as the position it is within the courtyard gives choice of whether or not one should pass through it. The placement of the architectural intervention is thus very important, as it may allow the project to affect the students more directly. Evidently, the presentation is quite nice, with informative pictures of the project. The 3D scans(?) are also quite interesting as a tool of form making. The geometrical structure of this design shows a range of flexibility which holds a lot of potential and is successful in manipulating curved forms which are quite interesting.
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