Project III: INTERPRETATION & REPRESENTATION
The final project incorporates all the terms that I have learned from project 1 & project II. It is a product of deconstruction and development of project II model, which is 20 m3 in size and with scale of 1:10. Upon completion of this project, I have learnt to create a conceptual narrative in relation to sensory, stages of experience through different user journey as well as the spatial quality. Moreover, I have improved my presentation drawings by applying hatching technique learned from Design Communication.
Design Intention
The design intention is to create a vibrant space that giving a sense of life can be energetic, interesting and colourful.
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Different spaces and levels of the structure represent our life journey, sometimes high (excitement) while sometimes low (dull).
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Development Model
Development 1
Development 2
Development 3
Development 4
Development 5
The elevated top view as shown by an arrow in "Development 5" depicts the structural frame of light shaft.
Final Model
Study of Ergonomics
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Foster a healthy posture
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Prevent hunched back or backpain
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Body form a straight line to exercise abdominal muscle
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"Cat-Cow Pose"
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Strengthen back &neck muscle
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Regulate breathing
Seating Area
User Journey
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The design intention to create a vibrant & energetic life can be achieved through these body movements.
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Moving up by climbing stairs & moving down by sliding is a metaphor of the up & down in our life.
3) Jumping
1) Climbing Stairs
2) Sliding
4) Crawling
Experience of Different Spaces
OPENED-SPACE
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exposed to morning sunlight
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this place suitable for morning time as the morning sunlight is less hotter compared to sunlight in the noon
ENCLOSED-SPACE
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surrounded by timber planes that give a calming effect to relieve stress
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provided a sense of nature due to the materiality of timber
SEMI-ENCLOSED SPACE
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this seating area is designed to allow body to face east side so that sunlight will not reach directly towards our face & eyes in the afternoon
SHADY SPACE
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partial light penetrates through slanted light shaft to ease focusing on work
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feeling cool as light is blocked from reaching the seating area
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Different spaces are symbolism of our life journey, sometimes we enjoy socializing with the public (opened space); sometimes we prefer privacy and so indulge in our own world (enclosed space); sometimes we balance up our social time to have personal time (semi-enclosed space).
Sensorial: Light & Shadow
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Various height of vertical plane is designed to create intriguing shadows
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Light source from various angle to play with the effect of shadows
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Different layer of shadows giving sense of rhythm
Materials
1) CONCRETE - hard, high tensile strength, can be pre-casted in particular shape
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2) TIMBER - giving the feeling of warmer & cosier
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3) DICHROID GLASS - giving sense of colourful & wonderful
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a glass which reflects light into various colour that depends on the time of the day
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can block harsh radiation, unlike other translucent materials
Bluish-purple
Yellowish-green
Design Elements & Principles
SHAPE + RHYTHM
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different size & thickness of p-shape illustrates the rhythm
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various height of vertical linear panel depicts the rhythm flow of up and down
Tattoo Stamps
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these 2 tattoo stamps depicts the main theme of the final design
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inspiration from tectonic structures and the deconstruction of Project II design
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tilted structure fits the slanted banal action & body movement (climbing & sliding)
Presentation Board
