I am happy with the way my interpretation of my clients ritual turned out. I think going for a more conceptual approach and looking at the unknown side of the ritual worked out in my favour, allowing me to get more creative and come up space that allows for the process of the ritual to happen while placing a lot of emphasise on the darker unknown aspect. I think it works aesthetically keeping or basing the outer structure of the original house because it almost looks as if the space is in an old skeleton which gives it the lighting effect as well as an airy, freaky aspect. I think these things help create a feeling of being inside or underneath the frame of an old bed which works out well for my design response.
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The critique I received after my final presentation was mostly positive I thought. One thing that didn't go so well was the ordering of the slides, and in particular the positioning of my lighting test where I had it near the start which confused the audience because they hadn't actually seen the relevance of it and Mitch said it almost looked like it had just been put in there because I had to have one but then saw that it made sense once I had reached the end of my presentation. Apart from that though I feel like I got across what I wanted to show and I think most of the images helped show my idea in a clear manner which was good because I suck at trying to put into words what I actually want to say.
I went through about four or five different designs before reaching something that represents and defines my clients ritual clearly and creatively. I often have to keep restarting designs when working on a project as I loose focus on what the design response should be or become unhappy/unsatisfied with what I'm working on. It's a bit of a waste of time, but I'm sure as I progress into the degree the process will become more refined and time efficient.
Thilo Frank is a sculptor who lives and works in Berlin. He is a sculptor who's installations produce 'interactive physical dialogues' for the audience. In this particular installation I like the way the light creates warped shadows that change throughout the day as well as the different shapes that are created when somebody moves through it. This could influence some of the walkways and transitions between spaces in my design, and might be able to create dark, spooky visual effects.
Richard Serra is an American minimalist sculptor born in 1939 who uses large steel sheets to create huge walls, both straight and sweeping which you have to physically move around to experience the whole piece. Serra's use of steel to create huge sweeping walkways and hidden areas could be interesting to experiment with in my designs due to the possible forms and movement they make in an space.
Look at your clients (Zoe) documents and describe them include drawings / diagrams etc.
What is your interpretation of the document, is the ritual obvious what are the feelings associated e.g. frustration, happy etc.
How does your client describe their homely ritual?
Itemize the actions / steps of the ritual what is the sequence?
Describe the scale and the quality of the space of the ritual. Is it cozy and snug or cramped and enclosed?
In discussion with the client select a suitable room in the house to locate your design. Ask the client to define the desired design colours and materials palate based on their document.
Ask the client to define an aesthetic / composition / texture from their document e.g. busy, layered, structured, linear etc.
My 'ritual' that I chose to document was having a shower in the morning. For me this involves listening to music from the start and then a 20 second countdown in my head before turning off the water and getting out. To represent this I recorded the sound of the shower with my phone, but since I couldn't play music off it while it was recording I dropped a track on top and eq'd it to try and represent what it sounded like from inside the shower. I would have liked to get more creative with it, but since I'm still not sure what my final ritual will be I'm just leaving it like this for now. Here are some photos of my first visit to the site which we will be designing a spatial intervention informed by a ritual within a room there. The site is at 20 Wallace Street, Mt Cook, Wellington. I've tried finding some historic information on the house but haven't come across anything relevant yet so will keep trying.
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Liam Carroll2nd Year Spatial Design Student at Massey University in Wellington. Archives
April 2015
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