Week 12: Realising Design

During week 12, Yasu completed his 'Design Discussion', further defining 'Experience,' 'Theme,' and 'Communication' as part of the assessment criteria for Project 3.

Experience:
- Needs to emphasise how users will utilise space
- Don't just include hero shots - also show inside of building - make sure the people shown are relevant
- Will need to show urban fabric (background)
- Need to be able to make Tutors feel like they are experiencing the building
- Plan sequence of images for presentation to tell a story (and make sense)
- Important images: Hero shot and internal perspective
- Model can be used to place model people and take photos

Theme:
- Defined by tutorial group 'Learning From Nature'
- Nature as a model, mentor, measure.

Communication:
- We will need to communicate progression of development in presentation - starting with Folie.
- 1 x A1 Summary Board of Final Design (printed not mounted)
- Digital Presentation
- Other artefacts such as models, hand drawings are to be put onto blog
- Attention to detail is important.

Yasu made a note of explaining that it important to give your final presentation a considerable amount of thought before the due date. He also added that considering what is to be included in the presentation will be helpful in directing what needs to be worked on.

What I believe will need to be included as part of my presentation at the moment is:

Folie Design - Learning from Adaptation

Site Analysis and Problems

The Mangrove Metaphor

Programme for building

Theme Group: Learning from nature

Nature as a model 

- Mangroves informing structure

Nature as a mentor 

- The ability of mangroves to be resilient to flooding

- Site Analysis: flooding in the area

Nature as a measure 

- Learning about Sustainable Design

- Site Analysis: Architectural practices surrounding HSW

HSW Subtropical Learning Centre

- Site plan

- Resolved Design

- Experiential Images

I will be putting this presentation together via a website called Prezi. This can be viewed at http://prezi.com/udzmoncojldl/the-mangrove-metaphor/

After discussion with my tutor and further consideration, there are still things that need to be considered in respect to design. These include:
- Considering making walls more square. This is compared to an organic shape. See which is most aesthetically pleasing.
- Consider using the same 'language' of interior mangrove panels to create stairs which elevate and separate learning spaces.
- Consider main facade which consists of mangrove silhouette and branches continue into building
- Consider grouping all office space above lecture hall to free up front public space for the creation of separate levels which are linked to mangrove panel language - mimic branches in organisation?