Project 1.002 . {simulate/express}
Initial site investigations focusing on observable phenomena reveal a site rich in change, materiality and culture, all occurring at multiple temporal, perceptual, and physical scales. You are aware of the banal and the phenomenal and you are being asked to develop a site model to represent these dynamic systems.
Sites are constantly in flux through a broad range of changes in phenomena. These temporal changes can occur through physcial or perceptual alterations in spatial conditions. You will explore the Marigny-Bywater neighborhood through the lens of temporal or dynamic systems that occur on micro and macro scales. Identify a temporal system and the specific site conditions that make the change possible.
Once you have identified a temporal system you will devise a method to capture and explain this phenomena. You should take into consideration the following as well as develop your own approach:
- What is the length of the event? This could be on multiple time scales.
- What are the specific components that make the change possible?
- How is the site changed throughout the event?
- Are there specific signals that occur?
- Is the phenomena tied to another event?
- Is the phenomena/event site specific?
Representation
Diagrams – Based on your findings you will create a series of diagrams that illustrates the temporal quality of the site. The illustration should consider a range of time and subdivide that time into meaningful markers throughout the illustration of the temporal change. Be inventive in your use of the illustration, combing analytical and experiential data together to develop the narrative of your site phenomena. Please refer to Edward Tufte, Envisioning Information, Chapter 6 Narratives of Time and Space.
Physical Diagram – The diagram is a three dimensional abstract representation of the site in flux. The diagram should be a simplified and structured representation of ideas, relationships, perceptions, anatomy, constructions, and/or statistical data. The construction of your model should tectonically represent the phenomena you are illustrating, this includes construction methods, performative aspects, and scalar dimensions. Your model does not have to conform to any scale but should be proportionally scalar.
Deliverables
Diagrams, 24” x 36” Layouts (portrait or landscape)
Photos and Active Diagrams (Site Observation 0.004)
Iterative Study Models
Virtual Site Models
Due Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010 @ 1.30pm.
It is important that you are ready to present with all of your work at 1.30pm. Anyone not present at 1.30 will be considered late.
Student Work . Spring 2010
Chase Williston . (PDF)
Kyle Jacobson . (PDF)
Spencer McNab . (PDF)
Michael Petty . (PDF)
Devon Boutte . (PDF)
Yuting Jiang . (PDF)
