Interesting paper models
With your wooden model in your last post you design a somewhat linear space seemingly accommodating a transit space. However (and as opposed to that) you talk about the design of a space for relaxing and/or mediation; something like a destination space. With your paper models you design shapes that look more like ‘people catchers’; intriguing complex spaces that describe or accommodate moments of stopping/pausing/reflecting…
Yes, I guess that what I would like a destination space, a space people go to for a purpose to relax and reflect.
I really like that description of the space as ‘people catchers’. My space has developed to a space that stores time. It stores and displays the traces of previous people through using recycled wood peices. The shape was developed through exploring layering, and a way to represent the idea of unfolding the layers of peoples traces. Instead of covering them up to make your own, I want to display them instead.
So the space is meant to be a place to reflect. By adding a programme like an office or static furniture it takes away from the purpose to display the material.
Hello Kenny, I have been viewing your progress/postings and feel that you have been leaping from one form to another since we last met and I am concerned that the form of your prototype is still not fixed! However, there is some fascinating thinking and visual reference here. I liked the way your last timber model related to constant layering and the revealing of layers. I thought this form was rather beautiful. The tunnel for me is an obvious, clear metaphor of transience and passing time. The linear layering of your latest visuals links also with the notion of moments in the journey through the life of the space. But I am also interested in the notion of holding, catching and enclosing for a fleeting moment in time like the hand capturing and embracing a butterfly or bird (something delicate and precious!) and holding it for that time. So could the ribs of your structure perhaps open up and enclose the space depending on their location in the arrangement. Apologies if this feedback comes rather late!
No, no, I agree. I know I jump alot but it’s because I think of one design then see an image or structure in a book and get inspiration to altar it. But Yes, I do really like the tunnel and how it curves around. I know it’s an obvious and perhaps even a boring shape but I like the simplicity of it. I think the curve flows logically from my models of layered paper and I did feel that perhaps my last design was moving too far away from the representation of the idea of layering the design.
It’s not too late, in fact thank you very much. This has helped me alot. I keep on getting influenced by other ideas and views and I think I should just stick with the design I liked and work with that.
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1 ephraim // Dec 28, 2009 at 11:20 am
Interesting paper models
With your wooden model in your last post you design a somewhat linear space seemingly accommodating a transit space. However (and as opposed to that) you talk about the design of a space for relaxing and/or mediation; something like a destination space. With your paper models you design shapes that look more like ‘people catchers’; intriguing complex spaces that describe or accommodate moments of stopping/pausing/reflecting…
2 kenny // Jan 12, 2010 at 1:10 pm
Yes, I guess that what I would like a destination space, a space people go to for a purpose to relax and reflect.
I really like that description of the space as ‘people catchers’. My space has developed to a space that stores time. It stores and displays the traces of previous people through using recycled wood peices. The shape was developed through exploring layering, and a way to represent the idea of unfolding the layers of peoples traces. Instead of covering them up to make your own, I want to display them instead.
So the space is meant to be a place to reflect. By adding a programme like an office or static furniture it takes away from the purpose to display the material.
3 David Fern // Jan 12, 2010 at 2:30 pm
Hello Kenny, I have been viewing your progress/postings and feel that you have been leaping from one form to another since we last met and I am concerned that the form of your prototype is still not fixed! However, there is some fascinating thinking and visual reference here. I liked the way your last timber model related to constant layering and the revealing of layers. I thought this form was rather beautiful. The tunnel for me is an obvious, clear metaphor of transience and passing time. The linear layering of your latest visuals links also with the notion of moments in the journey through the life of the space. But I am also interested in the notion of holding, catching and enclosing for a fleeting moment in time like the hand capturing and embracing a butterfly or bird (something delicate and precious!) and holding it for that time. So could the ribs of your structure perhaps open up and enclose the space depending on their location in the arrangement. Apologies if this feedback comes rather late!
4 kenny // Jan 12, 2010 at 4:05 pm
No, no, I agree. I know I jump alot but it’s because I think of one design then see an image or structure in a book and get inspiration to altar it. But Yes, I do really like the tunnel and how it curves around. I know it’s an obvious and perhaps even a boring shape but I like the simplicity of it. I think the curve flows logically from my models of layered paper and I did feel that perhaps my last design was moving too far away from the representation of the idea of layering the design.
It’s not too late, in fact thank you very much. This has helped me alot. I keep on getting influenced by other ideas and views and I think I should just stick with the design I liked and work with that.
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