“A SERIES OF ROOMS“
PRIMER ONE PHRASE ONE
analogy 011
on Reyner Banham’s “A Home is not a House“
“When your house contains such a complex of piping, flues, ducts, wires, lights, inlets, outlets, ovens, sinks, refuse disposers, hi-fi reverberators, antennae, conduits, freezers, heaterswhen it contains so many services that the hardware could stand up by itself without any assistance from the house, why have a house to hold it up?“
What if Wall is not a Wall
If the pipelines are dense and tight, and the walls are just for decoration, is there still a need for the walls? If the pipelines become walls and structures, what will it look like?
A SERIES OF ROOMS X
“DINOSAUR EGG“
PRIMER ONE PHRASE ONE
baby dinosaur buried can’t Escape the fear being frozen alone never seen this world feeling deprived of life
video (please click here)
After millions of years, years of cold winters, heavy rains and sand burials, what would our rooms become or what would be left?
future living cabin fake windows
imprisoned humans living in a drip-fed space Force-feeding nutrient solution
Toddler Nakagin Capsule Tower “Hole”
Connect
PRIMER
TWO PHRASE TWO
Group Member : Sherry Kang / Bella Lin / Jiaxin Chen / Jiayan fu
This Project is extended from the primer one sherry’s project.
rabbit hole
a bizarre, confusing, or nonsensical situation or environment, typically one from which it is difficult to extricate oneself.
to experience and tease what a hole is through the movement of people crossing these obstacles, and use this crowded and messy space to express a state of depression and chaos.
Material tests
practce video (please click here)
Unfortunately, Our final work was placed next to the window instead of the hallway, due to the fire exit restriction.
The installation piece is aimed to let people who pass the hallway aware the importance of the connection space. Through play with the installation to build connection with others.
PRIMER THREE PHRASE THREE
BMA X
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about the site
British Medical Association Building
BMA House located in London’s Tavistock Square Square. Grade II listed building which was designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens in 1911 and has been home to the British Medical Association since 1925.
BMA
exterior
interior
waitingIn our first tutorial, we added another element into this design project- the feeling of wait. After brainstormed about the meaning of “wait”, a very hilarious “waiting moment” popped into my head...
pee-pee! the most painful and happiest waiting, especially the two moments before and after urination.
But I still went to the BMA building site visit with this idea, and tried very hard to find anything that can be related to peeing. However, I found that all the toilets are in the back of house which we can not visit. Just when I felt the need to let go of this idea, new discoveries gave me new hints!
no, not at a place like this!
bma
waiting Dog’s
What if... I borrow my dog’s point of view...?
From my observation, BMA incorporates many elements of the exterior into the interior. A lot of decorative columns have been used, the shape and appearance are exactly the same as the outdoor ones, but the colours and materials are changed. These exterior elements might confuse them.
When male dogs go out to play, they will hold their urine and wait until a suitable spot appears, and then mark the victory mark on the spot they are interested in.
I was wondering if my dog came to BMA to explore, as a very first dog guest, without the smell of another dog, what are the three places he would choose to pee?
where are we? park? can I pee now???
pavilion? grass? mydiaper? MIRROR?INTERIOR? chandelier/INTERIOR? WINDOW/EXTERIOR? stair case prince room grass?
View point Dog’s
What is the world looks like in his eyes?
observation
A dog’s vision is blurry. If a dog were a human, they would be considered near-sighted and would need glasses to see objects farther away, like the board in the front of the classroom or a road sign. at rca stevens building (testing video please click here!)
Taken from the perspective of small-medium dog
39cm tall My dog
6m Visible distance
observation
Dogs see like a color-blind human. Dogs’ retinas can distinguish two colors. These colors are blue-violet and yellow. Dogs can also differentiate between shades of gray. Dogs are unable to recognize green, orange, and red. Dogs use other cues (such as smell, texture, brightness, and position) rather than relying solely on color.
Dog’s vision
Dog’s vision
human’s vision
human’s vision
Dogs can totally see the color range used for Prince’s room, only with little change from the human version
Vision Dog’s
What is the world looks like in his eyes?
human’s vision
Dog’s vision
observation
In order to confirm my guess, I spent a whole day in Battersea Park, secretly observing the preferred locations of passing dogs. I found that most of them like objects about 1000mm in height, which are litter bins, street light bottoms and fences with bushes.
Dog’s
Preference
H:3500 H:960 Ø580 H:1020 H:1080 H:1060 streetlight litter box litter box fence fence victim list victim no.1 500 1000 3500 victim no.2 victim no.3 victim no.4 victim no.5
victim no.1 victim no.5 victim no.2 gotcha! don’t move! victim no.1,4 victim no.1,3 victim no.2 victim no.1,2 victim no.1 victim no.1
Victory Columns
“The Roman Empire was one of the most powerful and advanced civilizations of all time. They controlled much of Europe and the Mediterranean and they built countless important buildings and monuments throughout their empire. To commemorate important people and events, the Romans constructed what are known as Victory Columns. These columns vary in size and style, but they were all built for the same purpose, to commemorate something or someone of importance.
The Romans were able to expand their empire through many different military conquests. Often when Roman Emperors won great victories they would build Victory Columns as a way to commemorate their achievements. “
Dog’s
observation
territory
After investigation, it was found that the dog’s location preference and peeing habits are derived from wolves. They usually choose permanent and reliable locations, because peeing means territory and victory. Coincidentally, the decorative column elements used by BMA also have this meaning...
That’s my big brother
Column of Phocas Rome, Italy
Column
Column
Column
Pompey’s
Column of Marcus Aurelius Rome, Italy
Column of the Via Appia Brindisi, Italy
Trajan’s Column Rome, Italy
of Constantine Istanbul, Turkey
of Jupiter Mainz, Germany
of Marcian Istanbul, Turkey
Pillar Alexandria, Egypt
Dog’s
BMA
mapping
interior
hehe . . . nailed it!!! Collection
dog’s advanture
London
Tavistock Square, London WC1H 9JP
BMA
Master Plan
Secret criminal plan attention! security guards
1. woooo! woooo!
mapping
from dog’s point of view (click here!)
bricollage
Dog Adventure Stage Play(click here)
Dog’s bricollage
