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INTERIOR DESIGN CAPSTONE 2022
MALLEABLE SURFACE
EXPLORING BODY + SURFACE + CONTAINER RELATIONSHIPS
IN WHAT WAYS CAN THE INTERACTION BETWEEN SURFACE, BODY, AND CONTAINER BE IMPLEMENTED TO MAXIMIZE FUNCTIONS OF SPACE?
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CONTENTS CONCEPT
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PRE-DESIGN
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PRECEDENTS
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SLEEPER CAR - SMALL
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SLEEPER CAR - LARGE
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DINING CAR
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DETAIL DRAWINGS
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CONCEPT
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‘ Ma l l e a b l e Su rf ac e’ expl ore s v ario us re latio nships b e t we en s u rf ac e, bod y, a nd co ntaine r thro ugh the i nve n t i o n of a n ew, rec on figurable syste m. Surface f u n c t i ons t h rou gh ou t a s a co ntaine r fo r the bo dy a n d h a ng s a l on g va ri ou s datum line s that re spo nd t o b od y p rop or t i on s . Th e malle able pro pe r ty o f the s u r f ac e mea n s i t adh eres t o the bo dy, stre ngthe ning t h e phys i c a l rel a t i on s h i p b e twe e n surface and bo dy. T h e c o n t a i n er a n d exi s ting train surface s ho st t h re e mec h a n i c a l s ys t ems to suppo r t the fle xibility of t h e s u rf ac e: a h ook a nd gro mme t syste m that a n c h or s t h e s u rf ac e i n place ; a ro d syste m that a l l ow s t h e s u rf ac e t o s l i de bo th ho rizo ntally and ve r t i c a lly ac ros s t h e s pac e ; and a track syste m that t h e d i n in g t a bl es s l i d e ac ro ss. The co mbinatio n and i n t e rac ti on bet ween s u rf ace, bo dy, and co ntaine r a re c r i t i c a l t o t h e perf ormance o f the syste m.
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PRE-DESIGN
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T h e f oll ow i n g ma t ri c es addre ss diffe re nt scale s o f i n t e rac ti on b et ween bod y, obje ct, and co ntaine r v ia t h re e s u rf ac e t yp es : envel o ping surface, te le sco pe d s u r f ac e, a n d i n f l a t ed s u rf ace. O ccupatio n is dictate d t h rou g hou t by t h e qu a n tity o f o ccupants, thus s u r f ac e i s on ly i n h a b i t a bl e with the co rre ct numbe r of p a r t ic i pa n t s . As s u c h , the surface is de pe nde nt on t h e bod y t o be i n h a bi t a ble and to functio n within t h e s p ac e. Th e t h ree ma trix diagrams reve al the c on c e pt u a l beg i n n i n g s of the ‘malle able surface’ p roj e c t, a s wel l a s t h e be ginning e xplo ratio n o f b od y, s u rf ac e, a n d c on t a i n e r re latio nships.
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PRE-DESIGN
BODY HOLDING ARMATURE
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CONTAINER HOLDING ARMATURE HOLDING BODY
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PRECEDENTS The f ol l ow i n g p rec eden t s ex pl ore sim i l a r m a n i pu l a t i on s of s u rf ace, thro u g h d i re c t b od y p rop or t i ons and i n h a b i t a n c e. Vern er Pa t on’s wo r k l ook s a t s u rf ac e a t t h e s c ale o f th e c on t a i n er b ec omi n g s u rf ace. Erne s t o N e t o’s work ex pl ore s surf ac e a t a more ob j ec t - s c ale w he re t h e su rf ac e s i t s wi t h i n a larg e r c on t a i ner. An d Al l a n Wexl er ’s surf ac e s t u d y en gages t h e b ody in a ve r y f i t t ed wa y wh ere b od y is see n w i t h i n s urf ac e w i t h or w i t h out o cc u p a t i on . 10
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SLEEPER CAR - SMALL
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Th e sm a l l s l e e p e r c a r h ou s es f i ve s le e pe r ro o ms fo r gro ups o f o ne to three p e op l e a s wel l a s a n ad j ac ent co rride r fo r ge ne ral circulatio n. Occ up a n t s a re e x pec t ed t o s t ore t h eir luggage inside o f the ir indiv idual ro o ms, t h u s t h e re i s n o l u g gage s t orage in the share d space s. Ro o ms are e q u i p p e d w i th a mp l e s i t t i n g a n d sto rage surface s. OVERALL PLAN
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SLEEPER CAR - SMALL PARTIAL PLAN - CONFIGURATION A + B
WEST SECTION - CONFIG. A
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WEST SECTION - CONFIG. B
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SLEEPER CAR (SMALL - CONFIG. B)
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SLEEPER CAR - SMALL PARTIAL PLAN - CONFIGURATION C + D
WEST SECTION - CONFIG. C
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WEST SECTION - CONFIG. D
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SLEEPER CAR - LARGE
T h e l a rg e s l eeper c a r h ou se s thre e re gular sle e pe r room s f or g rou ps of f ou r t o e ight pe o ple as we ll as a s i n g l e ADA room. On c e again, the re is an adjace nt c or r i d or for g en era l c i rc u l a tio n. O ccupants are give n a m p l e l u ggage s t orage i n t he ir ro o ms, thus the re is n o l u g g ag e s t orag e i n t h e share d space s o f the car.
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SLEEPER CAR - LARGE PARTIAL PLAN - FAMILY CAR
SOUTH SECTION - CONFIGURATION A (FAMILY)
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SOUTH SECTION -CONFIGURATION B (FAMILY)
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SLEEPER CAR - LARGE PARTIAL PLAN - CONFIGURATION A (ADA)
PARTIAL PLAN - CONFIGURATION B (ADA)
NORTH SECTION - CONFIGURATION A (ADA)
NORTH SECTION - CONFIGURATION B (ADA)
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SLEEPER CAR (ADA - CONFIG. B)
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DINING CAR Th e d i n i n g c ar has thre e rows o f t a bl es a n d banque tte se ating, eac h w i t h t wo gro upings that c a n be s l i d to ge the r o r pulle d a p a r t dep en ding o n the de sire d c on f i gu ra t i on and numbe r o f oc c u p a n t s . The table s run o ff a t rac k s ys t em in the flo o r, whilst t h e b a n q u et te se ating runs o n rods t h a t s p an the width o f the t ra i n . Th e l ighting runs o n a s ec on d a r y ro d syste m that s i t s j u s t b e low the se ating rod s ys t em. 24
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OVERALL PLAN
WEST SECTION - CONFIG. A
WEST SECTION - CONFIG. B
WEST SECTION - CONFIG. C
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DINING CAR NORTH SECTION
SOUTH SECTION
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DINING CAR SPLIT CONFIG.
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COMBINED CONFIG.
TRACER LOOP - LIGHT FIXTURE BY LUKE LAMP CO.
DINING CART APPLICATION + WALL ATTACHMENT
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DETAIL DRAWINGS T h e re a re t h ree mec h a n i c a l syste ms that allow t h e s u r f ac e t o i n t erac t wi t h co ntaine r and bo dy e f f e c t i ve ly: a grommet + h ook syste m that sits a l on g s t ra t eg i c a l ly pl ac ed datum line s; a se t of rot a t i ng c ei l i n g rods t h a t allows the surface t o s l i d e ver t i c a l ly a n d h ori zo ntally; and a track s y s t e m t h a t a l l ows t h e di n i ng table s to match t h e s e a t i n g . Al s o, l i g h t i n g i s inte grate d alo ng t h e c e i l i n g rod s ys t em.
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DETAIL DRAWINGS
Datum lines in all of the sleeper cars are proportioned to fit the human body.
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The fifth datum line (114”) is primarily intended to host the ceiling rod system.
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The third datum line (66”) provides ample upper body clearance above sitting height.
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The first datum line (18”) is the typical sitting height seen in most chairs.
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The four th datum line (90”) matches the average height for ver tical arm reach.
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The second datum line (42”) sits two-inches above the first datum line. This is the minimum clearance required between bunked surfaces, seen in vehicles such as tour buses.
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DETAIL DRAWINGS
ROD + SURFACE MECHANISM - CONFIG. A
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ROD + SURFACE MECHANISM - CONFIG. B
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ROD MECHANISM
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