INSTANT AARHUS WORKSHOP 03.-13. SEPT 2013 TUTORS: JOSÉ MIGUEL DE PRADA POOLE / ANTONIO COBO Group members: Cecilia Kammann Hejl Lilja Thorsteinsson Kimmernaq Lyberth Malene Hoeyer Pedersen
EXPERIMENTS We were introduced to create inflatable shapes of transparent plastic. We decided to experiment with other similar materials, such as plastic in various thicknesses and with different colors. We explored how well the air was distributed in the different forms we created. We got a lot of practice in using a stapler and learned how to fold the plastic and clips it together in the best way, so that air does not leak out.
BODY RELATIONS We decided to make a transportable inflatable shelter. A kind of protective cover for the human body, that you can use when you suddenly need a roof or walls to protect you against weather or if you want distance from people standing close around you. The shape is designed to protect you from the top, from the sides and your back. The shape does not affect your interaction with the world front, since it does not obstruct your view or your movement options. The shape makes it easy to quickly step into it and out of it. The rounded roof makes it impossible for rain to gather on top.Â
Examples of practical purposes: - when you are waiting for the bus - when you are watching an outdoor football game - when you are standing in line - when you are taking pictures on a rainy day
INSTANT CITY We wanted to create a spatial sequence that does not immediately show you which way to go. Since the plastic is transparent, there is visual connection through the whole structure, but you have to look closer to find your way around. The height of the plastic tube decreases the further you move along and ends in a small intimate space. We wanted to define a space outside and between structure, where you can step outside in fresh air but still be surrounded by plastic.
From the main tube you have a clear view through the structure, but after walking a few meters you realize you have to walk a different way. Either left or right. To the right there is a dead end, but once again the visual connection tricks you to think you walk to the other side. If you walk to the left instead you walk through a loop and end up in almost the same spot – the other side of the plastic wall. Next you meet what from the outside looks like a giant doughnut. You can either stay in the structure and walk around or go straight out in the fresh air and enter the structure again on the other side. Here you meet another doughnut with a lower height. Here you have to bend down and walk around the hole in the middle. On the other side there are two small passages you crawl through and end up in an intimate space with enough height to stand.