Design workshop final 2017

DESIGN WORKSHOP NAME: JINXIA WANG STUDENT #:812999 TUTOR: HAMID

A A1 A2 A3 B B1 B2 B3 C C1 C2

FRAMING DESIGNING Generating Design Ideas Designing and Other Arts Communicating Design Ideas PLAYING WITH DESIGN IDEAS Exploring Design Ideas Design Sprints & Scrum What to do when you get stuck EVALUATING DESIGN IDEAS Developing Design Ideas Evaluating Design Ideas Evaluating Design Projects

MZ Architects The Ring House & Atelier The structural composition of the building is simple while very effective. The ring-shaped outer wall conveys a strong sense of protection while the warm orange ambience created by the lighting in the centre offers us a homelike feeling. I am interested in the juxtaposition produced by the materials and lighting effect.

Mary Coulter Lookout Studio, Grand Canyon

The castle like building standing on the mountaintop immediately attracts my attention. It feels like it is a hidden secret keeping in the natural landscape. The reason might be the use of materials of stones. It allows the building to blend into its surroundings. In addition, I found the blue colour applied in the window frame is also very interesting. The view of the splendid spectacle also gives me a lots of imagination.

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe Farnsworth House Plano, Illinois The building itself has simple composition of the slender columns and glass windows. The sense of suspending and strength was produced by the raised floorboard and progressive steps designed. The building are all painted in white expect the windows which bring people a visual impact. I was interested in how simple composition can produce and achieve this simple beauty. The good design is not always complicated. However, a lots of good designs are simple while beautiful. For example, the Louvre in Paris.

The simple form and minimalist design can also be an outstanding design. The simplicity does not affect the quality of design. Conversely, the simple form convert strong felling to the users. During my studio earth, tutor shows us an example of simple model of point ( the images to the right ), line and plan. I really like the models and i am pretty sure the models must get some inspiration from the building.

SUPPORTING CREATIVE WORK reading context The reading mentions three main tips for designers to get inspiration and brainstorm ideas. The first tips is collecting images and photos from artists who comes from great variety of disciplines and then surrounding yourself with pined photos and materials. The second method the reading mentioned is traveling which is an idea of interaction with real world rather than immersed yourself in your imagined world. The third method the reading also mentioned is the importance of sharing ideas and getting feedback from practicable people.

•The idea of pining images in your workplace I believed the first tips is a good ideas for creativity because the idea sounds similar to the process of polices’ investigation of cases and they often pin up photos for tracking clues and lock the suspect. Since the application of precedents’ photo are often appeared in the design process. It may be more efficient if I try Alex selenitsch’s method of pining up photos in working place in order to build personal library instead of surfing on the internet and try to find related sources.

•The idea of traveling I read an autobiography of a famous Japanese architect Tadao Ando before. He narrates his traveling experience of Europe when he was young. The travel in Europe has great impact on his future design and understanding of architecture. The other famous architect Le Corbusier share the same experience with Tadao Ando. He traveled in Egypt and Turkey with his friends when he was young which is also gives him deeper understanding of ancient architecture and influences him a lots.

•The idea of listening to others I agree with the idea that travel helps people with sense of creativity and refreshment of idea. Because I usually use this method during the design process by showing my work with friends and tutors. It is useful for getting variety of advices since different people have different opinions and background knowledge.

However, some people are unable to give appropriate feedback which may lead your design into false direction.

past KNOWLEDGE

safe framed defined

& unknown CURIOSITY

risk future not yet understand

The essence of design

The design is all about insecurity and risky since it dose not have right or wrong answers and it is all driven by yourself. The good design somethings could jump out the comfort zones and explore the new things nobody know before.

Generating design method

The basic design method is all about brainstorming ideas , using checklist or creative notebooks to have effective workflow. The lecture mentions some interesting tips such as role playing and psychodrama. The method

3 aspect of design

Technology —- Technical & Material aspect of design Amenity —- Functional , Programmatic and Operational Poetry —- aspects of design, Aesthetic, Exponential and Symbolic

WORKSHOP EXERCISE—- logo design the personal logo I designed consists of three letters which are W,J and X. The letters stands for my full name of Jinxia Wang. I want to make my design as simple as passible. The composition of letters also looks similar to smiling dancer. I want my design was be bale to convey felling and emotion to people as same as they see the logo.

“The power of research in design”

CONTEXT

REFLECTION

Lehrer: Intro & Chapter 1

The reading is about the successful design of a new floor cleaner. The design group first were stuck on how to make stronger floor cleanser due to the failure of chemistry test. The design was unable to process so they have to shift their design focus from lab to the research. They deeply invested in research and development by visiting people’s house and watching peoples’ tedious ritual of floor cleaning. It allowed them to see the problems they miss before by deep observation.

The story of design process is interesting and inspiring. When the design get stuck or the design orientation completely go to the wrong direction.

It might be a good idea to look back and do some further research. The result of research may impress you and give you a new direction of the the design. And never underestimate the power of research.

A1.

GENERATING DESIGN IDAES

WHAT IS DESIGN AGENDA ?

The project brief should address the sequence of importance of the issues.

BRIEF ( from the client ) + DESIGN AGENDA ( responding to brief ) + DESIGNER’S AGENDA ( designer’s interest) = THE PROJECT Designer’s frames of reference should include patterns, resolution and concepts.

MOST IMPORTANT ISSUES

DESIGN AGENDA

The should design should respond to the most important issue since it is the main focus

SECOND IMPORTANT ISSUES

The is also need to take under consideration but it is no the first focus

THIRD IMPORTANT ISSUES

This will be the last concern. The main concretion of the design should mainly focus on first two

•END TARGET LEARNER

are people using different learning strategies under different learning conditions

•ABSOLUTE KNOWERS

need extract details of how to obtain facts required for assessment/ what is expected of students

•TRANSITIONAL KNOWERS

like hunting, can be encouraged, need assurance when they close to the correct answer and believe truth exists

•INDEPENDENT KNOWERS

knowledge is open for interpretation, aware of individual theories, interpretation and experience

•CONTEXTUAL KNOWNERS

independent thinker. comfortable judging themselves, applied knowledge to different conditions

ACTIVE

(reflective )

SENSING

(intuitive)

VISUAL

(verbal)

SENQUENTIAL

(global)

LEARNING STYLES

WORKSHOP Discussion on [ Design Brief ] : limit design, goal set, frame the design, like client and customers.

utility

in and out

USERS

beholders observers

CONNECTIVE

space and people site features

people flow

site

ACCESSS regulation

what aspects may affect the experiences of users: spatial experience, opening, height, light, insider&outside, the location ( site ), the texture of materials, motion and emotion, orientation of building, movement ( circulation ) However, there is no universal experience of the project, different users may have different experiences. Therefore, it is important to consider presenting images. The direction, composition, images layers, scale, framing, depth of images, off -screen, depth of images and arrangement of images also need to take under account.

WORKSHOP EXERXISE

TASK:

DESIGN A SUBWAY ENTRY IN CAMPUS exploration of campus locate 3 possible location for subway entry Brief: subway entry in campus, a vacant place, an easy access.

After the exploration of campus, our group pick three possible subway entry location in campus.

One is the union square, one is the underground space in MSD building, the other one is the vacant lot behind the playground. We pick the vacant lot as our final decision. We draw out storyboard in order explain our ideas and the experience we want to create for the users.

The gamestroming is an alternative brainstorming of exploring design ideas and

GAMESTORMING

BASIC COMPONENT OF GAME

innovative way to achieve creative thinking. The ideas of gamestroming is similar to the normal games while explore deeper of the intrinsic quality beneath the skin of game.

GAME SPACE

an imaginary/temporary world

BOUNDARIES

limit in time and space

RULES

agreement between players

ARTIFACT

information recorded

GOAL

the target or way to end game

OPENING

divergent open up peoples’ mind

CLOSING

convergent, narrow the field

LIMIT

selection , brief

EXPLORATION

emergent, sift and find new ideas

FUZZY GAOL

emotional, sensory, progressive

REINTERAPATION

IDEAS OF GAMESTROMING

APPLICATION

TEN ESSENTIALS FOR GAMSSTROMING

FIRE STARTING

Method of question or Fill-In-The-Blank

SELECTION

Voting, sort ideas according to priority

MEANING SPACE

Be created anywhere, Method of affinity mapping

REFRAMING, RANDOMNESS

Fooling the mind, be easily shuffled and rearranged

NODE GENERATION

Post-Up, an opening exercise, generating a set of modular

SKETCHING AND MODLE MAKING

Brevity, quickly exploration of ideas, a visual language

ARTIFACT

Carriers of meanings, an aid to thinking

IMPROVISATION

To process without a plan, role play, bodystorming

TRY SOMETHING NEW

Keep yourself honest, get used to taking risk, be in the now

OPENING AND CLOSING

To establish a frame of reference and to judge of making decision

DESIGN AGENDA OF DESIGNING A CHAIR There is no design brief given for designing this chair which means the design is all about designers’ preference.

I want to design a different chair which features in its sense of protection it conveyed. It allowed the user to have a protective personal space and comfortable movement

TED TALK REFLECTION where dose creativity hide

LUCK

Creativity sometimes might comes from kind of unpredictable serendipity or accident. It could be interpreted as the idea that universe providing you with material you need for design work just at the right time. It seemed an amazing or supernatural occurrence but it does not mean the luck is no part of your personal ability.

The childhood trauma can also be real good materials for your creativity since any pieces of your

PAST

personal experience is valuable in terms of design thinking and creative work. Because the world you see is actually perceived by your unique life experiences or a certain cultural background you have. It is show translated into a new language and change the way you see a world as entirely different to others.

The TED talking revealed the fact some part of creativity hides in our sense of identity crisis. The reason that me as an individual differ from other people is that we have different past experience and grow up in different surroundings.

Those differences made each individuals has various thinking and response. However,The creativity is majority depending on our brain and thinking. In my opinion, I think the way to find the creativity is to experience more and try more.

A2.

DESIGNING AND OTHER ARTS

DESIGN SPRINTS

UNDERSTAND

DIVERGE

FRAMING DESIGN PROBLEMS

DESIGN BRIEF

SITES

ANALISIS

the access, circulation, and social context,

DECIDE

DECIDING DESIGN IDEAS

PROJECTS

DEVELOPING IDEAS

DEVELOPMENT

RESEARCH

something interested you successful and unsuccessful which you can learn about

RESEARCH

self evaluated during the process

PROTOTYPE

DEVELOPING

OPPORTUNITY

VALIDATE

TESTING IDEAS

PRIORITY

OBERVATION

CHECKLIST

collection of information such as site future plan

list the priority before designing

DESIGN PROCESS KNOWLEDGE

APPLICATION

ANALYSES

SYNTHESIS

EVALUTION

Some tips for exploring design ideas: problem list, mind map, crazy nine

crazy 9 on a roof structure

crazy 9 on an opening/ window on a wall

Analysing ideas: rank the ideas according to the most suitable response. Is it important for the group work or it is suitable for develop and focus on Best shoot: develop the best idea or consider which idea is worth to develop further Pro in ass test: make assumptions Testing design ideas: get feedback, and think about how your project dress the problems

crazy 9 on designing a space with three enclosing wall To me, Crazy nine is very efficient tool of exploring design ideas. It allowed the imaginations to go crazy without limitations and restrictions. The power of the design tools is to get as much the creative ideas as possible in limit times. The constrains of the time period will creates more intensions and allow me to have more concentration on design. The results of the crazy nine often turns not bad comparing with the method I used to use. I start to found that design also has tools to assist our work and never underestimate the power of quick tools.

WORKSHOP EXERXISE TASK:

create a space that promote concentration and for artistic inspiration & meditation

LOBBY • reception • waiting area • inside &outside STUDIO • visual arts • music • meditation • literature

LIVING ROOM • leisure area • coffee bar • kitchen • toilets LIBRARY • reading tables • bookcases • digital library

who artists, hobbyists, visitors, writers

where isolated from urban chaos, within natural context

how hotel. studio space that encourage creativity and concentration calming environment,

GALLERY • display • sell artwork • public open space • independent access

GROUP ROOM • dance • theater • performance • multi-functional • versatile • ROOM OF SILENCE • sound proof • meditation • relaxation

STUDIO

STUDIO

STUDIO

STUDIO

LIBRARY

LIVING ROOM LOBBY GROUP ROOM

GROUP ROOM

GROUP ROOM

CAFE

GALLERY

STORYBOARD EXPLAIN THE EXPERIENCE

PLAN OF THE DESIGNED HOTEL

I start to learned how to apply the design methods I learned from the readings during this workshops. There are indeed some effective ways of representing ideas and organising brainstorming when encountering many peoples’ ideas at the same times, Selecting ideas and deciding the priority of the projects should always take under considerations. The problems we are encountered is that we don't have enough time to represent our ideas in the plan which is the essential part of the design. The reason is that we are arguing too much on the layout of the each building which we should decide at very first stage. We let the imaginations come out while no deciding which way we are going to is the the main mistake during the design process.

5 DESIGN DECISION STYLES Jared M. Spool The reading extract 5 different design decision styles which is commonly use by design

CONTEXT

team.The five design decision are (1) Unintended, (2) Self, (3) Genius, (4) Activity Focused, and (5) User Focused which followed by a hierarchy of of design level. The reading address the importance of using different design decision styles by different conditions since the design goal of each projects. For example, When designing a house of yourself, it is often apply third style into you design which is self-focused and it works better when you just work by yourself.

I encountered many problems during my other subjects which it often required teamwork

REFLECTION

during the design workshop since team members has different types of design decision style.

Self-design is now no suitable for the group work. However, The decision-making will be improving by the assistance of your team members by drawing on each other’s strength of styles of design style. I agree the idea that there are multiple design decision styles which may suits in different conditions. But it may still difficult to shift your design design styles immediately and proper since the preference of people is hard to change. In other words, the team work will be a best solution when design a complicated design which involved numerous design brief.

The Product Design Sprint

The sprint phrase

understand

diverge

converge

prototype

To stay risk-averse and avoid investing time and money on things that rely on unknowns or assumptions.

To evaluate and rationally eliminate options and identify potentially viable solutions to move forward with.

To provide confidence that we are heading in the right direction.

A very low cost way of gaining valuable insights about what the product needs to be.

text&learn

To help us learn new things and gives us a much clearer understanding of next move.

A3 COMMUNICATING DESIGN IDEAS

THE USAGE OF DIAGRAM To present your understanding which is a tool to think with. Furthermore, it provides suggestions of further exploration

• Capturing ideas [ during design process ] + giving them form [ organisation ],[ geometry ], [ blocking and sketching ] in high rise building • Consolidating diverse data into one passibility • Explore option • Consolidating diverse outcomes as one project • Explore your design The use of diagram turns out very useful in many other subject like Design Earth. When I stuck in on the ideas and can not come up with any more new ideas. I often use bubble diagrams to capture the ideas or use Crazy nine to explore different ideas as brainstorming tips.

ARCHITECTURAL RHETORIC EXPLORATORY DIAGRMAS GENERATIVE DIAGRMA

ANALYSE

NARRATIVE The basic idea of diagram is to help designer have better understanding

REALATIONSHP MATRICS COMBINATION

CONTEXT

EXPLORATION

PARTI

of design concept and a point to start with. They are serving stools to assist design process and help to be able to achieve better outcome.

MAPPING TOOLS

Solving problems are always based on the background informations. The good design cannot be separated by the extravagant number of researches. The origin of the problems is somethings just buried underneath the site itself and as the lecturer said , the most effective way is to do site analysis. It is a very powerful method while most people ignore. I also find all of my design projects are all associated with site condition or site problems. Therefore, the presentation of your site analysis becomes first priority at your first stage of design

PAST PROJECT ON EXPLORING OF DENSITY AT UNI LAWN

AT 9 AM

AT 12 AM

PAST PROJECT ON EXPLORING THE MOVEMENT AT UNI LAWN

AT 9 AM

AT 12 AM

THE BEAUTY OF VISUALISATION The visual language allowed us to not only focus on the information but also analyse the data visually and relatively through various diagrams or maps. Therefore we can see the information straight away like a information map visually. It is also useful of presenting information because it provides people opportunities of seeing the different relationships to the numbers by analysing the patterns and connections. The TED talker interpreted violation as a form of knowledge compression that squeeze the large amount of information into a small space. I like the way of presenting information (the image show to the left), it is powerful and straightforward. It does no need further explanation, people can see the data on the images and analyse them by themselves

COMMUNICATING DESIGN IDEAS VISUAL

WORDS, SYMBOLS, PROJECTS

AUDIOVISULA AUDIO

MUSIC, RADIOS, CD PLAYERS

TELEVISION, VIDEOS, DVDS

PERSPECTIVE DRAWING

SKETCHES

BETTER UNDERSTANDING

ISOMETRIC DRAWING

SIDES OF ITEM SHOWN

ORTHOGRAPHIC DRAWING

RIGHT SHAPES AND FEATURE

FREEHAND DRAWING

RECORD IDEAS

SCALE DRAWING DETAILED DRAWING ON PAPER

WORKSHOP EXERXISE TASK:

CREATE QUESTIONS OR TASKS FOR OTHER GROUP AND TEACH TEHEM THE BAISC IDEAS OF GROUP CONCEPT QUESTIONS: 1. DRAW A BUBBLE DIAGRAM BASED ON YOUR UNDERSTANDING OF AMENITY. 2. DRWE A LOGO TO REPRESENT THE CONCEPT OF AMENITY. 3. DESIGN A CHAIR THROUGH AMENITY ’S ASPECT OF DESIGN After the design of question, we exchange the question. After answering the questions, we pined up the answers and evaluate the quality of questions

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2

3

B1 EXPLORING DESIGN IDEAS

THE RELATIONSHIP between cinema and architecture

Firstly, architecture plays an irreplaceable role in film-making. Each use of the technique of montage cannot be separated from the participation of a particular space. In other words, architecture has an enormous impact on storytelling in a film.

Secondly , field of architecture has been changed dramatically by the arise of visual language. Architects could get involved by photographing building or design the circulation of building in order to bring brand new and imitate experience to users. In addition, filmmaking technic can also become a source of the inspiration in architecture design. Architect could get the inspiration from the lighting effect in the films or actors’ movement in the particular scene.

SUZHOU GARDEN the designed frame for visitors

THE RESEARCH Suzhou garden, Acropolis and Le Corbusier The theory behind is that everything the audience sees in the camera is designed by the designer.

The lecturer shows us some short clips of film to illustrate theory of montage and importance of camera angles.

I did some research based on this and find some interesting example, such as the function of frame that applied in Suzhou garden, the aim of frame is to decide the view of user and tell them a story through the view. In addition, the Space Narration and dynamic vision of Acropolis. Building layout is not a simple axis of rigid relations, the design of the building is after a long-term observation of walking and practicing. each building is sit in an significant spatial position which similar to a series of film lens.

Le Corbusier is a architect who know how to convert the idea of experience in movement into the design of building. His buildings often designed band-shaped long windows aim to give users a experience of revelling series of panoramas view after the processing of moving. He is not only design the building but also the user experience. In his design of his mother’s house, the design of the shapes of windows are depending on the views. The lakeside strip window is designed to observe the movement of the ships while the square window is used to enjoy the other side of the lake. The windows functions as a tools of storytelling which similar to the frame in Suzhou garden.

STRIP WINDOW DESIGNED FOR OBSERVING SHIPS

The house he designed for of his mother

SQUARE WINDOWS DESIGNED FOR VIEWING MOUNTAINS

FURTHER INVESTIGATION photos by Romain Jacquet-Lagreze, French photographer

Vertical Horizon “Vertical Horizon� is a visual expression of rapid pace of urbanisation in HongKong. It tries to create an atmosphere of immersing oneself under vertical expansion.The camera reveals the diversity of built environment in modern city and creatively records different view of screen city.

SPATIAL DIALECTICS

In the 1920s and1930s, filmmaker was engaging of capturing and portraying the new form of rapidly expanding metropolis life by convos of screen. This phenomena was refer as "city symphonies”. These city symphonies films usually emphasise on depicting their screen city by soaking up each segment of urban life through narratives or alternative editing techniques like montage. The movies was filmed by capturing images of the real life instead of designed plot. The only thing they can decide is the shooting angle and content of shooting. In Dziga Vertov’s Man with the movie camera, he use movie camera metaphor as unexpected capturing life’s eyes. Montage was used to assemble these real-time element into a coherent narrative. It create the effect of juxtaposing in the content of adjacent short clips.

For instance, in Vertov’s Man with the movie camera, there were adjacent clips that one showing the scenes of funeral then shift to the scenes of woman give birth to a baby which lead to association with life cycle. In addition, the idea of artificial landscape was introduced in which differ from psychical and 3-d built environment. It is produced under camera lens special with editing technique like montage.

THE FUTURE virtual reality in architecture

The TED talk introduce us about the problems exist in current architecture field such as week translation between architect and builder and and fail of expectation of client after the building was constructed.The main cause of the problem was due to the inefficient comminution. The method of deliver message has changed over years from rough sketches to digital model and 3-d print. The emergence of information technology make more advanced communication tools become possible. The client will be able to have intimate experience of designed digital models. In the aspect of economy, It save more money for avoiding changes after investing money of constructing building. It will become more useful tools for visual communication in future architecture filed.

WORHOP TASK Designing a house We are assigned to design a house for two artists with two bedrooms ,two bathrooms, two studios and a kitchen. we firstly think about the private spaces like the bedrooms and bathrooms. We then seperate the work load by the group we are in. The design of spatial layout was given to the amenity group. They seperate individual space by common area which allow more privacy. They also considers the layout out of studio and kitchen since studios require more spaces. After drawing the floor plan, my poetry group start to design the circulation of the house.

We decide to put toilets in each bedrooms to be considered as their own private spaces. The furnitures with correct measurements were positioned in the standard form of floor plan. The images to the right is the perspective view taken from the front doors looking into studios. Overall, we are quite satisfied with the outcome we create for this task.

THE MONTAGE in cinema and architecture The lecture introduced the theories of Montage in filmmaking and introduced how it apply in architecture design. In terms of cinema, this technique is used to create certain meanings or atmosphere by editing and compositing each individual and incoherent scene in special order. Montage is useful in storytelling and being able to create deep context. In the aspect of architecture, the technique of montage is often used to inspire sensibilities and arouse association of people under different circumstance. The story behind the design or what kind of felling designer want to achieve in the design is always important then the the design itself. Therefore, the application of Montage has become an significant tools for designer to tell their stories to the users through their design of materials, lighting ,circulation,etc.

I was try to film the Art West building along with the corridor by the moving camera. A man just randomly walk into my camera. The moment it create just drawn me into the vivid stories created by its experience.

GET OUT (2016) The depth of images deliver a lots of information in this scene. The facial expression of each character create an atmosphere of intension. The fear or concern of theirs secretes been found or revealed.

DRSIGN OF BUILDING FACADE INSPIRED BY THE FILM SCENCE

CORRIDOR DRSIGN INSPIRED BY THE SHORT FILM

B2.

DESIGN SPRINTS & SCRUM

What is design decision? a moment you choose between options during the design

1 attack the context 2 suspend the judgement 3 embrace the complexity 4.expand and concentrate 5.search for patterns 6.deepen the themes 7.sharpen the frames 8. be prepared 9.create the moment 10.follow through

PAST PROJECT REFLECTION

Reflect on your own design thinking/processes from past projects

Conceptual exploration (DWG)— conceptual exploration (model making)—conceptual exploration (group work) —- design development —final design —presentation

I never thought of looking back of my previous design projects. Mostly they are just saved on my folder and I never have time to look back of my past projects after the assessment was finished. I open some of my past design portfolio on designing environment. I start to have my personal feedback on past projects. I think my initial idea isn good overall however lack of following through and do not spend enough time on further developing ideas. But the things I did well is I constantly stick on the exploration of my original forms.

The potential things I can develop is I need to spend more time to deepen the themes and remember to catch up my original ideas,

OPENING

We are aimed to designed a second skin applied on body to demonstrate the shape of personal space. we are inspired by the idea that personal space will change under different circumstances.

The design of second skin will befits the carrier.

EXPLORATION

Our design is also related to the concept of second skins which function not only protective but also be able to welcoming people with intimate relationship. We are engage of designing a second skins which can adapt the surrounding environment by transformation.

CLOSING

After exploration of different forms of second skins.

We came up the design that will be able to follow through our initial design ideas that each unit was connected by magnet which allows flexibility of change one form into another.

DESIGN TASK AMENITY: Map the circulation flow in and around the MSD at 9am and 12 noon Create a short video highlighting the success and failures found in the previous task.Capture the users connection with the space

POETRY :Using a quick design generating tool explore possible solutions to enhance/improve the success and failures of the MSD

TECHNOLOGY: Consider how the user connection could be developed to enhance the user experience

TUTORIAL LIBRARY STRAIRS

STRAIRS

FABLAB

COMPUTER STRAIRS LIFT

GROUND FLOOR

LIFT

TUTORIAL

LIFT

LIFT

FIRST FLOOR

The problem exists in current circulation is that the lifts does not have enough capability of carrying so much users. The way of travelling in different floors is very limit. The possible solution to enhance the building’s circulation could be use the space of atrium more effective. One solution will be design a slide in the atrium to connect the users in different floors.

1. Do I have enough research on site ?

2. What can I get from the site analysis ?

3. What is the fuzzy goal or target I want to achieve at the end ?

20 QUESTIONS TO MYSELF DURING THE DESIGN

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4. Do I find enough relevant precedents ?

5. How can I get inspiration from the precedents ?

6. Have I set the priority of the design task ?

7. How do I reconfigure the original design idea from presidents ?

8. When do I start to end the brainstorming and select most potential ideas to develop ?

9. How do I further develop my design ?

10. Is there a new way or completely different I can go to ?

11. What is the efficient way of collecting information ?

12. How I am going to presenting my data or site analysis ?

13. What type of layout I am going to use for presentation ?

14. How I am going to distribute work load with my teammate?

15. Do I miss some part of the brief in my design ?

16. Do I make clear explanation of my design ideas to my teammate?

17. How to combine group members’ work into one coherent and consistent design project ?

18. Have I explore deeper in the concept?

19. What is my design agenda?

20. What is my design brief?

Reflective conversation What practitioner do is to frame the situation and then respond to the “back talk.� If the question is no fit to the frame, they will reframe, reappreciate.

Positivism in the first place Taking the positivist view of practice. It helps us to accept the limits of the possibility of developing a rational approach to worldly problems

Reflection and action The formula or the universal technique is no longer useful the the improvisation learned in practice. During the design process, both the researches and practices at happening the same time.

THE REFLECTIVE PRACTITIONER How professionals think in action

B3.

WHAT TO DO WHEN YOU GET STUCK

THE BLOCKS WE ARE ENCOUNTERED • PERCEPTUAL BLOCK (cannot see problems or useful information) • EMOTIONAL BLOCK (fear of risk or inability to tolerate ambiguity) • CULTURAL BLOCK (Inhibitions,cultural taboos,emotional bad/logic good) • ENVIRONMENTAL BLOCK (distraction) • INTELLECTUAL BLOCK (inadequate use of approaches) • EXPRESSIVE BLOCK (inappropriate mode of approach and expressing ideas) It will save much time and design more efficiently when we are be able to identify what types of blocks we are encountered and given solution based on the root of problems.

PERCEPTUAL

CONSIDER THE INFORMATION I NEED TO COMPLETE IN DESIGN

EMOTHIONAL

TO SET OUT OF MOST RISKY DESIGN STRATEGIES

CULTURAL

THINK OF TENDENCIES IN MY DESING AFFECTED BY CULTURE

SOLUTION ENVIRONMENTAL

THINK OF THE DISTRACTIONS AND HOW TO RESOLVE THEM

INTELLECTUAL

LIST OF DESIG APPROACH IN THE PREVIOUS WORK

EXPRESSIVE

FIND MISSED MAJOR POINT IN THE DESIGN

HOW TO SOLVE A CREATIVE BLOCK

Go on a trip Be welling to take some major drastic action to get out of your comfort zones You need to go insides no outsides and stop taking the visions of what other people thinks what type of person you are and instead to expand the vision outwards and look inside of ourselves Meditation meditation always helps for the creativity because it is a pure expression of yourself. WE need to jump out the trap of technology and to judge ourselves. This is where the purest impulse comes from.

Is creativity for everyone? absolutely. Because there is always an artistry in everything that we do. Everybody has the opportunity to explore themselves and find where the creativity hides.

29 WAYS TO STAY CREATIVITY

REFLECTION: There are many ways and methods of keeping creativity in the design process. However, I feel unwilling to start to do such things even I know it will help me to stay creativity. I guess the reason is that I think I can still be creative without those trainings or tips. I fell that I don't want to reply on the tools or Technique. It sounds that I am too overconfident about my creative ideas but it turns out I sometime may use those methods (list to the right )unconsciously.

To me, I often sing in the shower because it helps your imagination to come out freely.

Make lists Carry a notebook everywhere Try free writing Get away from the computers Quit beating yourself up Take breaks Sing in the shower Drink coffee Listen to new music Be open Surround yourself with creative people Get feedback Practice Allow yourself to make mistake Go somewhere new Count your blessings Get lots of rest Take risks Break the rules Don’t force it Read a page of dictionary Create a frame work Stop trying something perfect Write it do Clear your workplace Have fun Finishing something

Normal system of panelling and fold

Our innovative system of panel and fold

DESIGN EXERCISE

Find examples of who you think are the Cutting Edge of design from your Team Emphasis point of view. Explain how they have overcome their blocks. Provide evidence

The most recently project I am doing is DDF for the design of second skin, We are assigned to the panelling and folding concept. Usually, the idea of panning is always associated with one consistent piece of sheet. At the first stage of design, we mainly focus on the reconfiguration of the pinnacle (which is the assigned object we required to observe ). We get stuck on the how to come up with different ideas in the meantime also related to the idea of paneling and folding. When we playing around the pieces of paper the tutor give us for the exploration of ideas, We come up with the ideas that we can use separate units into individual part and reconnect them by using magnet. I guess the way to break stuck is to think different way and sometimes change your way of thinking.

All KINDS OF BLOCKBUSTERS ways to overcome conceptual blocks

1. THE USE OF A RICH VOCABULARY OF THINKING LANGUAGE Is to Identifying conceptual blocks and have questioning attitude which is necessary in broadest sense to motivate conceptualisation and admit to something that we do not know about. It allow you to see the needs and problems. And it is important to built up your confidence and have no hesitation of asking question

BE DISCOURAGED FROM INQUIRY Problems

Solution

QUESTIONING ATTITUDE “ THE GREAT KNOWLEDGE GAME”

CONFIDENCE

2. LIST-MAKING IS THE SIMPLEST AND DIRECT METHOD OF INCREASING OWN CONCEPTUAL ABILITY It is use to improve the fluency and flexibility of thinking. people will tend to be intense when listing ideas when the time is set time. It become very efficient way to produce useful outcomes under the competition nature of society a way to highly efficient use the method of listing is Morphological Forced Connections 1. list the attributes of the situation 2. below each attribute, place as many alternates as you can think of 3. when completed, make many random runs through the alternates, picking up a different one from each column and assembling the combinations into entirely forms of your new original subject

C1

DEVELOPING DESIGN IDEAS

OVERALL STRATEGIC MATTERS KEY DETERMINANTS OF DESIGN OUTCOMES

The site the task, you the designers’ discipline and a grid of possible approach/ foci/ staring points/ emphases on technology amenity and poetry

SCALES OF CONSIDERATION

One way to develop a design idea is to deal with additional scales

DESIGNERS FRAME OF REFERENCE

Individual [experiential perceptual] Group[behavioural communicative] Society[symbolic reifying])

Substitute something Combine it with something else

SCAMPER

Adapt something to it Modify or Magnify it Put it to some other use Eliminate something Reverse or rearrange

EVALUATIVE

CLASSIC IDEAS OF DEVELOPING DESIGN IDEAS

CLONING

• Repetition • Sets • Series The roots ideas for emphasis

DECOMPOSING

• Hierarchic • decomposition • Fracturing • Fractals Increasing the complexity to the root ideas

ELABORATEING

GRAFTING

UNFOLDING

• Dialectic

• Building hits

• Suites

• Mutating ideas

• Repetition

• Sequential

• Scores

• Morphing the

COUNTERBALANCE

• Narrative

idea

Shifting ideas

Adding different

of roots design

ideas to root ideas

• Sets

enrichment

• Series

Explain ideas in

Using

series steps

developing ideas to roof ideas

DESIGN TASK Design a house for a family: father is a gardener, mother is an artist; there are two children in this family who are around 8 years old. They want a double-storey building for their new home. please design this project follow by the steps have been mentioned above.

AMENITY POETRY

TECHNOLOGY

1. Analyse the requirement or aims given by the question in order to find out the design brief for this project 2. Develop with details and consider the different aspects(such as site analysis) to deepen the theme and requirement 1. Based on the design brief given by the first step, design various plans for the projects 2. Think about the strength and weakness of each plan and choose the best one which is the most suitable for the design brief 1. Make a sketch or paper model for the plan which has been chosen in the previous steps 2. Consider the details of this plan (such as furniture, finishes) 3. In order to show the spatial experience of this project, draw a storyboard and look back to the design brief

WHO

• Father: gardener • Mother: artist • Two children: 8 years old

• Consider the possibility of more children in the future • Pets ?

WHAT

• A double-storey building

• More space?

• seperate usages? First floor for children? and second floor for parents?

DESIGN

Strength: Circular plan, allowed more movement. No much wall as barriers Weakness: Less organised

Strength: Simpler Weakness: less flexibility

WHERE

• No mentioned

• Could be in the suburb since the father is a farmer and mother is an artist who often like be live in quite space?

AMENITY

POETRY

TECHNOLOGY

LARGEST SCALE

Functional and Programmatic

Aesthetic, Exponential and Symbolic

Technical & Material

MIDDLE SCALE

Efficiency and Economic

Designed experience

Details features

SMALLEST SCALE

The types of room involved in design

The circulation of the building

Dimension of furnitures

To zoom out and zoom into the three aspects of design concepts really helps us to have clear understanding on these concepts. I guess the smallest scale is to help us to more concreted on the smaller target in order to achieve overall outcomes. Having the sense of always zooming in to the small goal is very important in every steps of design.

Dose it affect your design concept?

NO YES

YES Do I need to change the design orientation from flat ground surface to an uneven ground surface

Do I have enough time?

THINK ABOUT THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SITE AND DESIGN

Does it require a lots of efforts of changing the site?

YES

NO

DO IT AND NO HESITATION OF CHANGING YOUR SITE

HAVE THINK ABOUT THE REASON OF CHANGING SITE

NO DON’T STRUGGLE YOU WILL HAVE NO ENOUGH TIME TO DO OTHER WORK

1. COMPOSING A DESIGN WITH MANY IDEAS

UNITY OF DESIGN IDEAS

MULTIPLICITY OF DESIGN

TWO QUESTIONS

what

It makes several ideas together as a whole . The richness and complexity are deliberately sought

example

ambiguous object and the complex object

how

what

The ideas been balanced, compared, contrasted with each ideas

example

photographic multiple exposure and the sequence

how

what

When is many ideas too many?

What is a good idea?

example

photographic multiple exposure and the sequence

how

same as simultaneity different in balances, comparisons and/or contrasts t

the sequential experience of ideas in time

had an insight about the design too many depends on audiences

2.

TACTICS FOR DEALING WITH SUGGESTIVE AMBIGUITY

COMPLEX OBJECT BASIC TASCI

example features

The Duck-Rabbit figure Allow different interpretations

application

SEQUENCE SUITES

Spatial, programmatic and transitional purpose features

CONTINUOUS FIELD

For a collective purpose Is only readily exploited on surfaces

principle

Ordering a multiplicity of ideas

CHANCE PRODURES ORDERING TACTICS

purpose

AASIGNMENT SACLE

features

MUSICAL COMPOSITION

CONTEXTREALTED TACTICS

To carry different formal tasks or programs Symphonic Composition

POETIC SYNTHESIS

characteristic

MULTIFOLD CUEING

features

Range of simultaneous, co-present,

THE HAIKU TACTIC

features

Evocative efficacy with sculptural

features

Multiple Exposure or Superposition

PALIMPSEST

Poetic Synthesis

REFLECTION

It is really difficult to further develop your design ideas when you have already settled most of you design ideas. I guess the questions of when is many ideas is too many? and when is good idea? are always appeared in our brain during our design process. The answer that there are no certainty really solved my problems. It is the uncertainty builds up the beauty of our design. There is no bad deign or bad idea. It seems to be a bad a idea to you mainly because it is no developed enough or in right track. I think picking up my confidence and reconsider what make me feel like my idea is no good. I start to feel like design can be easy and fun instead of frustrating I used to fell.

C2

EVALUATING DESIGN IDEAS

NUMBERS OF DECISIONS STILL BE MADE

PROCESS

PRECEDENT

FABRIC

IDEAS

CONTEXT

PROGRAM

INFORMATION CONTENT

EVALUATION & DECISION MAKING

METHOD • BASES OF CHOICES • DELPHI METHOD

Checklist, Performance Specifications, SWOT Analyses, Decision Trees, Value Management, Post-Occupancy Evaluation, Computer-supported Decision Systems.

Market decided, Arbitrary procedure, Compare with accepted Canon, Develop universally valid set of criteria, Develop criteria based on the differences between items to be compared, Judge each work against its own intentions A forecasting technique, Decision making for group, Time taken depends on group size. Groups own decisions

• TRAD-OFF GAMES

In groups or between groups. Need a system of tokens, Need a basis for comparative value of options

• DECISION

Collective decision tool, given finite number of known alternatives

EVALUATION & DECISION MAKING

CRITICISM • ATTOE’S MODLE

Normative Criticism— Belief in external principles Interpretative Criticism— tries to get you to adopt critic’s point of view Descriptive Criticism—-tries to be factual

• THE CRITIC’S INTENT

Describe, Provide surrogate experience , Point to antecedents : sources, allusions, alternatives, Explain: through doctrine, theory, Advocate, Provide a new work of art

• THE CROTOC’S FOCUS

Before the work: surrounding context such as ecological, historical, social-political, etc. On the work itself: the creation, presentation, form and subject. After the work: consequence, reception, production and

• THE CRITICAL SITUATION

Self-criticism: analysis and design, Client Lay criticism: the man in the street, Expert criticism: peers, critics, consultants, authorities

I think my design will be accessed by myself firstly becauseI will consider if the final design meet my initial expectation. When I bring all my presentations and pin up on the tutorial room I will be accessed by my classmate. Then it will be the tutors and guest tutors who accessed me by their personal preferences and subject assessment rubric.

ACCESSING • PROJECT BASED • AUTHORITY-BASED • DIRECTLY STUDENT-BASED

Scale, Programmatic complexity, Ranges of issue addressed, Range of scales addressed, Range of scales addressed , Intellectual ambition “Accepted standards”, school expectation, Developing Degree’s Graduate Attributes, Minimal standards for degrees, Standards for Professional Entry Against studio expectation (social ), Against themselves (improvement), Self-assessment

“H means ‘honours’; P means ‘pass’; N means ‘fail’. In %age terms: H1 = 80+ H2a = 75 to 79 H2b = 70 to 74 H3 = 65 to 69 P = 50 to 64.

N = below 50.”

• Design project is no capable pf holding a mark of 100%. However, mark high if the design project is very good, • Avoid giving marks such as 79,69 and 49.

• PASS means students has only done what told to do. H3 means students has further thinking beyond what been told to do. H2 means students has some level of development and refinement. H1 means the scheme is fully resolved

REFLECTION: I never consider what’s the meaning of getting the marks of H, P, N because I never reflect myself after the whole semester is finished. I never look back the work I done before and start to think why I am getting this marks and How can i achieve higher marks. Look back at level of marks stands for give me a clear indication and help me knowing how to improve myself and marching up to next level.

PETER ZUMTHOR Brother Klaus Field Chapel, 2007

Landscape: The colour of materials and the surround environment produce an echoing harmony. Most of the residents said they don't feel this modernist design stands out in this vast field. To the contrast, the building maintain an homogenous atmosphere with the surroundings. Zumthor also mentioned that this churches was designed to blend into the surroundings and for the local residents.

Experience: The entrance of the building is narrow and small. The visitors or who attend to do the service will have experience of entering a paces of peace and meditation. After moving forward to the inside, the space, light and interior materials are designed in an innovative way. There is only single light comping from above which reflected by the thousands of light balls mounted on the wall.

IDEA: The contras made by interior space and outside is interesting and it create an sense of mystery. It fell like there is a secret hidden in this simple geometric shaped building. The burned timer in the interior space creates a natural scent of wood and leave shape of timber on the wall.

DESIGN TASK ——a pop up shop in Melbourne central

The interesting and fun part of this task is the design of furniture. We set our basic geometric then rearrange them in interesting way. We extrude the geometric shaped or substitute them into new shape. It is a new to design furniture and also brainstorming creative ideas. In addison, the diagram really helps to organise your ideas and considering brief.

C3 EVALUATING DESIGN PROJECTS

CONSIDER

• The users and respond to the context of The site you are given • My agenda • Massing skin atmosphere structure flows function • To frame the outcome • The questions audience may ask you

PRESENT

• Drawing

plan and section architectural language pictures talk thousand words. conceptual drawing

• Context diagram

Visual scanning most colour density the most interesting attention what is the focus. Know your big ideas and your smaller supporting ideas

• Context agenda

Focus , Sequence, Design concept in logical sequence

• presentation technique

Hierarchy eye detect, Rendering skills , to

Rendering skills

communicate best of your design idea, Be confident , Rehearse the verbal information, Engaging your audiences, Use body language,Key information, Have insights into the creative process

QUESTIONS I NEED TO ASK MYSELF BEFORE PRESENTING MY DESIGN PROJECTS

• Who are you presenting to (the audience) ?

• Why you doing these drawing: a checklist best communicate of design ideas?

• How do you combine your presentation and communication ?

• How do you engage your audience?

• How your learn from others’ presentation of final design?

• How are you going to frame you design ?

• How to grab other people’s attention and enable them to evaluate your design in your term ?

• How you going to verbal communicate your design ?

• What is your story?

• What is your focus on process?

• How you going to explain the design ideas Is your drawing same as your talking?

LAYOUT OF MY PRESENTATION PHOTO

DIAGRAM

PHOTO SITE PLAN PHOTO TITLE

PLAN

PERSPECTIVE DRAWING

SECTION1

SECTION2

SKETCH

SKETCH

SKETCH

SKETCH TITLE

SKETCH SKETCH

REFLECTION

How to feel your ideas after your projects is completed is also a big problems I encountered. Most of people tend to ignore the importance of presenting ideas because they others assessed their design as same as they view their projects. But it turns out it is not. Nobody can see your ideas straight forward form your brain unless you present them from your verbal, drawings, diagram and etc. The quality of the presentation always stands for your quality of design ideas. Therefore, preparing your presentation becomes necessary and important. Some tips for presentation mention in the lecture I think it is very useful in term of producing a logic and impressive presentation. However, The most important things is still the confidence. Nobody will be impressed by your ideas unless you have confidence and always convinced yourself it is a good design and I cannot wait to share my design ideas to other people.

DESIGN WORKSHOP NAME: JINXIA WANG STUDENT #:812999 TUTOR: HAMID