SARC162 Design Communication Project 1b
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Assisting site circulation to encourage points of positive social contact
Keegan Davis 300 320 137 22 Sept. 2014
Tutor: Daniel Roh
Cobblestone Park
Te Aro, Wellington
Arriving pedestrian pathways 3-4pm
Identifying existing boundries and obstacles to establish circulation controllers / friction points
Breaking Bounds Obstacles
Looking at recurring patterns in circulation
Leaving pedestrian pathways 3-4pm
Identified friction points around boundries and obstacles Boundries and obstacles affect circulation
Social (groups) vs. Private (individual) Areas - 3-4pm
All activities in and through Cobblestone 3-4pm
Standing - In-transit temporary grouping Seated - Groups Seated - Individuals
Activities - 3-4pm
Standing Sitting Smoking
16 of 20 instances show that in-transit meeting groups occur on the high traffic flow paths. My wall placement and design aims to further facilitate this positive social activity.
Site Behaviour Mapping
Final Flow Diagram
Iterating circulation by placing wall in various areas.
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This specific placement of the wall on site is effective in controlling the majority of flow away from the kurb, out of the park and back inwards towards the seated area. The wall in effect is facilitaing social meeting zones by increasing the probability for social interation due to an increased volume of traffic in a concentrated area.
Defining Affect
Creating Form from Affect
Creating Module and Pattern
18o 30o
Extract circulation paths nearest to wall / directing affected by wall
The placement of the wall has created a divergent effect on the circulation. Looking at the geometry of the friction and using this to generate patterns for individal modules.
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18o
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18o
Stacked and vertically extruded paths to form basic wall structure
The design rule is defined by shifting components either 30 or 18 degrees along circulation path
Generating Pattern & Design Rule
Modules - rotated & mirrored
Different module arrangements allow wall to match circulation path
Top Row Plan A-a 0
10
0
400
10
Mid Row Plan B-b
Module Dimensions
Bottom Row Plan C-c
a
B
b
C
c
600 600
1800
600
A
Elevation Left Elevation
6800
Construction & Instruction
Final Renders