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wor k archive 2021 (y1s1 (y1s1)) Ploy Pitchakor n Poksir ik ul
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TOYS PR OJE C T 1
CLUSTER AND RISE! It all began with the question ‘What is a toy?’ One of the most compelling thing that existed is the different possibilities. Adopting the concept of mutualism as part of the system, I designed a manipulative toy which embrace the beauty of the differences.
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C AS E S T U D I E S R ES EA R CH A N A LYS I S
TOY 1: BUBBLES BLOWER
The project initially investigates 3 different existing toys. I studied the different aspects and value of each toys according to my interest, which has been taken into account to the design of my own toy.
ADOPTED CONCEPTS: bubble blowers – 1st toy My topic of interest are forms, merging process and the aspect of creating. According to my interest I made a research analysis and further on found out that bubbles merge at a 120º and clustered up to form a voronoi structure. music box – 2nd toy In my second case study, I looked at the systems and mechanics of a music box. The stamp of notes that are plucked to the drum are found as the most interesting topic. magnatiles – 3rd toy Manipulation and modularity play the main role in my analysis. Thus, I adopted the system to the design of my toy in the upcoming phase.
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TOYS PR OJE C T 1
TOY 2: MUSIC BOX
TOY 3: MAGNATILES
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TOY 1 C LU E L E S S CLUS TER
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TOYS PR OJE C T 1
I looked deeper into voronoi and experimented with the variations of geometry by using grasshoppers. As the shapes unfold, the principle of randomness and chaos were hugely contributed. Hence, only one face would match with another in the group. Therefore, I came up with my first toy, ‘clueless cluster’, which is a puzzle toy. A set of polyhedral would be given, and users are challenged to find the correct faces enable to complete the whole puzzle.
FIND THE MATCH!
MASKED MAN [B eat.00]
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TOY 2 P R E S S P E S H
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TOYS PR OJE C T 1
I altered the characteristics and the position of the pins into the main element of my toy, ‘presspresh’. Presspresh is a musical toy which allow users to customise their own music by pressing on the studs to re-adjust the plucked notes on the drums. The special value of ‘presspresh’ is it operates as a tool which help users learn ‘braille’. It also helps with improving sensory through different hand skills – spatial orientations and sequencing events.
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TOY 3 H I G H E R E VER
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TOYS PR OJE C T 1
My 3rd toy, ‘higher ever’ took forward the idea of modularity alongside the concept of going up higher from magnatiles . It is a construction toy which introduces a different method of connectivity. The toy has been executed as sticks that are joinable through connective nodes. The sticks are made from spaghetti which allow the users to break it down into different length. Floors are introduced in addition, to make the construction process even more engaging. The base contains multiple layers, which locks the spagghetti in place. It also becomes the storage where the nodes and floors will be kept.
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FINA L TOY C LUS TER R I SE
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TOYS PR OJE C T 1
CLUSTER AND RISE! My final toy adopts the concept of mutualism as part of the system. It embraces the beauty of the different possibilities. The idea of of mashing up has been introduced to the final design.The concept of ‘clustering’ from my 1st toy (clueless cluster) and the concept of ‘manipulative’ and ‘up higher’ from my 3rd toy (higherever) was taken in account to the final toy, ‘cluster & rise’.
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FINA L TOY C LUS TER R I SE
I introduce the idea of mashing them and the concept of mutualism to make them more organic and to give more possibilities. The bubbles are re-designed to have regular faces instead of irregular ones. This allows the spaghetti to be thread through and form the structure.
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TOYS PR OJE C T 1
These are the different permutations of the structure.The bubbles are made of acrylic, thus users can observe the internal structure. Unfortunately, the most compelling thing is the different possibilities that differ through each user, and it’s about embracing the difference.
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FINA L TOY C LUS TER R I SE
The dodecahedron, one of the platonic solids are use as the main form of the bubble. The dodecahedron has a regular interior angles at 116.57º which rounds up and is the closest to a 120º of a bubble. The toy features two types of bubbles for different purposes.
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TOYS PR OJE C T 1
The spagghetti and the bubbles combined together to build up a mutualistic relationship. The structure withstand without any base as the bubbles function as the base, nodes and connector for the whole structure.
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ISOL ATION PR OJE C T 2
THE LIVING PAINT BRUSH “What if we can paint our limitatons?” In this project , the aspect of reaching and extending the body limitshas been explored. It challenged and questioned the limitation of the human body through the theme of ‘extending the boundaries’.
//By extending the physical space, it
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The project started as I Initially observed my mum’s movement while she did yoga. I did a spatial analysis of her yoga space and observed her daily yoga routine within the space. According to my observation, she completed 4 rounds and there are mainly 5 major poses . This leads into the concept of my final analysis about the body limits and how the body occupied space. The remarkable thing is how she reached a greater distance through the rounds as she extend her limitations.
//By extending the physical sp ace, it becomes a tool which di-
observe now!
music: fly me to the moon–olivia
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ISOL ATION PR OJE C T 2
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PERFORMED BY: Arin Smutharaks, Pitchakorn Poksirkul & Machida Vongsrirungruang
FILMED BY: Chanakarn Komthongvijit MUSIC: Ptr. Enchanted forest
paint the limitations!
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ISOL ATION PR OJE C T 2
I continue to develop and challenge the aspect of reaching the body limits by exploring how the force constrains us from reaching our maximum capability. I worked on this with help from my friends, we tied ourselves with a rope which is connected to a cardboard ring and stretch into different directions. The idea of the ‘living paint brush’ has been interpreted to track how the three of us occupied space at different ranges. In this case we indicate our body limits with different colours of chalk by marking the distance we stretched up to. By the end, the cardboard breaks. This exaggerated the theme of ‘break the boundaries’ which I carry on to my next project.
FILMING LOCATION: BASKETBALL COURT The basketball court has been interpreted as the canvas and it brings in the idea of delimited space.
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POST ISOL ATION PR OJE C T 3
EX TEND THE BOUNDARIES During the era of covid 19 people became more aware about their personal space. After several lockdowns we are not only aware of the physical space but many people started to limit their thoughts, lack inspirations and many confront stress as a consequence. In this project, I explore and extract the value of the concept ‘extend the boundaries’. The concept allows users to extend the boundary of a limited spatial existence to more interactions with space through the notion of yoga. By extending the physical space, it becomes a tool which dilutes the limitations we mentally constrained ourselves with.
//By extending the physical space, it becomes a tool which dilutes the limitations
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POST ISOL ATION PR OJE C T 3
The yoga capsule I proposed is extendable and is separated into two main parts – the outer and the inner boundary. The space in between the inner and the outer boundary is where the theme has been applied. The inner boundary is divided into two rooms – a yoga pod and a meditation pod. The yoga pod is the one that extends, it adopt ‘sliding’ as a method of extension, as it gives a smoother shift. The outer boundary functions as an anteroom which allows users to come in and prepare themself as well as protect the inside from the rain. A foot bath is included as cleansing is an important part of yoga, it allows users to “clean the body and clear the mind”.
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In terms of materiality, the outer boundary is more related to the urban context. It is made with perforated aluminum sheets and etched glass which allows light to be capture in a mysterious way. Whereas the inner boundary is made with light colour wooden panels which gives a solid touch. The floors in the yoga area are covered with cedar wood which has a pleasant smell. The other area are made out of cream stone.
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POST ISOL ATION PR OJE C T 3
As the programme activates it blurs a fix qualify plan, sections and the spatial volume. This smooth shifts blur down the confinement of the space as it allow users to slowly break through and enter a new boundary of space.
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Shift of elevation – Steps up are included, the first reason is it exaggerate the idea of elevating the energy. Secondly it offers a greater view as the space mounts up.
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POST ISOL ATION PR OJE C T 3
‘Fractals or infinitely patterns that are self-similar across different scales could enhance calmness.’ Thus, fractals ornament are adopted as part of the detail of the internal and external design.
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CONTEXT: DOWNTOWN – OFFICE BUILDING People can come and destress, relax or find new inspirations during the day. The main group of people are workers, traders and anyone who needs to mentally break through their confinements. Once entered, the space eliminates the busy culture and replaces it with peace. During night time it has a lantern effect which helps with advertising the space along with spreading a positive message opposing limitations.
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AUG - DEC 2021
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