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INTERIOR SPATIAL DESIGN CHELSEA COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN
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ith the Advancement of Technology and increase of population density, the developing cities grow vertically instead of horizontally. With this trend,
there is a concern regarding the reduction in the people’s interaction with green spaces, animals, and insects. This Project is inspired by the term “interlocking” meaning to connect together - in the recognition that individual parts affect each other in motion or operation. Greenwich serves as an inspiration that reminds us of the relationship between the past and the future with the remarkably panoramic view containing elements of both old and new architecture. Observation of the Greenwich Park brought to attention the existence of birds, and consequently human interaction with nature. As Greenwich is known to be one of the biggest parks in Greater London, I became concerned with how the development of the city affected the bird population. The idea of a time capsule is made to raise awareness amongst local people and officials of the wildlife around them, which will hopefully encourage them to take steps towards preserving it, however small those steps may be. Sometimes “things are lost simply because people didn’t realize they were there.” The capsule, inspired by the bird migration, becomes a unique way to design a structure inspired by the movement to display harmony and interplay between nature and mankind. Inspired by circular elements, this project’s purpose is to find a solution that connects two or more objects into one. The design represents a cycle of life, to remind us how it would be affected if the habitat is lost.
SITE RESEARCH GREENWICH PARK
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reenwich is a district of South East London, England, located in the Royal Borough of Greenwich. Greenwich is notable for its maritime history
and for giving its name to the Greenwich Meridian (0° longitude) and Greenwich Mean Time. Greenwich Park reminds us between the historical and the future with the remarkably panorama view between the old and the new architecture.
Greenwich Park is an area of major historical importance and inscribed as
Britain’s 15th World Heritage Site in 1997. It’s landscape is Grade I listed and is named as a Site of Metropolitan Importance for Nature Conservation. Greenwich Park covers 183 acres (73 hectares) now the oldest enclosed Royal Park. It is located on a hilltop with extraordinary views across the River Thames to the Docklands and the City of London, between Blackheath and the River Thames.
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reenwich Park is an area of major historical importance and inscribed as Britain’s 15th World Heritage Site in 1997. It’s landscape is Grade I listed and is named as a Site of
Metropolitan Importance for Nature Conservation. Listed as one of the biggest park in London. Greenwich park has reminds us of lack of human interaction with nature. With the over looking through the city with high-rise building, Greenwich park brought my attention the bird existence in London. Looking at the site research, there is human interaction within the nature , with this concern i started to look at the other human interaction in any other big parks in London .
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STATISTIC BIRD STUDIES
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Bird Population in England, UK UK have declined breeding bird populations slightly compared with 40 years ago. In 2013 the all-species index was five per cent below its 1969. Farmland Birds population have been decline of 13 per cent since 2003.Breeding Water Birds population have been decline of 17 per cent since 2000.Wintering Birds have been decline decline of 12 per cent since 2002.
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Bird Movement Througout The Year England, UK The Graph Showing the Density of Bird Population in England in Different Seasons. This Changes because of Change in Climates (Temperature).
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World Bird Migration in England, UK The Movement of the Bird Migration shows the Migrating Movement of Birds that shows that the Bird move towards directions from North to South and East to West. This is cause during cold weather, Birds will start to Migrate to warmer places and also because of shortage of the food supplies.
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Ecological Cycle of Migration Birds in England, UK The Diagram above is a study cycle of the seasonal changes that affected the bird migration in England. Some factor such as weather and lack of food source are the major factors of the decreasing bird popultion in England.
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Ecological System of Bird and Nature This diagram is a study of different types of birds that will affected the nature and how this could be a conncetion life cycle between human and nature.
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Food Source and Habitat of Birds Through the study of different group of Birds, the diagram above showing the study of many Bird Nesting and Food Hunting space need it for different type group of Birds to nest and food hunting. The diagram showing different heights for bird to nest and their behavior of Birds food hunting. Different have different ways of nesting and finding food. The diagram shows number of different ways and different height.
BIRD MOVEMENT
F L O C K a number of birds of one kind feeding, resting, or travelling together
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Flocking Behaviour Studies Flocking behavior is the behavior exhibited when a group of birds, called a flock, are foraging or in flight. There has been a studies with computer simulations and mathematical models which have been developed to emulate the flocking behaviors of birds can generally be applied also to the “flocking� behavior of other flocking or swarm species. With this studies, flocking has three different rules which allow indiviual to form a formation within a group
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Bird Vision Studies Research more about flocking behaviour, I started looking at factors affecting the bird flocking behaviour. According to the study, Bird has a very narrow vision for both eyes within a range 33-36 degrees. With that factors, we can see how that will affect the flocking of the formation, as it is very common that bird flock the V- Shape formation.
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Exploration of Birds Behaviour throughout the year affecting the Density of the Structure.
Cedric Price London Zoo Aviary, Regent’s Park, London. 1961
CONSTRUCTION RESEARCH INSPIRATION AND STUDIES
Antony Gormley Quantum Cloud, Millenium Dome, London. 1999
Shigeru Ban Paper Bridge, Remoulin, France. 2007
Analysing Interlocking System
SKETCH CIRCLE BY ANGLE 360° | 180° | 120°| 90 °| 72 °| 60 °
MODEL EXPERIMENTATION INTERLOCKING METHODS
DESIGN DEVELOPMENT FLOCKING TO FORM-FINDING
Bird Movement into Form Finding Inspired by the bird movement, I tried tracing the bird movement to find a shape or form to create the structure. In finding the form, by keep tracing and learning the movement migration, I found a loop shape element in finding the form, which is tried to develop further to creates the structure
Sketches of Design Ideas
From tracing the movement of the bird, I figured a similar loop shape on different type of behaviour. As i tried to find an idea of the structure that attract will attrart bird, the initial beginning is to create a vertical garden structure to attract the bird migration creating a new habitat.
Analysing more on the flocking bird behavior, i started to manipulate the flocking movement from lines into a geometric shapes to replicate the flocking movement into a structure.
Behaviour when an agent us present within the cell area of vision
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Left: This diagram above ( See lable A) is a stimulation study by analysing and understanding the behaviour of the flocking behaviour the narrow vision of an agent. To find a form of the flocking behaviour, one agent affects the other flocking movement of the other. (See label B). Right: Simulation studies of Density causes by flocking behaviour
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Study of Density and flocking behaviour into a form finding
Study of Density and flocking behaviour into a form finding
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Through some analysis, exploration, and experimental -The Design Proposal for the Time Capsule is based on 2 keywords: Flocking and Interlocking. It is to create a structure that can adapt to the changing of flocking behaviour causes by the seasonal changes. This installation piece of roof structure will not only will allow the birds to creates a new habitat of living but to be able to part of the healing city. The structure will be covered by the climbing plants to see the seasonal changes also where birds can use the twigs to create their own nest on the roof itself and as a food source during winter time. Moreover with the flocking behaviour, using the bird narrow vision, this parametric structure will be reflect upon those behaviour.
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Grasshopper definition for flocking behavior
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Plan of detailing Flocking Behavior, Interlocking System, and Visual Fields of Bird Vision
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Construction detail on how the climbing plants works on the structure
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