THE SEA OF LIGHTS
CHANGES IN PERSPECTIVE: WEB AND CAR
THE SEA OF LIGHTS SEEKS TO CREATE NOT SIMPLY A SINGLE FREEWAY INSTALLATION BUT A VISUAL IDENTITY FOR THE CITY OF WYNDHAM. THE DESIGN RELIES ON PARAMETRIC RELATIONS BY EMPLOYING DIGITAL MAPPING. THE DECISION TO INVESTIGATE DIGITAL MAPPING STEAMED FROM A DESIRE TO KEEP THE PARAMETRIC RELATIONSHIPS ACTIVE. THE MAPPING EXPRESSED THROUGH THE COLOURS OF THE LIGHTS, REFLECTS THE MOVEMENT OF THE COMMUNITY. THIS TANGIBLE LINK TO WYNDHAM CREATES A FORM THAT IS BOTH INTERACTIVE AND DYNAMIC, THUS ENCOURAGING COUNTINUAL ENGAGMENT WITH THE PROJECT. THE SEA OF LIGHTS EXPLORES IDEAS OF DENSITY THROUGH THE LAYERING OF INDIVIDUAL ELEMENTS. BEYOND THE SITE A WEBSITE WILL OPERATE AS A MAJOR PLATFORM FROM WHICH TO VIEW THIS INSTALLATION, ENABLING IT TO BE ACCESSIBLE TO ALL. THE WEBSITE OFFERS A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE OF THE PROJECT, RECORDING ITS CHANGES FROM ABOVE. VIEWED FROM A CAR , THE SEA OF LIGHTS ENGAGES WITH THE LANDSCAPE OF THE SITE BY ENHANCING THE TOPOGRAPHY. IN A MORE COMMERICAL SENSE THE DISTICT IMAGERY OF SEA OF LIGHT CAN BE USED BY THE COUNCIL FOR PROMOTIONAL MATERIAL. SEA OF LIGHTS OFFERS MULTIPLE LAYERS OF INTERACTION. IT APPEALS TO A BROAD CROSS SECTION OF THE COMMUNITY, IS HIGHLY SUITED TO COMMERCIAL INTERSTS WHILE ALSO ENCOURAGING ENGAGEMENT WITH A COMPLEX AND EMERGING FIELD OF DESIGN DISCOURSE.
VISUAL BRANDING POSTERS AND POSTCARDS
THE APPROACH & UNDERSTANDING OF CONCEPT AS A SUSPENSE IN THE LANDSCAPE
MAPPING MOVEMENT TRANSLATION OF INFORMATION MAPPING MOVEMENT IN WYNDHAM: TRAIN, CAR, PEOPLE
FIGURE 2 : PERSPECTIVE OF FORM AS VIEW BY A CAR
FIGURE 1 : PERSPECTIVE OF OVERALL FORM AS DISPLAYED ON THE WEBSITE
VARIATION OF DENSITY ACROSS INSTALLATION
OUR DESIGN RESPONSE • EXCITING & INNOVATIVE APPROACH TO SITE • VISUAL BRANDING
FIGURE 3 : DENSITY OF FORM AFTER THE MOUND
HIERACHY OF MAPPING
• EXISTENCE & INTERACTION BEYOND SITE
LAYERING OF INFORMATION: PLAN
CONSTRUCTION TECHNICAL PROCESS FABRICATION DOCUMENTS
LOGISTICS DOCUMENTATION FOR POSITIONING ON SITE
PEOPLE
CARS
TRAIN
SCHEDULES OF PRODUCTION AND GENERAL ELECTRICAL ASSEMBLY ON SITE
EDGES OF TRACK ARE POSITIONED ACCORDING TO COORDINATES 5000
PATTERN SELECTION ON POLES BASED ON THE NEED TO FILTER THE LIGHTS ACROSS THE POLES, A PATTERN WAS APPLIED PARAMETRICALLY ALONG THE SURFACE BASED ON THE VORONOI COMPONENT TO GENERATE A SEQUENCE OF OPENINGS WHICH DECREASE IN DENSITY
DIFFERENT STATES OF CHANGE
ON SITE ASSEMBLY IN ORDER TO ACCURATELY POSITION THE POLES, THEY ARE FIRST ASSEMBLED ONTO TRACKS AND THE EDGES OF THESE TRACKS ARE COORDINATED THROUGH GPS SYSTEMS ON SITE ACCORDING TO DIGITAL PLANS MADE ENSURING ACCURATE AND QUICK ASSEMBLY ON SITE
MATERIALS POLES : MOULDED ACRYLICS WHICH WILL BE FABRICATED OFF SITE IN A FACTORY ACCORDING TO SPECIFICATIONS
2000
3000
4000
FIGURE 5 : VARIATION IN LIGHT COLOUR AND QUALITY
FIGURE 4 : START AND END OF THE INSTALLATION DISPLAYING SPARSITY
1000
300mm TRENCH FOR WIRING
PARABOLIC ALUMINIZED REFLECTOR LIGHT 150mm DIAMETER POINTED DOWNWARDS FOR EFFECT WIRING RUNS DOWN SIDE OF POLE INTO GROUND
ONSITE POWER GENERATOR
200 2000
FIGURE A : FABRICATION DOCUMENTS DEPICTING SIZES AND PATTERN OF LIGHT POLES
FIGURE B : CROSS SECTION OF AN INDIVIDUAL LIGHT POLE AND THE INSTALLATION ON SITE TO THE SOURCE OF ELECTRICITY WHICH WILL POWER THE DESIGN
FIGURE C: THE LOGISTICS OF INSTALLING THE TRACKS ON SITE BASED ON GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEMS
FIGURE 6 : THE DESIGN AS SEEN AT NIGHT LIT BY THE HEADLIGHTS OF A VEHICLE DRIVING BY. THIS IMAGE EMPHASISES THE INTERESTING AND COMPLEX FORM THE FIELD OF POLES GENERATE AS THEY ARE AN ARTIFICIAL LAYER TO THE LANDSCAPE YET RELATE CLOSELY AND ENHANCE IT
FIGURE 7: AS THE DESIGN IS BASED WITHIN A WIDE OPEN LANDSCAPE, EFFECTS OF SUNLIGHT CREATE INTERESTING SHADOW VARIATION ACROSS THE MODEL OVER A PERIOD OF TIME AND GENERATE INTEREST WHEN THE LIGHTS ARE NOT ON DURING THE DAY
FIGURE 8 : PATTERN DETAIL, THE SINGLE UNIT