Week 1: Possibility
Intro to brief and Initial Research Winter Gardens: The Domain Wintergardens were constructed following World War I with funds generated from the Industrial, Agricultural and Mining Exhibition of 1913-1914 (which was held at the same site). “The Auckland Domain had been a public park since 1844 but was considered to be an area that was…
Week 2: Publics
Monday: CD Publics // Social Space Case Studies Lecture from Carl Douglas Qs from Power Point: What ‘grounds’ are these structures built upon (consider the physical nature of the substrate of thesite (e.g. earth, scoria) and the historical, social and cultural grounds these structures are builtupon. The land was a scoria quarry originally. It then…
Week 3: Materiality
Monday: Wood/Metal Workshop Processes used – i marked out my grid pattern on my ply and used the power drill using different sized bits to put different holes into the grid. i wanted to create a falling effect so i kept the same horizontal distance between the holes but changed the vertical distances between holes.…
Week 4: Climate
Monday – site visit, question/ positioning statement that gets us inspired/ excited about the site and our project This site visit I was looking for exotic/ out of place features within the site. I was also looking for signs of exhibition space, the controlling of an environment. Boarders – plant pots, curbs to plant beds,…
Week 5: Sequencing
Group feedback on ideas and positioning statement so far. This was really helpful exercise. The practise of vocalising my thoughts and ideas helped me to clarify what I was actually interested in and start to refine my idea. It was great meeting with my study group and being able to draw on ideas that we…
Week 6: Interior
Develop psychedelic element of design. How to create a shocking wow moment. Intervention at the entrance? Design idea sketches: How long would it be up for? whats the purpose. In honour of lockdown it gets set up for a month in march? sketch ideas/ photoshop ideas on how to play with light, refraction, colour and…
Week 7: Self Assesment
Reflection: I definitely need to do more iterations of my design ideas to flesh them out and explore my ideas further. I need to do more artist research to see how other people have explored similar ideas and to get inspired to push my project further or to just see a different perspective and observe…
Week 8: Presenting
Photo of layout: Feedback: I have a strong idea but i need to do more modelling and developing my design in sufficient detail. I need to move into the rendering phase, creating clear images to convey my ideas. Moire Effect: ‘Moiré effect is a visual perception that occurs when viewing a set of lines or…
Week 9: Food Intervention
70s food research: The 70s are known for being outrageous in every way including their food. https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/gallery/2016/nov/12/70s-dinner-party-food-in-pictures These dishes are a sight to behold. The effort put into the presentation is incredible. The meal becomes a whole experience. I’m drawn to using food inspired by the 70s because thats the era of psychedelics and new…
Week 10: Construction Drawings
Last iteration sketch of intervention: I’ve simplified the amount of acrylic pieces in the space to create more suspense and a climax when walking into the hot house. I would have 1 acrylic piece at the entrance to the winter gardens then one at each entrance into the hot houses and then inside the hot…
Week 11: Final Touches
Perspective Renders of site: Invite/ poster/ flyer design for event: I wanted to make a poster that showcased the psychedelic nature of the event. I attempted to create a moire effect with the lines in the background which I think was successful. Because the line work makes the poster so busy, I kept the main…
Week 12: Final Presentation
Layout Prep: Final Pinned up Layout: Final positioning statement: Final jelly display:
Spatial Fabrication 