Progression Pt. 1: Loft Space

I did a few sketches during class (out of several) as to where I'd like my space planning to go. I immediately wanted to let in as much light as possible from the main large window. Along the way however, I discovered that this was not an efficient goal. Light can come through just as effectively through the other windows, which if I focused on that I would have been able to be more creative with the space planning. But since I was so adamant to the end, to utilize that large window my plan ended up becoming boxy and not as interesting as I planned. I will further write more- about the key points that I learned throughout this Loft process.

This week in Res. studio, we are getting a series of lectures from Professor Speck about codes. I constantly have to pay attention heavily, because there is so much to take in. I'm grateful for this since the code compliancy thing does not come natural to me. But, the more restrictions the more creativity :).

We talked about last week:

Piet Boon (and wife)

David Neto's Children furniture

studioprintworks.com

Founding Farmer's bathroom handlebars

Loft Space

This is my concept board and the study models I brought in. Usually study models are done in chipboard or bristol board, so I got a little chuckle out of my fellow classmates for disregarding protocol. They were allowed to be as abstract as possible though! I felt these models truly illustrated my concept of beginnings. Although, I replanted the plant in the glass jar, so I couldn't show it in my final presentation. That's something I should consider for my next study models.

RESIDENTIAL STUDIO Spring of 2011

Hello everyone. So happy 1 person dropped out at the last minute for Professor Travis' res. class. I happened to have pulled an all nighter that day, and noticed this immediately. Here is a list of people we've looked into thus far (designers of the week):

Vicente Wolf
John Pawson
Kelly Wearstler
(and I like Jonathan Adler a lot. I believe in minimalism, but his colorful direction reminds me that I believe in a heart and soul in designing as well.)

We have two big projects for this class. Each assignment is divided into several chunks. For our first assignment we are concentrating on a home / work environment in a loft space in Brooklyn NY. I remember a long while ago taking a bunch of photos of the DUMBO NY area. I couldn't find these photos anywhere in sight though. I must have thrown them away. Bummer!

I look forward to the rest of this process, along with my progress in Presentation Techniques.

Preservering.

I came across this article on yahoo.com. I love technology, but it saddens me that it's going to completely take over. Somehow we should try to preserve all that is simple and retain that familiarity of old fashioned hands-on labor, small or large, that people before us did.

The comment about paper maps made me cringe. If a person is stranded, how will they know where they are if their electronic gadget that holds the map, is broken, has no connection to the internet, or is dead? Paper maps (in a protective sleeve :) with a compass can be a life saver.

There will come a time when everything will be either solarly, wirelessly, or effortlessly recharged in some other way. By then, would they also be unbreakable, 100% useable no matter what? Will a wireless connection be made possible everywhere, throughout the country? Only then, will paper maps be obsolete.

http://finance.yahoo.com/family-home/article/111745/things-babies-born-in-2011-will-never-know?mod=family-kids_parents

Foundations Reflection.

As I've already mentioned my enthusiasm for next semester and my growth in designing, I will not mention it again. To date, I feel there is so much I still have to study and retain if I want to become not just a designer, but an effective one as well. This blog will now in turn become a blog for either my Presentation Techniques course, or my Residential one. I am considering creating another blog for fun alone. Happy Holiday's everyone and have a great new year.

Poster: Final

Poster: Pt. 1

For our final assignment, we are to work on 2 11x17 posters showcasing our past projects due tomorrow! I've been tossing up an idea of working with a concept, but I'm also trying to keep this simple. The semester will be done within a few days and I also plan on attending some of the senior capstone projects. I'll be posting 1 more blog of my posters, and a final post to reflect on this semester.