Week 11 - Project 3 - Design Discussion

The group decided that by the next class each member would bring some ideas about basic configurations and concepts to possibly explore. My understanding of both architecture and body modification automatically associates with the idea of fragmentation. This concept was also apparent in our folie design for Project 2 - which was able to be connected by separate pieces (fragments) to form one total body. I started researching architecture that represented the operative nature and discovered several designs that I found to be interesting, particularly the structure displayed in Image 4 below. 

Image 1

Image 2: The Dome House - Melbourne

Image 3: Commercial building fragmentation

Image 4

The chunky, cubist-like pieces that make up the design are arranged in a way which give the illusion of movement, however the structure remains completely stationary. I decided to transform this concept to create an operable piece. I played with the ideas of moving floors, which could theoretically shift from one space to another, forming a completely new area. Areas where classes were intended, such as drawing rooms and aerial silks were grouped together so that it was possible to borrow space from one class to the other. Performance areas such as aerial silks, the main performance stage and the public space were also placed adjacent to each other so that these areas were able to expand and contract depending on how many users were occupying the spaces.

Stratification: Operable floors which are able to combine Aerial Silks and Life Drawing spaces

The Parti/'Pattern': floor plan concepts and moving platform configurations

Rough Sketches: 'Block' theme

Internal room adjacency

Cubic Stratification: Building Envelope