GATHERING SPACE IN ISKELE - SPRING 02 -

Haziran 04, 2019
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The first step of this assignment requires building up an understanding of the physical and social characteristics of a social space. Thus, as the first step, you will explore the spatial logic of a social space design by analyzing an example of it to understand the way in which a public social space has been used by different profiles such as artists, students, and wanderers, how they interact with each other. You will also examine the elements of design (you may clarify its planar and linear elements, gridial system, or the logic of modularity through diagrammatic drawings). You will find the examples that can be tracked down from the internet. However, you are also welcome to analyze other relevant examples that you have found/experienced.You will work in group of 2-3 to do your analysis and represent it as an info poster on a 50*70 cm cardboard. Since this step of the assignment will help you to form an understanding towards space formation of social space, these presentations will form a library that will be open for use by all the students in each studio group.

ANALYSIS OF L'ARBRE DE FLONVILLE & GALLERY OF AFTERPARTY

Social Gathering Space in Urla Pier

In this step, you will explore the site and its environment to do the analytical observation while experiencing the site. The following considerations will guide you in your site analysis. You will do the site analysis as a group of 2 and represent it in a 70*100 cm. poster.

(group work: group of 2):

Space Hunting and Analysis

1.Observation and documentation on physical (natural and buıilt-up environment) and social characteristics of the given place; such as gathering places and circulation paths of visitors and pedestrians, different types of activities, shadows, shades, natural elements, wind and sun direction, vegetation, topography, etc.

2.Analysis of the collected data to understand actual spatial organization and social space possibilities.

3.Selection of sites based on an architectural scenario of the group.

4.Presentation of the group analysis on a 70 * 100 cm poster by using presentation techniques; such as freehand sketches, photographs, diagrammatical drawings on site plans (in 1/500 or 1/200 scale) and sections etc.

Rules:

1.Prepare site analyses (by using plans and sections in different scales, freehand sketches, photographs, verbal descriptions, charts, etc.) by revealing your assessment for site selections, architectural scenario, and individual design ideas.

2.Design an architectural scenario binding site selections and individual proposals of your group.

3.Use common site plan with individual projects and other proposals in site scale (in 1/500 or 1/200 scale, depending on the locations of selected sites and the proposed scenario).

ANALYSIS OF URLA PIER (AS A GROUP)

SCALE 1/50

ELEVATIONS

OTHER ANALYZES

Design Phase

(group + individual work )

You will design modular construction to display, perform and celebrate the social space.

1.Development of a new scenario in a group of 2, integrating potential social spaces with natural and built environment of the shore.

2.Design of a set of two different shelter designs as social spaces in two locations based on the rules indicated below.

3.Representation of shelter design with a scale model, architectural and related drawings, and a photo-collage.

Rules:

1.Use linear and planar elements. The dimensional limit of the material are:

Planar (thickness to be defined):

2500 mm x 1250 m

3000 mm x 1500 mm.

Linear:

60 mm x 60 mm x 2500/3000 mm

60 mm x 120 mm x 2500/3000 mm

120 mm x 120 mm x 2500/3000 mm

2. Use design field requirements for your proposals indicated as below:

3. Dimension: For the meeting of 25-50 people approx. 50-80m2

4. Improve a new modular construction. To increase your module’s potential you may integrate it into a structural frame which could be a modular system too. You may use 2-3 variations of your module in sizes.

5. Create your design with linear and planar elements.

6. Create at least two different space characteristics (e.i. semi-open, semi-closed, open spaces; circular space vs. linear space; main space vs. sub-space etc.)

7. Your design needs to involve main composition principles.

8.May create light and shade plays with opening holes that will make your social space more attractive.

9. Your design needs to be suitably embedded to the characters of its nearby environment (natural or built-up).

10. Your design needs to have at least one entrance point to the social space.

11. Your design needs to be easily accessible by pedestrians.

12. Your design needs to be perceivable from the outside environment that helps to attract pedestrians.

13. Your design needs to be a social interaction space providing functions such as sitting, standing, leaning back, etc. You need to consider the related design elements such as surfaces with relevant heights and appropriate angles rather than tables and chairs. They need to be part of your design.

14. Your design needs to provide a sense of comfort and safety to people gathering and using the space. To prevent crime, do not create individual/small spaces which are fully closed.

15. Your design needs to be unique and has a special character.

16. Your design needs to provide a friendly and welcoming atmosphere.

Goals to Achieve:

Understanding the physical and social characteristics of space

Analysing the relationship between social use and physical characteristic of a built environment

Developing a simple space scenario

Collaborative design considering part-whole and whole-part relationship

Understanding and using analysis techniques

Method:

2D representation techniques (photo collage, image editting)

3D model making