Sunday, 27 June 2010
Monday, 21 June 2010
Day 15 - post-production
Just a few days more and then... We have found a video competition: http://www.europemobility.org that has motivated us into trying to make a video as a part of our documentation of this work shop!
Good bye pallets!
Sunday, 20 June 2010
Day 13 - taking out the palettes
Saturday, 19 June 2010
Thursday, 17 June 2010
Opening Party
Day 10 - Review
Together with our supervisors we made use of our structure and the space it creates. The darker enclosure proved suitable for computer presentation and discussions about our project and our process. The feedback was very positive and we got good credit for our working method, that we have jumped between the different scale, and also our way of using this project to learn new ways of communication and software i.e blogging, stop-motion-animation etc!
Tuesday, 15 June 2010
Structural considerations
We want the structure to be an active participant in the social life of the school, so it should not just look nice. It has to be used, and that means it has to respond to some technical requirements such as durability and stability... We wanted to provide the option of walking around on top ... and we succeeded!!
We have spent a lot of time solving problems of statics, trying to find the most rational and convincing way of construction.
We started with investigations of the simple wall, understanding basic principles of using our unit - the pallet. We found the brick wall reference very useful.
While investigating different variations in how to place the our pallets we discovered ways of making cantilevering pallets, shelfs that can be used for stepping, sitting and a lot of other activities.
We have been working a lot trying to create a dense sheltered space around the tree trunk. We have investigated a dome-like structure.
In order to grab hold of, or integrate the existing table of the courtyard into the structure, we had to come up with a bridge construction.
Day 9
Monday, 14 June 2010
Day 8 - it works!
It works! We continue to work in the courtyard. The structure is starting to get clear, but is still not finished, despite that people have started to use it for sitting, they put bags and jackets on cantilevers, they use it even though we are still building and developing. Without asking, some even try the walk up around the tree, but very very slow and ridiculously careful. Looks like the structure makes people interact =)
Sunday, 13 June 2010
Day 7
Day 6
Difficult one... we now have a main idea of the composition, of the spatial qualities we want to obtain and of the constructive principles that we will follow. There is no question about which way is the best to create an enclosed space, a "dome". The space around the trunk obviously will be constructed by putting pallets longitudinally, each pallet resting on two pallets below - the most efficient and stabile solution. However, there were two ways for making the base - by putting pallets along or across the line of the circle...
this led to some discussions in the group - team was divided in two parts.. during long and hot discussions, we tried to evaluate the both principles:
aesthetics - whole shape and ornament, gained by massive supports of pallets
constructions - forces distribution in various systems of supports,
function - confidences level using structure as walking path with sitting consoles
light - transparency of structure - visual contact thought and daylight...
... putting bottom pallets across the flow of the structure, creating a dense and rigid foundation...
... or building up whole structure by placing pallets longitudinally...
Saturday, 12 June 2010
Be Palleto !
Friday, 11 June 2010
Day 5
It is still raining...
We were waiting for a sunny day..but no! We could say that it has been a quite relaxing day in the studio just trying somethings and developing some documentation. We take a break...today we don´t want to see more pallets! The weekend starts, let´s go to the fridaybar...maybe some beers will give us inspiration!
Day 4
Rain,rain and more rain!arggg!We continue working in the studio!We work in the way of getting the structure unified and how we could solve the critical points.We also develop the idea of placing some cantilevers around the structure and where we could place them. Lunch time!
It almost stop raining so we rush to the courtyard and start to try the concepts we have been developing during the morning.Five minutes after...starts raining again.The pallets are completely wet so they are even heavier.Three hours down the rain and we are as we had taken a shower. It´s time to go back to the studio take out the jacket and the shoes...hot cup of coffee :) Tomorrow more...hopefully the weather will be better!
No outside pictures today... instead you get some super nice pallet pornography!
Thursday, 10 June 2010
Day 3
modeling in 1:1
modeling in 1:20
modeling in 1:50
references
We were looking for different references to understand what kind of spacial and constructive qualities we can gain by using pallets, how many shape variations we can obtain by using very simple unit.
Fireplace Shelter in Trondheim, Norway
site survey
Wednesday, 9 June 2010
problem definition
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