Spatial Fabrication Studio

When documenting Takutai Square I noticed that there was an obvious order to the layout of the square. There were no things placed randomly, everything in the square was carefully placed. I did some quick drawings showing the layout and order of the square.

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For this task we had to make a model for each pair of words that we had to come up with, that described our experience in our chosen social space.

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Included is my drawing of a map of my journey from my neighbourhood to Britomart. The drawing shows the hot spots (train station) of Britomart and how they affect the square.

Observing Social Spaces

For the beginning of Part One we were asked to choose 3 social spaces over the weekend, document each space and assign 3 words from the brief that matched each social space.

The next step is to choose one of these spaces and record and document it for an hour or more.

Abstract/Pitch Audio

I researched a bunch of videos about the colour programming that I could apply in my installation, as I want it be colour changing, not still. Michael Hayden’s Sky’s the Limit is also colour programmed, when the colours moved the space immediately felt more lively and attractive. I was fixed on this video of gradient colour changing mood lights I found on youtube. The gradient moves horizontally, as well as vertically and at a calm speed which would be very appropriate as people will be using the space as a walkway and the moving rainbow coloured lights will attract more to walk thorough the space.

Sources of other videos I researched about colour programming:

Colour Changing Mood Light (Fast Speed)
Moving Layers of Colour and Light
LED Light Show Controlled Using Brainwaves
Living Room Intro Light Show

Michael Hayden’s Sky’s the Limit Colour Changing Installation in Action:

Idea of Light Colour Programming in my Installation

Diagram of Light Box Installation

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When designing my signs, I wanted them to project a similar effect to the cafe signs of Imperial Lane and the gigantic neon sign in Lowbrow. I was sure on the material being LED, as it is less expensive than neon.

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I purposefully wanted to make the scale of the sign small as opposed to larger – giving the same simple effect that Imperial Lane had. I also made the decision to not write a name of my cafe/bar in the sign as I thought that it would take away from the colourful light installation. I decided on making two signs – ‘Cafe’ and ‘Bar’, coloured red LED lighting, very simple looking. The method of designing it was fairly simple, just extruding text connected with a border in Rhino, then adding LED emissive material to the extruded solid with V-Ray. The tutorial linked helped me with the bolding of the text.

In a public space you need heating – especially for cafe/bar places. I looked up heating for commercial uses and came across Pulsar 2400 which is essentially a heating pod hung from the ceiling. The other is Summit 2600 a heating block that can run horizontally/vertically along the wall.

(Retrieved from: https://www.herschel-infrared.com.au/product/pulsar/)

(Retrieved from: https://www.herschel-infrared.com.au/product/summit/)

As much as I love the unique look of the Pulsar 2400, I feel like it may take away from the light installation. The Summit 2600 would fit very well with my design, and could run along the wall of the back of the booth seats and above the shelves in the bar area. It is also much less expensive than the heating pods.

For the Lorne Street entrance I looked at garage doors for commercial use and came across MetecnoPanel and Dominator Sierra, which happen to be insulated as well. It is important to consider heating in the public interior space as I want the people using the cafe area to feel warm and cozy.

(Retrieved from: https://www.metalcraftgroup.co.nz/products/metal-insulated-panels/products/metecnopanel-pir/)

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(Retieved from: https://www.dominator.co.nz/residential-doors/insulated-sectional-doors/dominator-sierra.html#!tab3)

Personally I like the look of the Dominator Sierra morre, however the Metecno Panel is more convincing to me in the fact that it shows the insulation built into it. The Dominator Sierra mentions that it is an excellent sound barrier as well, but because the space is used as a walkway too for the public (the door will stay open throughout the day), it does not matter whether the door absorbs noise pollution.