Design Considerations

 WEEK 06

Design Aspects To Consider

SW

After writing my manifesto and the context for my design, I wrote a list of ideas that will help me design the specific areas I want to create.

The list includes kinetic and static aspects:

Static Elements of The Design-

Visual connection with the landscape- e.g. land art and physicality to the space

Non-visual, implicit information to suggest a connection with nature- e.g. sections to the design that have meaning and provoke feeling

Non-rhythmic techniques – e.g. the contrast between rigid areas to exemplify nature being recreated with human intervention and suggests the interaction between nature and humans, against the organic shapes to represent biophilia

Presence of water- e.g. static bodies of water

Connection with nature- e.g nature-based solutions, working with and improving the situation, also the appreciation of seasonal changes and the contrast in the availability of nature.

Biomorphic form – e.g. symbols that represent nature, forms naturally found

Material representation- e.g. materials that create a sense of the natural world, such as texture pattern and colour

Kinetic Elements of The Design-

Use of Movement- e.g. a journey of water across the site, water being moved in unusual ways

Human Activity- e.g. paths leading to different areas, reflects the movement of people in Gloucester

Compelling use of lighting- e.g. to represent the energy on-site, large overhead structures that light up can be installed, this may represent the fast-paced life in Gloucester, surrounding the site

Objects that interact with the wind -e.g. small windmills or art installations that represent the power of flight

Sense of risk- e.g. unusual design choices to illustrate the risk we take when redeveloping the landscape and potentially altering the natural balance of the site

Land art- e.g. where do we find imitation in the natural world and how does that link to the process of mimicking the landscape as a human?