In preparation for the cross-presentations on Tuesday 19th March, I decided to create a light-hearted simple comic strip in order to illustrate the concept of the project in a simple and relateble way. Although I presented this at the end of the talk, I feel that it is actually best used to introduce the project as it communicates:
The frustration of broken items
The broken infrastructure we currently have for spare parts
The expense of repairs
The accessibility of the virtual repair world - through online tutorials
(Link to full-size PDF)
I would like to develop a diagrammatic comic style for communicating the ideas in my project. I want to create a representation style that would both communicate a rough sketch idea, yet also be well considered to represent architectural spaces well. I feel this style is half-way there. But I believe once I incorporate perspectives within the design of the Cemetery of Consumerism then more life will be given to the comic strips.
The presentation that I showed can be found here. I began by explaining some of last semester's research on reduced utilisation of objects in our households, and the continual accumulation of 'stuff' which is driven by consumerism. Before speaking of broken objects. In order to illustrate more of the playful nature of the spaces, I adapted and added to some of the diagrams from last week:
I then began considering the system that would run for the Cemetery of Consumerism. A central space in which robots would categorise, sort and transfer items which have been brought into the building:
The image below is an axonometric diagram of the site. The areas marked in red / pink are to be demolished, the ones in green are to be largely retained, possibly with some exterior alterations and the ones in yellow are to be adapted for new use. The areas that will have the demolished buildings are to be built upon for the new spaces that I will create for the Cemetery of Consumerism.
The roads are indicated in black. The ring road currently exists as a barrier for pedestrians for access into the site. After some considerations, I have felt that perhaps having a footbridge across will help in this. There is currently one level crossing to the North of the site that you have to make use of 4 crossings with separate traffic lights in order to get across to the site. The other is an underground passage-way below the ring road. The other consideration may be to push the road underground, in order to create a level footpath / crossing through to the site. Making it more accessible for the residents opposite the site and an attractive place to visit:
The site plan below shows in red the areas that are to be removed. Although, I may consider retaining and re-purposing the buildings at the bottom. I will be creating further diagrams over the next week as I develop a programme, floor plans and sections of the area:
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