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Event 18// Plug In Street Art
The on-going discussion with Helen, the client, after the presented ideas.

Photo collage Proposal
Outdoor pool garden with Cafe in unused yard space.

Event 18// Plug In Street Art
The third team presenting their ideas to the client in the Hulme Community Garden Center.

First encounter with our site. We've come a long way since then.

Event 08// Mush Farm
The Mush Farm team working on the design of the pallet.

Event 08// Mush Farm
Stacking up the pallets create an interesting space within the structure.

Day 1: Introductory presentation into Disaster Relief Emergency Architecture, followed by an afternoon of origami experimentation.

Day 2 Afternoon
Site Visit.

We have took drawing that the children have drew and created an animation out of them.

Day 5 - 07/05/14
Creative Writing.
Upon receiving a talk on creative writing, we spent the day developing our narratives even further.

Day 4: Group reviewing and discussing the latest design proposal on the TV screen. Everyone is actively engaged in the decision making.

Day 5: Good to have Paul on the team. He knows what he's doing when it comes to timber.

Day 5: Paul, Arjun, Seong and Lizzie cutting pallets to required sizes at the MMU timber workshop.

Part of the proposed structure showing how the site will be occupied and the materials that will be used.

Day 5: Team efforts help us assemble a gesign mock-up in no time.

Day 4 - 06/05/14
Narrative.
There are many ways to depict a space. After exploring the medium of urban-sketching and filming, we were taught of the art of comic book-making.

By using micro-modelling and guerrilla gardening in this session around the All Saint’s Park we were able to appreciate spaces on a small scale and enjoy the reactions of those who noticed the miniature scenes we had created.

Day 4 - 06/05/14
Narrative.
We spent the morning exploring through Northern Quarter to get ideas for our story-based narrative. In studio, we were introduced to Archontia Manolakelli of the Manchester University Comic Collective where we explored our narratives in a form of a comic.

Day 3: Tech consultation with Steve O'Conner - giving us useful advice on the structural aspects of the design.

Day 4: Marco's concept image of our Micro-shelter proposal to be sent t client.

03 - Collecting data on site.

In this session we were introduced to casting with clay imprints and plaster casting, the aim was to bring attention to the hidden details around the MMU campus and showcase these minute details that are so often overlooked in everyday life.

DAY 3 - 02/05/14
Editing
After compiling all footage from the day before, we started editing our film.

8th May- Seong Cheng, Paul, Arjun and Marco thinking about how the roof will be connected to the rest of the structure, types of waterproofing materials and talks about the direction and gradient of the sloped roof.

02 - A lecture on mapping and big data is given by Ulysses Sengupta, followed by group presentation on the data collected. Our group focuses on transportation.

8th May- Zlatina and Paul discussing which pallets still need cutting at the workshop, and some of the types of bolts and connections that should be used for different parts of the structure.

01 - Introduction to the event (Data City), conducted by our seniors. We are divided into 5 teams to do research and collect data on different topics from Oxford Road.

Day three, our crew revisited four spaces that we were the most drawn to the previous day, and then expanded on our interpretation of them; even imposing narratives onto them. This was my favourite, 'The Portal'.

Last Wednesday, Andrew Cameron from the Environment Agency came to talk about "The Challenge of Flood Risk in UK" and the different responses to it. After the talk, he made comments about the different proposal for the Floating House Project.

DAY 2 - 01/05/14
Filming
After inspired by a session of watching architectural films, we went to the city centre to film our own short film.

It helped to create a 'Rothuizen' style image in order to analyse the site in a way in which bought together the experience from the site along with possibilities and limitations. It is focussed more on the community centre and the area surrounding as the space is the most thought about in the community.

Day two, we set out to explore the urban landscape; we found ourselves naturally gravitate toward spaces filled with energy. Some spaces none of us had ever noticed before, yet we'd had crossed them many times in the past.

After visiting the site, some analysis and research was necessary to help understand the site and the possibilities it holds. The Urban Hybrid Housing Project is one that looks at cheap housing that focusses on pedestrianised areas with green spaces while also being affordable.

Day 4 - Experimented with guerrilla gardening techniques, creating tiny scenes in random locations across the MMU campus.
[Image: a mini lakeside bonfire scene next to a puddle outside the Chatham building, complete with lake monster]

Presentation of our project ideas.

Stringing up.

box, box, box: A to Q.

Possible re-use. Mushroom farm as seen at the Biospheric Foundation, Salford.

First Day. Location: Saint Mary's Church. Stockport.

First day, everybody settled into their designated pirate crews, and derived their group ethos and flag. This is my sketch of the fierce Manchester queen bee, which morphed into the flag for our crew.

Day 4: We further developed and finalised our design. We began to render the sketch-up model, finish the AutoCAD drawings for next the session and finish of the visuals and sketches to be inserted in the two panels.

Introduction to the spray paint use and how to receive an effective image using different techniques.

Maquette of the dining room

Day one: we decided to make a camping shower, which can transform in to a rucksack shaped like a box

A drawing from the second task we were assigned to do, a 'Routhuizen' map analysis showing the main areas of Sale and explaining their meaning. Bringing together mapping and experiences from the site, the drawing`s purpose is to express the opportunities and constraints the site offers.

one of the kids drawing on a post-it note.

one of the times on display at the riba hub.

one of the items on display at the riba hub.

one of the items on display at the riba hub

Taking idea's forward we've decided on using tension to remove the people from the bench. (Model by Chris Hatter)

Initial Idea's session done, moving on to model making.

As our narrative connects all the individual sites together, we decided that our final map is going to be a group piece. The most important events of the narrative will be represented by pop-up images. Looking for inspiration…
Mad Jenny Kidd

Sale West features an abundance of large landscaping areas with little to no functionality and a plethora of car parks that exceed the number spaces needed to facilitate the needs of the inhabitants. The area desperately needs some intervention to help provide some necessary functionality to the vast space they have.

Exploring Manchester's Central Library through quick sketches

Day 4

DAY6

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Raining since the morning.
However, it could not stop us making our intervention!
Our group of constructing the design started to build the design with broken down pallets from the previous day.
People brought and borrowed tool and equipment and started to assemble.
Couple of hours late, it finally showed as a final form.
What is left is just hanging the mushroom for the eventday!

Night perspective of proposal.

When questioning the principles that form a good neighbourhood, the idea of a centralised location lends itself well into the argument. Grove Village, although relatively small, seems to have incorporated this idea well in the community.

The group reminisce as Tiffany points out just how small the pallet structure was a mere few days ago. A very emotional moment.

helping the kids build their dens.

My very efficient box system.

Sewing sequence.

the den.

some of the materials used for the den building/sword fighting.

we shown the kids the animations we created using their drawings. They were impressed and even made guesses at how we did it.

2 of the kids pose for a photo inside their den.

Day 5: Because of rainy weather, we built the dens on the roof of Chatham. Children used so many different materials to build their dens. They also had lunch in them. "I wish I could come here every day. I love this place" -student

Day Three (Afternoon): Using our imaginations to produce big chalk drawings of how our dens could look!

SketchUp model of the proposal for the new pools, dimensions slightly modified because of slight inadequacies in size. The trench on the side will contain exotic trees and fish, as well as herbs that can be user in the medicinal baths.

Day Five: Arranging the inside of the den!

Day Five: Playing inside the den!

Day Five: The children proudly showing off their completed den!

Sitting area (proposal for New Charter Housing Group)

Day 4: Animating the children's drawings of aliens and dens.

The palette design is up. Kudos to the construction team!

Session 4: Prototypes and visualisations.
4 proposals for the situating of the bench.

Section and diagram for the new pool proposal

Lots of fun making the dens today!

Day 3: Presentations. The groups presented their proposals to our collaborator (Transport for Greater Manchester). Our collaborators were impressed with the design disciplines behind each proposal, while providing feedback and useful information on health and safety issues concerning designing in public spaces, and especially train and tram stations.