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Process of development of our Model

Day 6. For our final presentation we used worklights and a cotton fabric screen to determine whether our proposal would work in full scale. The results were more than satisfactory

Day 5. We built a model of the initial site to experiment with lighting and shadows.

Session 5- Frame completed and hydraulics installed, minus the viscous liquid we are using as hydraulic fluid.

Day 4. We received news from our collaborators that they won't let us use the site for setting up our proposal, so my group rented a projector to test the functionality of our proposal.

Day 3. Every proposal was presented to the collaborators from Transport for Greater Manchester. Their enthusiasm motivated us .

Session 4- Through planing and sanding, we returned found wood to its original state. We used this to create the frame for the bench.

A final visualization of the main languages spoken by people on Oxford Road.

Session 3- Design stage. A proposed design of hydraulic piping keeping rope taut, allowing it to slowly sink to the ground if someone sits on it. SketchUp model.

Day 6: During our final session we presented our final ideas to the rest of the groups, landscape architects and residents of Sale. We also listened to the rest of the groups ideas which I felt helped greatly with any further projects we go on to do.

secret map was found inside a bottle and sends our pirate crew in search of native markings in manchester

//GREEN FINGERS
The bottom of the recycled jars has been drilled to allow drainage for the plants. Now the jars are suitable to be the pot for the plants. We were thought how to mix different soil for different plants.

Session 2- Model benches in deformed state

Session 2- Series of model benches exploring further ways of deforming.

Day 6: Final presentation

Session 1- Composite of brainstorming ideas for potential ways of changing shape.

Finished model reveals what lies beneath northern quarter

Our idea for Sale.

Day 2. After being grouped with 2 other people, we designed a proposal on how the space can be used.

Listening to every group's proposal was interesting for all of us. The locals were certainly very much inspired.

Day 1. We visited the site and made a space/circulation analysis.

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App screenshot.

Today we presented a collection of our ideas to residents from Sale. We proposed ways in which we could create semi-public spaces, used by everyone.

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App screenshot.

logo implication

pumping up

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App screenshot.

Final app with data layered.

Final presentation of urban growing intervention and information stand

Bottle with mushroom planted inside hung from the intervention

Information stand built and complete

Building the stand that will be used on the final day to act as an information point

Calm before the storm ! The installation begins...

The installation is nearing completion. Starting with the main structural components on wednesday we started hanging the hats on thursday. 1 day until show showtime

Testing final app.

and it can work outside too

Testing skills by creating simple game with GameSalad.

My final proposal sheet

Testing the rules of an interactive physical game.

//INFOGRAPHIC
Spray paint and several stencil was used to make the info graphics. The tree is the main drawing followed by facts about green issues. The info graphics can easily be use as interaction with the passers by.

bit drippy

Visualized data. Nationalities on Oxford road.

Collecting primary data on Oxford Road. First suggestions of visualization.

cylinders for hydraulics. free sand from building site!

Frame built

"Mapping-identifying relationships". Lecture about mapping and data collection by Ulysses Sengupta.

The concrete won't come out!

Precedent: Camden Bench
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drilling master

Joe.

We exhibited out proposal sheets on floor 6 of Chatham building on Wednesday 14th.

Getting our hands dirty, pouring in the mixture.

Final session: The bench in the courtyard.

Soaking up the sun.

People trying to erect shelter in All Saint's Park.

Perfect consistency.

//PLANTS
I was one of them that were in charge on choosing what plant that we are going to be using for the installation. This plants will be given to the passers by during the day of installation. Plants that are going to be picked has to be under this criteria, they have to be small, cheap and also suitable for indoors.

We used the third session to finalise our designs and make our a2 design proposal sheets

This is the perspective of my building in site 1.
I designed an Art Gallery which collects the best paintings and art work of students of the universities. It is called Newton Art Gallery and its purpose is to motivate students work and try harder. Also it is a tourist attraction to see and admire students' work.

Our second session was spent visiting both sites and sketching some initial ideas for our intervention. At this point I decided to design an outdoor restaurant at site 1, located in the Northern Quarter

//CONSTRUCTION
The wooden pallet was carefully chosen by us from the recycle pile in Hulme community garden and started on the construction. We started with covering up the empty surface of the wooden pallet with different wood that were deconstructed from other broken wooden pallet.

The presentation that started it all, looking at Lewerentz's brick work.

We present our work to Dr. David Haley and Mr. Edward Fox. Their feedback are very useful. Our design is too geometric. We should design the garden in a more organic layout as most of the Chinese garden are design in that way. We also have a chance to look at work of other group. The presentation of other group are inspiring.

Shelter folded. As it would be when packed to be deployed in disaster areas. It was essential that design was compact.

The bench in use.

Groups final central library sketches. Whilst creating these sketches we spent time watching the members of the urban sketching group draw the same building and took advice from them

Process of the building's design.
Here are the plans and a section of the building that give important information about the building.
1. plan of the ground floor
2. plan of the 1st floor
3. plan of the 2nd floor
4. plan of the underground floor
5. section

Final model completed. Individual cardboard panel measurements (1.1m by 1.1m) meant that we could not design as high as we wanted to. Otherwise, design came together well.

//PRESENTATION
We went to Hulme community garden to present our work. Helen one of the representative from the Hulme community garden helped us out on which design are we going to proceed on. She then guided us on how to combine all the ideas from for group and turned it into a hybrid.

Group 3 Final presentation

Final Presentation with collaborator

Final presentation

I used a special technique to the exterior of the building.
I placed colorful crystals which hang from the ceiling. I also added a lot of mirror windows in the facade of the building.
By this way it is created a play with the natural light which reflects on the mirror windows.
The result is very impressive and creates a unique colorful lighting in the place.

Day 6
The mushroom bottles were cut and hung from the structure and the presentation sheets were displayed.

Working out the chimney section to estimate the quantity of bricks needed.

Our first session was spent analysing the central library building through photographs and sketches. We used this time mainly to practice our quick sketching skills

Free hot drinks after the visit and presentation. The canteen/gathering area gives a countryside and home-like feelings to visitors.

Detailing out a standard pizza oven to estimate the quantity of fire bricks needed.

Constructing initial prototype to confirm measurements. A 'flat section' was created in the beginning to see whether it would fit together precisely. After this all we had to do was duplicate that section five times, and finally join them together.

Withington Treatment Centre, final proposal