row design

i did give a folder with all info, incl. high res version of aerial photo, dwg to Farai to put on the public folder on Monday, here is a back up version...

this is the layout template send to farai + put in the public folder, as indesign document

link to layout samples

http://swchuarchitect.blogspot.com/search/label/teaching%202006%20TU%20Delft%3A%20research

single sites/ you will need to zoom in for the various edge conditions (image 2nd page top right corner)

site index for cover page

indesign template

will be emailed shortly to Farai and Tumi, with the request to put it on the public folder.

I set up a master page and a document with 12 double pages+cover page. 

Please use the cover page for a short description of your area and the areal photo with the frames. In addition I post the areal photographs for each frame here. Make use of it.

The elements from the masterpage will be locked on the pages, here is how to unlock them to fill with your content:

How do you unlock the master items in the regular document

command-shift and click the object on mac and control-shift click on pc

The text in red in an explanation for you and needs to be erased.

You can use sketches on the 2nd page, should you have not been able to photograph. 
Remember to move the indesign document ALWAYS with the images linked to it. Create a folder where ind doc + the images are placed. If you separate the two, the images will be not printed or very low quality. 

Please make a copy of all your sketches and attach them to the work. (As you might edit out important details...)

amazing illustration/ mapping of the (previously) existing

http://www.crackajack.de/2013/04/16/city-of-anarchy-kowloon-walled-city-illustrated/

http://www.tonybuzan.com/about/mind-mapping/

A Mind Map is a powerful graphic technique which provides a universal key to unlock the potential of the brain. It harnesses the full range of cortical skills – word, image, number, logic, rhythm, colour and spatial awareness – in a single, uniquely powerful manner. In so doing, it gives you the freedom to roam the infinite expanses of your brain. The Mind Map can be applied to every aspect of life where improved learning and clearer thinking will enhance human performance.

http://www.tonybuzan.com/about/mind-mapping/

7 Steps to Making a Mind Map

1. Start in the CENTRE of a blank page turned sideways. Why? Because starting in the centre gives your Brain freedom to spread out in all directions and to express itself more freely and naturally.

2. Use an IMAGE or PICTURE for your central idea. Why? Because an image is worth a thousand words and helps you use your Imagination. A central image is more interesting, keeps you focussed, helps you concentrate, and gives your Brain more of a buzz!

3. Use COLOURS throughout. Why? Because colours are as exciting to your Brain as are images. Colour adds extra vibrancy and life to your Mind Map, adds tremendous energy to your Creative Thinking, and is fun!

4. CONNECT your MAIN BRANCHES to the central image and connect your second- and third-level branches to the first and second levels, etc. Why? Because your Brain works by association. It likes to link two (or three, or four) things together. If you connect the branches, you will understand and remember a lot more easily.

5. Make your branches CURVED rather than straight-lined. Why? Because having nothing but straight lines is boring to your Brain.

6. Use ONE KEY WORD PER LINE. Why Because single key words give your Mind Map more power and flexibility.

Use IMAGES throughout. Why Because each image, like the central image, is also worth a thousand words. So if you have only 10 images in your Mind Map, it’s already the equal of 10,000 words of notes!

basic mind map information

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mind_map

time + equipment

we meet at 8.15 in the bubble, the bus leaves at 8.30

we will not wait.

bring pencil and paper,
a visual recording device if you feel fine using it (you can leave bags in the restaurant should you change your mind)and an open mind.see you there

documents will be printed out and handed to groups (of six students each - they have to be mixed in gender and race, i will take the liberty to mix up, should this not be the case)

18.4.2013 - tasks

fieldwork Rosettenville/ La Rochelle 18.4.2013

groupwork

people, perception and prejudice

find 5 different people in the area allocated to you who live in Rosettenville and record their personal history and their spaces. find 5 different people who do NOT live in Rosettenville and record their perception of the area.

questions

where are you from?

what do you do in Rosettenville/ La Rochelle?

where do you live?
how do you live?

with whom? what type of space: house, apartment, room

how much rent to you pay?

how long have you lived here?

did you move? if so, why?

where do you work?

what do you think about the place?

do you feel safe?

what do you think about the park?

what do you wish for the park?

do you use the public pool?

how do you get around?

what is your biggest fear in the area?

what do you like?

ask if you can take a portrait of the person, otherwise take a photo or make a sketch of the place where you met them. print this A4 portrait. type questions and answers out on a word document. A4 portrait.

edge conditions

document the different edge conditions in Rosettenville/ La Rochelle on your allocated area, min 2 different ones per person, 12 per groups, see template for representation, try to find out as much information about the situation as you can, why it looks like it does, how it operates, who manages it,   page size A4 portrait

individual work

you

produce a mental map of your first visit to Rosttenville/ La Rochelle ( A3 landscape)

pin up Monday 22.4.2013 2pm

email from jen

Dear Kiki,

I went to site today for a few hours to chat to the park communities that were out and about, and spent a lot of time in the park area and chatting to the dudes in the small park - who are mostly well educated and extremely friendly, and will help the students.

• - most were incredibly friendly and seemed well educated and some had lived in the area for over 15 years, so two dudes (Marshall and one other) should be at the Old Ouens on Thursday to act as guides and in return I'll shout them lunch.
• - there were a group of men gambling but the bigger group told us not to approach them and they would disseminate info.
• - some are very anxious about no pictures - I think because of the foreign issue, so please reinforce to the students NO pictures, even from a distance, without asking first.
• - the Region F buildings are happy to accept the students,
• - the older dude with white hair and the dog is apparently a refuge/refugee place, i have his bosses contact details and will try to get permission to access.
• I didn't get a chance to knock on the houses, I'm sure it will be fine, but the park dudes feel that some houses have dubious activities, I'll stick with the groups on that side.

Boet at Old Ouens, the pub/restaurant on the lake, is more than happy to host the students, and he appreciates if they can all buy a drink each.

Can you please print the attached fliers for the students to carry to give to people should they have queries (3 to a page so please guillotine).

Flyers will be distributed on Thursday morning. ki

outstanding marks

Play: House

598802        45        45
601658        55        50/45 
554163        50/55   50/55
335942        55         -
556337        50        50
533659        55         -
564540        45        55
464437        55        50
598345        50/55   55  
571226        60        60
557082        60        60
566436        55        50
485724        50/55   55
537548        45        45
686187        50        55
686284        55        55
598921        55        55
600395        50        50
679104        40         -
558994        50/55   50
350953        55        55
0705989V   60        60

And the only timber project
541478       56

comments analysis

please check the comments on the wall as well, they are often repetitive

that's why we summarized them here.

the marks are provisional and go either way, up or down, depending on what you decide to correct. the amount of work (number of buildings analyzed) has not influenced the mark given yet, but will do int he final calculation. one group has submitted 58 concept drawings, this means, the material must be there. the banners still need to be marked. 

light & size

submitted on monday: 48/ 60

provisional mark 58 -

• Put gradient from light to dark in key
• Show airflow as wavy arrow
• Ensure consistency of visuals across group
• In certain examples, roof-lights were missed, look at the drawings and photos of the documented houses.

circulation+threshold

submitted on monday: 43/ 60

provisional mark 58 –

- threshold not differentiated enough, public + private does also apply to different rooms in the house

- inside+outside spaces often neglected

- at times, the arrangement of units on the site plan shows important thresholds, these are not included

- colorcode, font + size of tiles not consistent

- vertical+horizontal circulation not always well represented

- thresholds/zones indicated in sections should have names

context & cost

submitted on monday: 53/ 60

provisional mark 60-

• Key works well but you need to highlight better i.e don't just make outline bold use colour to show the surroundings (industrial, city, suburb, countryside) and the type of inhabitants (family, single etc)
• If no cost estimate (social, entry level, luxury)
• no borders on photo images
• highlight/ outline the site/ building on the aerial photo
• erase google logo etc where necessary
• group to use colours consistently
• Another thing to consider in terms of context  is whether the houses are case study/ model units, social housing, private developments etc.
• Also consider some types might cater for the extended family (including grandparents etc)

concept

submitted on monday: 58/ 60

provisional mark 58-

• Less text more illustrations
• Looks good, but missing in depth content
• draw a diagram of what is said in text, can't just rely on words
• Find underlying principle, the key generator of the design (this may be evident at a site level, may be about form, may be specifically about planning or about light for instance) find the right drawing ( site plan, plan, section, axo) and scale to show the ideas
• Light cone is illegible in certain drawings and incorrect in others.

adaptabilty

submitted on monday: 50/ 60

provisional mark 55-

at times before + after is missing

growth is not illustrated or understood properly in the samples that where designed to grow (chile+kliptown)

colors in legend do not correspond to colors in diagrams

scale not consistent ( example siza, klaus en kaan)

at times the adapted plans show no change (nofels, austria)

format changed (holzbox)

façade/ composition

submitted on monday: 47/ 60

provisional mark 55-

use different fonts

did not follow template at times ( size of logo, font, color)

different scales for no appearant reason

image of wrong building (andre lucrat, vienna werkbund)

index of spatial organization + façade analysis difficult to understand ( relevance)

at times there is no analysis (arne jacobsen)

you did not include sections or find another way to include depths on the façade, like build in balconies, hanging balconies, bay windows, overhangs etc

structure + material

submitted on monday: 34/ 60

provisional mark 45-

poor submission 

colorcode not consistent with colors used in diagrams

materials often printed as grey box

disgrams generally difficult read, not indexed properly

...

analysis/ row samples

all (!) work has to be left up in the foyer till friday
history will be marked that day
design marks will be adjusted that day
expect provisional marks and comments for the analysis
(not the banners yet)
this morning, you can complete/ update your submissions

after marking on friday, 
the work will move to the studio as reference wall 
for the design project and pinned up in chronological order
...

kliptown link for context group

http://informalcity.co.za/kliptown-2

please remind me to give you the costs today at wits.

Kliptown text

The Kliptown housing workshop was an initiative funded by Urban Dynamics /CoJ Housing Department (JDA) within the larger urban design framework for the future development of Kliptown by ASM Architects and Urban Designers and Cohen Judin Architects. The idea was to develop alternative strategies to the ‘one house-one plot’ RDP model. blacklines designed a unit that starts ‘top-down’ and provides a first floor with a habitable roof, that can be completed on ground level according to budget, timeframe and needs of the owner. The unit can be free standing, semi-detached and transform into a row house, expanding further on the ground floor over time, depending on context and site.