Alecia Camp

HOW CAN WE CONNECT TO SPACE TEMPORARILY? exploring the intimacy between body and space alecia camp | spring 2020

the overview

This work examines how the body interacts within small, human-scale, temporary spaces through multiple disciplines including fashion, art, and architecture and how this led to this interior exploration of a body tent.

This small scale space emphasizes the apertures and lighting of the interior. The scale is designed for the body and the space that it occupies in a variety of forms. Flexibility, collapsibility, and connectivity of the space drove the design to the manipulation of a single unit. The endless connection possibilities provides customization to create personal or shared spaces to pop up in any context.

the body studies explorations of how the body creates space when confined

the investigation how to create space you carry with you

the considerations scale form materiality apertures

the constraints body scale collapsibility materiality

NEEDS TO FOLD UP TO CARRY 1 1/4”

2’

2’ HOW CAN THE PIECES BEGIN TO WRAP THE BODY?

DETERMINING THE UNIT AND SCALE

the constraints body scale collapsibility materiality

THE PIECE

STRUCTURED PIECES WITH BENDABLE CONNECTORS 1/4”

WOOL FELT

1’x4”

1/2”

CUT SUBSTRATE

1/2”

SUBSTRATE

2’

2’

THE CONNECTOR

WOOL FELT

1/2” 1’

1’

the possibilities

the kits

THE PERSONAL KIT

THE DOUBLE KIT

16 PIECES 24 CONNECTORS

32 PIECES 36 CONNECTORS

2.5’

1.5’

2’

THE FORMS

2’

2’

THE FORMS

2’

the journey

CARRY

UNPACK

ASSEMBLE

LAY OUT PIECES

OCCUPY

form 01 wrapping overhead

12 PIECES 18 CONNECTORS

32.5”

53”

PLAN

BUILD

34.5” 24”

34.5”

ELEVATION

66”

SECTION

form 01 wrapping overhead

LOOKING THROUGH THE SIDES

PRIVACY FROM ABOVE

GAZING UP WHILE READING

+

form 02 wrapping behind

+

12 PIECES 20 CONNECTORS

35.25”

PLAN

BUILD

34.5”

ELEVATION

45.25”

20”

27.75”

25.5”

SECTION

form 02 wrapping behind

GAZING UP WHILE READING

SITTING WITHIN

form 03 +

wrapping around

16 PIECES 18 CONNECTORS

48”

48”

BUILD

53”

53”

PLAN

SECTION

34.5” 24”

ELEVATION

27.75”

SECTION

66”

form 03 wrapping around

READING WITHIN

NAPPING WITHIN

form 04 angled above

16 PIECES 14 CONNECTORS

49.25”

51.25”

PLAN

BUILD

34.5”

14”

34.5”

ELEVATION

SECTION

48”

form 04 angled above

EXPERIENCE INSIDE

WORKING WITHIN

form 05 shared space

32 PIECES 34 CONNECTORS

BUILD

PLAN

60”

70”

ELEVATION

SECTION

form 05 shared space

TALKING WITH FRIENDS

SHARING A SPACE WITH FRIENDS

the potential places the airport

GAZING UP

LOOKING OUT AT YOUR SURROUNDINGS

the potential places the park

GAZING OUTWARD

GAZING UP

the many customizations

pack up your kit to go