EMOTIONS-EXPRESSIONS AND EXPERIENCES IN INTERIOR SPACE Nimisha Bohra UI5017
Random Checklist The exercise was to create a domain / random checklist and study system thinking through a topic - Cooking at home. Listing down all the elements and then categorizing it into different domains.
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Individual Impressions | System Thinking The aim of the exercise was to express what one infers from the term system thinking and then expressing it in your own way. SYSTEM THINKING B u t t e r fl y e ff e c t w a s a d o c t o r a l t h e s i s w r i t t e n i n 1 9 6 3 b y E d w a rd L o re n z a n d i t w a s p re s e n t e d t o t h e N e w Yo r k A c a d e m y o f S c i e n c e s , l a u g h e d o u t o f t h e p l a c e . I t ’s c r a z y, t h e b u t t e r fl y e ff e c t s t a t e d t h a t a b u t t l e r fl y c o u l d fl a p i t s w i n g s on one side of the world and set molecules of the air in motion that moved other molecules of the air that would evemtually move other molecules of the air that could e v e n t u a l l y c re a t e a h u r i c a n e o n t h e o t h e r s i d e o f t h e p l a n e t . Ye s , t h i s w a s i n t e re s t i n g , a n d b e c a u s e i t w a s i n t e re s t i n g , i t h u n g a ro u n d f o r v e r i n u r b a n l e g e n d m o v i e s a n d b o o k s u n t i l fi n a l l y, p h y s i c s p ro f e s s o r s i n n i n e t i e s p ro v e d t h a t t h e b u t t e r fl y e ff e c t w a s a c c u r a t e a n d v i a b l e . I t w o r k e d e v e r y t i m e , n o t j u s t with butterflie but with any form of moving matter including people. T h i s e ff e c t i s n o w k n o w n a s t h e L a w o f s e n s i t i v e d e p e n d e n c e on initial conditions.
E V E RY T H I N G Y O U D O , M AT T E R S . E v e r y m o v e y o u m a k e , every action you take matters. Not just you, you family or your hometown, but everything you do matters to all of us h e re f o re , v e r a n d t h e g e n e r a t i o n s t h a t a re y e t t o c o m e . C o n s i d e r i n g h o w e v e n a s m a l l b u t t e r fl y c a n a ff e c t t h e whole system, our each move can actually make significant changes on this planet. And this theory applies to each and every aspect of our lives.
This can happen in the feild of design as well. C o n s i d e r c o m i n g h o m e f ro m a re a l l y t i r i n g d a y o n l y t o s e e that you mother cooked something you hate the most w h e re i n s h e p ro m i s e d t o m a k e y o u r f a v o r i t e d i s h . T h i s ends up in a fight between you two. She could not p re a p re t h e d i s h b e c a u s e s h e d i d n o t w e n t t o b u y t h e i n g re d i e n t s a s t h e re w a s n o p e t ro l i n t h e s c o o t y. Yo u s k i p dinner and went on to sleep. With that heavy heart, you c o u l d n ’t s l e e p a l l n i g h t l o n g a n d w a k e u p h a l f s l e e p y t h e n e x t d a y. Yo u g o t o o f fi c e a n d g o t t o k n o w t h a t y o u h a v e a c l i e n t m e e t i n g . Yo u w e re t o p re p a re a p re s e n t a t i o n t h e o t h e r d a y, b u t b e c a u s e o f t h e d r a m a , i t a l l v a n i s h e d . Yo u s o m e h o w m a n a g e t o c o m p l e t e t h e p re s e n t a t i o n a n d p re s e n t i t t o t h e c l i e n t . T h e c l i e n t c o m i n g i n i s a l l f u s s y and subborn. While the discussion, the client happens to d i s a g re e s a t a c e r t a i n p o i n t b e c a u s e o f w h i c h y o u e n d u p w i t h a h e a t e d u p a r g u m e n t l e a d i n g t o l o s i n g t h e p ro j e c t . N o w, y o u s e e h o w o n e f o o d s t e p o f m o o d s p o i l i n g c o u l d actually end up. C o n s i d e r, t h a t a f t e r y o u h a d a fi g h t w i t h y o u m o m , y o u r friend calls after long time which cheers your mood up. A l l t h e c o n s e c u t i v e re a c t i o n s w o u l d h a v e c h a n g e d . This is what system thinking to me is. A system in w h i c h o u r o n e s t e p c o u l d a ff e c t a l o t o t h e r p e o p l e i n various aspects. Thus, making us alter our thoughts in a c c o rd a n c e t o o t h e r s i s w h e re s y s t e m t h i n k i n g c o m e s i n .
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SYSTEM THINKING SYSTEM THINKING SYSTEM : Anything which involves contribution of y toh itnhgi n w tShYaSn ToEnMe :o rA n tw g sh iicshai nsvyosltveems . c o n t r i b u t i o n o f than one or two things is a system. THINKING : Our thoughts THINKING : Our thoughts To g e t h e r w h e n i n d i v i d u a l e n i t y w h i c h a re p a r t o f a Toogr ke t thaekri nwgh ienn ci o nd i deuraalt ieonni ttyh ew hciocnhs ae re w n si vi d q u epnacr te so foaf k ntsa ki si nS g Yi nS TcEoM n sTi dHeIrNaK t i IoNnGt.h e c o n s e q u e n c e s o f awcotri o actions is SYSTEM THINKING.
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E V E RY T H I N G Y O U D O , M AT T E R S . E v e r y m o v e y o u m a k e , , M eEvVeErRY y aTcH t i IoNnGy oYuO U t a kDeOm a tAT t e rTsE. RNSo.t Ej uvsetr yy omuo, vyeo uy ro uf am ai l ky eo, r e r yh aocmt ieotno wy o . Ny o tu j d u sot m y oa u r faalm yeov u n ,u bt a u kt ee vmear yt t eh ri ns g t t,e yr so ut o l oi l fy uosr u r , hf o m g nyso tuh adto am l l eo.f u s hy o e re reev teor wann,dbtuhte egve nr yetrhaitni o rea tyteetr st ot oc oa m h e re , f o re v e r a n d t h e g e n e r a t i o n s t h a t a re y e t t o c o m e . It is the dynamism of the interconnectedness syn I teitswteheen dt yh n t enrtci oonnanlem c ti n e d noef sas bseyi n g b e ai m n tiusim t i oonf at lh/ei ni nt e wi enegnat hc el o si netdu il o t ioopn.a l / i n t e n t i o n a l m i n d o f a b e i n g fboertm forming a closed loop. I t i s s i m i l a r t o w h a t b u t t e r fl y e ff e c t i n n a t u re w o r k s . I t i s s i m i l a r t o w h a t b u t t e r fl y e ff e c t i n n a t u re w o r k s . C o n s i d e r i n g h o w e v e n a s m a l l b u t t e r fl y c a n a ff e c t Ch oo n lsei dseyrsi nt egmh,oowu re veeanc ha m sm w o vael l cbaunt t e a rcflt yu acl al yn ma affkeec t hn o il fiecsaynst t ec m swi g h a, noguers eoanc ht hm i sopv lea nceatn. a c t u a l l y m a k e s ingdn itfihci as ntth ce h A o ar yn gaepsp loi ens t thoi sepalcahn eatn. d e v e r y a s p e c t lAi vneds .t h i s t h e o r y a p p l i e s t o e a c h a n d e v e r y a s p e c t lives.
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So, whenever we make a decision/ move/ action, it is a ki cee ab d ea cu i ssi oe ni /t smeoffveec/ t aocnt i ouns , mi ti gi sh t b e iSmop, owr thaenntetvoe rt hwi nek mt w ec o rl teasnst bt o i nukl dt waiffceecbt et c t m o ne nuds om h t hbeer si m e epm utth co h ae ussyes ti tesme iffne tcre u si g o s eaeym w s .l e s s b u t c o u l d a ff e c t t h e s y s t e m i n t re m e n d o u s o t h e r woa,y sTa . l k t o g e t h e r, w a l k t o g e t h e r, a c t w i t h o n e m i n d . S S o , Ta l k t o g e t h e r, w a l k t o g e t h e r, a c t w i t h o n e m i n d .
Use and User Study The exercise was to create a domain / random checklist and study system thinking through a topic - Cooking at home. Listing down all the elements and then categorizing it into different domains.
Site Analysis | Hurwitz Gallery (Ahmedabad)
Case Study 1 Hazelwood School Designer: Gordon Murray + Alan Dunlop Location: Glasgow, Scotland
Emotions Expressions & Experiences - A Systems approach
Built: 2007 Theme: Visual, sound, tactile clues
About the project Hazelwood is a state school for the teaching of life skills to children and young people with severe and highly complex needs. It sits in a park land setting within a clearly defined neighbourhood and building conservation area, to the south of Glasgow. The design focuses on creating a safe, stimulating environment for students and staff.
Inference: In this project, the natural and artificial components enter into a dialectical relationship, maximising the input of multi-sensory information to the users. In addition to this, it provides a space full of rich surprises and changing spatial experiences, always in close relationship with the natural realm and its elements. Also, the provision of a general, intuitive framework for the creation of space, ensures the orientation of the senses and cognitive impulses. Sinuous plan, strong internal circulation, intuitive wayfinding system, mobility, Faculty of Design
Monsoon 2020
Nimisha Bohra I Code UI5017
Case Study 2 Novo Nordisk Corporate Centre Designer: Henning Larsen Architects Location: 2880 BagsvĂŚrd, Denmark
Emotions Expressions & Experiences - A Systems approach
Built: 2013 Theme: Light, Shadows, and Slow Dynamics
About the project The corporate centre is inspired by the complex insulin molecule. The helix structures of the molecule have inspired the round shape of the building and the spiralling, inner staircase with dynamic, white balconies in the atrium. It has aimed at creating synergy between employees across professional fields and between employees and guests from all over the world.
Play of light by creating skylights at various angles
Artificial lighting system
Inference: The architecture is characterized by clean simple lines with play of light- natural as well as arti ficial. This play of light intrigues the sense of peace and clamness in oneself. Helical structure, circular shape, movements and flows, colour temperatures, skylights that poetically disperse daylight into the space, ornamentation, tectonics, rhythms
Faculty of Design
Monsoon 2020
Nimisha Bohra I Code UI5017
Client Study Tectona Grandis is a reflection of passion, creating 100% teak wood furniture and products to ensure a strong yet classy finish to their product. Given below are some of the ideals followed by tectona grandis which make one of a kind.
- One of a kind - Functional - Rightly designed - Sustainable - Durable - Details - Easy to maintain - Long Lasting - Simple - Significant
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- One of a kind Lines, curves, planes --Functionality - Just rightly designed Wood, metal, fabric --Sustainable, long lasting - Durable, easy to maintain Purpose and form --Lines, curves. planes - Wood, metal, fabric Balancing --Simple yet signiďŹ cant - Details - Highlighting the furniture - Purpose and form - Balance and not the space - Highlighting the fur niture and not the space. Interactive - Interactive
Design brief and program requirements CLIENT BRIEF TECTONA GRANDIS FURNITURE is a brand which has emerged with a view to introduce sturdy, visually appealing yet contemporary furniture for the current market. It is a reflection of their passion, creating 100% teak wood furniture and products to ensure a strong yet classy finish to the products. They believe in creating something which is simple yet significant. PROJECT To design an exhibition space to display furniture with very few extra elements. A space that is pleasant and welcoming, simple and crisp. PROBLEM STATEMENT To design an exhibition sapce with an idea of creating space inside a space. A space which contains small spaces planned in a way so as to not to break the notion of it being very longitudinal and one directional. A space that is enhanced by introducing shringar, karuna, adbhut and veer ras in combination with sensory factors of the space. CLIENT REQUIREMENTS -Highlighting the furniture and not the space. -Interactive display. -Instead of keeping single furniture pieces, each furniture must be kept in synergy with the other. -The purpose of the exhibition is to sell maximum products. -Space should be pleasant and welcoming. -less is more TARGET AUDIENCE Designers or big brands with whom they wish to collaborate to expand their business, known clients, students from similar background, general public.
Product Analysis
Concept The initial idea was to not break the linearity of the space. To achieve that a parallel display was planned with a central movement zone.
After client study and introduction of their requirements (a warm, cosy and a homely space), the decision to break the spaces into four zones and assigning each zone a space was made. This layout was decided on, as it was to be made an interactive exhibition space.
Starting with the entrance, an introductory display with a graffiti behind was planned in order to create a strong first impression. It has a small booklet which speaks of Tectona Grandis Furniture.
Further moving into the space, introduction to intensity was focused on. Intensity in terms of amount as well as it’s impact. In order to do that, arches were introduced with the idea that Tectona is about lines and curves, thus combining the two forms to make one. They also became the backdrop for furniture display. Increasing intensity was expressed with the increased number of furniture pieces that were displayed against the 3 arches from entry to exit and was also with a heavy and light display on left and right side. Colour of the arches were selected on the basis of emotions it is to impart in that zone, i.e. yellow: adbhut ras, black: to break from the adbhut ras and just express veer ras which by default is beautifully imparted by the furniture pieces, and blue: yet again building on the paused adbhut ras experience.
Other small elements like plants and candles were introduced to trigger the senses, thereby creating a warm, welcoming vibe just like home. Carpets, Lamps and lighting systems helped bring life to the space.
The whole experience was summed up as a person move towards the end where one on one interaction with the designer helps him/ her to know why Tectona is different and better than the others. It is then, that they know, what they just experienced is not something to ponder on for a while but to cherish daily.
Final Concept - 9.6.5 theory application
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T h e e n t r a n c e a re a i s m o re l i k e a n i n t r i d u c t i o n space thus it has a feeling of oneness as it is h e re that everynody comes to a hault.
Z o n e 1 i . e t h e y e l l o w a rc h c re a t e s i t s o w n s p a c e m o re l i k e a s p a c e e n c l o s e d b e t w e e n a ro u n d b r a c k e t a n d a s q u a re b r a c k e t ( - - - - - ] . T h i s s e l f c re a t e d s p a c e e x p re s s e s a d b h u t r a s . Some small elements like the plants that omit a particular fragrance, carpets of speciďŹ c colour combinations and the lighting system adds tot he w h o l e a m b i e n c e o f t h e s p a c e , t h u s c re a t i n g a c o m b i n a t i o n a d b h u t a n d v e e r r a s t o c re a t e a l o n g lasting personal experience. H e re t h e b o l d n e s s o f y e l l o w i s b a l a n c e d w i t h l i g h t f u r n i t u re d i s p l a y ( s i n g l e p i e c e s ) .
T h e h a t c h e d c i rc l e s a re t h e b re a t h i n g s p a c e o f t h e g a l l e r y. These pockets helps give a few seconds to a person to tranlate o n e s e l f f ro m o n e z o n e t o t h e other without losing onto the essence of the p re v i o u s experience. Thus become t h re s h o l d s o f t h e g a l l e r y.
Z o n e 2 i . e t h e b l a c k b r i c k a rc h c e r a t e s a s p a c e t h a t b e c o m e s a b re a k d o w n s p a c e o f t h e g a l l e r y. I t i s m o re l i k e a s p a c e w h e re a p e r s o n i s j u s t s o o v e r w h e l m e d w i t h t h e d i s p l a y e d f u r n i t u re , b o l d colours and contrasting combinations that by the t i m e o n e t r a n s i t s f ro m z o n e 1 h i s p a s t e x p e r i e n c e of adbhut ras is at a pause. Soon he/she passes zone 2, they play back their experience of adbhut ras, one that they experienced in zone 1 and thus t a k e a w a y w i t h t h e m a n e x p e r i e n c e w h i c h s t a y s f ro long.
Z o n e 3 i . e t h e b l u e a rc h h a s a v e r y l i g h t a n d h o m e l y a t m o s p h e re b a l a n c e d w i t h b u l k d i s p l a y o f f u r n i t u re pieces which yet again evokes the adbhut ras. The s e l e c t i o n o f f u r n i t u re i s s u c h t h a t i t i s i n re l a t i o n t o t h e o t h e r p i e c e s s o a s t o c re a t e o n e s p a c e , h e re a l i v i n g ro o m . B y t h e t i m e p e r s o n w a l k p a s t t h e b l u e a rc h , h e / s h e e n t e r s t h e i n t e r a c t i o n c o r n e r w h e re the designer himself engages the audience in his t a l k s a b o u t h i s f u r n i t u re t h a t o n e i s s u b m e r g e d i n the ďŹ neness and uniqueness of his work that he/she is left with no option other than being amazed.
Material and Colour palatte
Planters and scented candles for a comforting ambience
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Plan with zoomed in details of vertical elements in the space
Final plan and section with concept description The idea behind creating the arches was to show the increase in intensity in the space. Also, these arches form the backdrop for furniture display. The yellow colour creates an atmosphere of warmth and coziness and its placement in the entrance is justified because from the outside, with the black brick wall, the contrast of yellow catches the person’s eye passing by the gallery hence inviting him inside. Black brick evokes the feeling of boldness, which slowly translates into peace and calmness as one move to the third arch which is blue in colour. At the end, an interaction corner in semi-isolation, for designer to interact with his clients or visitors. The increasing intensity in the space is shown by the majorly two things: 1. Increase in the size of arches; 2. Increasing number of displayed furniture pieces. This heavy side of the space is balanced by the light display of furniture on the opposite wall. Thus creating a harmony in the gallery.
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Introductory Display | The karma chair ( from where tectona’s journey started ) displayed on a shelf against a 3D backdrop graphic of the tree rings that is symbolic of the brand Tectona Grandis. It represents the core/ roots of this established brand. Also, at the edge of the ring is an incense burner with chilled -out music allowing you to give yourself time and space away from the hassles of everyday living. This effect of good aromas, helps raise serotonin in the brain.
Hanging partition | Made of wooden plates, brass rods and fabric forming tectona’s logo. These are the three main materials that are used by the designer to design his furniture. Coming together of these three materials and forming tectona’s logo is expressive enough for one to know what Tectona grandis furniture stands for. Also, the diffused yellow light through the cloth brings the homely, cozy feeling and warmth in the space.
Description Boards | Between the arches there are boards hung on the wall for people to who
wish to know about the furniture that is displayed. These boards have description of the furniture, it’s specifications, uniques qualities it holds and contact details. These boards are strategically placed so that one must sit on the nearby furniture while he/ she reads through it, thus indirectly experiencing the furniture piece.
Vintage screen/ room divider | These screens are on the right side of the entrance door. They
become the backdrop for the benches that are displayed against it and also helps to block the overall view of the gallery. It’s partial visibility attracts the visitors since the background colours are very striking, thus letting them experience the furniture and then to move around and look at the exhibition.
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