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POINT, LINE, PLANE- FROM TWO DIMENSION TO THREE DIMENSION MUSIC HOUSE- MODELS FUSION MOTIF

DIGITAL DRAWING- SPACE COMPLEX

DIGITAL DRAWING- MATHEMATIC FORM

PARAMETRIC BUILDING SYSTEM- CASE STUDY OF TOKYO AOYAMA

FORM EVOLUTION- GRASSHOPPER ANIMATION

WIND PAVILLION-VR INTERACTION IN DESIGN

DRAGONBOT- CREATE MICROCLIMATE ABOVE THE HINMAN COURTYARD

BUZZ STATION- BUS STOP ON GEORGIA TECH CAMPUS OFFICE BUILDING CONSTRUCTION IN BOSTON- ARCHITECTURE STRUCTURE MEP

EXPERIENTIAL INTIMACY- A PLAY WITH VIRTUAL REALITY HOLOLENS REBAR REVIVAL- TRASH TO TREASURE

KITCHEN SAFETY OF OLDER ADULTS- ELDERS’ UNIVERSAL KITCHEN RESEARCH

BREAKING THE BOX- CONFINED SPACE X REBELLIOUS MOVEMENT

FROM TWO DIMENSION TO THREE DIMENSION

Course: Core Studio I

Instructor: Charles Rudolph Fall 2020

This exercise begins a sequence of exploratory activities in abstraction involving photography, drawing, and modelmaking. Each part of the sequence will derive from the one before it and apply both translations, which include a photo to sketch, drawing to model, and iteration, which involves making multiples). In each step of the sequence of design explorations. The following conditions are present in work:

DIFFERENCE / REPETITION FIGURE / FIELD CENTER / EDGE MOVEMENT / STASIS TENSION / REPOSE OPEN / CLOSED

The exploration involves selecting three photos from the group of nine and undergoing a translation process into a line-based drawing, one for each image. The media used for the pictures is a soft drawing pencil. Each illustration is 6” x 6” square on Bristol paper. Experiment using the iterative method, using tracing paper in overlays to test visual and compositional ideas. Use various lines’ values to achieve depth, transition, variety, etc. Experiment with compositions refers to the list of “dualities”.

The final stage is a translation from two-dimensional drawings to three- dimensional model. Transforming the abstractions of lines and spaces on the flat paper surface to the construction of characters that shape space is a step into architecture–although the critical dialogue of abstraction is maintained and intensified.

PHOTOGRAPHY, DRAWING, MODEL #2 PAINTING AS SITE

THE SOLUTION TO “KIT OF PARTS”

This corner park aims to provide a seggregated and tranquil space in the center of downtown city. The outside high wall ensures the pri-vate-intimate interior space. All long and thin kit of parts functions for tectonic use. The paths which lead to the center activity spaces are narrow just so the a sense of mystery is increased when travers-ing through the paths. An open large courtyard in the center is open for public gathering, and two smaller chambers for priviate gathering are parallel to each other. The pavillion-like structures casts a good amount of shades and shelters for visitors.

MUSIC HOUSE

MODELS FUSION MOTIF

Course: Core Studio

Instructor: Charles Rudolph Fall 2020

Brief Introduction

This project combines previous models No. 2 and 3, and the site is Lancaster Community Park, Millersville Pike, Lancaster, PA, 1.5 miles and 8 minutes driving to Fulton Theatre for the final design. The model for the corner park is to be rotated 90 degrees. The “ground” becomes a vertical wall. The wall is altered but remains a structural entity that supports stairs and floors. The House negotiates the given forms and spaces of the site. The House aims to provide a comfortable living space for Broadway actors/actresses to spend their vacations, hold after-parties, and socialize with his/her friends.

The highlight of the House is an interior stage at the negative four level and an outdoor stage on the ground level connected by a circulation through the backstage. The backstage in between the circulation is a versatile space that could function as a place for make-up, storage, socializing, and a transitional space to the upper level.

MODEL #3 KIT OF PARTS

INTERIOR, EXTERIOR RENDERS

PROJECTIVE GEOMETREY DIGITAL DRAWING

Motif: Libeskind “Micromegas” Drawing

SPACE COMPLEX

Course: Media and Modeling

Instructor: Harris Dimitropoulos

Spring 2020

SURFACE CURVATURE ANALYSIS- A FLYING KITE TRIANGULAR WAVING

A square is deformed into a ripply surface.This dynamic surface resembles a flying kite- the kite flies on a windy day. The colors vary with the degree of curvature, and the highest degree of curvature on the kite is colored in blue.

MATHEMATIC FORMS I

Course: Media and Modeling II

Instructor: James Park

Spring 2020

In contrast to the soft surface of the kite, a sharp hollow pentagonal ring is morphed into the surface. By virtue of the wavy surface, the shape of the pentagon becomes dutile.The blue and orange seggregate the surface into a “hot zone” and a “cold zone”.

In contrast to the soft surface of the kite, a sharp hollow triangular ring is morphed into the surface. By virtue of the wavy surface, the shape of the triangle becomes dutile.The color gradient from orange to yellow is harmoniously displayed on the structure.

Calla Lily symbolizes magnificant beauty. It is exquisite: even when it is full-blown, its outer petal strives upward.

Construct Point

X: ((a*cos(u))*sin(v))

Y: ((a*sin(u))*sin(v))

Z: (a*(cos(v)+log(tan((0.5*v)))))+(b*u)

This is a Turbo blade spinning in a fluctuating motion. The motion trail of the sharp rim creates a drapery pattern.

Construct Point

X: v*cos(u)

Y: v*sin(u)

Z: a*cos(b*u-v)

Nature produces elegant and organic geometry. A small creature has a marvelous universe and its center.

Construct Point

X: (1+cos(u/2)*sin(v)-sin(u/2)*sin(2*v))*cos(u)

Y: (1+cos(u/2)*sin(v)- sin(u/2)*sin(2*v))*sin(u)

Z: sin(u/2)*sin(v)+ cos(u/2)*sin(2*v)

MATHEMATIC FORMS II

Course: Media and Modeling II

Instructor: James Park

Spring 2020

PARAMETRIC BUILDING SYSTEM

PRADA AOYAMA CASE STUDY

Course: Media and Modeling III

Instructor: James Park

Location: Shanghai, China

Collaborator:

Yining Chen- Elevation Presentation+ Diagrid Analysis

Richard Fridy- Plan Presentation+ Interior Structure

Patricia Rangel- Section Presentation+

Shanghai Jiading Jiaxi Blower Limited Company (Manufacturer)

Spring 2020

This project aims first to explore the animation plugin in grasshopper, then flex an intricate Spatial Instrument in GH, utilizing dynamic analytical approaches for geometric construction and parametric operation. The limit of digital volume is 25m x 25m x 25m. In the volume, develop operable mechanisms that afford numerous modes of a variable input, relational hierarchies, dataflow logic, and behavioral differences. The required operations, approaches, and components are Global Values (Set and Get) and State GateDispatch.

Parametric Design Variation- Prada Tokyo Aoyama

Projection lines traced between the segments described before frame the forms of the vertical chases that extend through the building.

in the facade and the other reaching the middle of the opposite facade.

- The centroid of Tunnel 1 is at the oor height 2H; the centroid of Tunnel 2 at the oor height 6H; the centroid of Tunnel 3 is at the oor height 8H. The distance ratio between the ground level and the centroid of these three tunnels are 2: 4: 2.

- Both Tunnel 1 and 2 begin from SPREAD 1 and ends at SPREAD 3, and both the distance from the beginning centroid to the end centroid of these two tunnels are 8L.

- Tunnel 3, unlike Tunnel 1 or 2, starts from SPREAD 1 and ends at Spread 5 which is adjacent to Spead 1 on the building, on the spread the distance from the beginning centroid to the end of the centroid is 17 L.

- According to the SPREAD, Each tunnel has a point hitting a corner of the building, Tunnel 1 hits the corner of the North and West facade (SPREAD 2&3), Tunnel hits the corner of the East and North facade (SPREAD 1&2), Tunnel 3 hits the South-West and South facade (SPREAD 4&5).

- From the observation of the glass types on the surface where all tunnels begin and end, most of the glasses are buble glass (to outside), therefore the visitors who traverse through the tunnel could see the outside world.

- Most glass panels on SPREAD 5 and partial glass panels on SPREAD 1 are smoky glasses, those are the facades for where the staircases locate inside the building.

seen by these diagrams of the east and west elevation and sections, in the entirety of the building, only the second oor able maximizes the entire surface area the building’s footprint. The fourth oor because the third tunnel cantilevered on the east wall, though appears complete on the west wall. The fth oor, although not cantilevered, takes up smaller footprint due to the angle of the roof. Therefore the 2:5 ratio exhibits itself once again by establishing center of stability on the second of seven levels.

- Most of the openable glasses are on SPREAD 1, 2 and 3. The ones on the vertical walls are re escapes. All the re escapes locate on the oors with height of 4H, 6H, 8H and 10H, the distance ratio between these oors are 2: 2: 2.

of the massing the roof line that connects all the vertex heights to one of its two ends.

Inputs: —Diagrid Lines —Edges of Vertical Chases or alignment)

Parametric

Overview:

This system, still in progress, creates horizontal tunnels that function similarly to the vertical chases.

Instead of referencing the structural diagrid nodes and producing extrudable shapes through projection lines, the tunnels are extruded from the steel diagrid itself. Tunnels are varied by assigning differing start and end panels. Floor slabs are, in turn, trimmed by the intersections produced by these tunnels.

Input: Unfolded elevation with folding edges

Input

Step 1: Make the the first triangular set of points, set the gap length on the horizontal axis as 3200mm, and the gap length on the vertical axis as 2750mm. The number of horizontal intervals is 23, the number of vertical in-tervals 9.

is 9.

Step 2: Create the second set of points as Step 1. Move them 1600mm to the right, then 1375mm up.

Step 2: Create the second set of points as Step 1. Move them 1600mm to the right, then 1375mm up.

Step 3: Connect the first set of points with the second in an one-to-two relationship.

Step 4: Connect the second set of points with the first in an one-to-two relationship.

Step 5: Turn off the points and get only the diagrids.

Step 3: Connect the first set of points with the second in an one-totwo relationship, Step 4: Connect the second set of points with the first in an one-totwo relationship, Step 5: Turn off the points and get only the diagrids.

Variation: Roof Collage

Final Step: Project the diagrids onto the building.

All diagrids are in rhombic shape which has the identical length of side. One diagrid, as module, determines the massing of the building in terms of the amount and size of it. The ratio of the shorter diagonal length of one rhombus to the longer diagonal lenght is always 2: 3.2. In the manner of the generative process illustrated above, the diagrds could keep expanding horizontally/ vertically to fit variety of massing (the prerequisite is that the massing changes in the unit of modules.) In all design variations, the diagrids expand in the horizontal direction in response to the length of the Nothern and Western Walls.

All diagrids are in rhombic shape which has the identical length of side. One diagrid, as module, determines the massing of the building in terms of the amount and size of it. The ratio of the shorter diagonal length of one rhombus to the longer diagonal lenght always 2: 3.2. In the manner of the generative process illustrated above, the diagrds could keep expanding horizontally/ vertically to fit variety of massing (the prerequisite is that the massing changes in the unit of modules.) In all design variations, the diagrids expand in the horizontal direction in response to the length of the Nothern and Western Walls.

Massing- Patricia Rangel

Section- Patricia Rangel

SPATIAL INSTRUMENT GRASSHOPPER ANIMATION

Course: Media and Modeling III

Instructor: Keith Kaseman

Location: Shanghai, China Spring 2020

This project aims first to explore the animation plugin in grasshopper, then flex an intricate Spatial Instrument in GH, utilizing dynamic analytical approaches for geometric construction and parametric operation. The limit of digital volume is 25m x 25m x 25m. In the volume, develop operable mechanisms that afford numerous modes of a variable input, relational hierarchies, dataflow logic, and behavioral differences. The required operations, approaches, and components are Global Values (Set and Get) and State GateDispatch.

Course: Media and Modeling III

Instructor: Keith Kaseman

Collaborator: Jiayong Lu, Botao Li, Yining Chen (Form Design)

Location: Georgia Institute of Technology

Spring 2020

This project tasks to develop, demonstrate, and document an interactive spatial system in real space and at full scale within the volume defined by the Hinman Courtyard. Utilizing Fologram for phones, the collaborative operability of the system uses three synced parameters (live on phones) along with device tracking on more than one phone. The operable spatial systems are free-floating architectural frameworks – spaceframes and canopy structures.

1 6 7 8 9 10 2 3 4 5

MONTAGES

The following constraints and techniques are to be employed:

• Primary curves to be 1 degree; fillets and controlled blend curves

• Global Variables, Stream Gates, State Gates, and Stream Filter operations

DRAGONBOT

CREATE “MICROCLIMATE” ABOVE THE COURTYARDE

Course: Media and Modeling III

Instructor: Keith Kaseman, William S. Reynolds

Location: 723 CherrySt NW, Atlanta, GA

Team: Yining Chen, Patricia Rangel, Shrutam Prabhu

Responsibility: Wings Design

Fall 2021

The Hinman Research Building of Georgia Institute of Technology was originally designed as a research facility in 1939. It was later adapted to include graduate-level architecture studios, computer labs, and interdisciplinary research labs.

As the former dean of the College of Architecture, Alan Balfour said, “Hinman is the perfect union of the past, present, and future of architectural research and education at Georgia Tech.” The building carries all the talents and witnesses the birth of great inspirations and works. The back courtyard of the Hinman Building is a crucial area for the students to socialize, repose, and refresh.

The Dragonbot aims to create a recreational space for the users and visitors of the Hinman Building. The inspiration comes from the shape and movements of dragonfly wings. The hightech metallic giant installation consists of a prime arm carrying tiny wings fluttering in the air. With the fluttering wings, the Dragonbot creates a breeze and shades above the courtyard during mid-summer time. The designers envision further tech development on the wings to provide heat during winter.

GRASSHOPPER DEFINITION- PRIMARY MEMBER BEAM ROTATION

Set the point on the lower Hinge Joint as the Centroid and set the Amplitude/ Rotation angles of the Primary Member

Deconstruct the rotated Primary Members, and list out all the vertices. Move the vertices in a fixed amplitude to confirm the thickness of each member

Make surfaces of the Primary Member out of all the edges. The volume of the rotated Primary Member is later synced with Fologram

GRASSHOPPER DEFINITION- FLUTTERING SEQUENCE SETTING

The flutter movement is controlled by several variants including Unit Vector (Direction), Fluttering Domain (the range of movement), Fluttering/ Rotation Pattern (in the designed script, the mathematic expression is fixed as sine), and Shift Sequence

The way of fluttering on both sides of the wing is identical

FLUTTERSHIFT SEQUENCE NO. 06

PRIMARY MEMBER- BEAM

SURFACE CURVES

FLUTTERSHIFT SEQUENCE NO. 12

TENSION CABLES

FLUTTERSHIFT SEQUENCE NO. 0

FLUTTERINGSHIFT SEQUENCE NO. 18

FORM INTERVENTION

Matt Anderson, Director of Communications at Olson Kundig Architects, said, “Ultimately, truly timeless architecture is inseparable from the place; its authenticity derives from its context, allowing it to remain relevant.”

Though highly technical and futuristic, this project intends to reflect a growing desire for more subtle, harmonious interventions with surrounding hardscapes.

The shiny metallic color, the subtleness of mechanical details, and the unique shape of the machine make it a landmark near the Hinman building. As water waves under the impact of the wind, it is constantly dancing with the branches and leaves of the cinnamon trees. From the observation above the courtyard, the curvature of the Dragonbot resonates with the surrounding cinnamon trees. The edge of the Dragonbot maintains its organic form, and the space segregated by the installation and circulation also mimics the shape of the surrounding nature.

BUZZ STATION

BUS STOP ON GEORGIA TECH CAMPUS

Course: Construction Technology I

Instructor: Charles Rudolph

Fall 2020

INITIAL IDEA

The project aims to provide shelter, seating, and social distancing (to prevent COVID-19) for waiting for passengers on the campus of Georgia Tech. BUZZ, the school mascot, inspires the shape of a beehive/ hexagon. The hexagon develops into an octahedral space and other three-dimensional spaces which connect to it on edge. Each room is segregated from one another.

BASIC IDEA- BOOT ROTATION

The boot rotation is the primary motif and key to initiating the design. In other words, this gesture highlights the central axis— the inclination of the structure. During the design progress, the designers put on the holo lenses, rotated the boots, and synchronized the rotation on the laptop. Afterward, the boots are fixed at an angle, and designers can explore different connections between the nodes.

EXPERIENTIAL INTIMACY

A PLAY WITH VR BY HOLOLENS

SIMULTANEOUS MANUFACTURE

Course: Advanced Production

Instructor: Keith Kaseman, William S. Reynolds

Location: 723 CherrySt NW, Atlanta, GA

Team: Yining Chen, Moath Rabahbah, Jiayong Lu, Sophie Myers, Bhoomika Taneja

Responsibility: Hololens Design Progress+ Manufacture

Spring 2022

DESIGN PROCESS- DIGITAL FABRICATION

The project aims to integrate various design tools, including laptops, holo lenses, and boots. These three main incentives determine the configuration of the project. The design process demands several team members operate simultaneously. The holo lenses need to be connected to the grasshopper script on the laptop and the QR Code from the boots, so they can accurately capture the hand gestures and locate the two structures and the nodes on them to initiate the design process.

HINMAN GATE- SUMMER

The silver rebar gate sits sturdily in the courtyard, with the breeze dabbing and birds chirping. The summer is hot, and the coldness of the color on the rebars and the holographic plastic sheets cools down the fever. The sheets are iridescent: they shine brightly, as the green cinnamon leaves shine under the sun. Everything is in crazy colors— the trees, the gate, the shadows, like a midsummer fantasy in the backyard.

The rapid advancement of urbanization and the dramatic rise of the urban population lead to a drastic increment in the output of municipal solid waste. The nation’s waste has exceeded 250 million tons, with an average annual compound growth rate of 2.1%. Therefore, the government tends to treat this garbage quickly and effectively to prevent the garbage siege phenomenon and severe air, water, and soil pollution.

As an industry representative, Liming Resources dedicates to reusing all accessible sources to protect the urban environment. Liming Resources officially launched the research on waste and nutrients in July 2019. Based on the systematic analysis of the nutrient composition, the researchers analyzed pollution characteristics of the biogas residue from the anaerobic fermentation of food waste in the region and the ability of partial biogas residue to be carbonized and used as a biochar base fertilizer. The agricultural safety of biogas residue and the effect of biochar and carbon-based fertilizer on improving the fertility of farmland soil were studied.

This collaborative project with Shanghai Liming Resources Recovery Co. Ltd focuses on recycling methods of constructive and domestic waste in Shanghai. Eventually, with the research data and documentaries of the research process, these dumped materials are reformed and reconstructed into an interesting, monumental, and natural lab for future experimentation on reproducing fertilizers from the residue of incinerated domestic waste.

REBAR REVIVAL

TRASH TO TREASURE

Course: Material Diversion

Instructor: Debora Mesa Molina

Location: Shanghai, China

Collaborator: Shanghai Liming Resources Reuse Co., Ltd. (Client)

Shanghai Jiading Jiaxi Blower Limited Company (Manufacturer)

Spring 2021

Due to an increment in urban reconstruction, the city will abandon more wasted constructive materials like rebars. The large-scale sculptural piece could be constructed on a riverbank or coast to celebrate the re-bloom of the material in our daily life. LED light tubes are attached to the framing. The recovered rebars accompany the city’s revival- both old and new materials are included and utilized. When night comes, the city is still wide awake. The lights on the rebar monument and the city lights twinkle in the darkness. With great lighting, the monument functions as a lighthouse gallery introducing the magic of recycling to the citizens. The lights are on from early morning to late night. The celebration of the old material on the water in the city is always on.

Field Trip and Material Hunting

This project involves field trips, resource gathering and selection, and industry collaboration. Visiting the Resource Company to browse the recycling progress and products could inspire the use of material, and understanding the industry’s ultimate goal could promote an ideal project built for this environmentally friendly space. The final selected material is a colossal rebar piece disassembled from a vast machine- it primarily functioned as a filter that sorts the waste.

Material Gathering and Transportation Oxyacetylene Rebar Cutting on Site

After several design experimentations, including sketching and modeling, the pieces are cut into designated sizes on-site for the intended design and more accessible transportation. Two process gasses, Oxygen (O2) and Acetylene (C2H2), were mixed in the oxygen-acetylene torch. Separate compressed gas cylinders stored both gases. The gases were mixed at the correct proportions and ignited. Gas valves on the torch were adjusted precisely to the volume flow of the gasses. With the help of an additional oxygen blast trigger, the nozzle released extra oxygen. The supplemental O2 reacted with the metal to produce iron oxide and process heat, which is essential for the cutting process.

Shapes+ Body Exploration

This process tests a series of explorations of the shape and accessibility of furniture. Use sizes to categorize the sitting prototypes: Small, Medium, Large, and Extra Large. After a bunch of installation and testing with the body, decide on prototypes to use in the final design.

Framing + Facializing

Installation- Wielding

On-site Installation

A. Progress of Rebar Meshes Welding to the Rebar Frame (Electrowelding)

Lay the piece flatly on the ground due to safety concerns. The progress produces many sparks and flames, so gloves and goggles are required.

B. Steel Slots Welding & Installation of Acrylic Panels (Gas Shielded Welding) Mosiac the acrylic panels to the welded frames while the piece stands straight up. Use a ladder during the installation of the components at higher levels.

After the pergola is complete, it is transported back to the Liming Resources as an educational, artistic piece. This project’s construction could happen in different places. Designers could transform it into a public gallery in the city center or make it into a monumental structure in the suburban area, an evidence representing human intrusion into nature in this prosperous industrialized era.

Use the rebar to construct the framing of the pergola.

Cut the rebar meshes to fit in the frames.

Weld all the rebars into the standing pergola.

Install the acrylic pieces to the frame.

KITCHEN SAFETY FOR OLDER ADULTS

INTRODUCTION

WHY SHOULD WE CARE ABOUT KITCHEN DESIGN FOR THE ELDERS

The level of functional independence is determined by the level of functional limitation, which means the restrictions on basic mental and physical actions (Stuck et al., 1999, p. 445-446). According to Figure 1, the functional capacity starts to decrease from adult life to older age. Therefore is important to consider levels of functional independence- whether the client lives with a wheelchair or caregiver- when designers are designing for different clients, especially for the elders. Some physical illness and mental discoordination have impeded he elderly from fully interacting with their environment because they lose functional independence. For example, the common disease osteoarthritis causes stiffness and decreases the older ’s range of motion, and some of them will have difficulties walking or even standing (Stuck et al., 1999, p. 445-446); cognition impairment like dementia could cause difficulties reading, understanding, or expressing. With the malfunctioning body the interaction with the surroundings will be challenging (Parke et al., 2013, p. 1206). Additionally, other major risk factors like falling could exasperate the functional status decline, and community-living persons who are 65 years or older have experienced at least one fall annually (Fahlström et al., 2018, p. 575). may seem surprising that so many people fall in their own kitchen, yet some of the seemingly most innocent rooms in the home can actually be he most dangerous (Parnes, F 2009, p.01 In this poster, the research tends to reduce the risk of falling and maintain independence for the elders in the kitchen design.

METHODOLOGY

The poster integrates study that intends to examine different parts in the kitchen that could cause the accident of falling, starting by observing the journey map of an elder’s one day in the kitchen. According to the journey map, plan mind map is drawn in order to analyze and collect design problems in the kitchen. From the plan mind map, set of elements are highlighted, including the layout, flooring, grab bars and lighting according to the collected information. Next in the design opportunities, each of the highlights will be parrelly layed out and discussed with more etailed researched information and design variations. At last, system map will conclude the work flow of design for the kitchen regarding different levels of functional independence.

FLOW CHART

JOURNEY MAP + PLAN MIND MAP

GRANDMOTHER’S ONE DAY IN HER APARTMENT

DESIGN OPPORTUNITY

1. GENERAL KITCHEN LAYOUT COMPARISON STOVE+ FRIDGE+ SINK+ (DINING)

kitchen’s layout and design plays a crucial role its function and safety. The useful design suggestion related to risk of falling are:

Stoves should be installed where they won’t present a work-flow or traffic hazard. placed too close to doorway anyone entering the kitchen may accidentally knock pot off the stove, brush their skin against the heated metal, or even catch their sleeve on fire.

- The refrigerator and stove should be kept far enough from one another that anyone transferring hot things from the oven will not run into someone else who is getting food from the refrigerator

(Kitchen Safety at the Center Kitchen Design, 2022, online From the observation of the popular kitchen plan, most of the ayouts are not friendly enough for the wheelchair because challenging make lots of turns in a confined space. According to the circulation presented, is hypothesized that the single wall and L-shaped kitchen could be the most friendly layout for users with wheelchairs.

SYSTEM MAP

2. DIFFERENT KINDS OF GRAB BARS

Grab bars could significantly reduce the risk of falling (Burfield, 2019, online). From the collected information about grab bars, the suction grab bar is least friendly to the uses due to its instability.

These grab bars are installed securely to the wall with mounting screws and anchors (Hall, 2022, online).

3. INCREASE LIGHTING

- Lighting a kitchen layers eliminates shadows and helps ensure safe work surface. The key to lighting in layers is to install light fixtures in a variety of places, including the ceilings, under cabinets, inside cabinets, over kitchen islands and in the form of pendant lighting.

- Install Different Types of Lighting. Installing different types of lighting is another way to light in layers. Different types light fixtures point light different directions, which ultimately helps ensure kitchen surfaces are properly lit.

- Make the Most of Natural Lighting. Multiple windows, skylight and large windows in the kitchen will maximize natural light. And most of the kitchen lighting should be pendant lighting.

Additionally, eco-friendly and efficient to use dimmable CFLs and LEDs. (Kitchen Safety at the Center Kitchen Design, 2022, online

DESIGN OPPORTUNITY

One of the most common injuries in the kitchen caused by slipping and falling. When people are cooking with slippery substances like oils and water, it’s inevitable that some of them will get on the floor. Slip resistance is vital because grease, spills and even wet food can cause nasty fall. Therefore, installing non-slip flooring the kitchen is recommended.

Some good slip-resistant flooring choices are laminate, textured tile and soft-glazed ceramic tile. Some types of synthetic material, cork, vinyl planks and laminate are all nonslip. The floor should support promote the ease of trave-the right flooring allows clients to move quickly, even they are using wheelchair, walker or cane. If the kitchen has tile flooring, a throw rug with non-skid backing good idea, especially around areas that get wet often.

(Kitchen Safety the Center of Kitchen Design, 2022, online

Other Factors to Consider

Adjustable clamps fit the grab bar base tightly over the rim of the bathtub, providing stability when getting in and out of the tub (Hall, 2022, online).

Affordability: the choosen material should fit the budget without compromising on quality and durability.

Maintenance: elder people do not want to spend too much time on cleaning. Try to find flooring material that’s easy to clean and doesn’t require regular treatment to maintain it.

Comfort: Softer flooring puts less pressure on users’ joints, so they won’t have as much pain as they walk. Avoid materials that retain heat or cold because they could be uncomfortable for users’ feet.

Health concerns: users have allergies or other respiratory conditions, the dust and allergens in the air can trigger symptoms. Consider the best flooring to prevent allergies so their house can be safe and comfortable.

(Best Flooring for Older Adults, 2022, online)

Course: Health Care Design of the Future

Instructor: Yousef Bushehri

Fall 2022

These grab bars attach to the wall with suction cups and are best used as temporary measure, such as when traveling or while recovering from certain surgeries or injuries. Suction grab bars are generally used to assist with balance and not intended support your full body weight. These bars should only be installed on nonporous surface, such as tile—never on drywall (Hall, 2022, online).

These grab bars fold-down or flip-up when not in use save space in tight areas, such as beside the toilet or sink (Hall, 2022, online).

Free-standing grab bars are often floorto-ceiling tension bars located beside the tub or shower to assist with exiting and entering. Another type is a toilet enclosure with stand-alone rails and a safety base to help with sitting down and standing up (Hall, 2022, online).

Figure 3. Grab Bars. Retrieved October 20, 2022, https://www.forbes. com/health/healthy-aging/best-grab-bars/

CONCLUSION

According to the journey map, the elders could spend a lot of ime in kitchen in their every-day life, and according to all the collected information, kitchen is a room where contains lots of safety threats that could cause elders to fall when they are spending their time in there. Therefore it is important for designers to be aware of these latent threats and reduce the risk of falling in the kitchen. In order to achieve this goal the designer could improve the general kitchen layout, add grab bars to necessary places in the kitchen, increase lighting in the kitchen, and choose non-slippery flooring. By the observation of different layouts, the single wall and L shaped layout could be most the friendly for the wheelchair users. All the grab bars expect for suction bar are efficient to reduce the risk of falling. From researching about types of fixtures, there are five different types of lights that could be combined to increase lighting. At last, the material of flooring in the kitchen should be abrasive enough to prevent falling. With all the information a system map is designed, the stronger the functional independence, the wider range of propriate design options are given to the designer According to different independence situations, different design elements are chosen from the list. And there could be further study about the accessibility to different devices and different appliance dimensions for different levels of independence.

4. FLOORING

Bathtub-mounted

Figure 4. Different types of light bulbs and lamps Retrieved October 20, 2022,https://happyhiller.com/blog/indoor-interior-lighting-guide/

Figure 5. Comparision between different lamps Retrieved October 20, 2022,https://happyhiller.com/blog/indoor-interior-lighting-guide/

Figure 5. Comparision between different lamps Retrieved October 20, 2022,https://happyhiller.com/blog/indoor-interior-lighting-guide/

Figure 2. Popular Kitchen Layout Retrieved October 20, 2022, https://redhousecustombuilding.com/kitchen-design-101-part-1-kitchen-layout-design/

CONFINED SPACE X REBELLIOUS MOVEMENT

Georgia Tech with Savannah College of Art and Design

SARAH COLLINS (Instructor)

YUAN TIAN (Fashion Design)

YINING CHEN (Set Design)

PARKER ASEL (Model)

LYCORIS YAN (Photography)

Fall 2022

In the 1948 film Red Shoes, Peggy, the ballerina, is painfully torn between her career and love. The story is a tragedy. The red shoes are a piece of attraction worn by the protagonist, symbolizing feminine ambition. In the old days, women were not allowed to have career desires. Therefore, in Andersen’s fairy tale, the gods punished the heroine by making her lose her feet for wanting the red shoes. This project aims to show a modern, feminine attitude toward the old story. It intends to exhibit the softness and power of females when pursuing dreams and living life, like a ballet dancer dancing to her music and like her toes in ballerinas, shiny and bright outside, pain and persistence inside.

INITIAL CONCEPT | RED SHOES SKETCH OF FASHION DESIGNER AND SET DESGINER

Movement Code: PHYSAREALM

To resonate with the concept of women’s ambition and desire towards their voice and choice in society, along with their gentile yet strong spirit to survive, the condition of the space intends to depict growing and struggling gestures inside of a defined and confined “box. “ The exterior shape conveys minimal space for the development of the body whereas the vigorous geometry, within the strength accumulated inside of the box, suggests a possibility of breaking through the confined shape and growing with freedom.

DANCER #001

DANCER #007

DANCER #002

DANCER #008

DANCER #003

DANCER #009

DANCER #004

DANCER #010

DANCER #005

DANCER #011

is one of the easiest eukaryotic microbes to grow in culture, and it is a model organism for many studies involving amoeboid movement and cell motility. It uses the shortest path to find its food. In grasshopper, the forms of Physarum mimic the dancers’ movements and grow vigorous in the “box.”

Physarum

SPATIAL CONCEPT | WILD GROWTH

DANCER- SPACE INTERACTION

DANCER #006

DANCER #012

Arabesque Soubresaut Temps Levé Glissade Assemble

The final set involves a section of the design for model and photo shooting. Both fashion design and set designer determine the selection of units to fit the shooting scene and final looks better.

GROW GROW

THRIVE THRIVE

DANCE DANCE