Sunday, December 13, 2009
Thursday, December 3, 2009
Aunt Jan's
For Thanksgiving this year, My mother and I decided on a change of pace and took a trip up to Virginia to stay at my Aunt Jan's. To be honest, my Aunt Jan is really my Great Aunt Jan so she is in her 90's these days. One of the best things about visiting her is the beautiful house she lives in. She has a wonderfully hap-hazard way of styling her home as if to say, "that'll do". The home is cluttered with old photos and worn pieces of furniture passed down from generations past, but somehow it appears terrifically stylish. I've got great childhood memories of roaming this house and discovering treasures around every turn.
My Aunt Jan is the big picture next to the window that looks like an old Hollywood glamour photo. Beautiful.
Friday, November 6, 2009
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
The Hatchery: Conceptual Framwork Narrative
My decided concept for The Hatchery is fish eggs. I have chosen to abandon the image of the hatching chicken egg and move to fish eggs because I like the statement it makes about community. Fish eggs are laid in much greater numbers, hundreds or thousands, where as birds tend to lay eggs only 3 or 4 at a time. The Hatchery is reaching out to the Greensboro community, and that is a large group of people.
Certain aspects of fish eggs that I would like to pursue are as follows: clustering, translucency, multitude, floating, and a warm glow from within. To achieve this affect, I like the idea of using translucent plastic tubes of varying heights protruding from the ceiling (and maybe some off the walls as well). These tubes would cluster around important areas within the store, helping with wayfinding, and then become more sparse in areas of less use. They would help to mold the space by flowing from higher to lower ceiling heights. Lower ceiling heights could be used in the retail space, consultation room, bathroom and the studio area to create a more intimate atmosphere. I'm also considering lighting the tubes from behind to create a warm glow that I found in many images of fish eggs, especially if the tubes were tinted a light shade of orange or yellow.
As far as layout and planning the space, I want to use semi-transparent or frosted glass walls to partition between spaces. However, it is also important for these walls to be temporary and moveable maybe by incorporating a track system because the space should be moldable so it can transform for different functions. I am also very attracted to raising certain spaces such as the consultation room or the studio space to further pursue the floating aspect of my concept.
Certain aspects of fish eggs that I would like to pursue are as follows: clustering, translucency, multitude, floating, and a warm glow from within. To achieve this affect, I like the idea of using translucent plastic tubes of varying heights protruding from the ceiling (and maybe some off the walls as well). These tubes would cluster around important areas within the store, helping with wayfinding, and then become more sparse in areas of less use. They would help to mold the space by flowing from higher to lower ceiling heights. Lower ceiling heights could be used in the retail space, consultation room, bathroom and the studio area to create a more intimate atmosphere. I'm also considering lighting the tubes from behind to create a warm glow that I found in many images of fish eggs, especially if the tubes were tinted a light shade of orange or yellow.
As far as layout and planning the space, I want to use semi-transparent or frosted glass walls to partition between spaces. However, it is also important for these walls to be temporary and moveable maybe by incorporating a track system because the space should be moldable so it can transform for different functions. I am also very attracted to raising certain spaces such as the consultation room or the studio space to further pursue the floating aspect of my concept.
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