The Hatchery: Programming Cubes

Our group, made up of Denise, Kat, Josie and myself, worked together on the "large" programming cube last week.  We researched important topics within the large scale, namely Elm Street (the location of the proposed Hatchery).  Josie and I worked together on this side of the cube where we depicted a plan view of a block on Elm Street.  The drawing is not to scale because we had to draw it from a google earth image for time reasons, however we thought it was important to illustrate the surrounding area including shops, crosswalks, and parking areas.  The Hatchery location is shown on the plan in white, and there are screen shots we took of the google earth images in the top right corner.

Pumpkins!

I love pumpkins. This past weekend, I carved a pumpkin shown above.  I wanted to try a different technique where you shave away the rind of the pumpkin to reveal an image.  It was difficult, especially because I didn't have the right tools.  I used a spoon and an exacto knife (which i would not recommend) however, I ended up carving an owl and a moon, which is a lot different than the usual triangle-eyed jack o'lantern that I usual create.  Consequently, I also made a pumpkin pie which was also a first for me as I rarely bake.

Ponyo

This may seem silly, but when I was researching fish eggs I remembered a movie I saw this summer called "Ponyo". This animated movie by Miyazaki is about a fish that wants to be a girl and it is full of environmental themes. The animation was beautiful and could be a great inspiration for this space. If you haven't seen Ponyo yet and you like animated movies, it is well worth it!

The Hatchery: Concepts Collage

These were a few inspiring images i found online branching off of the idea of a "hatchery".  I immediately thought of birds when we were presented with this project because of Ashley's logo depicting a bird egg, however, I soon discovered that there are fish hatcheries as well.  I liked the idea of the fish hatchery because when a fish lays eggs there are hundreds or thousands of them, while birds only lay a few.  To me the fish might represent community in a different way with so many of them.

There are also 3 images that I found while searching "nests" and "nesting".  I loved the nesting bowls in the top left and the nesting toy boxes in the bottom right.  I thought those could easily inspire a space, maybe with some layering of walls or surfaces.  The image in the top right shows a unique community of bird nests in Tanzania made by a black-necked weaver that I found fascinating with such an odd shape and color.  I hope to translate this collage of images into a concept and a creative design for The Hatchery.

The Hatchery: Bubble Diagram

This bubble diagram depicts my proposed hatchery space.  I used hierarchy to show the performance space as the most important space. The diagram also helps to show adjacency, or a loose floorplan, with the gallery store at the entrance followed by the performance space, then a long hallway on the right side leading to the studio, consultation room and the bathrooms.  The smaller bubbles stemming off from the main spaces depict the important components that each space requires.