EXPLORING PLANES

Jien
Sep 14, 2019
3 min read

Updated: Sep 30, 2019

Investigating planar relationships:

The language that we're working with here involves 4 different components:

- Rigid

- Kinetic

- Stake

- Organic

An investigation which explores:

- 1 rigid plane divides free space, however leaves it ambiguous.

- The stake marks the territory of space, while leaving it porous.

- Kinetic planes allows the space to be flexible, connecting and disjointing planar elements within its region. Thus, creating private/ open areas.

Function Vs Non-functional spaces.

- A non-enclosed space is ambiguous, blurring the boundaries of its intended function. When creating a purposeful space, boundaries will need to be rigid. An unforseen activity can be left ambiguous within a loose territory, hence its boundary can be ambiguous.

Note: Each grids are 1x1m

Functions required within the digital library.

Exploring planar relationships on a micro-scale under the typology of study spaces.

The investigation works with creating opportunities for users to study in residual spaces. The private study spaces are not intended to be isolated, but creating opportunities for users to occupy left over spaces for singular study. The group study setting enforces and creates opportunity for engagement, they're purposefully designed with an intended function, hence the language will be rigid.

Note: repetitions cause of unedited designs.

Exploring planar relationships under the typology of a maker-space.

The investigation begins with a traditional four walled boundary that is gradually broken down to create porosity. This particular makerspace deals with making that involves fabrics. The intention behind the space explored in this investigation involves 2 central "making" desks, shelves and machines which goes around the edges of the room. The porosity explored here is the removal of boundary to create and investigate different entries to the space. The stake exploration is a complete removal of walls to suggest a boundary for the makerspace.

Exploring planar relationships under the typology of a digital fabrication maker-space.

The digital fabrication makerspace involves machines that is situated on both ends of the room which is open to the external and internal space. The intention is that the machines are accessible internally, however, opened visually to its exterior. The planes used here walls in the internal space that is occupied by a central "making table."

The image on the right extends the territory of the makerspace through the use of stakes to open up the makerspace. The implementation of more tables offers opportunities for others to use it as a study space or making space, its intention is ambiguous and left unforseen.

Exploring planar relationships under the typology of a classroom.

This investigation explores the classrooms as a flexible space. The investigation explores the classroom through the roles of kinetic and rigid planes. The rigid planes houses and suggests the rigid boundaries of the classroom whilst the kinetic planes allow the classroom spaces to be flexible.

The top left image involves a lowered roof structure that suggests a territory underneath. The kinetic planes in that space allows a group of students to create a semi-private group study space, while also allowing the space to be opened up for a larger group study session, i.e a classroom.

Other exploration plays with the ratio of kinetic to rigid planes to create flexible classrooms space that can be subdivided when required. In addition to subdivision, the exploration creates opportunities for the classroom space to be opened as an exhibitionist open learning environment.

Exploring planar relationships under the typology of a meeting room.

The meeting pods uses kinetic planes and 3 rigid planes to create an isolated study/meeting space. This typology was dropped due to its enclosure.

The image on the right begins to explore opening up these isolated pods through offsetting its organisation.

An earlier investigation of a macro-scale space that is housed by kinetic and rigid planes.

Second and third images from the top left explores how spatial relationship can be altered through the use of a kinetic plane. Through interacting with the kinetic plane, a corridor is formed within the larger space and alters the flow of space. T

The rest explores what happens when the room is filled with kinetic planes, beginning with the edges and progressively spreading it to the internal spaces.