Shizukesa:
Dome of Tranquility
Objective :
Design an urban terrain of micro-infrastructure for a group of people seeking refuge within an imagined, dystopian scenario.
Category | Architecture
Subject | Design Studio Alpha
Period | Semester 1, 2023 (12 weeks)
Preliminary Study
Ground Conditions
Study of interaction in public settings
- In what sort of spaces do people gather?
- Do these spaces have available seating?
- Is there a specific reason why they chose these spaces to rest?
- What sort of weatherproofing measures does the space utilise?
Behavioural Phenomena Analysis Map
- People tend to prefer spaces where shading is avialiable
- People under trees, building roofs, or in alleyways
- Heave easy access to main streets
- Gathering and resting spaces are not correlated to seating
- Using staircases or handrailing as seating
- Majority prefered spaces where artificial lighting existed
Views visible from analysed seating spaces
Initial Concepts
Create a public communal space with shading and seating
Sketches and Ideas
3D Modelling
Rendered View of Structure on site
Rhino 3D Edit View
Rendered View of Structure on site
Final Drawings & Physical Model
Site Section 1:500
Site Plan 1:500
Overall Perspective View
Plan through main space of exchange 1:100
1:20 Detailed Section
Views throughout the Day
7:00 AM
10:00 AM
1:00 PM
4:00 PM
7:00 PM
10:00 PM
Physical Model
1:500 Physical Model
1:500 Physical Model
1:500 Physical Model
Architectures : The Figures
Surface vs Pattern