Discussion with Patrick (Wed. April 8, 2009)

(image of what we were going to do--tree and datum lines)


After talking to Patrick--I realized that Jackie and I were trying to use two different elements to approach the space, instead of one. Therefore, we had tons of ideas flowing through our heads, but didn't really know how to put them together. We had been struggling with the project for a while, mostly because Jackie and I had so many ideas and good one most of the time, that we didn't know how to put all of the ideas together to make one element. Patrick gave us this idea about using the datum lines that we already had to make special moments happen at the intersections of the lines and build off of them to design the space.

Jackie and I took this new idea of the special moment and created moments where the intersections would be made into columns that held every thing together. We also made the space between each column a special moment too, but more interactive. We achieved this by creating these interactive walls with different activities for the art students to learn on.

(image of datum lines with concrete poured datum lines on ground with synthetic grass surrounding it. These datum lines represent rhythm.)

(image of top view of datum lines across ceiling plane). The curved datum lines came from the footprint of the building. The curved part of the footprint (left side of building) is where the band room is.

(image of our new interactive walls with different learning stations for the art students. These interactive walls rotates, compacts, and also locks in place for easy mobility and productive working space.)