WEEK 2 - Cinematic Site Sequence.

Weekly Learning Outcomes;

1. Develop spatial sequence from your site documentation.

2. Develop the second blog entry which documents and analyses the second week of studio experimentation.

3. Further research pre-cinematic devices and cinematic spaces, drawing on Giuliana Bruno's text.

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Week 1 Session 1.

Context Talk

• Contributing to public good

• What are the communities that are already at play - who's missing.

• What type of sequence am i trying to create? with my cinematic device?

• Emphasis on light and shadows/projections and reflections

• 3 SITE OPTIONS: queens arcade, carpark, imperial lane.

• Fort lane was a place of food/trade pipi bed.

• Honoring the history whilst taking the future generation into consideration

• Maori market which created the food supply for the early settlers (commercial bay)

• DigitalNZ - historical context.

• Contemporary placemaking

• What can we make that's more informed and more inclusive

• How to create micro spaces - detailed/small scale project rather than a big-scale project.

• Scale of our phone as a cinematic device

• Temporary design layered with the old stonework/foundation of the building

• a balanced mix of new and original parts

• light wells with timber trusses

• portals/thresholds which is light coming from above.

• creates a series of bays instead of physical partitions

• "The texture of time"

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Site Visit/Documentation.

Due to the strong winds, I was unable to use my device properly in the outdoor areas of our selected sites. I had to use my extra spatial device to try and capture as much as I could for the preparation of Wednesday's workshop.

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Site documentation using photoshop;

Capturing light and movement using multiple photos layered on top of each other.

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Week 1 Session 2.

• design a palette of textures

• think about direction of sun and orientation of site (how far does the sun penetrate fort lane)

• how are different temperatures established in the site

• rooftop space?

• How do surfaces, textures and atmosphere change through the orientation

• how exposed is the site when its raining

• color palette from photos

• Benjamin Work - art on walls in fort lane

• Revitalizing and recollecting ancient knowledge into modern design/contemporary aspect

• Light and darkness

• Jump out & fadeout shots

Projector Workshop.

My site documentation projected;

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Further site investigation;

IMPERIAL LANE

• beautiful light wells which have a lot of space to work with within them as well.

• slightly awkward elevation but can also be an interesting opportunity.

• definitely suited for a pop-up event? made me think of designing on behalf of one of the close by bars or restaurants for a pop-up event in imperial lane.

• a transitional threshold from fort lane (a smaller street) into queen street which is the main are of the city.

FORT LANE

• A little bit inconvenient passage wise. very busy and compact.

• Wind tunnel - very very strong winds in fort lane.

QUEENS ARCADE

• very tight space.

• beautiful ceiling design.

• a lot of very old shops which seem to have been there for long time, however there were also a lot of empty shops as well.

• very interesting interior spaces within the different shops with a variety of different elevations and round stairs.

PRIVATE CARPARK

• A little bit hard to picture as we were unable to visit.

• concrete/sturdy structure to build in.

I personally know Fort lane for Seoul night - the Korean bar I often go to drink. I thought that a pop-up event for Seoul night extended out onto Fort Lane and Imperial Lane could be a potential idea. I always love taking my friends to Seoul night to be able to experience the closest thing I can find to real Korean night life. Further extending this space within Seoul night would be something I would be very intrigued into doing.