Project 1 : MINIMAL

Hey Everyone !

Below I have attached my final A1 Minimal posters : the first depicts my understanding of the concept of 'minimal' , and the latter my concept & design process for assignment 1.

Just to rehash on the first SRD 263 project . Essentially we had to resolve the design issue of scale , to form a minimal living space . In order to effectively resolve the brief we explored anthropometric geometry . In effect we investigated the dimensions of the human body relative to ourselves , and further how this in turn related back to design . Clearly relationships existed between body , object & space . Panero & Zelnik's 'Anthropometric theory' (1979) was particularly useful in my design process as it comprehensively investigated anthropometrics , ergonomics & space .

Interestingly , despite being limited to create a minimal space , it was integral not to sacrifice comfort to form . Furthermore the task of using only basic materials such as concrete & plywood proved to be quite a challenge . In particular , I felt quite restricted in the forms I could achieve using such rigid blocks.

In retrospective , the part that I struggled most with in this particular project was the task of putting forth 3 proposals for a minimal dwelling . Typically when going from a brief to a solution , my natural progression is to stubbornly follow through with an original design idea . I found that when working with a number of proposals , should I ever get hung up on one particular design feature , that I would get easily distracted . Simply I would resume with an alternate design , instead of resolving the actual design issue that had come up and thus never really progressed in my final resolutions . Effectively this task has showed me alot about my own design strategies.

Cheers,

Nat