Final reflection Name : Contoured echoing Design approach and central concept: Design a model that would have two different uses in it – parkour training and normal inhabitation Design approach A: component model, continuing analysis of the site, focusing on the misaligning offsets of rows of bricks and switching axis to create new corners; also components themselves and their configuration resulted in slices of space; Design approach B: relief model from the analysis of the building; contoured exaggeration of the offset of bricks; coming up with a hierarchy of spaces based on different facades of the site Hybridization: choose specific and most interesting parts from the design approach A model, modify them based on different parkour movements, use interlocking contours and framing from the design approach B model. Doubling vertical planes with a frame to open up the model + frames are used as support when performing parkour Occupan
Occupant 1: young 20s, parkour tracer, films himself doing parkour movements Occupant 2: old 50s, parkour philosopher, retired, still does a couple of parkour movements but mainly enjoys teaching and reading Occupant 1 starts as a basic traceur. He does two parkour movements outdoors, films them, he also watches those videos. Occupant two practices two parkour movements and reads in the spare time. Occupant 1 comes to occupant 2 to be a student. So, the philosopher teaches him everyday. The young traceur studies every morning an then foes practicing and filming. In the end of the day he watches videos in the home theater. The philosopher prefers meditating outdoors early in the morning and then teaches the traceur. During the day he tries to practice parkour. In the evening the philosopher reads and relaxes in the library. Defining spatial qualities: Outdoor filming for young traceur Interconnected/wired vaulting Space for viewing videos for young traceur Cracked