An Urban Interior Design Studio project by: Heayoun Yun, Jia Kim, Katrina Lim, Varichaya Sae-Hng.
Our group started off exploring the different ways of claiming the city by defining our individual interests and joining them into a larger project. Our interests consisted of DIY/low budget; occupy space, encounter and small claim. We began by experimenting through various DIY informal urban practices and developing different proposals. The chosen proposals were the ones that provided the most feedback and could best relate to our interests.
Our group’s objective aimed to create a space that invited the public to experience and interact with our installation and maintaining on low budget. This brought the natural world into the space; softening the harshness of the city. Sensing Spaces involved nature and the human’s five senses. They were inspired by Element logo [1] that involved nature and side influenced by Ernesto Neto [2]. He created immersive multi-sensory installations that invited viewers to engage in. Our project included three different proposals that were interdependent of each other.
The main proposal was setting up a tree netting installation around Knox Place and inside Melbourne Central, inspired by Tomás Saraceno,
“Interdependencies of systems to ponder ecological questions beyond the natural world. His work involved conceiving environments that anticipate new socio-cultural platforms for interacting and experiencing our surroundings.” [3]
This tree netting included sound, light and plants that enabled the public to interact and experience the installation. Consequently, we decided to create a vertical garden to beautify the space while changing public’s perception towards the city. We also proposed creating DIY furniture to create a space for the public to socialise, relax and interact.
The results of our interventions led us to discover that people tend to misinterpret the use of laneway as an uninviting space. By bringing nature into the city, we hope to create a new revolution of laneway for the public.
Portfolio
Material Site Testing
Noise & Laeway Public Survey
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[1] Element Logo Statement http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20091022074027AAuZ4kA (Accessed 7th June 2011)
[2] Ernesto Neto Anthrodopinohttp://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/10/view/6526/ernesto-neto-anthropodino-at-the-park-avenue-armory-new-york.html (Accessed 7th June 2011)
[3] Tomás Saraceno http://calendar.walkerart.org/canopy.wac?id=4488 (Accessed 7thJune 2011)
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