"Architecture is the thoughtful making of space" -louis kahn. Sketch book Project 1 Jimmie Luong n

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1 "Architecture is the thoughtful making of space" -louis kahn Sketch book Project 1 Jimmie Luong n

2 Positive space vs. negative space "We move through negative spaces and dwell in positive spaces. Positive spaces are almost always preferred by people for lingering and social interaction. Negative spaces tend to promote movement rather than dwelling in place." -Matthew Frederick Space is called positive space if it is occupied by people and their interactions with it (i.e. placement of figures). Negative space is what remains after figure placement and is also known as 'unshaped'. Positive Space Negative Space Explanation of what positive and negative space is.

3 Content P4-7 Site visit P8 Digital Paintings P9-11 Sketches P12-13 Research summery p14-17 Book ideas P18-19 Prototype REVIew day: P20 P21 P22 P23 Peer Review Tutor Review Self Assessment Summery of revew day P24-27 Planing of the A2 book p28-29 Making of the book p30 Blog link 3

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5 Site visit Site visit notes: -Water looks dirty -Empty (prob due to a weekend plus it's rainy) -Quiet -Lost in own world -Strange/ odd -Insecure -Reminded me of zombie movie -Very peacefull -Romance/romantic? 5

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7 Canal Lock I found the canal lock to be most intresting. It reminded me of my childhood: my school trip to the canal and the lock for the first time and also with an added bonus I got to go on a canal boat whilst the lock was in operation too! Regent Canal in London is very similar in both respects in the sense it is also "forgotten" and "abandoned. 7

8 Digital painting

9 Sketches These are sketches of the canal lock and how it works. I found the lock to be most intrseting and simple in nature. it is simply a means of moving a boat from one level to another. research sugest this lock is over 140 years old. 9

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12 N All these photos show how much the canal has changed over the last two centuries. As we can see these photo show how the canal has helped the industrial revolution with aiding in the transport of goods At its peak, it could transport over 5 million tones of coal per hour from the mines in Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire May not be to scale

13 Research Summary Research: History -Nottingham canal was created in stages: -First couple of miles of the canal opened on July 30th This included River Trent to the centre of Nottingham canal was finished -Used to move goods (Coal mainly but others too) to Notts The Grantham Canal opened and joined to Nottingham Canal -Canals were profitable enterprises until the coming of the Industrial revolution -1840's Railway competition arrived; Canal owner sell-out/bought-out -Canals and inland waterway system was transferred to the British Waterways Board (now British Waterways) due to new law: Transport Act of miles long with 20 lock -Used to transport coal from mines from midlands -Often used to ship gunpowder to the mines of Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire Interpretation: The canal made a significant contribution to the industrial revolution before the invention and perfection of steam locomotives, which then consequently lead to the death of the canal. This being said the canal is very much alive today with people making a business out of renting boats or even an imitation of a "floating market" like in Asia. Overall the canal is now slowly being restored to its former self and people are using it today for recreational purposes. 13

14 Binding of the Book Book binding ideas I wanted to bind the book with rope/ string like the Japanese s style.

15 Ideas for the A2 book 15

16 Before I decided on the content I had to choose the book style whether it will be fold out, pop up etc. I ended up choosing a simple book layout with layering and a foldout (and/or a popup perhaps).

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18 Making of the prototype Cutting out the map was extremely time consuiming but it was worth it in the end. i then layered the map with tracing paper in order to give the layering effect like photoshop.

19 N Prototype panel Design Project 1 When I went to site, I felt like the once backbone of the industrial revolution now forgotten piece of engineering and construction. The simplicity of the canal is only seen in its true form of somewhat straight lines to traverse the uneven terrain. My thoughts whilst on site: >Quiet >Green >Water looks dirty >Retired/old people >Forgotten importance >Abused/vandalised To illustrate my emotions and thouights into a book, I shall follow the theme of simplicity, form and space. this is my first prototype for the panel which I will use for Monday Pinup to get a review and how to improve it. I achievedthis by firstly figureing out whati wanted to display without cluttering up the panel with uneeded information By doing this I will show: >How we use the land >How we move around >How efficent we are >To see if there is any improvements to be made NOT TO SCALE The making 19

20 Peer Review Barry sava reviewed my work. He suggested improvements and I took this into consideration when finishing my work. Overall my improvements: -Tweaked my panel -Concentrate on public space and access -Finish and add more pages into A2 book

21 Tutor Review My Tutor reviewed my work and gave critical feedback, which I acted upon immediately. My over all improvements: -Defined my work -Researched into Nolli work -Tweak my sketchbook 21

22 Self assessment Overall I thought the review went ok as I saw ways how I could improve my sketchbook, panel and book after looking at my peers. Thinks I could do to improve from my overall experience on pinup: -Use better visuals -Learn to use CAD more -Use better programs (i.e. Adobe InDesign) -Concentrate on a finer detail rather than broad detail -Tutor said to be more Subjective than Objective

23 Pin Up Summery Overall summery: Content: -Admittedly I did not have enough content as I wanted and this is down to poor time management. -The quality of my stuff was somewhat under my own standard and could be significantly better quality. -My panel is greatly better than last year when I would have a poorly laid out panel, which would be unclear and be cluttered. Presentation: -My presentation this time round is oddly short and somewhat "bland" and this could be due to the fact I was confused with the project by the time it came to my turn. -I felt unsure in my own idea and this came across in my presentation. Impressions of the day: -Day went well and was a learning curve. -Somewhat now know what to do -Got to know my fellow college (new faces in the class) -Getting to understand the ropes of the project and what is expected. Given grade for pinup review: Tutor = low 2:2 Peer = low 2:1 Self = Mid 3rd 23

24 Planing of the book Using the Japanese book binding technique I will bind the book in an "Arrow" configuration or perhaps another if I find another appropriate. Above is the Holes to be punched out.

25 Ideas so far: Page 1 = Cover Page 2 = Site pictures Page 3 = Map of site access and area of high density Page 4 = Plan with sections/ perspectives Page 5 = Cut out map with layers 25

26 I have decided on the design of the book and i want to keep it simple and elegant. So far I have worked out how the first few pages will look however I am still working on the contents of the pages.

27 Prototype: book binding I tested my stencil, which I made on Adobe Illustrator to see if I drew it right, as there is a specific amount of holes to be punched out as well as the position of it. Here we can see I made not enough holes firstly and also the placement of the holes was also wrong. I quickly rectified that and we can see the new stencil bellow. 27

28 Construction of the book I clamped it down with Bulldog clips to secure it. I thought about how to punch out the holes however conventional hole punchers will vaporise if they even attempt to punch this 12mm thick book so I just took out my handy drill.. Drilling the holes was easy as I had an Argos book as a sacrifice piece under the book. After I drilled it I cleaned the holes and got rid of the stencil.. Next comes the long painstaking stage of binding it together.

29 Finished Product After a few hours of book binding and getting wrong twice, i finally got there and it is done. the final finished product. 29

30 More information can be seen on my blog at: