Design Journal Entry - Module 1

Journal Entry For
Module 1 - Design Inspirations & Big Feature Ideas

Then, describe your design inspirations and big feature ideas using text, images, web links, movies... Whatever media works best to express your ideas!

BIG ideas:

Integration of nature- blurring between indoor and outdoor spaces. This includes the elements like rain, sun, flowing water, wind in some cases, and plants.

An exhibition space as a framework for a multitude of ideas. As a means to tell stories.

I am most drawn to spaces that have been repurposed from warehouses, train stations, etc. That atmosphere is impossible to recreate when building new, but I am interested in picking at the things that I like about spaces like that.

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Architectural features that I’m interested in:

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Gradual rise in height, half levels connecting to each other.

Indoor sweeping balconies

Membrane-like walls

Weeping willow

Sustainability Goals:

Solar panels on available spaces.

As little use of electronically powered heating and cooling systems.

Many integrated outdoor indoor spaces that don’t require temperature mediation.

Natural lighting- opening and closing windows that adjust with the time of day and season.

Pollinator gardens.

For me, sustainability means more than ecological sustainability- I want to focus on how a public space can vitalize and sustain the culture, spirit, and engagement of the communities it joins.