The puppetry theatre

A modern puppetry theatre requires a lighting and sound desk. Would be good to have this as a hand-held console and battery unit. I also have to add curtains, sets and backdrops. People could use such a product to entertain younger family memebers, street busking, could use set as a online puppetry experience or sell as a toy for kids to experiment their own ideas.

2D to 3D maquettes

After sanding and joining the trusses together, the viewing space and production wings of the puppeteering studio starts to take shape. A removable floor can be added to add texture to the ground plain. The 3mm MDF is quite flexible, in most circumstances it will make a complete loop. This design would only require a few rectangular cuts.

2D to 3D via the digital Reuter.

Bill Reporting; The digital reuter is great as it should deliver a clean exact profile. I came up with a range of ideas; dog kennel, indoor cat retreat, lounge poof, gaming system storage cabinet,. But my final decision was to design a "Puppet Theatre". I also made a few 1:100 maquettes, to get a feel for the amount of surface area to deal with. No one knows where puppetry first began though most scholars seem to agree puppetry as an art-form started in China with the introduction of the shadow puppet. However, that is only one particular kind of puppet and one kind of puppetry. Puppetry to me, is a forgotton source of instant entertainment and 3-Dimensional escapism for kids and adualts. The technology that can enhance puppetry spaces, like lighting and audio effects are great for tweaking those memorable performances.

The puppet theatre can be a very symbolic space. The designs that I have seen on the internet offer a very simple 3 dimensional experience. By incorporating a traditional division of the stage wings into three layers, with three on each side. This allows for quick introduction of characters and changes to set scenery.

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Interior perspective of student foyer, the reception booth for access to all three workshops, plastics, metal, and main workshop.

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Changes to the model include small piazza for first level cafeteria and roof top studios and lecture hall.

Dear All; I have integrated a small piazza to the rooftop. This level of the building already has medium sized lecture theatre, to large student studios, male and female toilets, access to first level cafeteria and student lounge. Student eating areas and large outdoor area is combined with a student space that combines the entrance to the lecture hall. Bill

Home experiment: Form/ Function / Cost.....

Bill Reporting; Philippe Starck has a beautiful object, that is a fact. However one has to look at both sides of the argument. The function of both lemon squeezers are extremely credible. The cost is very different. The 'Coles' variety lemon squeezer that I purchased for 0.98 cents is a bargain. But then the exorbidant price of a Starck designed lemon squeezer is $134.90. A large portion of that money goes to Alessi. The look is great and suprisingly the performance is much better than the cheaper version. I honestly thought it would not live up to the 'high profile' expectations that the design community has placed upon this design. The normal squeezer reqiures two hands as shown in photo. The Starck squeezer can be operated with only one hand, quite easily. To be honest I have used it three or four times in my life and I mainly look at the Starck design as an icon and not an object of everyday use. My squeezer was bought as an

18th b'day gift and I have really cherished it ever since that time.

can see how Starck and other designers can glorify such objects as normal lemon squeezers. I think Starck's design deserves its big price tag due to its material quality is, performance, Alessi marketing and iconical design. Which I suppose is four pretty good reasons. One has toreally associate with the object to want tospend that much dosh, when you can buy something that will do the trick for 0.98 cents. The Alessi squeezer delivers form and function but that is what one would expect. I can say that it definately holds a prescence in most surroundings, but seems to change as a form whem dramatically backlit or placed within an alienating backdrop to make it appear to have characteristics similar to an insect form. Very eerie...

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A 'Uni', a 'chair', a 'piazza' & the surrounding environment.

Urban furniture for roof top studios & lecture hall.

Edge/ Public space/Urban Furniture

Dear All; My group & I have been concentrating on a public piazza to group the school off industrial design. The outside spaces have to relate to the wider university hub & also create a unified sense of identity for the students of Industrial design. Our public piazza is to incorporate, concrete, grass, trees & a unique seating arrangement. This is simple but it works. This piazza is central to the school of the Industrial Design & a continuing space from the Cunningham Piazza. I have upgraded my urban furniture by creating an ergonic chair that allows people to possibly associate such a seating arrangement with the school of Industrial Design. Bill

Interactive Architecture & Generative graffiti

Bill reporting: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3M7qBMWVh7I This guy has taken graffiti into the new digital millennium. His use of 'relationship points', to generate patterns on the fascade of the building is quite unique. The use of a PC and projector allows him to plot the points (from random illuminated windows) and then create a line. These lines then make up the webbing that the PC software created. A great interactive concept. I utilised a similar formal approach in regards to my group concept design. This outlined within an earlier posting, 'evolution of the puzzle design'. These points of association can be fixed by discussing the value of two points on a master plan in relation to each other; or it can be as casual as plotting the illuminated windows on a high rise building at random.... regards Bill.

Expoiting daylight & extending forms.

Dear All; My design has taken a new turn as I have pierced the current envelope, and wished to introduce some curvular walls that extended the existing area above the staff offices on the ground floor. The terrace still maintain its triangular form on the first floor and communicates with the circle quite well. The column at the peak of the circular wall seems to tie the gesture off. regards Bill

This video is absolutely brilliant...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtpZLOrijW8 This student project depicting a museum plaza proposal is the best I have ever seen. The grand foyer elevated and nestled between the interlocking skyscrapers is one of my favourite scenes. The different use of delayed photography has been overlayed with a foreground CAD-model. I couldn't believe the amount of mixed multi-media used to achieve such a thorough and absorbing presentation. (see how many people involved within ending credits). The mix between architecture and film has been a long standing tradition. They seem to compliment eachother, in a visionary experience that is unprecedented within a wide section of visual media. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtpZLOrijW8

Preliminary Design Submission

The division of facilities/volume

The pieces from the linear puzzle have taken new form. We have a need to separate the existing School of Industrial Design form due to requirements within the design brief. This also allows us to continue on parts of project within our own time. border="0" />

The webbing is produced from a set of relationship points.

Objects of Industry:

Dear All; Interesting objects that directly relate to industry and street environments. I found these submissions from a German 'blog' school of Design. My understanding of the German language is quite limited, so the blog was hard to unserstand but the pictures speak for themselves.

Experimenting with 'Sketch Up'. This is a very versatile program. It gives the user a new found freedom to develop forms that is hard to find in other/larger 3d softwares. The options are easy to understand, and the final resolution is far warmer than some of the colder images that 3d CAD models can produce.

Precedent buildings & relevant volume

Bill reporting: My group and I have established our volumes needed for each area of our Applied/industrial design school. We are now going to play with forms and shapes that could be suitable for this scheme. The shapes are obviously formatted within the site boundary for the school of Applied/industrial Design. precedent studies of other schools of industrial design around the world give great conceptual ideas and inspiration. I would like to comment on the University of Canberra in Australian Capital Territory.

Industrial Design Student Resources Studios 2 CDD labs (exclusively for design students only) each with 20 top end PCs complete with extensive range of design and office software. Photographic labs Fully equipped Workshop Rapid Prototyping Machine 2 NC Mills Library Shops Bar, Refectory, Cafeteria’s / Restaurant’s Chemist Bank Post Office Medical Centre Travel agency Recreation / Sporting facilities The school has courses for industrial design, interior design, graphic design, landscape architecture and architectrue.

Sleepless In St.kilda:

Like any built up area, grasslands vanish and almost dwindle into nothingness. The small areas that exist as grasslands within the Geelong wedge today, must ofcourse be protected and nutured over time before they become even smaller. Gardens within the Geelong wedge. My group like many others, have come up with a scheme that extends Cunningham St through the wedge.

Site Analysis:

Dear All; 'Minutes from site analysis meeting'. 23 July 2006 Traffic Flow: External areas from site. Not much access to upper Gheringhap st, except for Buses and a one way street leading to Deakin university. Bus stops and island parking are located on Brouhgam st. This is a very busy street and has a widened footpath. Transit place is also a one direction rd going towards the east. Clare st is a thin rd, with moderate traffic, situated next to the site and the two neighbouring car parks. Weather conditions (wind/sun): High speed wind coming from geelong bay. Wind tunnel effect. All four seasons are relevant within this environment. Sun rises and moves from the East and set in the west. Summer has higher angles, winter has lower angles. Local area experiences morning and night fog. Chilly and high wind from ocean.

Topography: Original and existing. Deakin University is a four level byuilding and so are most of the surroung buildings that face onto the applied design site. Gym building is a two level structure facing North East. The south east corner has a 3 level building called the 'Nireeda Apartments'. This building is very close to the site and has quite a prescense within the small intersection of Corio st and Clare st.

Existing buildings (keep or remove): Deakin University we are definately keeping. The existing carpark on Broughan st we are not sure whether we are keeping to build on top, or to demolish and create an equally big car park within the existing adjacent car zone. Change bus zone to a smaller less intense area. Gesign entry hub for traffic, vehicles and pedestrians to enter the university precinct from most roads.

Proximities to car parking, shops and other parts of campus; 4 existing car parks plus to small basement car parks in the existing Deakin university and the existing gym. There is mainly 2 hour and 4 hour parking within the surrounding streets accept for the bus zones. Shops are facing campus on Brougham St, but no shops actually within the campus. Large open air courtyard within Deakin University campus.

Site history impact on new buildings; Many heritage listed buildings. After Aboriginal first white men came to the region in 1801. In 1852 the goldrush hit and placed Geelong on the map. he waterfront region had a major manufacturing company Ford arrive to the region in 1925. The Ford Motor Company commenced its company on Geelong's waterfront in 1925 close to where the Ford Discovery Centre stands today, before building its first Australian production factory on the highway in North Geelong. The waterfront region has rich wool industry culture. Many of the buildings use to trade from this area to the pier.

Easements, services; that impact on design. Truck and bus clearance. Presently there are different widths for roads and footpaths within the surrounding site. Plumbing and electrical grids for waterfront geelong. Local council drawings.

Lynchian analysis; Nodes, pathways, districts and boundaries: Kevin Lynch states that there are five elements to the "Lynchian Analysis" Paths, edges, districts, nodes and landmarks. The boundaries of the Geelong district are shown by existing main highways, trainlines and bridges. The train lines segment the north and south Geelong districts.

Metaphysical aspects, site chi, energy flows and Genius Loci; Locations of distinctive atmosphere, light can play a big role in revealing the Genius Loci of an interior space or site. In Roman mythodology Genius Loci was the protective spirit of place. When we relate to a site we utilise creative spirit, and Genius Loci is a reference to that creative spirit.

Overlooking privacy views in and out of site; Pub and Nireeda Apartments are directly adjacent to the site. There are views to the site from Deakin University courtyard. Eastern units are overlooking the site, as they are five levels high.

Relationship to edges active and non active edges; Brougham St is a highly active street with, shops, parking and bus stops. The bus zone on Gheringhap St deadens this wide space. Transit Place is a one way St making it quiet and very narrow.

Plot ratio, number of levels, open and built up spaces; Open courtyard at Deakin University. Built up apartment blocks and car parks, 3 - 5 levels high. Different sloping angles across the site. The site terrains differs with angles at 4 specific areas.

Landscape, Flora, Fauna; Medium size trees on Gheringhap St. Raised grass garden beds outside Deakin Uni along Gheringhap.

Day and Night use in consideration of 24 hour site use; Car Park can be used as a rave venue or nightclub venue to expand such spaces within a 24 hour zone. Students may start to use the area more at night if there are more places to eat shop and work during night hours.

Other relevant topics: number of buildings in block, perceptions of safety, key landmark buildings and features, building vacancy rate, vehicle and pedestrian activities, topographical characteristics, levels of compatibility, street amenities, furniture lighting;