Friday, April 2, 2010

Unity Village: Presentation Assessments

Group C

Ground Floor: This group's Jelly Fish concept presentation had some strong points but it didn't seem fully developed. The design made excellent considerations for elderly occupants, such the lower tables in the laundry. Also, the was a great attempt to make the decorative element, such as the tree trunk, a more integral part the the design. The one area which needed more focus was on the materials, what was going to be used in the space.

1st Floor: Their concept of could of been better represented in there presentation if their renderings had quality lighting. Looking at the layout, the Chaos was represented by the neon green color palette chosen, while the Order seemed to be displayed by the lack of very many elements in the spaces. I didn't know if this was intentional.
One element which I thought was well thought out was the Gallery space, I thought it was great to reach out not only to the residents, but other parts of the community.

2nd Floor: The Oasis Release concept developed the ideas for some spaces stronger than others. The indoor green house was an interesting idea, risk, and well thought out. The primary concern for me was the lack of seating in all of the spaces, an oasis or place of release usually entails relaxation, which for most people is to sit rather than stand in the common areas of the space.

Reflection on My Team Project:
I felt that or concept was extremely well developed and apparent by our layout, color palette, and choice of materials and their placement. The model could of had more items placed in it. However, I think the walls and space layout were strong enough to support the concept of the model.
The presentation seemed to go well. I know there were some questions on the resolution of the thumbnails, but they were are 300-600 dpi and the same dragged and dropped image from one illustrator file to the next was enlarged for the next slide. The only reason for this could have been the illusion of pixelation because these were actual marker/pencil hand renderings. Therefore the smaller the image, the more pixelated the cross hatch may have appeared.
It seemed as though some groups had very little materials chosen, so I'm not sure if elaborating more on what would be used is going to be what was necessary or not.
I felt as though the class could truly see a well thought out concept in our presentation, and how the use of color can make or break a concept.
Whether designing spaces or products, design thinking will always need to be a process that is constantly revisited during design development. You're never done with just one part of it and then can move on, there will be constant revisions which may need to be done.


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