MAIN THEMES FOR QUARTER 1 & 2
Levels / Ecosystem / Response / Capacity
Levels
Levels are a part
of our everyday lives and can be seen around us all the time. They form a hierarchy
that affects everything we do and how we do those things. The top levels
determine the parameters of every other level that is beneath it. Levels can be
seen as themes, because they categorize and frame specific elements and
features. Levels are an essential part to open building and they can influence
the success or failure of the design of the building, while at the same time
they also reveal the order in which things are built or installed and thus
their importance within the construction process.
Ecosystem
Everything in the
universe is a part of a greater ecosystem that is filled with complex networks
that work together for the survival of that ecosystem. Areas in the built
environment can be looked at as ecosystems as there are many smaller components
and networks that work in unison. There are levels within the ecosystem that
define the area and give it unique characteristics, for example the topography,
infrastructure, built form or even the un-built form of an area. Ecosystems can
be tied to context as both refer to the smaller aspects that form the setting
and the circumstances that occur in the area. We need to study these ecosystems
in its entirety to be able to understand
an area's full context.
Response (Challenging the conventional)
During an in-depth
study of the area and interacting with the people who work and stay in the
area, conventional terms and their meanings or interpretations should be
challenged. By challenging these conventional terms, more investigation is
required which in turn helps you to not make stereotypes and presumptions that
may be inaccurate about the area or the people in the area. It also helps to
clarify what exactly we are investigating and trying to prove and helps us to
communicate that through tools and a language that everyone can understand. It even
directs how we intend to respond or even not respond to the area.
Capacity
Working together
with people who stay and work in an area will help to determine the levels that
influence your design within the ecosystem of the area. The capacity of the
design intervention will determine its success in response to the current times
as well as its success in the future, whether it remains the same or is altered
or added to in the future. In terms of capacity in open building, it is the
flexibility that the base building creates in order for various configurations
of in fill to create new spaces that can serve different functions. Capacity relates to the design of a building
or intervention and its success within the ecosystem.
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