Jennifer's Shelving System

My shelving system is made to store and protect information as well as display it and provide a work surface to organize or deorganize work. When separated from the other parts of the unit, the shelves appear to be normal shelves, yet due to the materials and usage, they combine together to form not only a landscape, but a highly adptable structure.

We were also looking at putting this system in the "entrance" where threshold boundaries can be broken. Perhaps the user wants to bring part of the outside with them into the space and enclose it, or store their personal belongings. Maybe they want to enjoy the garden landscape of the entryway and they proceed to use the system as a relaxing device.

andrew's design brief

here is a link, its 3 pages long

TABLE / WORKSPACE

Richard & Lawrence's Design Brief for Stairs March, 04, 08

Richard's Design Brief from March, 04, 08

LEE'S LIVING LANDSCAPE

Living Landscape

I, Lee Winfield, would like to design a Living Landscape. On the main ground floor, will reside these pieces for seating, lying, relaxing, reading and dwelling.

They will both restrict and divide as well as combine and bring people together.

The pieces will be modular, in the sense that they could be used individually without feeling restricted, or in pairs and combinations with each other. However they could easily fit together and form a unified piece of landscape that will act as both a divider and an area to spend time on.

They will be soft and comfortable but at the same time structural and should exist in the space as identities of themselves.

They can be transformed as they are physically rotated and placed on different angles, but this is the extent of their transformability.

The pieces should be comfortable to sit/lie/relax/read/study/conduct a conversation or a discussion on, as well as act as visual forms in the space when not used.

The pieces can be easily moved in the space and used in various ways to form them into several shapes for different needs.

Relaxing and comforting, surrounding and hugging, yet should not clog the space. Residents should feel free to move them and walk around them, push them aside and contain them rather than feel claustrophobic and enclosed.

The Landsca pe could be used by an individual, or by all residents simultaneously. When used by the collective, its design would make more sense, as if when used by all seven inhabitants, they will discover a hidden secret. When they reveal it, they will understand the true meaning of living in the Habitorium.