Category Archives: Student Blog
Mini Museums: Design Process
To help with our designs we had set up an interview with Andy Fowles, the curator of the Mini Museum Story. We had prepared a series of questions to ask and chosen a suitable location at the Birmingham Museum and Art
Mini Museums: Design Process
To help with our designs we had set up an interview with Andy Fowles, the curator of the Mini Museum Story. We had prepared a series of questions to ask and chosen a suitable location at the Birmingham Museum and Art
Film Workshop
Guided by our explorations into the canal as a place of duality and conflict, we undertook a film workshop with Pip Piper. Looking at the canal through the eyes of filmography further challenged the way we can read and understand
Film Workshop
Guided by our explorations into the canal as a place of duality and conflict, we undertook a film workshop with Pip Piper. Looking at the canal through the eyes of filmography further challenged the way we can read and understand
Memories
Imprinted spaces we experienced on our canal walks as documented in sketches and cognitive maps. Through the experience of sounds, sights and memory. BC
Memories
Imprinted spaces we experienced on our canal walks as documented in sketches and cognitive maps. Through the experience of sounds, sights and memory. BC
Free City: CANAL EXPLORATIONS 1
CANAL EXPLORATIONS 1: Understanding the canal. We undertook an exploration of the canal and tried to identify terms and concepts to describe conditions that occur along its edges. TIME BOUNDARY- Looking at old and new conditions BORDERS- These can
Free City: CANAL EXPLORATIONS 1
CANAL EXPLORATIONS 1: Understanding the canal. We undertook an exploration of the canal and tried to identify terms and concepts to describe conditions that occur along its edges. TIME BOUNDARY- Looking at old and new conditions BORDERS- These can
Co.Lab Transit Spaces
For interim review all the groups had to present a video summary of their research, recordings and findings about New Street station as a waiting space. Our group was interested in how does appearance of waiting spaces affect the waiting
Co.Lab Transit Spaces
For interim review all the groups had to present a video summary of their research, recordings and findings about New Street station as a waiting space. Our group was interested in how does appearance of waiting spaces affect the waiting
Questionnaire Results
We devised a questionnaire based on other studies into waiting areas as well as the results of our initial observation of the space. We received feedback from 20 respondents; we also video recorded interviews with 3 people. The findings are
Questionnaire Results
We devised a questionnaire based on other studies into waiting areas as well as the results of our initial observation of the space. We received feedback from 20 respondents; we also video recorded interviews with 3 people. The findings are
Movement and Sitting Analysis
In week three we carried out a more detailed site analysis using film, photographs and sound recordings to gain more in-depth information on the experience of using the waiting/transit space. The diagram shows the flow of movement between entrance and
Movement and Sitting Analysis
In week three we carried out a more detailed site analysis using film, photographs and sound recordings to gain more in-depth information on the experience of using the waiting/transit space. The diagram shows the flow of movement between entrance and
Transit Spaces
In week two we undertook a site visit to investigate the existing layout of the ground floor waiting areas at Grand Central Station New Street Birmingham. This was based on information from previous studies into waiting/transit spaces by Hirsch and
Transit Spaces
In week two we undertook a site visit to investigate the existing layout of the ground floor waiting areas at Grand Central Station New Street Birmingham. This was based on information from previous studies into waiting/transit spaces by Hirsch and
Knowledge Exchange -An Evaluation of an Paul Robinson Partnership Against the RIBA Benchmark by Damion Allport MArch pt 2
As part of the Co.Lab workshop Knowledge Exchange the concept was to look into relating the project to the company that I work for Paul Robinson Partnership and originally the idea was to look at the marketing of the company
Knowledge Exchange -An Evaluation of an Paul Robinson Partnership Against the RIBA Benchmark by Damion Allport MArch pt 2
As part of the Co.Lab workshop Knowledge Exchange the concept was to look into relating the project to the company that I work for Paul Robinson Partnership and originally the idea was to look at the marketing of the company
Passiv Primary Care
The Passivhaus standard for building low energy buildings is growing in popularity across the world. When compared to a typical new development, built to UK regulatory standards, Passivhaus demands superior insulation and air tightness, coupled with a mechanical ventilation system,
Passiv Primary Care
The Passivhaus standard for building low energy buildings is growing in popularity across the world. When compared to a typical new development, built to UK regulatory standards, Passivhaus demands superior insulation and air tightness, coupled with a mechanical ventilation system,
Wayfinding | Barbican Centre
A good example of clear and concise directions in the Barbican Centre. The consistency of signage is clear, with signs starting on the exterior of the building.
Wayfinding | Barbican Centre
A good example of clear and concise directions in the Barbican Centre. The consistency of signage is clear, with signs starting on the exterior of the building.
Good | bad aspects of transit spaces
There are so many things going on such a new station as Grand Central. One of the things that grabbed our attention was the way the people use to stand all over the space, with no order, distracting the movement of
Good | bad aspects of transit spaces
There are so many things going on such a new station as Grand Central. One of the things that grabbed our attention was the way the people use to stand all over the space, with no order, distracting the movement of
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