The roof will engulf the walkway spaces and provide a canvas for a digital overlay to support the experiences.. here is a quick render of what I've got so far.
Monday, October 29, 2012
Roof Structure - Paddington Identity
I've taken a snippet of paddington and the surrounding area and will use the patterns of the streets to create a roof structure for over the new walkway area.
The roof will engulf the walkway spaces and provide a canvas for a digital overlay to support the experiences.. here is a quick render of what I've got so far.
The roof will engulf the walkway spaces and provide a canvas for a digital overlay to support the experiences.. here is a quick render of what I've got so far.
Thursday, October 18, 2012
Roof Rework.
The Front Facade of Paddington Central sits comfortably within its surroundings and has a strong visual appeal. This is partly due to the roof shape that is designed to support the queenslander style that is so strong along latrobe and paddington.
along the sides and across the back of the center however, the building discards its sympathetic style and transitions back to project supermarket.
Should the paddington home room be developed, This will change the movement of people into Paddington Central and will make the rear of the building significantly more public.
Because of this fact, A rework of the roof line at the rear and sides are required. To strengthen its ties with the queenslander style of the area and to simply improve the overall visual appeal.
Thankfully, I have managed to acquire some experience in working with queenslander style roofs with work and should be able to use this knowledge effectively in this area.
along the sides and across the back of the center however, the building discards its sympathetic style and transitions back to project supermarket.
Should the paddington home room be developed, This will change the movement of people into Paddington Central and will make the rear of the building significantly more public.
Because of this fact, A rework of the roof line at the rear and sides are required. To strengthen its ties with the queenslander style of the area and to simply improve the overall visual appeal.
Thankfully, I have managed to acquire some experience in working with queenslander style roofs with work and should be able to use this knowledge effectively in this area.
By breaking up the facade with smaller roofs that conjoin and overlap, similar to the work on the latrobe side. The rear of the building should become more approachable and open up the focus of the building out to the roads rather then the classic internal shopping center feel.
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Space Planning - No More Woolies!
My future scenario sees supermarket giants like woolworths and coles becoming more online based - to the point where supermarket stores are no longer a viable solution in the market.. All of their trade will become digitally based. with delivery orders from a central location. So what does that mean for the Paddington central Shopping Center?
Based on observing traffic and by observing the layout of the center it becomes clear that the woolworths store is currently an entity unto itself. The Woolworths draws people into the shopping center but quite often the people that come for the supermarket do not stay for any of the other retail stores.
A similar story can be told in reverse. where the majority of shoppers who choose to visit the retail stores along Latrobe and in the center don't often stop in at the woollies.
The space that the woolworths leaves behind can be reconfigured to support more retail stores that would suit the same style and theme of the rest of Latrobe terrace.
And Paddington Central loses an aspect of its Clientele. No, it actually doesn't.
Should this scenario take place, and woolworths shifts to online sales, The Paddington Home Room can become a main seller. As highlighted in earlier posts, the home room is capable of recommending items of interest. This too can extend to taking care of the everyday shopping requirements. and potentially automating recurring sales.
Thus Paddington Central gains space for several new and interesting shopping experiences, without losing the blue chip Woolworths.
Friday, October 12, 2012
Thursday, October 11, 2012
Project 2 KPI's
My project will:
Establish a Community HUB which facilitates Connection and creates a sense of Belonging.
Has a strong sense of Identity.
Becomes a catalyst for Interaction, Experience, Learning and Understanding.
Embraces Vulnerabilities, Encourages Discovery and Demonstrates Trust.
Sound Good?
Establish a Community HUB which facilitates Connection and creates a sense of Belonging.
Has a strong sense of Identity.
Becomes a catalyst for Interaction, Experience, Learning and Understanding.
Embraces Vulnerabilities, Encourages Discovery and Demonstrates Trust.
Sound Good?
Computing Power and Behavior.
According to Moore's Law, Computing power is currently capable of doubling in capacity every 2 years. Based on this fact, the idea of a server farm to house information becomes irrelevant.
So what would a computer in the year 2026 look like? who cares!
How would a computer in the year 2026 behave?
Feng Zaho, a computer scientist at Xerox's Palo Alto Research Center, "Proposes equipping machinery and structures with 'collaborating sensors' reminiscent of neurons. These sensors would respond and adapt to the physical environment, infer the needs of their human operators, share information within the network, and filter our unimportant details. A building containing these sensors would behave almost organically." (Ask Nature, 2012. Sensing and sharing information: neurons)
So what would a computer in the year 2026 look like? who cares!
How would a computer in the year 2026 behave?
Feng Zaho, a computer scientist at Xerox's Palo Alto Research Center, "Proposes equipping machinery and structures with 'collaborating sensors' reminiscent of neurons. These sensors would respond and adapt to the physical environment, infer the needs of their human operators, share information within the network, and filter our unimportant details. A building containing these sensors would behave almost organically." (Ask Nature, 2012. Sensing and sharing information: neurons)
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
Generating Value - Trust & Connection
Similarly to the urban sprawl and the online experience theories that our group worked on in project 1, The economic value will build upon the trust generated by the database.
The main purpose of the database of information is to help people. Not to push products or services.
Previously, a database would hold user information. a user had no choice in the matter. and such, products that fit their description are forced upon them. what can they do.
This new system gives the information back to the user.. the database must ask for it, and display honesty in the way that it is used.
In this system, the database can track a user. but the user can also track the database.
growing suspicion and a lack of trust may lead them to remove their profile. lowering your client list making businesses less likely to commit.
The community value that it has the potential to deliver also stems from this trust. the database becomes a community hub of activity that facilitates connection.
Each person has the ability to physically shape the spaces within the database, creating a sense of belonging and identity.
the database becomes a catalyst for interaction, experience and understanding, a facilitator of vulnerability and trust.
Generating Value - Businesses
The one question that came from last weeks tutorial was that I needed to show how the new online experience would generate value, either economically or otherwise.
Firstly to take a business sense.
The database (which is completely transparent) holds information firstly of local businesses. businesses can add their information for free to create a stockpile of places of interest or specific services. Failing any reliable sources locally, the database would the search more broadly for information if asked.
The difference here is that businesses do not pay to sign up. neither do they pay for adds to spray across the users. The database uses the information to make recommendations to people who are seeking similar sources of information. eg. customer that has recently finished reading a good book would be introduced to a local book store to find their next great read. The book store is charged for the recommendation after it is given and notified who and why it was given. The book store can set a limit on their recommendations but the database controls how many recommendations it makes. (if the database makes 0 recommendations - the book store isn't charged)
The database also logs and reports feedback to the business and to other potential customers.
Every person and business is notified when their information is used and the purpose of its use. Creating a bond of trust.
The database can also automate online purchases for products on the registry like groceries and also arrange delivery.
Firstly to take a business sense.
The database (which is completely transparent) holds information firstly of local businesses. businesses can add their information for free to create a stockpile of places of interest or specific services. Failing any reliable sources locally, the database would the search more broadly for information if asked.
The difference here is that businesses do not pay to sign up. neither do they pay for adds to spray across the users. The database uses the information to make recommendations to people who are seeking similar sources of information. eg. customer that has recently finished reading a good book would be introduced to a local book store to find their next great read. The book store is charged for the recommendation after it is given and notified who and why it was given. The book store can set a limit on their recommendations but the database controls how many recommendations it makes. (if the database makes 0 recommendations - the book store isn't charged)
The database also logs and reports feedback to the business and to other potential customers.
Every person and business is notified when their information is used and the purpose of its use. Creating a bond of trust.
The database can also automate online purchases for products on the registry like groceries and also arrange delivery.
Saturday, October 6, 2012
Paddington Home Concept Drawings
Plan of the home room concept overlaying the top level of the car park.
Section of Home Room and existing Carpark
Oracle
Your Leaf - contains information about you.
Is used to help make better life choices, improve well being and lifestyle.
challenges you to improve and discover.
gives you the option of removing your online data from the digital environment but encourages trust by challenging you to leave your leaf connected to the online realm.
Paddington Home Room
The Power of Vulnerability
This video displays the power of vulnerability.
Brown describes how her research into happy living changed her life.
Internet Servers Integrated into built environment
Initial Development of a new age Server Farm.. where personal online information is stored and is physically accessible in a personal 'leaf'. the aim is to develop a trust in the digital environment. by leaving your leaf on the vine your information is accessible to the online community creating vulnerability and promoting trust.
the digital leaves belong to the individual, and contain the online profile that was originally used for personalised advertising. but has been re-purposed for tracking personal development, maintaining health and well being and encouraging learning and discovery.
Reconfigure Warmington Street Level
Experimenting with layout on warmington street level.
Definitely more work required.
Reconfigure Vertical Access
A quick sketch section beginning to experiment with different alternatives.
Scale of Experiences
Experience and attachment at different levels.
Latrobe Terrace = strong sense of experience.
Paddington Central = low sense of experience
Retail Stores = Varied sense of experience
Paddington central needs to create a stronger sense of experience and attraction.
Late night breakdown of themes
Shopping Center Fundamental Themes:
Connection, Identity, Community, Belonging
Retail Success
Experience, Emotional Memory/ Attachment
Fundamental Theme
Ownership.
Friday, October 5, 2012
Developing Physical Space for a digital environment
Exemplar Images for a physical space to be shared by both the online environment and the human environment.
A sustainable Building
I always believe that the most sustainable building is the one that you don't have to build. If you can make use of existing spaces then a renovated and re-purposed building. Personally I find this type of building much more attractive for use as you can see a history and character that can tell a story about the place and the people.
The following images are an example of experimental architecture that makes use of the existing building - http://www.evolo.us/architecture/asemic-forest-spontaneous-order-and-architecture/
I also believe that this type of building will be much more effective in sustaining our current built environment.
The existing spaces in paddington central should not be demolished lightly. Architectural interventions and and overlays can be a much more sustainable way to reshape a building while maintaining the character of the original and preserving the story of the building.
The following images are an example of experimental architecture that makes use of the existing building - http://www.evolo.us/architecture/asemic-forest-spontaneous-order-and-architecture/
I also believe that this type of building will be much more effective in sustaining our current built environment.
The existing spaces in paddington central should not be demolished lightly. Architectural interventions and and overlays can be a much more sustainable way to reshape a building while maintaining the character of the original and preserving the story of the building.
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