Week 2 - 02 Folie Development

Our last meeting was our first time together as a group. We discussed possibilities for how we would like to approach this design. We threw around ideas in relation to the type of education we wanted to provide. We though something along the lines of responding to the geography could work. This had to do with the readability of the design. We thought a way to relate the folie to the general public is to use common signs of Brisbane such as a map of Brisbane or the story bridge structure. Jasmine identified that when she was on her walkshop she noticed a juxtaposition of the sharp and linear grid shapes with sweeping curves. This is much like the Story Bridges structure of sharp diagonal lines with the curve of the top. Additionally, a map of Brisbane has a similar form as this, of grid structured streets with random curves, as well as the more obvious shape of the river. I found a photo that I had taken on my walkshop which showed this juxtaposition within the site itself. Also this represents a change between the old and new. 

Sketches of river + maps 
Sketches of story bridge




In the end we decided that the type of learning we wanted to provide was one of experience. Letting the patron using the folie have some kind of experience and therefore have a realisation which is learning something about the site.
We thought about how the folie could react with bodily functions such as how eye responds to dark and light as well as feelings of claustrophobia in uncomfortable spaces. Additionally we thought about how the site would react to the idea of flooding or tides. The following are some sketches about this: 


In order to relate this design to the context of the site we thought tectonics could be a good way to do this. By using similar materials to the surrounding landscape we could relate the folie to the sites environment. Such materials could be corrugated iron, wood, steel, cement and red clay rock. The site is dirty, derelict and industrial. Furthermore the sites history is industrial as it used to be a main port of brisbane.
A  decision was made to go away individually and come up with individual designs that incorporated our ideas about the site. We would then look at them in an Abstract way, a Metaphorical way and in Scale. These were discussed in the lecture as ways to approach the project.
I decided to investigate further into the sounds of the sites and also decided to see what the site was like at night.


Sketches


 We had another meeting on the monday before the class so that we could come up with some better ideas for the folie. 
We then decided that we liked the idea of things moving with the flow of the tides. This would draw on learning about the river and emphasise the constant impact that the river has on us. It was decided to go with this idea because it was most interesting and also reflected the sites history and present issues in Brisbane.
Sketches: