MINIMA

MINIMA

Initial ideas and concepts, to reduce spaces, allow movement and circulation and storage and there conjecture.

Taking the ideas above and developing them into an actual form in which to further develop



















The final combination of the three ideas, using a double level design to minimize horizontal size. It works in a fan like system all accessories branching from a common point. the employment of a vertical shaft to minimize space for circulation.

Minima - concept and design

Here are my final posters for project 2. 'Minima'. Located on the water itself, my design was a collaboration of three existing minimal space environments: the igloo, the caravan and the tent. Appropriate features of each were considered and contributed to my final design concept. In the critique I was advised to consider the 'mechanics', or structure, of future projects more thoroughly.

Minima development:
In the inti tail stages of my minima design i started by working with shapes and finding out which would be the most efficient. I started by experimenting with the sphere and found out for a minimal space the sphere creates awkward spaces. However the circle works well. After studying the movements of the human body and finding most movements have a pivotal point i found the circle to be most effective.

Also studying the activities in that will be taking place i discovered that three spaces are all that would be needed to cater for them. one for showering and standing while you cook. A central space that would be used for cooking and studying on a fold down table. and one other on the right hand side for the toilet that doubled up as a seat. By using a demountable hammock space is not wasted with the use of a bed.

Minima.

One of the obsticles I faced when developing this design was the mechanism that would allow the moving level travel up and down. This was because it had to be able to be controlled when you are both sitting on it and standing under it. After experimenting with mechanisms such as pulleys and scissor lifts I came up with a manual hydraulic system like they use in dentist chairs/hairdressing chairs/tattoo chairs/operating table.

sections

which one is better? need some idea!!!!

minima

just a cool example of small building that I found.
name: mobile lookout
location: Mondsee, Austria
Architect: Hans Peter Worndl

Blogging at last

Just a quick note to say that I'm delighted to see that a number of you have started blogging. Keep it going.

Rich T