SPACE COMUNICATION
FUNDAMENTALS OF ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN 2023/24 - 1st SEMESTER
author | Vanda Košťálová
supervisors | Ing. arch. Anna Kotlabová, Ing. arch. Adéla Šoborová
The topic of my studio is communication.
Smaller tasks gradually moved us towards the final realization at our faculty. I researched the qualities of space, analyzed places in terms of the effect of spatial arrangement on the crowding and movement of people. I was also guided by reading the political text Making Things Public, which discusses the function of people in public space. I tried different approaches, working with people and materials. My final project is the game set called DON‘T CRY OVER SPILT MILK made from recycled milk cartons. The goal was to make better use of the school yard space and give people more options for spending time and getting to know.
DIALOGUE + MODEL
The first, smaller assignment focused on capturing a dialogue within the space around us and creating a reaction to it. I perceive dialogue through art, which evokes certain reactions and ways of seeing within us — a dialogue taking place through art.
This approach continued in a collaborative studio project. The model represents the spatial density of the Faculty of Architecture, combining the forces of communication, territory, and intimacy.
Based on this analysis, we selected and abstracted six spatially significant places for further exploration.
Each of us then worked individually with one chosen site. My focus was on the courtyard space, exploring its role as an intermediate, shared environment within the architectural structure.
This approach continued in a collaborative studio project. The model represents the spatial density of the Faculty of Architecture, combining the forces of communication, territory, and intimacy.
Based on this analysis, we selected and abstracted six spatially significant places for further exploration.
Each of us then worked individually with one chosen site. My focus was on the courtyard space, exploring its role as an intermediate, shared environment within the architectural structure.
FIRST IDEAS
SET OF GAMES
The goal was to place an interactive element in the space, through which people become observers and part of the work.
The rules contain possible games depicted by pictograms. It will provide users with inspiration, although it can be used for many other purposes, such as a school resource. Figurins for the game work in the form of multifunctional modules from
cartons of milk, graphically distinguished from each other. The design of the figurins admits its origin 100%. This measure leads to the easy replacement of lost and damaged boxes in a very simple way.
The goal was to place an interactive element in the space, through which people become observers and part of the work.
The rules contain possible games depicted by pictograms. It will provide users with inspiration, although it can be used for many other purposes, such as a school resource. Figurins for the game work in the form of multifunctional modules from
cartons of milk, graphically distinguished from each other. The design of the figurins admits its origin 100%. This measure leads to the easy replacement of lost and damaged boxes in a very simple way.
FIGURINS
PREPARATION PROCESS
PREPARATION PROCESS
FIGURINS
MODUL
The base serves as storage for the figures and also contains the rules. It works as a module, which can be only one or several around the entire perimeter of the place.
The base serves as storage for the figures and also contains the rules. It works as a module, which can be only one or several around the entire perimeter of the place.
MODUL
THE GAME