A few very interesting points were discussed in this weeks lecture, which I hope to research further before the interim presentation.
1) How do you motivate users to interact with flexible partitions / objects?
This is something I find will be very important for this assignment, as understanding how users interact with something they may be unfamiliar with, will allow designers to ultimately enhance the overall user experience. Although this was on a different scale, I did a little bit of research in this area in DEB701 Design and Research last semester. One thing that remains with me is that there is strong relationship between peoples perceptions of how something should work and their overall interactivity with it. For example, if someone perceives that a partition is easy to use, but it isn't, then it often won't be used. I think the best way to overcome this is to provide clues in aesthetics in a way which also improves the overall functionality of these flexible systems.
2) Design for demolition/disassembly.
To be honest, I haven't given this too much thought in previous design studios, but the more I read about the more interested I am. An example I found was the Macarthur Gardens Education & Display Centre by Supple Design in Campbelltown, NSW. The building has the ability to be packed up and re-assembled at the next development. It is a repeated structural system made from precast concrete and supported with recycled timber (Saieh, 2009). Implementing design for disassembly allows the product and its components to be better suited for re-use or recycling when it has reached its end of life, thus reducing the scale of resources required to create new products (Active Disassembly, 2005).
3) Something not in use, but with an extra layer, could be 're-invented' for the 21st Century? Something currently existing, but with new layers (physically & virtually), can respond to new functions.
4) How can you connect the physical & virtual environment in the city?
References
Active Disassembly (2005). Design for Disassembly Guidelines. Retrieved 8 August 2011, from http://www.activedisassembly.com/guidelines/ADR_050202_DFD-guidelines.pdf
Saieh, N. (2009, October 30). Macarthur Gardens Education & Display Centre. Retrieved 8 August 2011 from, http://www.archdaily.com/39083.
1) How do you motivate users to interact with flexible partitions / objects?
This is something I find will be very important for this assignment, as understanding how users interact with something they may be unfamiliar with, will allow designers to ultimately enhance the overall user experience. Although this was on a different scale, I did a little bit of research in this area in DEB701 Design and Research last semester. One thing that remains with me is that there is strong relationship between peoples perceptions of how something should work and their overall interactivity with it. For example, if someone perceives that a partition is easy to use, but it isn't, then it often won't be used. I think the best way to overcome this is to provide clues in aesthetics in a way which also improves the overall functionality of these flexible systems.
2) Design for demolition/disassembly.
To be honest, I haven't given this too much thought in previous design studios, but the more I read about the more interested I am. An example I found was the Macarthur Gardens Education & Display Centre by Supple Design in Campbelltown, NSW. The building has the ability to be packed up and re-assembled at the next development. It is a repeated structural system made from precast concrete and supported with recycled timber (Saieh, 2009). Implementing design for disassembly allows the product and its components to be better suited for re-use or recycling when it has reached its end of life, thus reducing the scale of resources required to create new products (Active Disassembly, 2005).
3) Something not in use, but with an extra layer, could be 're-invented' for the 21st Century? Something currently existing, but with new layers (physically & virtually), can respond to new functions.
4) How can you connect the physical & virtual environment in the city?
References
Active Disassembly (2005). Design for Disassembly Guidelines. Retrieved 8 August 2011, from http://www.activedisassembly.com/guidelines/ADR_050202_DFD-guidelines.pdf
Saieh, N. (2009, October 30). Macarthur Gardens Education & Display Centre. Retrieved 8 August 2011 from, http://www.archdaily.com/39083.
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