Thursday, June 12, 2008

Schema and circulation

Central is the fireplace, the hearth, the focus, bringing dignity, hope.

Then there are the four realms,1. education/empowerment 2. health/sanitary conditions 3. fun/recreation 4. access to facilities.

To Abstract it is 'dignity surrounded by empowerment, restoration, fun and connection'

To circulate, all of the main functions stem from the fireplace, (empowerment- osmosis around the fire, restoration-sterilisation from the fire, fun-ghost stories around the fire, connection-people around the fire) then branch off into increasing privacy (empowerment- believing in yourself, restoration- cleaning yourself, fun- joy from within, connection- comfortable to be alone)

All bring into the focus and all branch out from the focus...

2 comments:

Jodi said...

outreach
networking
communal development
PR/aministrative role on site...

Change in form - creating a place for social interaction as opposed to going out and picking up a homeless person and saying you can do "X" to make your life better....

Facilitating interaction and proactivity

"HOMEBASE"
Tree - a good analogy or metaphor for your concept.....
Branching out into specific areas....

Fruzsina said...

hey noa...ann quinlan once directed me to frank lloyd wright's houses to check out the positioning of fireplaces.

check out hte DM-HeatRay level in the unreal editor if you haven't already :)