In the attempt to over come a mental block, I did a bit of a reversion experiment, based upon the 1st year studio, I composed a list of words describing the design site and then found antonyms for them. What was produced is as follows
Aim: Inversion of the space
Method : Develop a list of words that describe the space as it is, find the opposites of those words. Make diagrams of the concepts both positive and negative.
Interpret diagrams to make conclusions about spaces, model the spaces.
Descriptors of the space Inversions
Urban Country / Rural
Grid locked Smooth flowing
Pedestrian Vehicular
Brick Glass
Built up Raised
High rise Mine Low Rise (flat)
Commercial Charitable (blue sky)
Retail Wholesale
Public private
Private Public
Civilian Military
Quite Loud
Time locked Always open
Daytime Night time
Central Remote
City Country
Towers Tunnels
Glass Brick (concrete)
Un-accessible Accessible
Ominous promising
Busy Dead
Hobos Swells
Business people Students
Dark Light (bright, sunny)
Landlocked Coastal
Dirty Clean
Dull Exciting
Government Private
Undesirable Coveted, desired, in demand(predicate), sought after, delectable, sexy
Walls Ditches
Carpark Paradise
Leased Owned
Confusing Straight forward
Two descriptors and inversions per A4 sheet, mix up the order and just draw the first thing that comes to mind for each word.
During diagramming it was noticed that there was a repetition of 2 opposite characteristic words, these being brick and glass, and public and private.
The diagrams where then laid out and surveyed for similarities.
Positive and negative copies where made of the diagrams
During this process, I had a burst of inspiration. See the above post
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