Review of Arrow Way-finding idea

I looked at improving the practical side of my arrow way-finding idea as i felt the aesthetic look of it was fine and up to scratch and how i wanted it to be. By improving the practical side of it, i looked at just having a large board with all the areas of the building colour coordinated to match the the arrow, thus making it easier to navigate your way round using the arrow you needed depending on its colour, it also made it more recognisable.

Powerpoint presentation slides of my initial ideas

Review of work so far & Arrow Idea

I feel my arrow idea has been a good start but i think as a newcomer to the building it would be difficult to navigate with just the use of arrows and an overly arty destination board. So as result i feel my idea, as it stands at the moment, would be a little too confusing and not clear enough with the combination of straight forward info and just arrows; i need to focus more on the informative side of the deisgn now and less on the arty design for the wayfinding part of the building. Secondly,  I think it will still be more than easy for the architect to incorperate the design into the new building as i feel the use of paint doesnt have a lasting effect on the structural design of the building and therefore it means if need be, the design can be modified with reletive ease and without the need to tamper with the actual building itself just the decor side of it all. My design could also be used in the rest of the school due to its simplicity and flexability.
I definitely want expand on the design part of my general idea and not just have arrows. so maybe a nice design feature which easily distinguishs where abouts you are in relation to the rest of the building we be a good improvement on my current idea.
So when reviewing my current ideas at the moment these are the three main tragets i have set for myself:

1) Explore different ways of making the arrow  wayfinding design clearer and easier to navigate with .

2)Explore possible ideas for the Design part of the building e.g, wall pattern designs, colour schemes

3) work on moulding two ideas together

Different Ways Of Approaching Branding

- Tv advertising
- Surveys
- Questionnaires
- Link the product you're selling to a target audience
- Magazines
- Public transport
- Statistics
- Is it male or female orientated?

My BRIT Logo Design

This is my interpretation for the BRIT school logo. It reads BRIT with the 'i' also being a dancing figure to show that the school specialises in performing arts. However it could be slightly difficult to distinguish the the last letter T as it is slightly obstructed by the the leg of the figure. overall though i think the logo works well as it combines visual imagery with lettering and as a result makes it clear to the viewer what the logo is all about. I also think the logo has a nice free flowing movement to it which represents the spirit of the school and the attitude of its students and teachers. Finally, i feel the use of the colour green as apposed to the current orange is nicer as it has a more subtle feel and is less outlandish and vulgar in my opinion. the green suggests freshness which relates to the fresh talent this school unveils every year!!!

Aedas

Aedas is world wide architectual firm which work on mixed-use developments, transportation, education, sport and healthcare building design. They offer services in architecture, interior design, master planning, landscape, urban design and building consultancy within Asia, the Middle East, Europe and the Americas. They have designed and are constructing the 2022 Qatar world cup finals soccer stadium which holds 86,000 spectators and has inner stadium air conditioning to tackle the hot climate there, a first in the football stadium world. Aedas work on all sorts of architectual projects across the world and are leaders in creating new and innovative designs.

 

The Qatar Soccer stadium which 86,000 spectators

Iris Crystal Tower, Dubai

A3 board for BRIT

In the lesson we were told make a small questionnaire again but this time go around the school asking students and teachers alike what they thought about the BRIT school on a whole and what they'd like to see encompassed in the design of the new building. We were also told to collect images of the BRIT schools buildings and create a mood board like A3 page on what BRIT was like.

Quick concept design sketches on new Selhurst building

Here are just a couple of quick sketches i did on what i thought the new building should look like. My teacher told me not to worry about making it realistic as such now, but to just elaborate on initial ideas and come up with a couple of creative concept designs for the building. Heres what i came up with quickly.

I took inspiration from Igloos, the Ghirkin tower and Arsenals Emirates stadium when creating this concept design. The top two levels of the building would be made of glass panels, allowing views over the rest of the school site and allowing maximum daylight to pass through lighting up rooms considerably. on the bottom level though the building has an opaque out layer because i took into account the large proposed theatre stage and that it would make more sense to have that place be dark. 

Heres an idea for way-finding inside the building. It would be to have giant arrows on the floor and ceiling with the place name you need to find scrolling down digitally inside it. Also each arrow would be colour coordinated with the the place of interest and so would be easily more recognizable with the viewer as they navigate their way round the building.

Visuals For Initial Ideas

My Questionnaire

We were told to come up with questions to ask students on what they'd like to see in the design of the new interior of the building. We had to make sure that our small questionnaire was 'small' and that it had a few simple straight to the point questions in it as apposed to a large number of detailed complex questions which would probably loose our target participants interest.

Your Opinions On What The New Building Interior Should Look Like

1) What kind of style do you want the interior design to incorporate? Eg abstract pattern, urban

2) Is there a preferred medium you'd like to have used? Eg. Video, Paint, Interactive

3) Do you want to have a consistent design throughout the building, or different designs for the different strand blocks?

4) Finally, would you prefer the design to be up tempo and high energy or more subtle and subdued on a whole?

Thank you very much for your time,

Visual Arts & Design Strand

Plans for new school building project

On tuesdays lesson, one of the key architects for the new school building project briefed us on what was in store for the proposed plan. He told us that our part in the project was to come up with visual designs for the signing of the foyer and corridor parts of the building, making sure they were aesthetically pleasing and original but also easy to understand and navigate around the building using them.

Here is a copy of the blue prints of the 1st floor, the grey shaded area is what year 12 art strand will be working on:

Empire State Building, New York

Architect: William F. Lamb of Shreve, Lamb and Harmon Architect Firm
Structural Engineers:  H.G. Balcom of H.G. Balcom and Associates

The Empire State Building was completed in 1931 and is greatly seen as one of the seven wonders of the modern world. while it was being built it was in stiff competition to be the worlds tallest building against other projects like the Chrysler building also of New York. For more than 40 the Empire State stood as the tallest building in the world until it was surpassed by the twin towers (temporerily) however in recent years projects in dubai have topped it and the empire state is now ranked the 15th tallest building in the world. The building was officially opened on May 1, 1931 in elaborate fashion, when the United States President at the time Herbert Hoover turned on the building's lights with the push of a button all way from Washington, D.C. Coincidentally, the first use of tower lights atop the Empire State Building, the following year, was for the purpose of signaling the victory of Franklin D. Roosevelt over Hoover in the presidential election of November 1932. Today the Empire State is a large tourist attraction New York, with its incredible 360 degree views of surrounding Manhatten.

Sydney Opera House, Sydney

Architect: Jorn Utzon

Structural Engineer: Ove Arup & Partners

The image on the left is an original blueprint of the actual concept design of the Sydney opera houe. The architect Utzon recieved the Pritzker prize in 2003, a prestigious award in the architectual world. Completed in 1973, the Opera house is a multi purpose building mainly based on hosting events of performing arts. Its architectual style moves it more towards modern expressionist design due to its abstract look which consists of those incredible enormous shells that make the roof. the Opera  house took 14 years to construct starting in 1959 and finishing in 1973; it is today one of the iconic images and buildings of the 21st century bringing millions of tourists to sydney every year. the building is a cultural attraction for people as its many shows are diverse and some of the most well known in the world.