Final Presentation

New Diagrams

Here are some new diagrams about my spatial arrangement and enery/water/air flow.

Integrating the Bed

Instead of making the bedroom an "activity" that pops out of the core, I am integrating it into the core. There will be a bed at each of the seven stages, and it will represent each stage through how containing or open it is depending on the contagiousness of the disease at that stage. Originally the beds were going to fold from the walls, but instead I am going to bring in another element to help me juxtapose the interior/core to the exterior/activity pods. The activity pods are angular and hard, so I want to give the interior bed area a softness. To do this, I am going to bring in the material I used for my device, polypropylene. I will use the material to form the beds and a canopy-like structure to create a space that relates to the stage of the disease. The beds are going to be similar to hammocks, but be more like pockets, so that they well be better integrated into the material. Here are some pictures of my process. I had tried to do hammocks, but eventually decided against it. Also, the canopies will be linked to give the material continuity throughout the core. Also, in the bottom image you can see that I changed the color of the activity rooms' glass to clear and instead changed the back wall color to the color of the room.

The Core

I have decided on the layout of the Quarantine cell. I am going to stay within the existing tower or "core" which is going to relate to the stages of the disease, and the activities are going to pop out of the core as it relates to the stage.






























Since color is a major aspect of the tower. I am going to incorporate color into the different activities. I looked into a little bit of color theory and the emotions that certain colors impart to relate them to each room.

orange (Kitchen): gives the sensation of heat; as a citrus color, orange is associated with healthy food and stimulates appetite.
blue (Living): the color of the sky and sea (one living area faces toward the river, the other faces to the skyline); blue is considered beneficial to the mind and body. It slows human metabolism and produces a calming effect. Blue is strongly associated with tranquility and calmness.
green (Bathroom): the color of nature. It symbolizes growth, harmony, freshness, and fertility.
yellow (Workout Room): it produces a warming effect, arouses cheerfulness, stimulates mental activity, and generates muscle energy.
light blue (Bedroom): is associated with health, healing, tranquility, understanding, and softness.

Integrating the Site

I built the site in SketchUp so that I can begin integrating the design into site. There are two floors above the last exit to the parking garage, which is where I am placing my Quarantine Cell.




































I have also began thinking about the layout of the spaces and their relationship to the stages. I have diagrammed this relationship in two ways. The first focuses on the activities. The second focuses on the stages of the disease.

The Site

We visited our site in New Orleans, which is located on the river by the cruise terminal. I decided to place mine on the top of the parking garage above the stairway/elevator shaft.