Final Design ['escape' pods]

Design Proposal for Courtyard Space

[Escape Pods]

Diagram indicated above illustrates materiality for 'escape' pods
*separatable/relocatale pods
*act as a canvas for Indigenous Artist(s)
* structure, source: Plaspanel
*possible usage for carpet, source:Tretford

Series of transformation for Indigenous artwork,
and these 'escape' pods could be allocate
 elsewhere in the Medical Centre.

continue...
endless possibilities

Interior Renderings
-catching a glimpse of how would
it be sitting inside the pods

Indicating the possible location for 'escape' pods on site.
Rendered perspective above illustrates the possible
 transformation for courtyard and a sanctuary
 for patients/ visitors/ workers.

The use of umbrellas to transform the
space and function as a roof covering for 'escape' pods.

Another rendered view from 'escape' pod's perspective

Rhinoceros/ Grasshopper [Parametric Design]

Documentation for GH Script

* create preferred seating pods’ form

-set one geometry in Grasshopper

* set boounding box

* dividing lines by setting up box corners

* extruding lines & dividing panels then create planar surface

* create planar surface for seating pod

* manipulate thickness for each panel

* create bounding box & dissecting panels to create joints

* create joints to slot each panels together

* [waffle_1]

   creating bounding box

* [waffle_2]

  dissecting/ ceating panel and planar surface

* [waffle_3]

  thickness control (plywood panel)

* [waffle_4]   

difference out joints

Healing Garden Design Sketch

After visiting VINC and consolidating our individual research, we have decided to base our plan on a painting by Merrill Bray through a series of iterations. We like the balance, sense of pulse, beat and rhythm. The pattern also fits well with what we had in mind for the planning of the courtyard space. Here's a quick sketch plan of our updated design concept proposal. 

The essence of spirit, Merrill Bray

Visit to VINC

Our group visited the Victorian Indigenous Nurseries Co-operative (VINC) to learn more about indigenous plants, collect some first hand information on traditional medicinal plants and their growing conditions and get some fresh ideas for the healing garden project.

Dianella Tasmanica

Kidney Weed & Common Rasp Fern

Seaberry Saltbush

Prickly Moses

http://www.vinc.net.au/

Using Everyday Object to Create Indigenous Art

Re-Use / Recycle / Sustainable


~using everyday object to create Aboriginal Art in the courtyard space


Unique Garden Planters and Displays

using recycled tyres to create a pattern, as indicated in our design proposal