Week Seven

I focused on building my model and thinking about what materials I would use on the real building and importantly I also considered one of my challenges - how I was going to get the light down the tunnel. I thought about creating various different layers with different sections cut out. This would allow for the different layers of natural light to get into different room. I also thought about bending light by using plastic and mirrors, by having a light down one side above the corridor I could then use mirrors to bend the light into the rooms. Having windows in the ceiling would be the easiest way to get natural light in however this is not realistic with the sight I am using as there are roads and buildings above it. However there is just about enough room to have a small long window which goes above the corridor of my interior, under this window will be a long angled mirror this would reflect natural light in and depending or where the sun is a different amount of light will be let in. I will also be hanging a beacon over the entrance. I have decided to use a beacon for various different reasons: firstly it reflects light into the interior, secondly it reflects to the homeless people their reflection as well as drawing attention and finally symbolising that these people are their own home/ light. The first two walls will be glass so that this allows as much natural light in as possible. Finally the wall of the slow with all be mirrored so that this further reflects optimum light down the tunnel.

I also built my model in this week by laser cutting all my pieces. I was worried about using the laser cutter as I haven't used it very often. As i had to stick to a tight time frame i didnt know if I should focuses of building the model really we'll and making it look more interesting or if I should try and create some of the exterior of the model so that it was clear it was underground. I ended up focusing more so on the model and planning to let my sheets and sketch book explain that it is underground.

For my sheets I decided to let one of them explain the idea, location and purpose of my building and the other to be purely pictures of my work. This allowed it to be clear that although my work had a lot of meaning and purpose about rehabilitation for the homeless and reusing disused space, the building was about light and bouncing light down the space.