INSTANT AARHUS

03 september - 06. september

Julie Snedker Ankjær

Dilja Rannveig Bóasdóttir

Sindri Thorkelsson

Natascha Weiler

RESERCH MODELS

We made a few reserch models each, the first day to get to know the meth-od of staple union and adhesive tape union and to get to know the materi-als we were working with. We started with thin plastic and moved over to thicker materials as we found it was quite hard to make a union with the thinner materials

SECURE TOP

The main idea behind the secure top is to keep you dry when bicycling. Af-ter working with the idea for sever-al hours, we realize that this human scale model could also be used as a safety element when bicykling. Al-most like an airbag in a car, reducing injury in case of an accident. Because we didn’t have time to build a prototype, we found out that the idea of keeping a human dry was pos-sible, but unfortunately the possible to breath was not. The problem was that the outer surface took all air from the inner space, but if we would make partitions between the outer and in-ner surface would optimize the ability of breathing. The secure top is not just a safety bubble but also a way of staying dry during a walk outside in the rain and can be used everywhere.

During the process we got to know much more about the techniques which we have been intrudoudced for the last couple of days. We have to be precise with the Stapled union to make the structure air thight. be used everywhere. During the process we got to know much more about the techniques which we have been taught for the last couple of days. We have to be more precise with the fold-ing to make it closed structure which also covers the way of clipping two pieces together.

CHANGING SPACES

Our common structure in group 1+2 is designed to create changing spatial experiences. The main tube is made with different angles. This chang-es the speed of which one travels through the tube; every corner slows you down, and allows for a brief stop in one of the niche-like corners. The line of vision is blocked by these an-gles which makes the journey through the tube more unpredictable. From the main tube one can access three different spaces; two domes and one pyramid. The smaller dome and the pyramid have to be accessed through two different sized hallways from the main tube. This way both the shape of the room and the size of the connect-ing hallways affect one’s perception of the space once you enter. At the very end of the main tube the largest dome is situated. Here one enters directly from the main hall.