The task is as follows:
Do a set of 'drawings' (suggestion A3 landscape).. for most of you these will include plans/sections/elevations ... which are fully dimensioned (use mm) and annotated in order for them to serve to construct, to assemble, your object again.
On 1 A3 sheet (landscape), please expand the assemblage of your piece (see Bennett's writing and refer to our discussion in studio)
I thought I could do the instructions as IKEA does them because my original table is an IKEA piece. That would link that nicely with my object. I started to take all my dress measurements and build it in 3D using Rhinoceros as my 3D modelling program. I felt that it would be easier to see it in 3D and where everything goes, I even made my screws and everything in Rhino. It is good to go from building to also know how to show in a clear way how to put it together. It trains my visualisation skills, and the skills to communicate and represent my design.
I did not manage to finish it before the studio but this is as far as I got. I know there are many things to improve such as:
numbering the items
putting line weights
lines on axonometric view
calculate how many meters of rope
Here is the first version:
The feedback I got after presenting was:
I've missed some holes in the drawings
Look up screw tightness
Use IKEA font instead to not have my personality in it.
Numbers are too tight together between the lines
Measure to centre of hole
Numbers little more to the side
Issue things online like a book
Draw how to explode table (take it apart)
What does it mean to wear the "dress" in a forest
Annotate - Description of pieces
Curved line arrow
What is the screw called?
What material is it?
We also made a mindmap for this week to explode out and see the bigger picture of the object that we have.
The feedback here was:
Explode mindmap more
The mindmap helps to understand how one thing has a bigger impact and background. It is not only a table, The wood comes from somewhere, the metal comes from somewhere, and the brand has a history of how it came to be. To unfold branches wider and deeper for a wider and deeper understanding. Furthermore, it sets a mindset to continue to see things deeper and differently within the architectural field. Being critical of an object, is it as sustainable as it seems to be what does the production process look like? It also helps consider connections, and how the related fields can inspire you further. I came across "Skogsbad" which means forest bathing, that I found very interesting and could be something to look into more concerning my design.
In conclusion, it was a great exercise this week to develop our understanding and thinking on our object and how we can use the method in the future.
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