The culmination of nearly two weeks hard work, and a group effort...
Sunday, 19 October 2008
Saturday, 18 October 2008
THE CONCEPT...
The concept behind the final design was abstracted from our initial sketch models, resulting in a performance piece that was overtly spectacular...
THE SHAPE...
The shape was derived from the bottle neck concept of the transition from the tight, narrow streets around the High Street to the wide open expanse of space on the seafront.
THE PROPORTIONS...
Along our journey, and also Portsmouth, the thing that stood out as most overt was the Spinnaker tower, even though not directly on our journey. The proportions of our piece, being outside of the 2m x 2m x 2m boundaries was a nod to this.
THE ROPES...
The ropes were our streets, the way they intertwine with each other is representative of the urban fabric of Portsmouth. The ribbons were capillaries off of the streets. The key words that are stuck onto the streets and capillaries are our feelings of the journey, when laid in a random fashion some would be faced down giving a different experience of the journey every time.
THE MUSIC...
The music played in the background is a piece of Jazz that starts off slow and gets more intense as it progresses, something that is mirrored in our experience of the journey, as we started around the university, it was quite peaceful but nearer we got to the sea the busier it got.
THE SHAPE...
The shape was derived from the bottle neck concept of the transition from the tight, narrow streets around the High Street to the wide open expanse of space on the seafront.
THE PROPORTIONS...
Along our journey, and also Portsmouth, the thing that stood out as most overt was the Spinnaker tower, even though not directly on our journey. The proportions of our piece, being outside of the 2m x 2m x 2m boundaries was a nod to this.
THE ROPES...
The ropes were our streets, the way they intertwine with each other is representative of the urban fabric of Portsmouth. The ribbons were capillaries off of the streets. The key words that are stuck onto the streets and capillaries are our feelings of the journey, when laid in a random fashion some would be faced down giving a different experience of the journey every time.
THE MUSIC...
The music played in the background is a piece of Jazz that starts off slow and gets more intense as it progresses, something that is mirrored in our experience of the journey, as we started around the university, it was quite peaceful but nearer we got to the sea the busier it got.
Tuesday, 14 October 2008
DIPLOMA MODEL...
Orientation... from every node along the route the spinnaker tower is visible, just like Portsmouth's own 'North Star'.
HISTORICAL RECORD...
OLD PORTSMOUTH 1866
This map illustrates the nucleus from which the rest of Portsmouth developed. Within the fortifications conditions are cramped. Note that our route (superimposed on this map in red) starts outside the old fortifications, then follows the High Street, and finishes once again outside the fortifications. The density of buildings today still follows this pattern of density.
OLD PORTSMOUTH 1898
The fortifications have now been demolished, but the area encompassed by them retain the old street pattern. Note that by this date, the museum (name?) has now been completed.
CAMBRIDGE JUNCTION 1890s
CAMBRIDGE JUNCTION 2008
THE GEORGE HOTEL 1880s
Although it started as a small inn in the 16th century, the George Hotel later became the gathering place of the well-to-do and naval officers. It was detroyed during WW2.
GEORGE COURT 1951
George Court was unveiled in 1951, on the exact location of the George Hotel.
UNVEILING CEREMONY GEORGE COURT
GEORGE COURT 2008
OLD PORTSMOUTH 1938
This map illustrates old Portsmouth just before WW2, at its most cramped .
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH OF OLD PORTSMOUTH, PRE WW2
Note the Cathedral is surrounded by buildings. The Cathedral remains practically hidden fron view until the damage occasionned by WW2 permits the creation of a green opening up the Cathedral to the High Street.
OLD PORTSMOUTH 1951
By this date, most of the bomb sites of WW2 have been built upon. Note that the street pattern is still very similar to that of 1938, although some new streets appear, and some buildings have not been replaced, such as those surrounding the Cathedral.
HIGH STREET 1890s
Note that the Cathedral, situated behind the residential buildings on the left-hand side of this photograph is hidden from the High Street.
HIGH STREET 1984
This photograph, taken at the exact same location as the previous one, shows the green that has been created around the Cathedral.
HIGH STREET 2008
CHURCH 1890s
CHURCH 2008
The Church too suffered during WW2. It has been preserved in this state as a war memorial.
CLARENCE PIER SKETCH 1890s
CLARENCE PIER 1890s
CLARENCE PIER 2008
OLD PORTSMOUTH 2000
Monday, 13 October 2008
Sunday, 12 October 2008
MEXICAN BRAINSTORMS...
After our first journey through the site, we conducted produced a 'Mexican Brainstorm' which produced over 100 feelings of the route, these were then given a mark based on their relevance and strength.
Just some examples of our process...
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