Click here to In order to refine the colour palette and general aesthetic of my design I put together a mood board containing some visual inspiration and president design work that I wish to site. Many images are taken from the film "2001 A Space Odyssey" as the "pod"featured in that film was my original source of inspiration, I also draw on modern day space shuttles and other dystopian future set designs by Stanley Kubrick. I believe the kind of distorted vision of how the future may look in 2001 interestingly ties in to the design of the subway site, it was constructed in the early 70's and was designed to be there for a long time. The people working on this space therefore had to attempt to envision a space that would not look out of place in the "future" and just like Kubrick, it doesn't quite fit with reality.
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Ive decided to base my pod's feed around space and physics/science education for 11-14 year olds. I plan on live streaming visiting lectures swell as having a star gazing dome projection on the ceiling of the sleeping area. My aesthetic is drawing from 1960/70's futurism seen in films such as 2001: a space odyssey, I enjoy the surreal interpretation of what the future may look like in Stanley Kubrick's films of the period. I also want to draw on aesthetics from set designs of "A Clockwork Orange" to create an exciting environment for the visitors (obviously without any inappropriate sculptures and paintings). I want the whole site to be transformed into a "space bowl" using tinted light sources and projections with a central toilet facility and Teacher/Guardian pod. Ive decided to suspend the pod just off the ground to keep off the cold floor, yet the profile is lower than the top of the pit in order to shelter the pods from the wind.
Im working on a new project that involves designing a "pod" for two people to sleep in while watching a live stream of events in Birmingham. The site location is the subway beneath "spaghetti junction" below is my site analysis.
Its not a pleasant space at first but after spending so much time there I am beginning to appreciate the site more and more. There are some unique views caused by the supporting road columns and the planters provide some pleasant greenery. |