SPATIAL LANGUAGEGLYPHS AND THE EXPRESSION OF MATERIAL CONDITIONS

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RESEARCH/VISUAL EXPLORATION _ CONCLUSIONS

AVENUE DE LʼOBSERVATOIRE - GLYPH BASED SITE ANALYSES

The project uses a base unit of a 50 M square to analyze the site. Squares are selected to provide interesting diversity in spatial quality, and to explore the varying nature of intimate spaces across site. As spaces change, the snapshots reflect the different spatial qualities, materialities, and compositions.

SAMPLING

Snapshots are reduced to line drawings, simplifying information, and providing planar representations of each spatial sample. These samples become 2D compositions which allow for proportional analysis and streamlined identification and delineation of material.

SIMPLIFICATION

A2

A1

A3

A4A5

A6A7

A8A9A11A12A13A14

A10

B9

B8 B7 B6B5

B4

B3 B2

B11B14B10

C9C8

C7 C6

C5 C4C3

C2 C1

C11 C12 C13 C14C10

D9

D8D7

D6 D5 D4

D3

D2

D1

D11D12

D13D14

D10

E9E8

E7E6E5

E4E3

E2E1

E11E12

E13

E14 E10

F9F8

F7

F6

F5

F4F3F2

F1F11

F12

F13F14

F10

G9 G8

G7

G6

G5G4G3

G2G1

G11G12

G13G14

G10

H9

H8 H7

H6H5

H4H3H2H1

H11

H12

H13H14

H10

I9

I8

I7I6 I5

I4

I3I2

I1

I11

I12

I13 I14

I10

J9

J9

J8J7

J6

J5

J4

J3J2

J1

J11

J12

J13

J14

J10

B12B13

Labelling each sampling we created a matrix for organization. This matrix provided a system to reproduce elements devoid of clutter, and created a system for mapping each sample square back to its original place.

ORGANIZATION

Using the logic of the organizational matrix, samples are placed along an axis of A to J left to right, and then 1 to 14 top to bottom. Following their placement, each square is analyzed for its differentiated components, and colored accordingly.

REGULATION GREENSPACE

The analysis of the sample squares yields four distinct categories of terrain, green space, hardscape, softscape, and buildings. These analyses and identifications create a series of glyphs which express the unique characters of intimate spaces throughout the site.

ACTIVATION HARDSCAPE

Through continued development and exploration of site diagramming, a language of glyphs is devised for representing the varying site spaces, and communicating material nature as well as terrain. These glyphs are then analysed for surface area coverage in Google Sketchup to derive precise material information.

DEPLOYMENT BUILDINGS

By analyzing both positive and negative spaces as they emerge within the glyhps, viewers can begin to read the symbols as imprints of a geography that is various and diverse, through a simplified field of 2D symbols that directly transcribe the surface of the site and offer a quantitative analysis of materials.

EXCLUSION SOFTSCAPE

The imposition and combination of all of the layers together on the same layer creates a devise for understanding the composition of the space, and the way in which materials and spaces interact with each other. ie: colors that fall next to each other often, or patterns of distribution

RECOMBINATION COMPOSITE