The Thing: Design

Our initial idea involved creating a net containing representatives of all our feelings and impressions of the site. There were a lot of ideas about weaving objects through and around the net and ways of creating sounds, smells and textures.




After creating a draft model of the scheme it became evident that the final piece would be far too complex and literal.
As a studio we took steps to develop our design so that we could present our concept in a simpler and more abstract way.



Our final design is of a box which will emit sound being suspended by several wires crossing through it from six separate poles.
The six poles represent the six group elements we investigated (Activity & Use, History, Sun & Light etc. . .), the wires the interconnectivity between them and the way they interact with our route. The box represents a vessel for all of our collective experiences of the site which are in turn represented by the sound. Finally there is a red ribbon draped over the box and the wires which symbolises our route and the way it jumps from one element or typology to another seemingly at random.

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