SOPHIE PACELKO
My living space is situated on the third floor of a three floor apartment building in Kerrytown, Ann Arbor. I measured the room using my feet, which measure 9 inches long. The room is 19 my-feet long by 20 my-feet wide, with a closet subtracting some space creating a diagonal wall piece.
I enter the space through a 4 my-feet wide door on the East side of the building and am greeted by a sectional to my right. Area rugs are placed throughout the room to incorporate texture as well as various art pieces and books.
I enter the space through a 4 my-feet wide door on the East side of the building and am greeted by a sectional to my right. Area rugs are placed throughout the room to incorporate texture as well as various art pieces and books.
This elevation is positioned from the center of the room facing East towards large windows, spanning 10 feet wide and six and a half feet tall. The wall is full of a variety of plants, an air conditioning, tables, a lamp and sword. The front door is positioned off center to the right, adorned with a doorbell from the 1980s. As one moves into the foreground a sectional couch appears along with an antique sewing box and a lava lamp.
This Actor-Network Theory map tracks the environmental and social relations of the lava lamp. Depicted through time, the lava lamp is tracked in relation to my personal relationship with it, it’s own agency and life cycle, and the influence people have had over it. With Adobe Illustrator, I created a cyclical map that branches into individual categories depending on its timeline. All of these; people, materials, origin, travel, etc. are then related to two overarching pillars - environmental and social. Moving through the ANT, the materials were focused on the most which had the largest effect on the environment and social impacts. Materials travel throughout the world, exploitative for the environment and harmful to people, however, they drive market creating an intensive negative feedback loop.
This organizational diagram is divided into five components ; sunlight, a corridor, doors, textiles, and privacy. These five categories were chosen as they relate to my personal relations with the space and the nature that has influenced me. Through the actor-network theory map, I was able to understand these components more thoroughly.
Sunlight is an important source of energy for me and the plants in the space, the lines were tracked through their natural projectory of 7 am light. Streaming in and bouncing off of the walls through reflection.
Corridor is the line that curves through the center depicting the relationship between doors and the space, it is an open pathway that flows into the doors. It mimics an equal grounds amongst all but manages inequality.
Doors are the space in the lower right, controlled in a box, these doors feel lonely while being the most touched built-in objct of the apartment.
Textiles is the large rectangular space on the left side of the plan. These depict the materials and cultures affected by consumerism while creating a sense of strength and softness in their real state.
Privacy is the final line, forming an angle through the plan. With large windows, it is hard to find a private moment in this space. Showing the dichotomy between my own agency in taking up space and where that falls within the society I exist in.
Sunlight is an important source of energy for me and the plants in the space, the lines were tracked through their natural projectory of 7 am light. Streaming in and bouncing off of the walls through reflection.
Corridor is the line that curves through the center depicting the relationship between doors and the space, it is an open pathway that flows into the doors. It mimics an equal grounds amongst all but manages inequality.
Doors are the space in the lower right, controlled in a box, these doors feel lonely while being the most touched built-in objct of the apartment.
Textiles is the large rectangular space on the left side of the plan. These depict the materials and cultures affected by consumerism while creating a sense of strength and softness in their real state.
Privacy is the final line, forming an angle through the plan. With large windows, it is hard to find a private moment in this space. Showing the dichotomy between my own agency in taking up space and where that falls within the society I exist in.
The graphic composition was created by manipulating the line thickness. This was decided through understanding the five spaces detailed above; sunlight, corridor, doors, textiles, and privacy. The visualization was depicted based on the diagrams individual agencies balanced with my personal experience with each pathway in my home.
The top view of the model was created through exploring the way these pieces move in the z, y, and x planes. As the model began taking up space, it began to balance sculpture and architecture. The polar interactions within the space are set amongst large static chunks and thin, rhythmic lines. Gravitating towards one area leads into another, showing the use of angles, vertical movements, and extrusions to guide space.
This clipping plane was moved from the top towards the bottom of the piece. The extent of the z axis spreads as the planes vary between atmospheric, planar, and below. Each piece was moved with the intention of creating a delicate space that covered a large surface, soft and strong. The intensity of the small pieces balanced with the grounded large blocks manages the controlled movement.
This isometric view with the clipping plane progressing towards the back was used to show the internal space and interactions existing. The heights and structures of each object were extruded and chosen after the large corridor curve was manipulated at a 35 degree angle. This break in the space separated the two sides and created a dance between the doors and the textiles, brought together by the concept of sunlight and privacy. The curve creates an internal barrier that the opposite sides are balancing with an arising friction, depicting the tranquility of chaos.