Saturday, October 17, 2009

The Hatchery: Programming

Defining the spacial needs of The Hatchery (or any interior for that matter) can be difficult.  This is why designers love diagrams.  Here I've chosen to represent The Hatchery's required spaces with a diagram of eggs.  Hierarchy is represented by their sizes, and adjacency is indicated by their placement.  They are nested here in a rectangular form, which mimics the proposed building's footprint with the entrance on the right hand side.  To push the flexibility of The Hatchey as a dynamic space where collaboration and innovation is "hatched" and nurtured, I'm playing with the idea of moving spaces, capable of "hatching" and adapting to the roles and activities within The Hatchery as they inevitably change.  Much like the mobile museum I have referred to in my inspiration investigation, these moving spaces could be shells containing space, cracking open, closing shut, gliding and resting.    

If you were wondering, the eggs in my diagram are a mixture of ostrich, goose, duck, turkey, chicken and quail.




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