Interactive Space Design: Introduction

ARC8035 | Interactive Space Design

Newcastle University02//2011

DR. MARTYN DADE-ROBERTSON

Newcastle University, Department of Architecture Planning and Landscape

WELCOME TO CULTURE LAB

MARTYN DADE-ROBERTSON

Architecture


Dot-Com Bubble


Cyberspace and the Information Architect


Human Computer Interaction

MOTIVATIONS | A TIME OF RADICAL CHANGE

AN AGE OF DEMATERIALISATION

AN AGE OF NETWORKS

AN AGE OF MEDIATION

AN AGE OF THE INVISIBLE

AN AGE OF INTELLIGENCE?

But, at the same time its also…

AN AGE OF THE SOCIAL

AN AGE OF THE TANGIBLE

AN AGE OF THE EMBODIED

AN AGE OF THE SITUATED

AN AGE OF THE SPATIAL AND VISUAL

MOTIVATIONS | ARCHITECTURAL RESPONSE?

Isn’t all space interactive?

…YES BUT…

…YES BUT…NEW TECHNOLOGIES CHANGE OUR PERCEPTIONS AND INTERACTIONS IN SPACE IN SUBTLE BUT OFTEN PROFOUND WAYS…

…YES BUT…AS THE PHYSICAL SCALE OF OUR INTERACTIONS WITH DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY INCREASES, THE DESIGN OF NEW SERVICES AND INTERACTIONS BECOMES ABOUT THE DEIGN OF BUILDINGS AND CITIES AS MUCH or MORE THAN DEVICES…

…HOWEVER…

…HOWEVER…OUR EXPERIENCE INTERACTING WITH THECHNOLOGY DOES NOT COME CLOSE TO THE RICHNESS OF EXPERIENCE INTERACTING WITH SPACE…BUT COULD IT?

STRUCTURE | TIMETABLE

STRUCTURE | ASSIGNMENT

Assignment |

Assignment | Newcastle Central Network

The area around Newcastle Central Station is about to undergo a massive multi million pound redevelopment including rerouting the traffi c, pedestrianizing the road in front of the building and opening up the river side of the station creating a new entrance. The redevelopment gives Newcastle Council and Nexus (who own the station and much of the public transportation in Newcastle) the opportunity to rethink this part of town and re-design it for the 21st century and beyond.

This area represents the most important network hub in Newcastle. The station is connected to both local and national rail services; the a main Metro station and one of the busiest bus routes in the city. This layering of infrastructure also creates massive complexity in terms of navigation and orientation as well as an information deluge with the proliferation of signage and information points both digital and analogue, public and private.


To this end you are asked to look for opportunities to augment and shape the existing station and its surrounds with a ‘technological layer’ which attempts to make sense of this unique (in the context of the city) location. The exact nature of this technological layer is up to you but you might consider a combination of the following components:

1. Information source or sources which need to be situated and revealed in some way.

2. Private interactions with technology in relation to public interactions with technology.

3. Technologies which might integrate themselves into the fabric of the existing built environment or off er the opportunity for new types of built fabric.

4. Experiences which can only be understood in terms of the physical traversal of space rather than in terms of interacting with a single point in space.

5. Interactions which are elegant and subtle rather than loud and clumsy.

6. Interventions which may serve a practical need and/or

7. …elevate our understanding or experience of this complex space space.


You will work in groups of three to produce a design proposal consisting of:

1/ A Power Point presentation presented during the fi nal review.2/ An A3 design document (which can mirror your presentation but should be formatted appropriately.3/ An A1 poster which summarizes your design and will be used as part of an exhibition.

A good design document should contain three components:

1. The analysis of the existing situations which should be a combination of site and spatial analysis and interaction analysis using methods like ethnography as well as story boards, surveys and studies.

2. The core design proposal complete with drawings models and visualisations describing the form of objects/spaces/interfaces/ and user interaction with them. Think imaginatively about how you might do this.

3. Descriptions of the technical requirements and the sorts of technologies you will use including, for example, schematics to show who diff erent parts of the system will interact.


You will work in groups of three to produce a design proposal consisting of:

1/ A Power Point presentation presented during the fi nal review.2/ An A3 design document (which can mirror your presentation but should be formatted appropriately.3/ An A1 poster which summarizes your design and will be used as part of an exhibition.

A good design document should contain three components:

1. The analysis of the existing situations which should be a combination of site and spatial analysis and interaction analysis using methods like ethnography as well as story boards, surveys and studies.

2. The core design proposal complete with drawings models and visualisations describing the form of objects/spaces/interfaces/ and user interaction with them. Think imaginatively about how you might do this.

3. Descriptions of the technical requirements and the sorts of technologies you will use including, for example, schematics to show who diff erent parts of the system will interact.

METHODSDESIGNS

TECHNOLOGIES

STRUCTURE | BLOG

www.archaid.org

www.archaid.org | RULES: What to do:

1. You must upload at least one post per week and comment on at least one other post per week.

2. You can write the post on any subject related to architecture and interaction design. Take a look at the existing content. Typically you would add posts which for example:• Showcase an interesting video• Review a book or article• Explore a theme you have been

thinking about• Show how a piece of work is

developing…

3. Read other peoples posts both from this module and from others. You will also find presentations and ideas from these sessions posted as well. See ArchaID as your specialised magazine where you are both author and reader.

www.archaid.org | RULES: Never…

1. This is a public blog so be carful what you say. Don’t slander or flame anyone. Don’t use bad language or say things which might cause off ence.

2. Upload huge images or video fi les. For videos link to a video sharing site like vimeo or youtube using ‘embedded code’. For images make sure that the size does not exceed 1000x1000 pixels and is less than 1MB

3. Use text formatted somewhere else – always use the blog format by matching style when pasting in.

www.archaid.org | RULES: Always…

1. Make sure your categories are set to your name and ‘Design’. Also use the feature category if you want your post to headline and be seen by more people.

2. Keep posts short – certainly less than 500 words but usually no more than 150. You can also post videos images and books with one line descriptions.

3. Link to other sources – i.e. other blog posts or relevant sites.

4. Use tag words to make your post more searchable.

5. Use the feature image system to add thumbnails to your posts.

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