SUBJECT OVERVIEW:
This studio introduces the fundamental theories about the forms and processes that manifest sustainable environments along with those that apply to decision making and implementation over the extended time frames.PHASE 02 – DEFINING YOUR WORK
TASK 4: PHOTOWORKS
The objectives of this exercise are to allow students to develop compositional skills, express or create a work showing time/temporal aspects, activation and spatial structure, break a scene into visual components, strategies compositions whilst shooting base material and learn to use the camera as a tool of investigation as well as documentation.
These images are photomontage. All of them reflect the spatial information of site and show the relationship between forecourt and building as well as surrounding environment.
Top of two collage images, in my opinion, they show the first impression and main information from the site. That is large hard paving plaza sitting at the front of modern style building and symmetrical shapes of planting area are located both sides of the plaza. But if we stop and look a bit little closer to the site, we can discover that the decoration white color lines are arranged in the radical form and the circle point is rightly sitting at the entrance of the building.
My conclusion
1 Even though the plaza is quite flat, and lack of elevated element to define varying character space, the line showed on the surface apparently perform as orientation function. According to environment psychology, people would feel uncomfortable, having to stand too long in an empty space, and is therefore encouraged to move on to another space or location. So these white lines control people’s views, direct their visual to focus on the entrance and lead people movement.
2 because the color of line is same with the columns’ showed on the building’s façade, they enhance the relationship between building and forecourt that strongly emphasis the site’s identity.
Design hunch
Keep these white lines at the front of building
Consider using more interesting method to change the white lines
The concentric circle, initially, I just compose it for fun because compare to other two collage images, it does not deliver complete information about spatial of the site, but at last, I decide to put it on A1 sheet as it give me another angle to look this site, and interpret the existing circumstance of the site.
The outer circle, I shot them from one end of line to the building.
The middle circle, I shot them form the other end of line and look for surrounding environment.
The inner circle, it is the focus point at the entrance of building.
The left one, I consider building is moveable object that means when I stop at one point, along with time passes to see how the shape of building changes.
The right image reflects the opposite idea that human is a movable object and the building is the static object.
The lower foot prints record my movement on the site.
At the same time I record the flag movement when I was moving.
The upper one, I shot the left planting area at the front of building along on my path way.
My conclusion
1 The spatial sequences need movement or spent time to explore that means revealing and hiding views of objects presence. In my opinion, it is referred to as sequential viewing or progressive realization. Because the viewer is teased by linking the partial view of the object, he/ she are unable to observe the whole thing.
2 there is close relationship between landscape with nature and time. The cycle of seasons, processes of weathering and the alternation of day and night, sun and moon, but most of them are unseen fore. How to reflect them in design approach? On this site, I found that material would directly affect on those temporary issues. Like wind, the softer material, the more wilder to create a visual display of natural and temporary complexities.
Design Hunch
1 The design should encourage moving toward the object with the hope of seeing more of it.
2 Explore more about materialPHASE 02 – DEFING YOUR WORK
TASK 5: STUCK IN PLAN
Landscape Architecture as a discipline often relies on Planometric representation of its design work. However, unlike Architecture it is often the only ‘plane’ of the design that is explored. This task will encourage students to explore the idea further by examining the relationship between the plan and perspectives/views of the site.
The first one is “Climbs the Stairs”. The designer is Diana Balmori.
There are two points inspiring me.
1 the garden climbs the stairs, running in undulating lines of different textures and colors. Envisioned as a dynamic urban space, it moves in time and with seasons.
2 it’s an elegantly simple composition, and definitely takes advantage of the topography of the stairway and foreshortening perspectives utilized to create a constantly changing perspective of vegetation. The second precedent design is “Chain of Ether”.
Similar with the first project, it is a simple composition.
It is a 25-foot tall by 110-foot long, wind-activated artwork that consists of 3960 squares of aluminum chain mall. These hanging panels of metallic fabric are extremely light weight and responsive to subtle changes in the wind. The artwork was designed in collaboration with Davis Architects in San Diago.
Light weight
Human scale
Symmetrical
Tectonic
Vertical
Smooth
Geometric
Base on the character of the building which it is 20 century office building, my design will look like this. 
The first concept: in my opinion, people like to stay in container. Here, container is not for dinner or cooking. It refers as space. Our classroom is container, car is a container and this office building is also a container. Base on the forecourt is a transition space where it stays between public and private. I propose to construct a semi-container or fake-container at the front of the building.
The second concept: consider to emphasis the relationship between forecourt and building so that to claim the site’s identity. I would like to continue the white column element where on the building façade and generate a range of white ribbons on the plan of forecourt. Base on the major function of forecourt that provides space for office staff to relax and visit, I would break the strictly geometric style of building and introduce freedom form in order to bring dynamic effect on the site.
In my view, absolutely flat plan will let people fast pass by as I mentioned in the last presentation. Without affecting the convenience access to the building, I want to create some elevation elements which could be used as defining different space on the forecourt. 
PHASE 02 – DEFING YOUR WORK
TASK 6: PROGRAMMING
Students have been assigned two programs. Based on the techniques and principles of programming and or disjunction/deconstruction outlined within the provided readings taken from "Architecture and Disjunction," Bernard Tschumi, students will now experiment with the insertion of these programs into your site. Your design hunches/preliminary concepts developed to date should not be left behind. Your new programs will interact/deconstruct/infect etc. your previous concepts. One of the three strategies; Crossprogramming, Transprogramming, Disprogramming should be selected to inform and guide your design strategy.
Base on the last feedback, I reconsidered the two programs. The following photo is my physical model.
Compile the two programs—running and graffiti together in one installation like a treadmill that the running track pattern like a surface covers on the container.
After running on the panel 5 minutes, people can get a clean canvas and then they can draw graffiti on the cover. 
I tried to calculate precisely cure of ribbon but I found the visual outcome is worse than before. —_____________— it costs me lots of time!!!!
Final
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