Exercise 18 How space changes with light

In this exercise I am asked to study the effects of light on a particular building or place and note how it differs at different times of the day.

I decided to use the red telephone box that I had featured in the last two exercises as it was placed in a very unaccessible place and only really caught the sun in the morning. 

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You can see quite a difference in the light as the sun moves across the sky.  First thing in the morning the box is well illuminated and it would be easy to read the instructions to use.  In the evening, when the sun is in the west, the box is in a dark corner and is very dark inside.

Exercise 16 Exploring function

I have considered a couple of places  to explore their function which is what this exercise is about.  I will consider the following:

1. Outdoor dining area of local cafe
2. Telephone box

Having made my short list, I need to consider what the function of each area is. The cafe/dining area is a small area which allows customers to enjoy their meals in a secluded area in the outside which is a walled garden designed to re-create a 17th century planting scheme. The cafe is set with a low running river on one side behind a stone wall and an enclosed mill wheel on the other which gives a constant sound of running, swishing water. This can be very soothing in the middle of a stressful day. The space works because it is set down from the main walkway so is secluded which allows the space to catch the sun in the middle of the day.

2. A telephone box, be it an old fashioned red box or an ultra modern plastic cube, allows the public to contact other people when they are away from their home phone.

Exercise 17: The user's point of view

1. Outdoor cafe area:
For this exercise choose two or three buildings or spaces designed for a particular activity that is undertaken from a specific, distinction position.  For each location, take one or more photographs that attempt to capture the user's point of view.
I'm using the space that I identified in the previous exercise, ie, an outdoor cafe but added an old farm truck instead of pursuing the telephone box theme.

Below I have added images taken in the cafe. I put my camera down on the table and on a lantern so it took ad hoc pictures of the people on the next tables.

The next pictures show how the space is used from a table top angle.

  
     


2.Red telephone box:

I thought I would carry on the theme of an old red telephone box, used in the previous exercise, as well. From the user's point of view these red boxes are easily recognised for what they do, ie, provide a telephone link when someone on the street requires to contact another person or organisation.  Today, I was very disappointed at the condition of these boxes. Whilst they did have working phones available, they were dirty and smelly and in the most inconvenient places. I must admit I have walked passed the three boxes I finally found in Lyme Regis as they were tucked away in the most unaccessible places.

Here the function of the telephone box is obvious,

you go into it to contact a person or organisation using the telephone!

3. Woodmead Halls, Lyme Regis:
Woodmead Halls in Lyme Regis was originally built as a secondary just after the end of World War One.  The secondary school, known as Lyme Grammar School, moved to another site in 1933.  These buildings were used until 1983 when after extensive fund raising by the local community, the money was available to update and rebuilding was completed.  The building consist of a large hall with stage, small hall,  two large dressing rooms, ladies and gents toilets including disabled and an extensive kitchen. Parking is also accessible around the building. As this exercise is titled 'User's point of view' I took the last picture from an angle whilst I was sitting in the audience of a local club.

Project 3: Buildings and Spaces

Just trying to get my head round the exercises in this new project. Thought I had a good understanding but looking at some other blogs need a rethink. I was thinking too complicated which I often find older people do, can't accept that something is that simple.