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6 comments:
Hi Marc,
I am feeling a little bit lost at the moment. I don't want to fully commit to a hotel, but I want to pin down a program soon so that the work I do this semester is directly relevant to my thesis project.
I was thinking about other possible programs that interest me, and wondered if you could give me some guidance on what I should consider before making my decision.
Thoughts so far include: private Yacht (140' x 40'), Botanical Garden, Youth Recreation Center. But I want to talk to you about the feasibility of these things and the possibilities and limitations of each.
For example, I do not know anything about the mechanics/engine room/etc. of a yacht or if we have to choose a stationary site. With ideas like the botanical garden and hotel, how much of it would I design? The entire hotel including rooms, VIP suites, lobby, elevators, etc.?? Or just choose certain parts or a certain number of square feet?
tell me more about why these other program appeal to u...
i still like the blind date and the hotel/bar idea...
but tell me about your instincts
I want to be thoughtful about the program I choose because I am going to be spending an entire year working on it and as you said, it is not the end of my educational career but rather the beginning of my professional career. So instead of rushing into the hotel/bar (which I absolutely think is a top option) I just want to give some thought to the other ones.
Yacht: I have been interested in boating and sailing my whole life. My family spent summers in Maryland, our house sits high on a hill overlooking the Chesapeake Bay. My grandfather owned a marina (after he retired from being a scientist in biotechnology) and treated himself to a 1968 'Hatteras-41'. We traveled from Maryland to the Bahamas in it and it was one of the first places I remember being fascinated by the way space was handled. It had two berths (bedrooms), a head (bathroom), a galley (kitchen) and a indoor/outdoor living area. As a child, I always had an inate interest in space- how changing perspectives could affect the feeling of a room, I observed the places I went and imagined how I could improve them, observed what I liked about them, and tried to understand how everything in the built environment worked (from a construction standpoint) and related (from a design standpoint). I recall that this boat 'home' fascinated me. It was a brilliant use of small space and having my whole family aboard changed the dynamics of ordinary life in a surreal way. There was this immediate connection to the outdoors and to nature. My father and grandfather were well versed in all of the plants and creatures of the places we explored both on land and floating above this water-based world (whether we were on the bay or in the atlantic ocean, up north or in the islands, I was fascinated by it all). Then I went to summer camp called Sail Carribean where I learned to sail and also lived on a boat for 3-weeks. In addition I did an Outward Bound sailing program through the Florida Keys on a TOTALLY different type of boat (think row boat with two wood posts and a couple of sails. We literally slept on the oars that we laid across the hull at night.) I could continue on for a while but there is also this idea of 'boat culture',and the logistics and mechanics of how boats work that intrigue me immensly.
Botanical Garden:
This interests me because I have a great love and appreciation for ecology and botany. I cannot keep a plant alive no matter how hard I try, but I love to look at them, learn about them, read about them, etc.
Youth Recreation Center:
At this point in my life, I am learning all of the conceptual and practical aspects of the field of interior architecture. The projects I have done so far, have mostly catered to those who have significant financial blessings (luxurious residences, high end restaurants and boutiques, a museum, fancy corporate offices...) and as much as I love what I do, I believe that good design is not just for those with wealth. From a moral standpoint, I'd like to use my profession as a designer to give back to the community.
kate...
i think it is great that you are talking about your childhood and fascination with boats...
the programs you mentionmay enter into your project as new programs (cross-programs) or perhaps to borrow from ...such as tectonics or a material pratctice...such as boat building...keep going...but try to make a couple of good simple fits and edit out the rest...
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