Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Thursday, June 2, 2011
Week 9+10
Sorry guys, we've been missing a few of these posts. We've all just been super busy with our designs and our other classes, but here's an overview of the past week or so. Basically, we're just in the process of design development. We've worked on our digital model, getting that into the 3D printer and essentially just closing everything up. We have our model, we have our renderings, and we have our poster layouts. Now, it's just a matter of putting it all together for Friday's review. It'll be a late night, but it'll all be over and finalized soon.
Friday, May 27, 2011
Wednesday May 18th, 2011
During this time we went over our additional comments.
We decided to definitely have a reservoir tank that would refill the system when the surface tension was broken by falling below a certain line. This still would need to be services every couple weeks
It was addressed that our exhibit could get confusing with so many moving parts and different activities. This was addressed by considering ways to tie each exhibit together more, possibly through signage being a long roll through all exhibits instead of a separate sign for each exhibit. We also considered decreasing the number of modules and increasing the size of each.
A power source was also a concern. We considered many options including, a power cord, a car battery, and solar film. We decided that the solar film would be optimal to go along with the theme of renewable energy and it would store energy then use that stored energy to work after the sun goes down for a few hours then shut off automatically. If this was placed indoors it would rely on an outside power source through a cord.
We decided on a general idea of what we would like to have on out posters for the presentation and started working on a layout.
We decided to definitely have a reservoir tank that would refill the system when the surface tension was broken by falling below a certain line. This still would need to be services every couple weeks
It was addressed that our exhibit could get confusing with so many moving parts and different activities. This was addressed by considering ways to tie each exhibit together more, possibly through signage being a long roll through all exhibits instead of a separate sign for each exhibit. We also considered decreasing the number of modules and increasing the size of each.
A power source was also a concern. We considered many options including, a power cord, a car battery, and solar film. We decided that the solar film would be optimal to go along with the theme of renewable energy and it would store energy then use that stored energy to work after the sun goes down for a few hours then shut off automatically. If this was placed indoors it would rely on an outside power source through a cord.
We decided on a general idea of what we would like to have on out posters for the presentation and started working on a layout.
Madison Children's Museum–Madison, Wisconsin
Design Coalition architects collaborated with Tom Lindsay create two major water exhibits for the Madison Children's Museum: the Water Machine and the Water Dome.
The high-profile Water Machine is placed in the entrance lobby because an existing recess in the floor -- originally for sidewalk window displays -- perfectly accommodated the drain basin depth. The laminar jets and the spinning vortex of water create an irresistible attraction, from inside as well as outside the museum.
The Water Dome
A castleated Victorian-esque glass house crafted of CNC-cut structural aluminum and recycled glass. Stand in the center and you are directly under a dome of transparent flowing water.
Water cascades from the glass roof down over 'rain chains' made from old glass electrical insulators into play basins. The central feature is a Mist Bell -- flowing water filled with ultrasonically-created mist.
Pictures and videos HERE!
Friday May 20th Update
We decided where we want each activity to be placed on the exhibit. We also determined how to make a better connection with the visitors. This will allow them to realize how hydro-power effects them directly and how they can use energy more efficiently. We also determined a few more specifics of what information we would like to have on our signs.
Wednesday 25th, 2011
In this class altered our exhibits to allow more interactive and goal oriented activities. We changed our tornado exhibit to have a wheel simulated to look like a faucet, as the wheel is turned the "tornado" increases and decreases speed. We altered the flow table to allow more points of interactions and be more group oriented. We scheduled our manufacturing times to ensure our prototype is made in time to make any needed alterations. We began to create our autoCAD files for laser cutting out model. We also rearranged our modules to better reflect our theme and encourage the flow from one activity to another.
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Monday May 23rd, 2011
These were the items we discussed and plan to make definite decisions on next class
Things to decide
1) Where to put signs? add images, keep short, next to exhibit
2) What activities we want to keep
3) What can light up? (how seen at night? And shut down at night?)
4) How to make more group activities
5) We need to show that we have thought about specifics/ issue like sanitation but we do not need specs on each thing. Maybe put sites that could lead to
6) Open ended question for each- the big concept ideas- graphics to complement each
7) How to have a scale of energy made
8) How to show that they are all working together in one system
9) How to have energy for it?
10) Put lights through the support system
11) Name for exhibit
12) Dial of different seasons effect amount of flow of water
13) Prototype
14) How to accommodate for rocks or other stuff being thrown in it
15) Solutions to maintenance
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