Garden City

I was inspired by the clock as my client was the clock operator. So i looked at how the clock can be part of nature and i remembered how in the past ancient clocks relied on the sun to create a shadow wich told the time, each time of the day creating its own unique shadow. I used this idea as an influence through my design. This dictated the way i placed my houses on the site and how the landscape was created. To do this I decided to look at another part of natue which relates to time, the different seasons using the first day of every season to create the shadows. .

Plan

North elevation

Card Models

House #3



In this model along with what was said above, I wanted to show how my character looks very normal on the outside but, on the inside she is complex and has so many thoughts and feelings she does not like to show. I took this idea and showed it in the form of the outside of the house using a very simplistic box form.



House #4



For this model I chose to have a larger tower than all the other houses because I wanted to communicate that this was something that was a part of my characters life. It also signifies once a gain the power and pride she feels in carrying out her job and how important she believes her job is to others.

Sketchup models

Time plays a major part in my designs as it also takes up a major part of my clients life and i explored this through all four of my designs. Throughout my designs I have used rectangular forms to represent, the idea of 'blocks of time' each form representing the various time periods. Throughout my designs this has allowed there to be almost a flow allowing their occupants to move through each design with ease, almost giving a sense of meandering. The heights throughout the designs also evokes a sense of importance in those who view, or experience each design, expressing my clients pride. each design is somewhat modern, and very minimalistic, something which my client was very interested in exploring. It is somewhat a display of her interest in the current ‘fashion’ and design and also into her personality,a s she likes perfection and cleanliness. The minimalism throughout each design also expresses her emptiness and loss. In each design I tried to add the units which related well together in similar areas of the house, also allowing them to come together and show the obsessive compulsive and organized side to my character, something which plays a large role in the life of my character, a clock operator.

House #1



This house represents the various demands of my client, (Mary, the central clock operator).


House #2



This house is much simpler to the first one I did. The design is also based on form, however, the major design idea for this house was based more on the layout of the units.

Character

Mary is a successful thirty-six year old woman, living a comfortable life in Germany. From a young age, Mary has always been somewhat ambitious, hard-working, and extremely organized. However, most people would say at times she can be a bit of a control freak, this, however, is part of her job as a clock operator, always making sure the time is always correct. The clock Mary is in charge of is not just any clock, it is the city’s central clock, so every person relies on the time she set’s as being the correct time. When people tell her she’s obsessive she tells them, “I guess you can say that it’s probably a good thing I am obsessive, or else the central clock would not have the correct time.” As clock operator Mary’s job involves her winding the clock twice a day, she say’s, “… this allows for each and every person who relies on the clock to get an accurate indication of the time. I also repeatedly check the clock to make sure there are no problems and that the time is still correct. I see myself as a playing a vital role in the day of others, I fell like I have a very important job, it’s one that I am very proud of.”

Ever since Mary was a child she had always felt a close connection to telling the time. This connection was established on the day of her tenth birthday when her mother, who passed away when she was still a child, gave her a beautiful watch to help her tell the time. Previously, Mary had struggled to learn to tell the time, so the gift was to help her learn and everyday when her mother woke her or tucked her into bed at night, she would ask her to tell the time. Since then there had always been an emotional connection with her job as the clock operator.

Having this job allows Mary to communicate with many people making her one of the city’s most well known people, she is seen as somewhat of a celebrity. Mary has always been a people person, with many friends, who all love her. Unfortunately, although Mary is very outgoing and a nice person, she has found it very hard to find that one special man in her life. Mary has always been very pretty. With a figure of a model, chestnut brown hair and hazel brown eyes, many of her friends wonder why she still has not found the right man. Some say she has the looks of Australian model Megan Gale. Mary has always had a passion for fashion, and especially loves to buy shoes, she always complains about her shoe closet not being big enough to fit all her shoes. Mary is currently looking to buy a new home, something modern and sleek, something that fits her personality. She has always been an admirer of minimalism throughout modern home’s and wishes to carry this out in her new home.

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