T2B1 - "Modes of Life":
Case study = "The Whale", 2000, Amsterdam.
High density housing proposal for artists in residencies, Mexico City.
10 iterations, 10 being the chosen design.
Key living conditions: Access to light, sense of community, social interaction.
T2B2 - "Where is life":
Unit design for the artist in residency high density housing proposal.
Bringing the design to life through detailed drawing.
Key tool - Imaginative Empathy.
T3B1 - "Forecasting Changes by Making Projects":
"Forget Me Nots" - A book presenting a raw compendium of postcards sent during the lockdown of Covid-19 between Blanche Howard and Selin Nisa Acikel.
176 postcards combining photography and text.
Analysis and comparisons.
Unearthing and examining the collective emotions felt during the lockdown of Covid-19, globally. Our aim has been to reveal whether such emotions have had a similar, collective impact on our perception of our own surroundings and our day-to-day, or whether our different situations and environmental conditions in fact disrupt this.
We chose the medium of postcards to establish a personal and raw communication to produce a tangible collection of our collective thoughts and emotions.

Modes of Life: Case study analysis examining the relationship between the street and courtyard.

Modes of Life: Group case study comparison of public, private and shared space.

Modes of Life: Initial design exploration for high density housing proposal examining possible topological relationships between public, private and shared spaces across a radial layout.

Modes of Life: 1-5 linear design iterations for high density housing proposal. (Unit type A, B and C repeated throughout)

Modes of Life: 6-10 radial design iterations for high density housing proposal. (Unit type A, B and C repeated throughout)

Modes of Life: Diagrammatic model for high density housing proposal - Iteration 9. (1/10 models)

Where is life - Unit design: Detailed plan capturing the lifestyle of two inhabitants living in an artist in residency high density housing unit type A (Mexico City).

Where is life - Unit design: Detailed section capturing the lifestyle of two inhabitants living in the artist in residency high density housing unit type A (Mexico City).

Excerpts from "Forget Me Nots" book: 2/16 postcards from day 11 exchange - "Temporality". (B. Howard & S. Nisa Acikel)
