For this portion of Jenga (and the last), we have become a team of 12 people to bring the two Jenga 6.0 designs to form one cohesive building on a specific site. Today, group [E]merge and group Trepide met to discuss how out two individual buildings will come together for Jenga 7.0. In each building, a similar design language of horizontal and verticals occur. Materiality emphasizes these horizontal planes and verticality. Trepide incorporates glass to show the dematerialization as one move upwards while the C-shaped balconies gradually become smaller. We realized that our two concepts are similar but the way it is shown varies. Connections and the space in between are opportune moments for public spaces. We discussed how there is a centralized confusion in the sense that the deconstruction of elements shows variation but in a central, gradual way.
This idea of deconstruction and dematerializing led to the team name of Portmanteau. A portmanteau is a combination of two or more separable aspects or qualities. For example.....
spoon + fork = spork
This shows the merging of two concepts to become one strong design. Using an abstracted C-shaped form to encompass the two units together and incorporating the protruding balconies will speak to both team’s original concept. I am excited to see the progression throughout the next 3 weeks and how this concept will evolve.
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