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=<font color= "#247705">'''[[Atom11:intimacy|'''Intimacy''']], maintained and magnified year-round''' </font>=
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The site as an artificial natural environment succeeds due to the variety of uses and stimuli it provides. A [[Atom11:research|'''survey''']] conducted on students revealed their desire for a nature and open space in a park. Therefore, we feel it is appropriate to delicately intervene and respect the balance of these two conditions.
  
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===Mission Statement===
 
  
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    To maintain the intimacy of the De Vries van Heytsplantsoen park while raising its awareness.
 
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===Client(s)===
 
  
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People who use (or would use) the De Vries van Heytsplansoen site regularly.
 
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A simple survey indicated that the park is used by very few people.
 
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Further analysis will give identity to the users of the park and thus identify our "client," under whose influence we will be designing.
 
  
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===Impressions===
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The park seems to be a quiet and nicely abandoned place. This gives it a special atmosphere
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when you get into it; it belongs to you at this moment yet at the same time, one intuitively
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feels that you cannot see everything in the first moment.
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Our first impression of the site is that it has moments or glimpses of spaces where intimacy is encouraged.
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This abandonment makes the park hidden, which might make the guests curious. The park has so
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The genesis of our research was to pinpoint the exact qualities that contribute to the phenomenon of intimacy discovered on the site. This question then blossomed into a cataloging of intimate affordances that create this intimacy.<br></div>
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much inaccessible space, which would be nice to discover. And in this way to discover things
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in the nature relates to the botanic garden just next to the park. However here the way of  
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discovering goes not into this academic way of a botanic garden, then much more into exploring
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the park. This may happen in different levels, or layers.
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Intimacy, as we define, is influenced by a western understanding of the term, dealing with the '''close relationship''' of one entity to another. From here we can begin to discuss the broad topic of intimacy in a focused way. Through the works of Bachelard, Norberg-Schulz and Alexander, we have developed a certain knowledge about how the idea of intimacy is deeply rooted to our relationship with the natural environment.</div>
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===Concept Idea===
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Because of the myriad ways in which intimacy is manifested and understood around the world, the study of intimacy at a cultural level is not in the scope of this research. The methodology of our research consisted of creating a taxonomy of '''Psychological''' and '''Phenomenological''' criteria which form the basis of an understanding of how humans experience space. <br>[[Atom11:research|'''read more''']]
  
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An apparition takes you and leads you through [all layers of] the park and let you see the whole beauty of its hiddenness. This apparition permits you discover the site, at the same time withholding you from it, preventing you from walking on the ground. Later on it lets you feel alone, giving you the information you need at the right moment, allowing you to be alone, or with other people, in the park, and with the park.
 
  
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This apparition could be a surface that leads you above the bushes,  it could be a tube lets you be completely alone [or intimately hidden], sometimes it is a shelter, protecting you from the rain. Sometimes it has small windows, letting you look at an old tree, one you have never seen before ,or maybe its just  grass, or a strawberry bush.
 
  
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Before being able to design an actual project/object for the site, analysis must validate our impressions and hypotheses as to the nature of both the space we are working in and the space we are trying to create.
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Magnifying the intimate atmosphere in the De Vries van Heijstplansoen through manipulation of existing natural boundary conditions.  We liken intimacy to closeness or nearness, both of which are influenced by physical and non-tangible boundaries.  
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<br>[[Atom11:concept|'''read more''']]
  
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The intervention should be incorporated into the site without disturbing the intimacy of the park.
 
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Perhaps this is achieved through the use of a discovery device; a tangible object that will lure certain curious
 
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In order to achieve this, we must incorporate certain individuals and processes into our design process.
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To start, the director of the TU Delft Botanical Garden will be a valuable reference for all things related to
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the maintenance and running of an educational garden.
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To critique our research and overall conceptual momentum, we contacted and opened a dialogue with two professionals in the fields of '''Psychology''' and '''Phenomenology'''. Patrick Healy of the Delft School of Design, and Dr. Dudley Weems, of the University of Georgia Student Health Center (USA) each shared their views on the progress of our project and the rigor of our research. <br>[[Atom11:connections|'''read more''']]</div>
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Originally conceived for students, our intervention will nevertheless be applicable to all visitors of the site. The clients will be the primary means of testing the success or failure of our experiments relating to the magnification of intimacy.
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===<font color= "#247705">Project K</font>===
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Project K will have everything to do with fire. Together with atom 10 we are making plans of creating a fire on site. This study will help us to explore what the effect of fire is on the idea of intimacy and disruption fire creates on the site.
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<br>[[project K:Home|'''read more''']]
  
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===<font color= "#247705">Project L</font>===
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Testing our hypothesis about the natural fear of being attacked by creating an intimate setting for users regardless of them being alone or accompanied. Studying peoples response. [[project l:Home|'''read more''']]
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[[User:Mirjam|Mirjam Wiechers]]
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[[User:Nate|Nate Weems]]
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[[User:Lubomir|Lubomir Peytchev]]
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Latest revision as of 15:45, 17 October 2011

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Intimacy, maintained and magnified year-round

The site as an artificial natural environment succeeds due to the variety of uses and stimuli it provides. A survey conducted on students revealed their desire for a nature and open space in a park. Therefore, we feel it is appropriate to delicately intervene and respect the balance of these two conditions.





Motivation

Our first impression of the site is that it has moments or glimpses of spaces where intimacy is encouraged.

The genesis of our research was to pinpoint the exact qualities that contribute to the phenomenon of intimacy discovered on the site. This question then blossomed into a cataloging of intimate affordances that create this intimacy.

Specialization

Intimacy, as we define, is influenced by a western understanding of the term, dealing with the close relationship of one entity to another. From here we can begin to discuss the broad topic of intimacy in a focused way. Through the works of Bachelard, Norberg-Schulz and Alexander, we have developed a certain knowledge about how the idea of intimacy is deeply rooted to our relationship with the natural environment.

Research

Because of the myriad ways in which intimacy is manifested and understood around the world, the study of intimacy at a cultural level is not in the scope of this research. The methodology of our research consisted of creating a taxonomy of Psychological and Phenomenological criteria which form the basis of an understanding of how humans experience space.
read more


Concept

Magnifying the intimate atmosphere in the De Vries van Heijstplansoen through manipulation of existing natural boundary conditions. We liken intimacy to closeness or nearness, both of which are influenced by physical and non-tangible boundaries.
read more


Connections

To critique our research and overall conceptual momentum, we contacted and opened a dialogue with two professionals in the fields of Psychology and Phenomenology. Patrick Healy of the Delft School of Design, and Dr. Dudley Weems, of the University of Georgia Student Health Center (USA) each shared their views on the progress of our project and the rigor of our research.
read more

Client(s)

Originally conceived for students, our intervention will nevertheless be applicable to all visitors of the site. The clients will be the primary means of testing the success or failure of our experiments relating to the magnification of intimacy.

Project K

Project K will have everything to do with fire. Together with atom 10 we are making plans of creating a fire on site. This study will help us to explore what the effect of fire is on the idea of intimacy and disruption fire creates on the site.
read more

Project L

Testing our hypothesis about the natural fear of being attacked by creating an intimate setting for users regardless of them being alone or accompanied. Studying peoples response. read more

Team

Mirjam Wiechers
Nate Weems
Lubomir Peytchev


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