Breaking Rules (part 2)

     Greetings my dear fellow! It's an early post because I know you all have been excited and wondering what the next week topic will be (or is it just my imagination), but anyway the topic will be continuing from weeks ago and that is.......(well it is clearly stated in the title so just cut off the chitchat). The only different is this week I will discuss any breaking-rules-artist from outside of my major, which is interior, if you guys haven't know. But, before that I am going to brag (again) about the well made mind map my group and I have made. The topic is "Pursuit of Unhappiness" and this is the finalized one if you have not seen it in my previous blog.

Then, I recreated the mind map using iMindMap HD (the free one) and found out that it is quite easy and comfortable to use. The diagram were easily moved around to fill the space and the line length can be easily adjust. There are some choices of line too, although it is very limited in the free app one. However I managed to make one and it looks something like this.

I can't help to add a few branches more, but it is really a drawback in e-mind map for not having pictures in it. If only we could do some doodle, or at least insert pictures in it, I would be so much fun. But having e-mind map is neater in some way, even if it is *quoting from my teacher* lack of personal touch. Anyway, moving on to the breaking rules part two!! Here comes the mind blowing designs...

The first building is Tokyo Big Sight or Tokyo International Exhibition Center. It is designed by Tokyo Metropolitan Governor. While the second picture of the building is Slovak Radio Building. It was designed by Stephen Svetko, Stephen Ďurkovič and Barnabas Kissling. Both of the building have the same concept of inverted pyramid, which is very unusual and rules breaking. We all know that pyramid is a very stable form (that's why pyramids in Egypt could last so long) however, these designers chose to turn it up side down and make it very unstable. Well, it still stands anyway, so, no worry!

This is the famous rotating building designed by an Italian architect, David Fisher. The idea is very intriguing yet eye opening that a building is not always has to be standing still like what we usually had, especially not in the advanced technology era like right now.

The picture above is an entertainment center focused on science exhibition in United States. Designed by Terry Nicholson, the building were purposely designed upside down and looked like it was just hit by a storm. The idea is very practical and fun to see, isn't it? ;)

The other bizarre house located in Texas, called the hole house. It is not really a house, but only a limited time art. Designed and created by Dan Haven and Dean Ruck as their "Inversion" project before it was demolished. It brings quite a sensation, however.

The last but not least, well it's not the last obviously because there are still so many unique building, however this is the last from the few I presented. The house called Nautilus House because of its design that follows seashell. It is designed by Javier Senosiain. The concept is interesting and the realization is amazing. I can't help to post the interior as well, because architecture cannot really be parted with its interior right?

I think all the picture I have posted have broken the unspoken rule in architectural because it is so unusual yet attractive in some ways many people have never imagine. And, that is all people! Have  a nice weekend! ;)

Check out my group member's blog!!

Va1mjennifrw.blogspot.com

Syafiqslm.blogspot.com

Credits for :

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_Big_Sight

http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2008/06/24/eye_on_dubai_rotating_tower_revealed_new_york_next.php

http://armchairtravelogue.blogspot.sg/2010/02/worlds-biggest-inverted-pyramid.html

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/04/dubai-skyscraper_n_3691233.html

http://www.architectureartdesigns.com/10-most-bizzare-strange-buildings/

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/WonderWorks_(museum)

http://www.strangebuildings.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/2011/07/hole-house-houston-tx-usa.html

http://www.trendir.com/house-design/whimsical-house-nautilus-house-in-mexico-city.html

The Pursuit of Unhappiness (mind map)

     HEY PEOPLE!! Back again with the super exciting blogging time and right now I will discuss about something more fun such as.......MIND MAPPING! (Woohoooo!!) Well, if anyone has not know, mind map is a powerful graphic technique which provides a universal key to unlock the potential of the brain, quoting from the inventor of the term, Tony Buzan. Basically in a mind map, there is one topic to be issued and is placed in the middle of a plain paper. Then anything associated will be put in a branch according to each section. Each group or section will be colored differently. And we are encouraged to decorate and put images to our paper. Each section will be divided by topic, idea, sub-idea, sub sub-idea and endless sub if that is what you need. The whole idea of mind mapping is to incorporate words, images, numbers, logic, colors, spatial awareness and more to harness our full cortical skill (That was what Tony has said and since he is a popular psychology we should not doubt him then).

     Making mind map is simple, it only requires a blank paper, colorful markers, and our imagination! The steps of making it according to Tony Buzan is first write the topic in the middle then expand to the sideways. Use images and colors to attract our mind. Then connect the branches because our mind works in association. The important thing is to use curvy lines instead of the straight one to connect each branches and use 1 keyword per line to make it easier for the brain to absorb.

     For me personally, making mind map is interesting since we can draw anything-well not really anything, but I love to doodle and draw small images that representing the word. It is so much more fun rather than writing full page of essay without an artistic touch at all! So, my group and I did a little mind mapping for a class exercise. We were given some topics and ended up choosing "the pursuit of UNhappiness". Despite the weird topic, we have so much fun in making and brainstorming the idea. The final mind map looks like this!!

     We divided the topic into 6 groups such as what, when, where, how, who and why. Actually the 'why' is covering all the what, when, where and etc.

That's all people.. Until my next blog!!

 

Oh anyway, this is my groups member : Jennifer and Syafiq

You can check their blog from the link below

Va1mjennifrw.blogspot.com

Syafiqslm.blogspot.com

CHEERS!

Credit for :

http://sevensigmaseo.com/productivity-hacks/mind-mapping-is-in-traditional-word-processor-note-taking-is-out/

http://www.tonybuzan.com/about/mind-mapping/

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mind_map#Origins

http://www.mindmapping.com/mind-map.php

"Breaking Rules" (?)

As a teenager, breaking rules are something i familiar of. Not that i proud, but sometimes I just get bored with the old rules and want to do it in my own way. It does bring me to a lot of trouble because each exploration always worth some lessons. However I still do not think that breaking rules is a bad thing. Especially when it comes to design.

Design will be more lively if it has variation, not the same old things over and over again. There are always some conventional rules toward anything that somehow restrain us to come up with something different. For example in interior design such as don't paint a small space with dark color because it will make the room smaller, don't mix old and new piece,don't mix metals, every color in the room has to to be match and etc etc. Even if it is true, we don't necessarily need to follow every single one of them.

Here are some "breaking rules" interior design from the grey home architects.

Who said that lamps should always put in the ceiling or above? Put it below the bed to prevent the dazzling light directly into our eyes when we are asleep!

Looking for a daring wall display? Well, fear not to put your real size motorcycle on the wall!!

Who said about don't mix pattern when it is actually a so much fun to see!

Wash basin has to have a sink hole? Not anymore!

Need bed to sleep in? Try this!

Bed should not necessarily higher than the floor. Make it flat so we will never fall from bed.

Other unusual yet stunning design from Till Konneker inspired from his small apartment studio. He made a small cube in the living room for a storage room and a bed for guess.

Adding this cube means an additional space for books, shoes and jacket hanger. It doesn't have to be a conventional book shelves, or a cupboard, but a cube that contains it all.

He doesn't seem to care about having bed in living room since it is comfortable to sleep in.

It also can store many things inside. So in order to manage all things in his small studio, he easily making space of his own without caring that the small room is initially only holding a small amount of things. He is "breaking rule" with his own way and it works pretty well since he has accomplished his goal and find the workaround solution of his problem. 

The conclusion is we don't need to always stick in to conventional way, we can find and even make  our own way and we can be the RULES BREAKER!

BRAINSTORMING!

     Firstly, what is brainstorming? According to Oxford dictionary brainstorming is "a spontaneous group discussion to produce ideas and ways of solving problems". It is a term popularized by Alex Faickney Osborn. Basically the idea is to get people collect as many creative idea as possible without rejecting even the most unusual idea that most likely not going to work. For me the process of brainstorming is fun, even though it takes quite some time. However I think if we want to find a creative and outside-of-the-box idea then it is one of the way.

     Below is an unusual idea from Tengbom Architects. They made a small unit especially designed for one student. The space saving and Eco friendly material minimized the price so it is affordable for students and yet still can cope with what a single student need for daily life. I think the idea is smart and the realization is kinda extreme. However it works and turns out amazing.

     I believe to achieve this creative idea, they have to do a lot of brainstorming and not afraid to come out with the extreme one. The background of why they built this is obvious, to make a space that understand students completely. They must have met a lot of trouble and things that is hard to realized, however they have managed the problems and still came up with an interesting design.

     Second, together with my group we were brainstorming a hundred way to use chopstick and write it down in a form of mind map. 

     We divided the use into 3 part which is "Pick Things", "Tools for", and "Make Things", but ended being confused and messed up a little. 

     For example we did the "Pick Things" like this. Started with the normal reasons such as picking foods, trash until the most illogical one.

     After a not-so-long contemplation, we have figured out 100 and more reasons to use a chopstick (yeayy) and then we were done ! It looks something like this.

This is my groups link

Va1m-lovitaloren.blogspot.com

Va1m-elisabetirma.blogspot.com