Site Plan

I hope everybody had a great Thanksgiving break. I didn't do a whole lot...it was fantastic. So now back to work!

Okay. So here is a jpeg of the group site plan that I've been working on. The trees are in the correct position, according to Lucas' cad file, but I guessed on the canopies.

On courses there are two versions of the newest site plan named "Site Plan 112909", one Illustrator file and another AutoCAD file.

What I need everybody to do is to COPY which ever filetype you want to work with, rename it (with your name), and drop it into the folder "Individual Files."

Then put your own project into the site plan and save it.

It doesn't have to be perfect because I am going to compile them into one drawing.

Please do this ASAP so we can have it ready by class on Tuesday.

Also does anybody know what day the installation/reception is going to be?

-cassie

Here are some photos of the site with our proposed project photoshopped into the trees. The width of many of the strips in the photos are fairly arbitrary. For the final installation, the strip will be 36 inches wide and run about 50 yards long. The strip will run anywhere between 9 feet and 1 foot off the ground. It will be dyed with multiple layers of RIT dye, the colors being a combination of dark green, brown, and wine. We'll probably grind some leaves/grass/dirt into the fabric as well.

some quick dimensions to our stack of final sections.

Process Photos

Matt and I have nearly finished staining all the wood (with actual stain this time) and plan on beginning assembly on-site tomorrow.

We are also developing joint details, we plan on anchoring into the boulders with structural steel. i plan on renting a hammer drill from home depot.

LED's

LED's have arrived!

Now I need to go to Shapiro. Does anybody want to go with me? Or is there anybody willing to go with me?

Materials

I am having trouble fining where to buy industrial felt. If anyone has come across some while they were buying their own supplies let me know. It is has to be wool felt.
Thanks
Sarah

CAD files?

What's the dealio with the CAD site file and tree info that Davis and Laurel collected?

Is there any way that I can get a copy of it or the info so I can put it into Auto CAD?

Thank you, thank you!

Where is a good place to get glass scraps?

locating the ramp up the rocks

I am working on creating sections through the rock pile from the information gathered during my latest site visit. I will base my dimensions on a combination of actual measurements with photos in which I photographed the white pvc pipe. The white pipe is 10' in length, which I can use as a reference when determining overall heights of the pile. I also gathered several pieces of 20' gray piping (hopefully sewage free) to establish the precise location for the ramp. This was a bit challenging and it took several tries in order to get the slope right. I was definitaly getting negative attention from the neighbors because seriously a dude in all black crawling around a pile of boulders carrying giant pieces of pvc piping must have seemed a bit unusual.

These pictures show the height of the different rock landings. The natural slope of the site in combination with the slope of the rock creates an opportunity for dramatic overlook views without building excessive ramping.

Aerial Perspective Images

site plan with section lines and images from gia

Rocks at Night

Rocks

And Cassandra said "Let there be light!" and it was good...

Okay so I did a little bit of experimentation and soldering today. I have come up with a little sketch prototype.

I have different sizes of aluminum tubing that I was trying out. The one that worked the best was the 9/32 thickness at 1/4 diameter. But I have to remain flexible when it comes to proportions because the lengths of these are going to differ according to where they are placed.

The first prototype I made I used the thicker wire and a green LED. The wire was too thick to fit into the 1/8" tube but was okay in the 1/4." It's a little bit of overkill for one small light. The LED is not very bright and it doesn't fit in the tube well. Actually all of the LED's that I have tested are not as bright as I need.

The second prototype I made was with much thinner wire (too thin and fragile) and a "lamp" bulb. I used these same bulbs in one of my 317 projects. They work nicely. Fit well. And they are much brighter than the LED's. I'm just not quite sure if it's going to be enough. I also connected a little slide switch.

I need to figure out how to deal with the battery and switch.
I also need to find little translucent balls that will give me the glow that I want. Any ideas?

Admittedly, my previous proposal was related to the site conceptually, but perhaps lacked the explicit "critical" connection required of an installation. My current goal is to physically integrate my piece with the site. An option I'm considering now is to make my piece something that lacks structural soundness in absence of the site, thus emphasizing the mutual dependence between the two (piece enhances site, site enhances piece). I'm considering the use of rope hung from the tree as a supporting element, which would go along with the proposed use of hanging elements (ie lights) nearby. I'm still excited about the idea of using a continuous wrapping plane as the basis for my piece.

This summer I went to an exhibition at the Cooper Hewitt Museum in New York called Fashioning Felt. I was really interested in the many ways felt could create different textures and patterns. It is also really durable and can come in any color. I am thinking of using felt for my project. I have been doing research on different uses of felt and I included some the images I found most striking. I am thinking of doing some sort of hanging or wrapping with the felt which could tie in nicely with Cassandra’s hanging light project or Davis and Laurel’s project.

I have been looking into the idea of stone benches/chairs. I found a couple examples of natural stone seating that I like the idea of. I have them as pictures below. I also found an interesting bench made of stone, but it would require some stonework which I don't know if it is possible.