“Metropol’s interweaving waffle-like wooden panels rise from concrete base reinforced with steel, which are positioned in such a way to architecturally form canopies and walkways below the parasols. Metropol Parasol was given this contemporary organic design to explore the potential that the Plaza de la Encarnacion becomes the new fashionable, modern-day urban center.” (…)
Too bad it’s an archeological site, farmers market, elevated plaza, multiple bars and restaurants space. And not an office space. It would be kinda cool to work there.
designed by J. MAYER H. Architects
photo by David Franck
via Conde Nast Traveler
posted on May 18th, 2012 by kittysingsuwan :: architecture, inspiration :: no comments »
the topics: design principles, field research prep
the activity: team into groups of 3-6 and find a need to address
the homework: do field research to learn more about the audience and need
A tenet of this class is group work, so during week two (after going through design principles), we formed groups, determined a possible need, and went into the field.
I joined the finance group. After our mind-mapping process, we decided to focus on the grocery shopping space. Something to do with grocery lists and budgets and recipes, but we weren’t sure. But hey, that’s what field work is for, right? So we went about our observations over the weekend.
The questions we wanted to explore:
Who does the shopping?
Do people shop with a list?
Does item cost affect purchase?
How long does it take to shop? (time spent in store)
What inspired the grocery list? (recipe, party, normal shopping)
A short summary of our findings:
Women did most of the shopping.
Only a small percentage of shoppers shopped with a list, but those that did were pretty serious about it.
Item cost GREATLY affects purchase. (Lots of price comparisons. Many took full advantage of a deal.)
Time spent in a grocery store varied – anywhere from the grab-n-go to an hour. Most were in the store for 30 minutes.
For most, normal everyday shopping inspired the trip to the store. Same for those who shopped with a list.
It’ll be interesting to see how the rest of this project shakes out.
Until then,
K
photo by I-5 Design & Manufacture
posted on May 17th, 2012 by kittysingsuwan :: code academy, ux design :: no comments »
By Square Inch Design.
thanks, Lainie
posted on May 4th, 2012 by kittysingsuwan :: inspiration, minimalism :: no comments »
