Vieniq Romero
The bedroom shares a north wall with a small guest bedroom that is occasionally used as a study, and an east wall with the primary bedroom. There is a window on the west wall, split with a divider. On the left half there are two panes of glass, while on the right side there is a sliding pane of glass closer to the interior of the room with a window screen closer to the exterior of the building. As the floor is slightly cantilivered out, one third of the floor as well as the west and south walls are facing the exterior. The room is accessible via a short hallway.
The bed, having once been a bunk bed, is now on risers to elevate it further from the ground. There are numerous posters of wildly ranging size and origin along the wall above the bed. Two pillows from IKEA sit on the bed alongside similarly sourced blankets, which unfortunately cannot be kept tidy. Sentimental objects of familial origin sit atop the tallboy.
This organizational diagram emphasizes areas of rest in a purple color, zones of activity in a lighter shade of purple, direction of visual intrigue with a dashed arrow, and circulation path with a consistent arrow. Given the location and density of posters, eyes are often drawn from the middle of the south wall around to the window, ending near the door on the north wall. Circulation flows clockwise around the room largely out of convenience and habit. Zones of rest are determined by furniture that is often used infrequently or require little activity to use them, whereas zones of activity contain objects largely used by guests or invoke movement.
This Actor-Network map details the origin of the posters in the room - why they’re in the room, what category they are, how they were made, and for what reason they were made. It is revealed that many of the posters were not purchased, but rather received from artists and friends, some even being small artworks and photographs not intended to be posters but are acting as such now.
This figure ground drawing is of Chicago’s Union Station, in West Loop. This area has expanded continuously, in that this building replaces the former one, and connects to several other transportation hubs. The station hosts Amtrak and Metra trains, opens to Jackson and Adams streets on the south and north, and Clinton and Canal streets on the west and east. Just south of it is the CTA bus station and blue line, and just two blocks north is Ogilvie train station. All this combines into a massively bustling transportation hub.
This aerial view showcases the width and length of Union Station, which is rather short and wide in comparison to the nearby buildings. Clearly emphasized is the barrel-vaulted skylight, set in to the center of the building’s plan, with the resulting space resembling a donut around it.
This drawing showcases the numerous layers of Chicago’s Union Station and the many ways light can flow into the building. The Chicago River can be seen just past the building’s extension, and the spaces between buildings emphasizes just how much room is needed for a transportation hub. The faint rail lines alludes to the busy rush of commuters below ground.
This Actor-Network map explores just how extensive the reach of Union Station is, showcasing exactly which cities, streets, and routes it connects. Seeing which names come up most often allows us to know which areas are best serviced, making it quite clear that Chicago is one of the most well connected cities in the nation. It serves as stop between each corner of the country while also providing hundreds of rides through public transportation in state each day. This system is not perfect as there are areas that are less easily accessible from this location specifically, but is still more expansive and thorough than most of at least the other areas referenced.