Xinyu Shi
This floor plan drawing shows the bedroom of my apartment facing south of the city. The structure of my bedroom is quite simple because I recently moved in, the budget of my furniture, and considering my movement flexibility. The empty center area of the room separates each section of the room: the south part of the room is assigned for resting for and entertainment; the north part of the room is mainly planned for studying and storage of frequently used items. Yet, the flexibility of the entire space is considered, for both me and my cats.
The elevation drawing presents the north of the bedroom, where the majority of the items are placed, starting from the perspective of the idea “If it works, it works.” The amount of furniture is intentionally limited (for example, using one layer of the shelf for vanity purposes instead of having an actual vanity), and most of the furniture is either foldable or easy to assemble due to the consideration of space and the burden of moving.
This traffic flow diagram presents the frequency and the time I spend in the bedroom, as well as the route I usually take within the room. So far, I have not really spent much time in the entertainment area, which I expected more.
This ANT diagram analyzes a commonplace economical foldable desk from the perspectives of a current customer, design history, and reasoning. It explains why the desk ended up in my bedroom(history), on going situation and the macro issues behind it, and
infering
the future (butterfly effects) in the industry.
This is a figure-ground drawing of the Jacobs Center and the surrounding area, which is located in the southern part of downtown Portland. The 405 highway in the drawing divides the Portland Downtown, South Portland, and Southwest Hills districts, so it is important to include it and draw it with lines. The reason I chose this one out of my original three figure-ground drawings is that downtown is always the most important part of a city.
This is an aerial view of the Jacobs center. This building obviously looks like an office property itself. Yet, it is located in the range of a university,
which might be mistakenly categorized as a university hall if not further investigated.
And the building represents a typical 80s office building style that looks interesting to me.
This plan oblique drawing focuses on the overview of the outside structure of the Jacobs Center, including the characteristics of the roads,
surrounding facilities, and other buildings
around it. The annotations provide basic information about the them. The traffic is also marked.
This Actor-Network map investigates the history of this office building and the original business that owned the building. It also talks about the rise and fall of downtown Portland, where it is located, and the changing political climate by examining historical information and recent news from the starting point to the present years. Ultimately, it forms a logical loop connecting the past and current situations.