Initial Design Response

I have decided to change the way I work for this project in order to try help train myself to work from initial idea, concept development and then to production a lot faster. I consider myself quite methodical in the way I work in which I plan and brainstorm for long periods of time before I begin to move on. Due to the fact that the production for this brief is due on 27 March, I thought it was apt that I attempt to quicken the process for this project in order to help try and speed up my work in the future. I have designed all of the following in sketch-up with site location - off location plan provided by OISTAT (not accurate but helps to give sense of scale and location), before rendering it with Indigo to begin to visualise how the design would work in the space.

The idea behind this design concept was to take elements from both an amphitheatre and a cinema to design something that met the OISTAT brief. My idea was to create the stage in the centre of a circular, tiered seating amphitheatre with the backstage being underneath the audience’s tiered seats.

I wanted to relate the idea that this float would be moored to the riverbed and the particular performance itself. Therefore the nature of the performance would be a dance emulating the fluidity of the river.

The choice for the dome structure was to have l.e.d panels in a semi-spherical arrangement displaying images of flowing water to help immerse the audience into the performance. This would hopefully help allow them to make the connection with their surroundings and the reasoning behind the particular choice of performance.

On reflection, and if I continue this idea forward, I will need to rethink the structure of the float. I am trying to emulate the fluid forms of water through the performance, thus this needs to be reflected in the structure also.

This render did not come out very well due to the lack of time, but it is showing the inside of the dome. The tiered seating and staircases with railings to each tier. The dome would be quite dark with floor lamps to illuminate particular elements of the stage to increase immersiveness for the audience.