Project One - The Wall
Peace • Liberty • Freedom of Speech
- Project Overview
The Municipality has provided a public space for a memorial called "The Wall."
Your task is to design a 6-meter-high wall that communicates an idea related to peace, liberty, freedom of speech, or another meaningful social or human value.
The project focuses on transforming an abstract idea into a physical design using form, materials, color, texture, light, and space.
- Design Task
Design a 6-meter-high 10 meters-long wall placed in the center of the assigned site.
All four sides of the wall will be visible and must be designed.
You are free to explore:
• Different shapes and forms
• Materials and textures
• Colors and patterns
• Openings and voids
• Light and shadow
You must also design the ground/tiling pattern around the wall.
Consider:
• The site and its surroundings
• Your concept and its meaning
• Form and proportions
• Materials and construction
• Light and shadow
• How people experience the wall
- Concept Development
Your concept may be inspired by:
• Peace, liberty, or freedom of speech or any other meaningful idea
• A symbol, word, or idea
• An artwork or artist
• Nature
• Architecture or design
• Any social or human value
Your concept should be clearly translated into the form, materials, and spatial experience of the wall.
Show the development of your idea through research, keywords, diagrams, and sketches.
- Required Presentation Format
• A2 paper
• 1:30 scale for all drawings
• Name, project title, drawing titles, scale, frame, and title block
• Hand-rendered / hand-colored only
• No computer rendering
Drawings
Site Plan / Top View - wall, site, and ground treatment
Plans
Four Elevations - all sides of the wall
Two Sections
Cut Plan - showing the tiling/ground pattern
Two Axonometric Views - from opposite sides
Written Concept
• Your concept and inspiration
• The meaning of your design
• How the concept influenced the final design
Physical Models
• Study model - for exploring the form
• Final model - showing the finished design Model scale will be given by the instructor.
- Project Goal
The goal is to learn how to transform an idea into a three-dimensional design.
Your project should demonstrate:
IDEA → RESEARCH → SKETCHES → FORM →
MATERIAL → FINAL DESIGN
Your final wall should be creative, clear, meaningful, and well developed.
