Berend Kessler
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The University of British Columbia, School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture
Berend Kessler
In class sketches of a mug, highlighting the parts that are most noticeable to touch.
The following two sketches were of objects placed in a box, and chosen blindly. I selected an object, explored it by touch, and then returned it to the box before opening my eyes and beginning to draw. I recognized the first object (a portable speaker) for what it was immediately, but the second remained a mystery until after I had completed the drawing (the metal insert for the nose piece of a mask).
Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability (CIRS)
CIRS is built on a slope.
Its LID system bascially consists of the green roof, rain garden, and water treatment system. Stormwater is collected from the highest roof top and storaged by underneath cistern, treated by water treatment plant, and finally supports back to the daily uses in the building and also irragate the rain garden and the verticle planting.
My in class object was chosen blindly by feeling around on my nightstand until I landed on an unfamiliar object, my sewing scissors.
For this assignment I drew three different objects based on touch only, again with a blindfold during the drawing process, and finally with sight and the object in front of me. In all cases the series of drawings are distinctly different based on the information available and my attempt to convey it.
I conducted a study of the use of the East side of the NEST at UBC on a sunny afternoon one day this week. I wanted to explore whether the new turf field was actually in use – to my delight it was well populated that day. I also looked at the areas around the NEST to study how the availability of green space and spatial programming influences the experience of the gathering space on the western side of the building.