CoffeeHolic Coffee shop- I highlighted the things I felt interested. Interior of the Entire store is made of wood. The sound of making coffee and background music make the space very casual and relax.
The drawing shows the route I walked when I closed my eyes. At this moment, I walked close along the edge of the wall and bookshelf because when I stand in the centre of the room, I felt unsafe and lost my direction. Also, when I touch the furniture, my touch and nose become sensitive. I can felt the texture of surfaces and smell I usually ignore. During this process, I learn how to understand blind people‘s living experience.
Walking up the stairs of a lookout point unsighted guided by 9 Built Environment Navigation Tools
1) When unsighted it was at times difficult to identify the different wooden panel boards. 2) The lower smaller (right) railing was the railing I used to slide my hands and guide my body up the flight of stairs. I was unaware of the higher larger (left) railing while walking up the stairs. 3) When unsighted at times I could identify gaps in the panel boards by dragging my feet 4) Once up the stairs the difference in texture from gritty metal to smooth wood indicated I had reached the top. 5) The flat metal fence was a reminder that I had reached the edge of the platform. 6) The air from the vents grew louder as I approached the foot of the stairs. 7) The cylindrical posts guided me around the corners one after the other. 8) The gritty steps sent me the signal that I was still on the steps while the ‘clangy’ front facing board, after kicking it, guided me over each step. 9) The top face of the posts provided a spot to lean and rest while the outer round base guided me around corners.
The bench was buried in the forest, overlooking the river and the beach. I began to register sounds and map them according to time, sound level, location and relative placement (left and right ears).
Flying geese panned from the left ear to the right ear, and a distant conversation in the right ear was picked up. The humming from the road across the river, leaves fluttering in the wind and crickets acted as the blanketing background noise.
Physical features such as the reflectivity and stillness of water, the seasonal fall of leaves and stacking on the soil and transition from concrete surface, to soil, down to the water’s edge.
Noting sensorial experiences such as the mild and calm breeze, the sharp change in temperature on the cold bench in comparison to the slow heat loss from the air, and general stillness of the space.
Water stillness and calm; steep slope down to the waterfront; fallen leaves around trees.
In class exercise: Drawing using touch onlyCologne Bottle (Object 1): 1. Drawing unsighted, 2. Drawing using touch and sound only, 3. Drawing using all senses
The anlysis of interrior mositure was taken from my apartment. The blue colour represents the humid moisture from mug, sink, toilet, bath tube, and kitchen sink. The orange colour means the heat from the heater.
The drawing shows an experience of sense of touching. When I touch the wall, my warm hand can feel the cooler wall.
This a sound analysis. Sounds from my laptop and fridge are dramectically different in dense and rythem.
I mapped my route in my house with special attention to how my bare feet feel. It was my feet’s journey, so I only showed where my feet had stepped on and minimized other parts of my house. I started when my feet were on a soft footrest on top of a carpet. Then my feet could feel the different floor surface materials and temperatures. My bed was cold after a long day and I jumped to feel the softness. When I walked out of my room, my feet suddenly feel the heat delivered through the marble tile.
Assignment 6
For this assignment, I explored the temperature strategy that I used in class. I drew the objects on my desk.
Physical temperature – See by hands
Red represents higher temperature and blue represents lower temperature. I touched every object on my desk to feel the temperature. The running laptop and monitor, as well as food and water are warm. I just held my phone and mouse so they are slightly warm too.
Visual temperature – See by eyes
Thinking about colours, materials, size and patterns, visually attractive objects have higher temperature (in red) that means higher chance of my eyes looking at them. My eyes would tend to notice dark, dense pattern, hard surface/edges, and big/obvious objects. My desk is white which is strongly contrasting with dark objects. I would argue that food is always the most visually attractive than other objects on my desk.
Emotional temperature – See by the heart?
This is how I see the objects on my desk with my internal feelings. Technologies seem cold as they are not made from live or natural materials. They don’t have any human properties even though they are probably smarter than me. Objects that have higher emotional temperature are associated with comfort, memory, culture, warmth, softness, and positive energy.
in class exercise…hard vs. soft, cold vs. hot and circulationa meeting of textures…trees…layers of water ripples…rockfalling snow…water and snow meeting rock…grass meeting rock…
