Our haiku of the spirit of the Roosevelt Bike Shelter:
Riding bikes to school.
Strong, fast, healthy kids
Safely sheltering
The second line, 'strong, fast, healthy kids' got us thinking about how we can make our design feel fast. Or, expanding on that thought, how can we make our design have a feeling of movement through time (not just space). One example of a design that gives a sense of movement is the red monofilament in the Laverne Krause gallery (hope you got a chance to check it out!). Horizontal lines can give a sense of fast movement.
We also talked about making our design more fun. The last module scheme we had was simple, perhaps elegant, but lacked playfulness. So we made a handful of 1/4" models to explore some more playful concepts.
One of the first comments from Melinda was that they all look like they could be anywhere, and weren't specific to our site. I think she was right, we did set aside the constraint of 'site' for a moment so we could focus on the logistics of just sheltering and parking bikes in a fun and modular fashion. The next step is to deploy our ideas in the site, creating positive and negative space, and informing our designs of the individual modules.
Tasks for next week are to work on a master plan layout of modules in the site and develop fundraising material. Claire, a parent volunteer at Roosevelt, is working on a grant from Lowe's for $5,000. She needs some budget info, letters of support showing that dB is an awesome organization, and some hot graphics to go in the appendix and spice up her grant application.
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