間: Ma’s City of Voids Individual Mood Box

Research on Modular Structures

I compiled a list of modular structures from a few categories that I think is cool!

 

I thought this modular bathroom design was pretty interesting. Though it isn’t a repetition of similar modules, each component can be rearranged in a certain way to fit different aesthetics and user needs.Furniture design is one area that makes use of modules. Below is a coffee table with interchangeable parts to meet the functional needs of users.

Fix Coffee Table by Design Group IN

These plant holders / speakers are connectable with multiple uses.

Source: https://architizer.com/blog/all-modular-everything/

 

 

An architectural example could be container buildings!

 

 

I like this building below because it shows that rectilinear forms need not be boring and well, rectilinear in its overall composition.

 

 

Many of these designs, like the examples below, remind me of the bee hive honey comb pattern which shows that design can be inspired by nature.

 

 


Sound Analysis

I found it easier to break down the sounds using shapes while listening to the recording. The tone bars had a resonating quality, so I interpreted them as circles. The sand blocks produced a consistent scratching noise so they are represented using a variety of short lines. The wooden sticks occured periodically, and they sound like short beats so I interpreted them as “mountains”. The egg shakers were almost negligible, I couldn’t hear them at first because it camouflaged so well with the tone bars. It is almost as if it is disappearing, hence the squiggles.


Ideation

After interpreting the sounds into shapes I did some sketches to help me visualise my mood box better. One mistake I made here was that I interpreted the recording as a whole instead of a single unit of sound. Which is why the final mood box did not accurately depict the sound unit.

 


Mood Box

Because I had a misconception, my mood box focused more on composition instead of accurately representing the sounds. It needs to be a bit more literal than it is.

The tone bars (D) are represented by the metal sphere because of its resonating quality. I need to change the spacing of the metal and perhaps the size of the loops to make it a literal representation of the sound.

The sand blocks (SD) are represented by the bent plane — this I am pleased with how it represents the sound.

However, the two SOs were not clear. I interpreted the wooden sticks and egg shaker as the floating pieces but because of their randomised positions, it does not represent the sound very well. And after thinking about it the egg shaker should be interpreted differently, instead of it being just a transparent piece.

 

Updated MOOD BOX

I changed the circular representation of the tone bars into levitating rings instead, which is think is more accurate. I reduced the number of beads for the wooden sticks and adjusted the spacings between them. The egg shaker is newly interpreted with the sanded piece of plastic, as it has is soft, disappearing quality in the sound.