RESOLVING THE WALL

The chosen component to be resolved is the wall. After some feedback I realised the wall was very simple in its design and needed an added level of complexity, for this reason, I thought about the design as well as the material choices again.

 

The initial step was to look at a different way of adding a taste of Sri Lanka without simplifying it excessively. I started to look at some traditional and modern textiles and patterns as well as sewing techniques.

 After researching for Sri Lankan patterns, I noticed that a certain simple pattern consistently occurs in almost every pattern or textile. This pattern is an abstraction of what occurs in these patterns and will be applied to the design of the wall.

I decided that this pattern would be Incorporated in the design by stitching it into the leather panels. Due to the simplicity of the pattern, it would be interesting and have an added cultural rustic feel if there was an added material included in the pattern. This material is suede. Leather and suede fabric will be stitched together to produce this pattern.

 

In addition, after further research and for practical reasons, the timber rods have been replaced with stackable or detachable rods of steel. This helps for easier assembly and transport of materials. The steel rods is also more aesthetically pleasing as there is a large amount of timber and earthy colours and tones in the space.

 

Sectional Detail showing stitching against steel rod

 

Material Pallet

 

Now that the wall has a more dynamic design, the joinery details needed to be resolved in a way that does not overcrowd the design. For this reason the design is a very minimal and clean cut joinery detail.



Detail of floor to steel rod joinery

Detail of steel rod to ceiling joinery



plan 1:20 @A4

The steel rods are connected to the floor and ceiling by inserting them into the sleeves located on both the floors and ceilings. The sleeves on the floor are 150 mm in depth and the ones in the ceiling are of 200 mm. The added gap in the ceiling's gaps are there to make assembling the wall more easy.