Fișa disciplinei:

FI-D PID-126 Atelier design (2.1).pdf

Department:

Interior Design and Design

Course Leader:

lect.arh.int. Livia Nica-Rus

Learning outcomes:

The first project falls within the realm of lighting fixtures, which can be indoor or outdoor, of varying sizes, and operated either mechanically or electrically. To eliminate any creative block, the current theme proposes an inverse approach to the usual design process.

The starting point will be the SHAPE. Materialization will be carried out, taking into account the first two STUFO exercises, using a composition of a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 10 volumes, both rectangular and curved. The chosen form will correspond to a selection of the material targeted by the project.
After roughly establishing the formal coordinates, a MECHANISM corresponding to the chosen shape will be selected. The technical solution will be chosen by each student but will be determined by the main functional requirement of the object, namely the implementation of a MECHANISM to achieve a LUMINOUS EFFECT.
The purpose of this implementation is to achieve the LUMINOUS EFFECT, which will be integrated into a SPACE with a clear destination/function. In practice, in this phase, we will clarify the notion of SPACE in relation to the given functions of the object.
After everything seems to be aligned, we will add the USER, to whom the lighting object will be destined. The graphic representation of the user will be carried out according to Persona technique.

Content:

The main approach for Phase 1 of the project will be documentation, covering sequentially:
Existing object survey;
Existing solutions;
Principle and mechanism underlying the object;
Functional destination of the space the object will represent;
User profile;
Material.

In Phase 2, starting from the chosen technical solution, the actual lighting fixture will be designed. Regardless of its use, it will represent a solution that can be multiplied and reproduced through industrial means - we will not refer to unique or small-batch objects. The aim is to find simple, creative solutions oriented towards an essentialized form.

Teaching Method:

Design project theory, lectures, projections, personal feedback

Assessment:

Presentation (intermediate and final) + model + boards

Bibliography:

- Sergio Polano - “Achille Castiglioni: Complete Works” (Electa Architecture) 2002
- Matteo Vercelloni - “Achille e Pier Giacomo Castiglioni: Minimum Design” 2012
- Gardner D. Hiscox - “1800 Mechanical Movements, Devices and Appliances”
- Francis C. Moon - “The Machines of Leonardo Da Vinci”
- Franz Reuleaux -” Kinematics of Machines from the Renaissance to the 20th Century”