Spatial Study Diagrams

Additional Kubuswoningen Images

Quarantine Unit Study

WaterWings for Zimbabwe

Part 2: Survival Routines

Objectives:

• Analyze and measure the habitual sequences necessary for survival


• Identify critical moments of excess and deficiency within the daily cycles of life


• Establish survival as a cycle of consumption and expenditure.

Survival activities I recorded:

-Eating and drinking

Units of measure:

-Time

Exploring Water Filters

In my experiment with filtering water, I used a wire mesh, then sand, then cotton-lined tissue, then more tissue, then more cotton.

Trial 5: Finalizing the Design

Trial 4: Figuring Out the Logistics

Trial 3: Exploring New Materials and Methods

Trial 2: Distributing the Water and Weight

1 liter storage pack - trial 1

In trying to tackle the storage function of the design, I decided to start by exploring the design strategy of a Camelbak water booksack. It compensates for the weight of the pack by adding padding on the back and shoulder straps as well as providing clips to secure the pack to the body, minimizing the burden on the person. On the back side of the pack (which touches the back) the padding is broken into 6 equal pads with a separation among all of them to allow for an "air director". In this way, the surface of the pack which touches the back is reduced and there is opportunity for air flow which keeps the back cool.

Drawing from the cooling strategy of the Camelbak, I decide to use their idea of the with the 6 separated pads, and use those as storage compartments for the water. After researching child ergonomics (Ergonomics for Children by Lueder and Rice), I learned that the best way for a child to carry a lot of weight is on the back, strapped close to the body, with the majority of the weight on the lower back hip area. To study strictly the weight distribution of a 1 liter of water on a back pack for a child, I made a diagram which separates the water into 6 parts with (3 rows of paired water packs). The water distrubution is as follows:

Top row = ~0.266 liters total (~0.133 liters per pack)

Middle row = ~0.334 liters total (~0.167 liters per pack)

Bottom row = ~0.4 liters total (~0.2 liters per pack)

To contain the water, I poured the measured amount into ziplock bags, removed all the excess air, and tightly wrapped the ziplock of water to the proper chipboard piece (cut according to the drawing shown below) with Saran wrap. Next I laid the water pack components out onto a supportive chipboard piece and strapped everything together with duct tape. Here are the pictures.

Making the Site Model

Last week I went to Our Lady of the Lake Hospital and found a statue of Ronald McDonald holding a child. So...after getting permission of course, I wrapped the statue of the child in orange plastic garbage bags and duck-taped the child statue. Once completely covered I cut the duck-tape off and hence my child replica!