Remember these?
Maybe it was because I was listening to music I haven’t heard since 1996 but this afternoon I wanted to try out an idea I’ve had for a while, use the idea of a punnett square (not seen since most people’s 7th grade bio class) to identify all the possible combinations of user groups in my building. I’ll admit a lot of stuff was just thrown together for the final review last term and I’m really not happy with the awkward state of things within my building. John Leahy suggested I think about program ecologies (or eco-systems can’t quite remember) to group together activities/program in my building so it’s not so rigid and separated. This method is letting me go back and think a little bit deeper as to how people are actually going to use the building.
I created my own “punnett square” with T=teachers, K=kids, S=Staff.
Capital letters indicate that person is the dominant user in the interaction, ex. a combo of “St” could indicate a staff member leading a continuing education seminar, or assisting a teacher in the library. I realize this could become infinitely more complex but my brain needed to start small.
From there we get this:
I know sometimes architecture people are allergic to lots of words so I plan on turning this into some kind of interesting graphic at a later date its a work in progress at this point still.
I sublease a great deal for business staying several months in a place. I follow some of your ideas – some of my ideas would be candles or incense for making it scent more like house, some fresh roses to brighten it up and a bottle of wine if neither of these work. If it is business housing than some of those inexpensive cottons throws over beige furniture helps a lot. I don’t sweat most of the stuff, even bed sheets and towels, I don’t purchased it so…I just enjoy a decor I wouldn’t pick personally.
This seems well suited for my mother and father who have been searching for an awning for their new caravan. They’re overseas on vacation for a few weeks so they might miss out.