Take a seat

The Alexanderplatz project is coming to an end. Thank God. Working in a multi-disciplinary is tough. Rejections I can take. It's actually good to know that perhaps an idea was not really thought right the way through with advice or suggestions on how it can be improved. Also, perhaps the idea was good but for the particular project it needs to be modified/adapted/re-thought for it to work in the particular context.

So with that in mind, and really no justifiable reasons why the idea couldn't/wouldn't work, here's my seating idea. Drum roll please....

The seat rises from the ground. Operates by a simple keypad a few yards away. Emits a sound from the rising seat. Falls back into place a little while after the sitter has gotten up.

Oh well... back to the drawing board.

As far as the 'tree' structures that I've mentioned before in an earlier blog, I've been researching ways in which to use pulleys and cables, anything really to make it look less machine like.

Not sure if working this out should even be in my remit. Doesn't matter. You can never know too much. Anyhow, I like the idea of this thing looking natural, slim-line and just growing out of the ground instead of it being built and placed in the space.

But now, onto some more traditional interactive pieces.

Later...