This week we visited the site and went into the gallery space. We took a series of measurements of the space both inside and out to allow us to create a plan of the gallery. I didn’t enjoy this part of the project as much as I would have liked and I think it was because I found it somewhat grueling and pedantic. I can often be a perfectionist and can focus on the smallest of details which can sometimes be a gift but it can also make my creativity shut down. Because this was at the very beginning of the project, my brain switched into logical thinking and I struggled to switch back to thinking creatively like I had done in Project 1. I was so proud and impressed of myself for jumping into the project with my eyes shut (literally) and seeing the amazing end result I was capable of. This measuring exercise really made me realise how differently I can think and also how I need to learn a way I can make myself switch between logical and creative thinking easily.
Although I may not have enjoyed this particular part of the project, it was good to get some experience in a bit of group work with my Spatial Design peers. A group of us worked together in collecting different measurements from different areas of the site. This allowed me to get a better insight as to the best people to work alongside with.
We not only visited the site to collect measurements, but we also visited to explore the existing thresholds present in the space. I was more focused on collecting all of the measurements I needed than documenting threshold moments in the gallery space but I did take a few photos.
Main Lobby in Te Ara Poutama Building looking into Gallery Space 
Inside St Paul St Gallery 3 looking out on Wellesley St
Visiting the site was crucial in understand and contextualizing where we were going to be designing and what we were going to be designing within. Although I may not have enjoyed this part of the project, I can understand the importance of these skills in any design process.
Spatial Design by Ciara 