Week 9: Wooden Barrier

This week I designed a wooden pole barrier separating the bath from the entry into the pocket forest. The reason why I decided to design a barrier was because I didn’t want leaves and other natural debris blowing into the bath. Also, the barrier helps in creating a sense of division as the space is quite open.

I decided to use slats rather than one solid surface to continue the theme of manipulating thresholds and barriers to create integration between two opposite worlds. These are the concepts I explored:

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I decided on my second design as the first one feels more constrictive and enclosing whereas the second design coming from the floor as apposed to the ceiling creates a better sense of openness. This is important as the space is a low lying basement and needs to be opened up as much as possible.

I decided to give a variation in the height of the poles to create a more organic feel and less clinical. It also creates a better flow into the space from the pocket forest.