Final design (space for dance)

The model below is my final design to represent Polka. I was aiming to represent the energy, fun, social aspect, centralized cluster organization, and adjacent relationship of the dance through this design. the waves of the walls and the elevation changes represent the fun and energy or the dance. the little windows that make the structure translucent and the openness of the structure represent the social aspect of it. the spaces are disorganized, however, they contain in a circle just like the dance. The spaces are also connected by a 3 foot walk ways that represent the adjacent relationship of the dance.

final practice models

The two images below wast the root of my final project. the models were later modified to fit the requirements and I came up with the model above which was basically my final design.

practice models

These are the models or some ideas i had to represent my dance.

models of the diagrams of the dance

Based on the diagrams that I created to represent my dance, I then created a few models to represent it. Here are some shots of the models themselves.

this model represents the adjacent relationship of the dance and also the hopping that is involved in it.

This model represents the steps

This model represents the adjacent relationship between the couple.

This model represents the tempo of the dance.

This one represents the circular organization.

This one represents the repetition and hopping.

This one shows the scale of the dance.

Diagrams of the dance

These are the diagrams of the dance that i created.

Our new project is to create a space that represents a selected dance. For my dance I picked Polka. The polka originated in Czechoslovakia. The story tells that on one Sunday afternoon in 1830 a young servant girl, Anna Chadimova, gathered among other young people and she began singing and making up a dance. According to the story a Bohemian composer observed the girls dance and song and wrote down her tune and memorized the steps. This following week she apparently taught her steps to her fellow friends. The polka was introduced to the United States in 1844 by a Hungarian Army Officer, Gabreil De Karponay. It becomes popular after the World War II when Polish immigrants adopted the polka as their national dance.

diagrams

these are my diagrams for the project.