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School of Arts, Design and Architecture |
Master's thesis
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P1 OPINNÄYTTEET D 2015 Casillas Pereyra
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Open screen walls and space dividers have existed for a very long time. As for lattices, their materials can easily be found, such as bricks, tiles, concrete blocks and vitro-blocks. In terms of space dividers, furniture, curtains and sliding doors are commonly used. However, in general, lattices and space dividers lack functions and are boring. This thesis answers the following question: How can the screen walls/ furniture be improved to meet contemporary needs? The thesis is divided into two different solutions using the same product. The first idea is to create a screen or lattice system that can be implemented by architects and engineers in the façade of a building, the second idea is related to interior design and aims to develop a wall that works as a space divider and offers different functions and flexibility in space. Using the same wall. The functions in both cases range from, for instance, providing certain privacy to a space, protecting from the sun and supplying shade to a terrace, without compromising brightness and visibility from the inside to dividing the kitchen from living-room by implementing a growing herbs system, among others. The two systems also try to provide a sustainable design that further improves the human wellbeing. Exterior design approach / Facades / Architecture Because screens and lattices inspired these walls, this thesis reviews their history, the ways they are also related to cultures and the reasons for their importance in the past and for people still living in these buildings. These screens want to replace the bricks, wooden structures, ceramic blocks, and vitro blocks, that architects have always used as a method of hiding things from the façade but still allowing the sunlight and air to get in the building. The exterior design approach differs from the interior design one in that these walls will be fixed and will provide only one function; nevertheless, they are meant to promote the social interaction among the inhabitants of a building. IInterior design approach The space dividers developed in this thesis are inspired by the concept of do it yourself, flexibility in space and modularity and the paper contains a research based on these theories. The walls are designed in a gentle and uncomplicated mode for users to be able to choose and build according to their needs. An interior design element needs to be easy to assemble by any human being in such a manner that once users have the measure of the space, they are able to go straight to the supplier, choose their divider and come home and install it. Moreover, the wish to give people a prefabricated system comes from the concept of flexibility in space. Finally, the design must be user friendly, in other words, a collaboration between the client and the designer. Particularly in this case, something is already designed but the client decides the function and the amount of them to change their space according to either their style, space or needs. The goal regarding both the interior and exterior design was to experiment with several materials and functions. As a result, a brochure was produced of the several material options: wood, ceramic, glass and metal. Although the proposal for interiors could be implemented in almost any country, unfortunately the open screen wall for façade would only work in countries with warm weather.Description
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Kareoja, PenttiThesis advisor
Rodriguez, MarcoLahdenmäki, Nathalie