"Our double-element is a door-bed wich creates a passage between differents worlds. We wanted to overcome the empty space between the back of our two facades. In this research, the climbing tent inspired us and brought us the idea of suspension and balance. The transcription of it was to fix a bed and play with balance and the rope's tension inside a "chemin de traverse". Two specifics levels and positions of the bed bring two differents ways to transit from a threshold to another."

Situation plan

Double Element 1:5

Our drawing research about the geometry and the concept:

Double Element 1:1

Drawings about the body in the space:

The notion of the door has been omitted and the framework took too much importance. We worked on the essential elements ( bed, threshold, mechanism, door,…)and finally we modulated our concept.

 

Our door has been transformed in two doors which permits the transition from two exterior worlds. The space between this two doors creates an imaginary interior.

            

There is a difference of 170 cm between the two thresholds of our moulds and the mechanism, made of ropes and counterweight, permits to recreate this conditions.

CONTEXT:

From our four sites, we analysed the possible links between them for the construction of our double element. We occurred about the interiority and the exteriority of our molds, which brings us to the dream and the reality on each side of the plaster cast.

SEARCHING:

After an analysis of the situation maquette, our interest for climbing bring us the idea of a climbing tent. The idea of a door-bed, as double element, was evident to create a little space. An idea appeared to use the angle of our plaster for the form of the double element but we choose a mecanism to transform the door in a little bed-shelter. 

Our door - bed permits many positions for the body:  the main positions standing, seating, lying down.

THE WOOD MODEL [1:5]

SOME DETAILS [1:1]

  

  

I. MEASURING : 

An Angle Protactor

Our tool let us survey the facade in Lausanne. Two sticks (one immobile, one indicate the important elements of the facade) and a protactor made of cardboard. We aim the points/lines of the facade and draw little lines on the cardboard.  

II. DRAWINGS

Lausanne

We put the cardboard on the paper to transpose the prints and built the lines of the facade. 

Paris

We took the height of a woman on the pavement to create the unit to build the facade. 

Perspective of Lausanne 

Perspective of Paris through the Super Element of Lausanne

III. MOULDS

 III.I First mould of Lausanne and Paris

  

  

III.II Final moulds and plasters

LAUSANNE

  

We decided to work on the guiding lines of the facade to show the geometry. To accentuate the horizontaly line and the angle of the facade reveal the slope of the road. 

PARIS

Like Lausanne, we decided to accentuate the important lines of the facade. Looking Paris through the Super element of Lausanne show us a little piece of the plaster we developped in detail

Face to face