Schematic Kitchen
An exploration of materiality and communication focusing on the overlap between schematic construction and cooking
An exploration of materiality and communication focusing on the overlap between schematic construction and cooking
Timeline
3 months
Tools
Rhino, Illustrator, Woodshop, Pen & Paper, Kitchen
Methodologies
Rapid prototyping, usability testing, iterative models
Role
Architect/Product Designer
Cooking, or the act of engaging in a long, slow process to create something, is in and of itself a method of construction. Creating, constructing, cooking—these processes engage materiality in different ways, in turn informing the “design” of the final product.
Cooking through construction operates on two spatial dimensions:
A. two-dimensional architectural representation to instruct a dynamic, multisensorial process
B. three-dimensional engagement with materiality as it translates from the sensorial qualities in cooking to tectonic properties in construction.
Timeline
3 months
Tools
Rhino, Illustrator, Woodshop, Pen & Paper, Kitchen
Methodologies
Rapid prototyping, usability testing, iterative models
Role
Architect/Product Designer
Timeline
3 months
Tools
Rhino, Illustrator, Woodshop, Pen & Paper, Kitchen
Methodologies
Rapid prototyping, usability testing, iterative models
Role
Architect/
Product Designer
More specifically, how the material qualities engaged in cooking—a multisensorial process—translate into the structural properties engaged in architectural construction—a systematic process.
In order to isolate this variable, the freedom and flexibility granted in cooking will be replaced by the rigid, prescribed instructions akin to architectural assembly through construction drawings.
Schematic construction and cooking are creation processes with contrasting workflows but overlap in their reliance on materiality—the focus of this investigation.
More specifically, how the material qualities engaged in cooking—a multisensorial process—translate into the structural properties engaged in architectural construction—a systematic process.
In order to isolate this variable, the freedom and flexibility granted in cooking will be replaced by the rigid, prescribed instructions akin to architectural assembly through construction drawings.
Cookstruction
A systematic process in which the structural properties are engaged (load bearing properties, coefficient of friction, etc.)
Cooking
A multisensorial process in which material qualities are engaged, through the senses--in this case, taste profiles.
A process that communicates a multisensorial cooking process through the rigid, schematic representation of construction drawings.
A systematic process in which the structural properties are engaged (load bearing properties, coefficient of friction, etc.)
A multisensorial process in which material qualities are engaged, through the senses--in this case, taste profiles.
A process that communicates a multisensorial cooking process through the rigid, schematic representation of construction drawings.
A systematic process in which the structural properties are engaged (load bearing properties, coefficient of friction, etc.)
A multisensorial process in which material qualities are engaged, through the senses--in this case, taste profiles.
Four key guidelines for meal kit creation and meal assembly
and how it translates from cooking (i.e. texture, crunch, etc.) into architectural construction (i.e. load bearing properties, coefficient of friction, etc.)
through prescribed, two-dimensional instructions used in rigid, systematic construction assembly
prescribing every step, action, sensation—no step is to be skipped or altered.
but the process of making the meal; the final product will always be consistent.
The material submittal to the Cookstruction Department must be completed by performing the listed inspection tasks to ensure proper material quality.
The recipe is contained within the construction drawings; no extra instructions will be provided; it is up to you to assemble the sandwich and ingredients.
It is your responsibility to ensure your meal is not only accurately assembled and cooked, but also tastes as good as it looks. Good luck!
Quality Control = Special Inspection Form
The material submittal to the Cookstruction Department must be completed by performing the listed inspection tasks to ensure proper material quality.
Recipe Card = Construction Drawings
The recipe is contained within the construction drawings; no extra instructions will be provided; it is up to you to assemble the sandwich and ingredients.
Chef = Contractor/Architect
It is your responsibility to ensure your meal is not only accurately assembled and cooked, but also tastes as good as it looks. Good luck!
Special Inspection form for the Country Cookstruction Department. Material tests must be conducted to determine quality before assembling the meal.
Special Inspection form for the Country Cookstruction Department. Material tests must be conducted to determine quality before assembling the meal.
Our initial concept combined the resource matching concept with the educational elements from the live-feed concept to connect new users, without access to resources, to local communities with that knowledge and access. This occurred via posts, media, and discussions with hosts of similar goals or interests.
After conducting another round of usability testing, we validated the need for the resources we provided––community, venues, and guides on hosting events, but their relationship wasn’t clear.
Two sets of drawings containing plans, elevations, and sections. Each section cut classifies the ingredients based on taste profile.
Two sets of drawings containing plans, elevations, and sections. Each section cut classifies the ingredients based on taste profile.
COURSE I
Cucumber Pinwheel
COURSE II
Bombay Masala Sandwich
Meal kit components, material performances, dish assembly
Meal kit components, material performances, dish assembly
