Our first week back to school! And the year kick starts with a collaboration between animation and architecture!
The brief has us focusing on Digbeth, an area of Birmingham. It is a popular place for many and has much history to its development. The client is a development consortium and has asked us to provide a short animation that captures Digbeth s sense of place and community.
AIM: Communicate the information you have gathered visually using animation. The end result should show a level of sophistication as the client is well versed in contemporary imagery and time based media.
The Client
The final outcome of the animation and how we decide to communicate the information, will heavily depend upon the client and what we know about them. I have had a look at some contemporary styles and also what 'time based media' is.
Link below explains time based media for an exhibition
Link below describing spatial charactization
Research
We started by going to Digbeth and gathering what information we could by looking around and developing a feel for the place.
First stop! The custard factory is vibrant and colourful and water and nature seem to be a strong theme within its complex. This is perhaps what attracts the creative scene. The custard factory showcases art and music, adding to its vibrance!
Since then a fairly new scene with a strong artistic influence has emerged. Most of the buildings are listed, so offices, studios and businesses are hidden away in old brick factory buildings. This part of town was once the heart of industrial Birmingham. Millenium point is situated at the top of Digbeth and the development of this area will surley have its effect on Digbeth, perhaps making it the place for art, music and creative business!
Digbeth seems quite cut off from the rest of town and many people prefer not to venture there after dark. The plans for this area include making the most of the river Rea turning Birmingham into a water city(?). Making this into a more residential area seems to be the key developers feel will make Digbeth more of an exciting and welcoming place to be.
Suggestions of making the river Rea's public footpath more accessible for pedestrians and cyclists could improve this.
Download Big City Plan:
The plans show areas along the River Rea open for development, with a conversion project of the buildings and plots along its length. The plan seems to develop this area as Birmingham s 'creative quarter'.
This is an interesting article which raises some interesting points when comparing Digbths strengths and weaknesses.
Notes from 2009 Digbeth residents meeting. Discusses issues of noise from entertainment sector i.e. the custard factory. But agrees the area needs development to better the area for business as well as for residents. The development of the area could improve issues with crime and safety.
From earlier that year, the residents discussed opportunities to evolve the residential area, perhaps student accommodation.
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