Finding and then agreeing to the grid from which the new architectural design will spring, is key to the overall concept. However for myself still applying an outside inwards design approach to architectural design.
This particular home design takes inspiration from the mattang or the wappede stick maps of the Pacific. - It is an incredible art and a unique skill to be able to lie on ones back in the open ocean with ones eyes closed and be able to map the currents and the landmasses around you. That is a South sea island miracle skill. The maps are created from csr3fully arranged map aligned sticks and put to memory. Its these grids that form the bases of this architectural design concept.
The cut out off shutter color concrete wall will force a frame of the incredible views of the mountains and in this case the Atlantic roaring 40,s wild ocean.
This is just the first set of roughed out sketches, I still need to create the synergy with the other wildetects - So this design is very much a work in progress. The concept of linked pods allows the home to sit on top of the steep sloped land.
A small bit of info taken from the net about the mattang stick current maps used to find islands in the vast Pacific ocean.
Small Island, Sticks Represent, Wave Patterns,
Stick Maps, Curved Sticks
Stick Chart navigation was an impressive piece
of technology. to navigate the Pacific Ocean by canoe.
Polynesian Mattang Stick Charts The charts were made
by men from thin strips of coconut frond midribs or pandanus root. They were
then bound together with coconut sennit in geometric patterns depicting sea
currents around the low lying atolls. Small money cowrie shells or coral
pebbles indicated islands and curved sticks represent wave patterns.
Stick maps from Micronesia. These stick maps are
ancient methods of recording the directions of difficult sea currents in
specific areas of small islands in Micronesia.
There are different kinds of Polynesian stick charts: the "Mattang"
or “Wappepe," the "Rebbelib," & the "Medo."
Polynesian Stick Charts The “MATTANG” or
“WAPPEPE” are a small, square shaped chart which shows wave patterns around a
single island or atoll and where used for teaching purposes only.
This wildetecture architectural new home design above takes its grid from this possibly lost knowledge art of mapping open ocean currents - using stick maps and finding direction and islands. If only a small percentage find the island what of the many that possibly tried and didnt?
Imagine living in a home inspired by such a map to find your own direction in your life. As we float around this current vast ocean of nothing.
