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Death & Life Experiential Museum

Visual Development Pack

HOI LAI HELEN CHANS14112914 / L6

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Life

DEAD

CONTENT

1. CONTEXT

2.1 LOCATION - BIRMINGHAM

2.2 SITE - IKON GALLERY

2.3 IKON GALLERY ELEVATIONS

3. PROGRAMME

4.1 CONCEPT 1

4.2 CONCEPT 2

5. MOOD

6. DESIGN DIRECTION

7. CONCEPT MODEL DEVELOPMENT

8. PLAN & SECTION RENDERING

9. DESIGN & MATERIALS

10. MODEL

11. MATERIALS BOARD

12. PROJECT DISPLAY SHEET

13. TECHNICIAL DRAWINGS

Death & Life Experiential Museum

Experiencing death is an activity to promote mental

health growth. Through experiencing death, it helps

experiencer to evaluate their life in a greater depth, and

also helps them to see life much objectively. Thus, moti-

vating people to have a proper attitude to life.

Location - Birmingham UK

A Long Term PlanIkon Gallery is part of the Birming-

ham city center development plan.

The combination of new and histo-

rial attractions attract many visitors

to Birmingham and thus, making this

project sustainable.

Site - IKON Gallery Birmingham

Ikon Gallery is a revitalized

gothic-style building that was pre-

viously a school from 1877 to late

1960s. The unique elements of the

building are the external lift and staircase, which be-

came the main circulation for Ikon

Gallery.

The first and second floor are used

for galleries and workshops, while

cafe and shop are situated in the

ground floor. Death & Life Museum

will be using the second floor

of this building.

2 nd floor

1 st floor

ground floor

South West

South East

North East

North West

North East

North West South West

South East

IKON Gallery Elevation

Ikon Gallery is a Gothic style historical building.

Its roof and windows are the most unique signature.

Draft zoning

At the beginning, Death & Life Experiential Museum was planning to take over the whole building for the whole journey. However, it will cost too much time.......

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Death CafeDeath I Entrance Death II Will writing Co�n experience(5 mins) (5-10 mins) (5-10 mins) (10 mins) (5-10 mins) (20-30 mins)

User J

ourney

Total : 50-75 mins

Program in the Death & Life Museum

The Death & Life Experiential Museum provides a virtual time-travelling experience, it “fast-forwards”

the visitors’ life to the end of their life, and put them at a third-party’s view of the whole timeline of their life. As it would

affect people’s thinking directly, this museum would therefore be a much effective way of encouraging people to appreciate their life.

Tone of the journey

Design Concept 1

Why Bubbles?

The fragileness of life

The unpredictable of death

Life is beautiful, although it is short

concept inspiration

There are many forms that can be

found in bubbles.

The reflection of bubble in Ikon gallery

Design Concept 2

Antony Gormley, Blind Light, 2007

Death is unforeseenable and uncertain, just like a foggy

night. When vision is blurred, people walk without direction and great

uncertainty.

Mood Lost and Dark

Maze

Building & Site

Concept

Client

Interior

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Design direction

Concept Model Development

trace the line from the elevation of Ikon and fold it. lighting and shadow

Concept Model Development

Acrylic model made from the idea devel-oped through tracing shapes in a bubble.

Lighting and colour Plan design

Development model - simplified and reflection created

Concept Model development

The form of Curtain hanging in Death II came from this concept model

Development

Lines from concept model are traced and applied into plan design and zoning.

A A

BB

B-B SECTION

A-A SECTION

PLAN & SECTION

Entrance

External glass stair case and lift

Death Cafe Presentation Stage

Experience Hall 1 Experience Hall 2 Will Writing Room Coffin Experience

External glass stair case and

lift

Entrance

Death Cafe

Presentation Stage

Will Writing Room

Experience Hall 2

Experience Hall 1

Coffin Experience

Stair Case

Tower

Lift (Disabled-friendly coffin)

Concept development

DESIGN

How is your life?

Normal? or Marvellous?

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Death CafeDeath I Entrance Death II Will writing Co�n experience(5 mins) (5-10 mins) (5-10 mins) (10 mins) (5-10 mins) (20-30 mins)

User J

ourney

Total : 50-75 mins

The main entrance to the museum is designed to kick-start the reflection of visi-tor, by having two entrances deliberately. One of the entrances is labeled with “Normal” (my life is normal), while the other is labeled with “Marvellous” (my life is marvellous).

Death experience hall 1

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Death CafeDeath I Entrance Death II Will writing Co�n experience(5 mins) (5-10 mins) (5-10 mins) (10 mins) (5-10 mins) (20-30 mins)

User J

ourney

Total : 50-75 mins

Death I

Death experience hall 1

Bubble glass is the main ma-terial that will be used in this area. Every glass is framed with Linear LED lights. The material of glass clamps will be black blank aluminium. LED colour temperature : 4000K

WallFeatured wall covered with printed wallpapper.

WallOther walls in this area will be coated by Sea-grass Black wallpaper.

Colour : Multi Code : INF071

Partition The Knauf Performer SystemCovered by Seagrass Black wallpaper

Death experience hall 2

Battersea Voile White Curtain Track Lighting

Ceilling Hanger system : Steel wire Wall

Sculptured PanelsDesign : FireworkCode : IMP0391

Will writing

Coffin experience

Soft Wall + LED light

Soft Wall, curtain and lights to create private spaces.

Candle lights surround the space to create thefeelings of peace and death.

Floor lowered to place the coffin and mimic the sur-roundings of funeral.

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Death CafeDeath I Entrance Death II Will writing Co�n experience(5 mins) (5-10 mins) (5-10 mins) (10 mins) (5-10 mins) (20-30 mins)

User J

ourney

Total : 50-75 mins

Death Cafe

Lights and chair

Samsung Curved 4K TV on the stage for presentation and sharing

Green Wall NORTHUMBERLAND

Death Cafe

Model

Materials Board

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