Prototype

For our prototype, we created a to scale model of the Living On booth. Displaying the meditation spaces capping each end of the experience as well as the main space with interactive interface table and full-length screens, this model clearly communicates the form and flow through the booth. The scale model was constructed from laser cut foamcore and hand-cut mat board. Because we were using the scale model for illustrating the different areas within the user flow, we keep the fidelity of it clean but simple, so that it would not overpower the purpose of it. We purposely made the outside white and inside black to illustrate how the building would have a similar contrast in materials between the exterior and interior. When designing the scale, we were thinking about masoluems that are found in cemetries and referencing those structures but with a modern form. The form was also inspired by Richard Serra sculptures. It was designed with curved walls to help guide the user through the space, as well as to allow the screens in the main room to surround the user, so it would be a more immersive experience. It was designed intentionally for the user to enter and exit through sepearte areas, so that the space would help empahsize the feeling of a journey because it would direct the user to move through the entire structure.

Model plans and construction

Below is a video of the lighting up prototype of the scale model (we used keynote to prototype this)