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=== Robo's [[Astral Carpet Lounge]] Design Blog ===
=== some earlier conceptual ink sketches<br/> ===
Design Drawings by RoBo, with input from [[Deep Down Disorient Daze]] Cell members Ocean and Friar Tuck.
The Astral Carpet Lounge is based upon the concept of two attached [[Zero-G Chairs]]:
http://igargoyle.com/images/Relax.jpg <br/>
http://igargoyle.com/images/LowGrav.jpg <br/>
Design Drawings by RoBo, with input from [[Deep Down Disorient Daze]] Cell members Ocean and Friar Tuck.
The [[Astral Carpet Lounge]] is based upon the concept of two attached [[Zero-G Chairs]]:
http://igargoyle.com/images/Relax.jpg <br/>
http://igargoyle.com/images/LowGrav.jpg <br/>
http://igargoyle.com/images/tubez.jpg <br/>
http://igargoyle.com/images/tunn.jpg <br/>

Revision as of 00:34, 26 May 2008

Current Design

Rendering by Ed

D8_Astral_Cpt_Lng_EVdrwg_s.jpg
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Rendering by RoBo

covered.jpg

CAD Plans and Design Blog

ACL Plans

Developmental Sketches

ACL Development

Project Outline

FIGMENT is a festival taking place on Governor's Island in late June. Figment has also been asked to install a 9 hole mini-golf course on GI for the summer. The minigolf call for proposals can be found here.

Team members:

  • Robo
  • Friar Tuck
  • Ocean
  • Jester Jaimi
  • Theresa from Tribe ?
  • YOU?

Timeline

Opening: May 31 or during Figment itself, June 27 (most likely the 2nd)

Location

Build site

  • On site?
  • Figment may secure a build site?
  • Hot Tamale's place on SI?
  • FabLab in Brooklyn?
  • other?

Proposal

The submitted proposal can be found here

Key Elements include:

  • corrugated surface serving as part of the golf green as well as a lounge space (zero-g's)
  • shade (Delta-shade)
  • visually disorienting surface elements created using pink and orange astroturf
  • windsocks in the form of Disorient camp members?

Feedback

NOTES from the minigolf meeting, April 6, 2008

In general:

  • people like it
  • worried about size (a little big?)
  • could be great in the middle as a rest space ... build rest of course around it

playability: ball getting stuck in grooves

  • add in flat segments in middle or putty or something
  • could make putting surface flatter
  • need high walls, & separate from sitting area
  • gradient of ground: factor it into design

start: could eliminate ramp, start up high (I added a ramp up in my drawing) end: could ramp it down to make last part easier

surface: Astroturf + soft stuff underneath?

safety & durability:

  • delta shades – will they hold up?
  • weather - drainage holes and/or tar paper for waterproofing
  • putting surface: needs to be able to support people walking on it … we may need to add supports underneath (current design is prob. not walkable)

Overall people were optimistic, they loved the idea of a loungy dual purpose space, and they felt that issues with playability could be tested and fixed as we move forward with design and construction.


Design

A sketch by Ed of how the hole might look:
D8_Astral_Cpt_Lng_EVdrwg_s.jpg
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