Week 11 – Reframing Through Making
A dense week where production, reflection and presentation overlapped, forcing the project to clarify itself through pressure.
Letting one strand finish in order for others to move forward.
This week began with finalising my manifesto poster based on earlier feedback. Reaching a point of resolution with this piece felt important, as it allowed me to shift attention back toward the spatial and experiential aspects of the project. Closing the manifesto clarified the project’s tone and intent, giving me a firmer conceptual anchor from which to continue developing the design.
Letting movement reveal the site’s social structure.
I developed a movement map focused on specific user groups: Ravensbourne students, school children from Mary Magdalene and Millennium Primary, tourists, local residents and Tarmac factory workers. Mapping these groups made visible the layered rhythms of the site, different speeds, times and motivations overlapping, colliding or avoiding one another. This shifted the design away from an abstract idea of a general public and toward a more situated, behavioural understanding of how the peninsula is actually used.
Recognising when a new direction is not the right one.
I produced a new masterplan this week but quickly realised it felt misaligned with my values and the project’s emerging identity. Rather than forcing it forward, I chose to return to my earlier scheme and refine it instead. This decision felt both difficult and clarifying, prioritising coherence and integrity over novelty.
Reflection
This week compressed many phases into one. Finalising, testing, presenting and revising happened almost simultaneously. The final presentation feedback reinforced the need to show process, memory and development more explicitly, pushing me to think of the project not just as a proposal but as a narrated journey.