Sunday, September 16, 2012

Observation Notes for Project 1 - San Pablo First Floor Lounge


2 red chairs with brown arm rests

2 brown chairs with red arm rests

2 blue chairs with brown arm rests

2 brown chairs with blue arm rests

3 red ottomans

1 blue ottoman

 4 chairs with desks attached to them (one of each color)

Blue carpet

Hardwood floor in the kitchen

Black tv in the center of the wall towards the top by the vending machine

Vending machine with 6 rows of candy

4 long windows

One small window

2 toasters (both black)

One toaster is completely black

One toaster has a gray bottom and a gray thing in the middle

Both toasters have a gray knob to change the number of minutes

Both toasters have a gray thing to push down to put the bread down

Recycling bin

Trash can

White fridge

3 tall tables

6 tall chairs

3 drawers on one side of the kitchen

5 cabinets on the same side as above

The cabinets are a pinkish/brownish color

The handles to the cabinets and drawers are silver/metal

The counters in the kitchen are the same color as the drawers and cabinets

The walls in the lounge are white

The vending machine is primarily black with silver/gray on the front

White oven

One light in the kitchen

Two lights in the lounge room type thing

The door to the lounge is clear/ glass

Fire extinguisher located inside the kitchen

The fire extinguisher is in a silver case

White microwave

Container of frosting sitting on top of the stove

Sink located on the same side of the kitchen as the oven and fridge and microwave

Sink is metal

The paper towel holder is black

The outlets are yellow

The blinds on the windows are barely down

The ceiling of the room is white

There are lines in the ceiling that kind of separate them into panels

There are 7 panels in the ceiling

1 comment:

  1. Hi, Lauren. Picking San Pablo is an interesting because it's a very generic place. Although, I can see where it could be attractive because it does have a unique architecture about it and it lies in a very active part of campus. I think the problem you may have with it is when you go to write your essay about it, you may find difficulties using a lens of analysis of one of the authors we were given. Anyways, you recorded some great observations and you used great detail. My only suggestion for the writing aspect of it is to elaborate on these items you're noting and maybe talk about how they contribute to the space. In my notes, I used some pretty broad comparisons but it got me thinking about symbolism, i.e. great writing material. Because you did in fact cover every little detail, I have a suggestion for what author you could use for your "lens". Mary Austin used a lot of references to animals in her paper and I could easily see you using the items that you saw as symbols for an animal habitat, or some sort of environment. Just a thought though. Other than that, my only suggestion is to challenge your self when you write. Try a rough draft of something out of your comfort zone and if you don't like you can surely change it. Good luck!

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