The final 1:1 DJ booth constructed in the open studio on the eight floor. Through the test build we discovered a couple of issues such as the frame swaying laterally. To combat this we added extra bracing between the structural pentagons. We also built a DJ table to fit exactly within the front space of the booth since the strings and pentagons create a lot of spacial constrictions and requirements.

After we had threaded the three full size pentagons we layered them against each other just to check for scale and that the DJ would be able to move freely and comfortably inside the space left in between

This is the full scale first pentagon just after it had finished being threaded. The process was very slow initially but we became a lot faster with practice and hopefully the final build for the festival should be much faster than our initial build.

The proposal that was decided on had the loose theme of tension strings surrounding the DJ creating a permeable membrane. We then developed this idea until we had a final design made up of strings threaded between structural pentagons. This is the 1:10 model in development, testing the arrangements of the strings.

My favourite proposal for the DJ booth was by Arjun Mistry and consisted of several infinity mirrors surrounding the DJ. To test the theory behind the mirrors Arjun made a scaled down version from mirrored acetate, LED fairy lights and wood. Unfortunately the proposal was too expensive for our budget so we had to focus on other proposals.

To approach the design problem we separated into small teams and created some initial ideas. We created several sketch geodesic domes, then deconstructed them in various ways to experiment with the different shapes that could be created and how the DJ could interact with both the space and the crowd.