Thoughts

The Narrative:

Sheldon lives high above the streets of point douglas in a home-made, rundown water tower. He spends his day and nights watching his property, making sure thieves and scavengers stay away from his precious objects.

Sheldon suffers from extreme paranoia. He believes that the thieves are gunning for his machines his metals, his family.

what is the timeline

1. Components

a) Ether:

Is about the unknown, the unseen, the unexplainable mystery that we so desperately need to to clarify and understand

b) Point Douglas:

Point Douglas is a odd mix of worlds. There are residents, there are businesses , there are property owners.

Why is this this air of suspicion?

Why are business owners so protective, so secretive of their belongings?

c) Pinhole camera:

The pinhole camera was used to capture sights that were invisible to the human eye. Through the pinhole we can see the unseen; mysteries begin to reveal themselves.

What then is the connection?
- I am trying to see what is unseen and record it
What kind of architecture caters to viewing?
- observatories, museums, drive-in movies, national parks, theaters, arenas, towers, balconies etc.
What kind of architecture records?
- wall of cameras so a running horse can be recorded (first motion picture), WWII England - sound parabolas
- how do i make an architecture that records?
- what kind of viewing is it?
- what kind of recording is it?
- is the viewing and recording one way?
- is the viewing and recording designed for one person?
- voyeur?

I want to design a building that:
- allows for surveillance... inconspicuous
- records what can't be seen - photography

Components needed for photography - light exposure

What is the point of the movie?
the movie is going to help me focus on my design problem. it will help out the questions that I'm addressing/trying to answer in my project.

My question is, how can I make architecture that...

building as ether detector/machine

In inner workings of Sheldon Blank, the schizophrenic.

images:

time, stop watch
black light - traces
chalk board, tally marks