Mapping Networks
Text based diagrams in design are a great way to connect issues, ideas, facts, major player, and other. In the previous post I elaborated on the primary issues of the Overhoeks site in Amsterdam resulting in what I call an elevator pitch diagram. Building upon the issues represented via the word, it is the designer's role to become visual as quickly as possible. For the architect specifically that means mapping issues and areas spatially.
The map below simply places the issues portrayed on the Strange Networks diagram from before on the site. Through the map not only conceptual relations but spatial and geographic relations are portrayed.
Placing the Strange Networks
While testing initial site design, the diagram serves a crucial role in treating boundaries at the scale of the site, the development, and the city.