Year
2024
Course
Studio 2 (individual project)
Tech and/or Tools
Laser Cutting, Figma, Adobe Illustrator
The groundwater in the Skåne Region in Sweden is negatively affected by climate change and overexploitation, threatening the ecology and affecting local contexts and communities in Skåne. This design project explored the impact of groundwater changes in local contexts and communities, aiming to identify stakeholder desires for translation into design opportunities. Through stakeholder mapping, semi-structured interviews, and prototype testing, the design proposal is a physical toolbox for contextual dialogue and collaborative adaptation (the illustration of the toolbox is made using Adobe Illustrator, and the physical prototype is laser cut), combined with a digital forum to extend the physical dialogue to an interdisciplinary discussion between the contexts of Skåne (a representation of the proposal of a digital forum is made using Figma). The design proposal has an imbalance between research and design due to the need to comprehend context-specific understandings of groundwater. The outcome is uncertain due to limited testing and implementation. Main learnings are creating physical and digital prototypes using wireframes, physical materials such as wood and paper. Below are images of the illustration of the design exploration (created in Adobe Illustrator), the first prototype that was tested, and the representation of the digital forum (using Figma).