Liquid

We were separated into 8 groups and each group was given a word. With this word we wrote down ideas in our mind about how we could turn this word into a service, product, charity etc. We looked at each of these sub-sections with our word 'Liquid'. Our idea for a service was a drinks shop named LiQuid, because we thought it would be clever to sell water and flavoured mineral water for 'one quid'. We thought this was a good idea because it would be appealing as it is cheap and people need drinks when they are out, therefore it satisfies peoples basic needs as well as being affordable. We also looked at a charity with the same ideas that it would be called LiQuid, because it would provide water to poorer countries with low sanitation and no easy access to water. This charity would ask for £1 from people and would supply water to the poor, but we then realised this idea is similar to WaterAid. We then thought about water parties, which involve a large venue and showers from the ceiling, like a foam party but with a rain-like atmosphere. We ventured into this idea more and thought of pool parties are venues around London and £1 for entry. We also thought of an underwater club in hot countries such as the Caribbean where the water is clear and there are tropical fish, and there would be an elevator leading underground and to the sea. We then decided this wouldn't work because building an underwater venue would be expensive and £1 entry wouldn't pay this off. We eventually came up with an idea that we all agreed on: a spa-type service that would provide square pools/hottubs of mineral water from the mineral springs in St Lucia that are good for your skin. We then thought about the design of the building and we thought it could be similar to the Greek baths, so we decided to make it Greek themed with Ionic columns and a statue of Poseidon in the centre to go with the water theme as well.

We began by drawing on the cardboard the pools and making the statue for the centre. We then decided we wanted it to be on a platform so the pools would be more obvious, so we made 4 Ionic columns from cardboard and slotted them through holes in each corner so that the base would be slightly elevated.

Here is a zoom in of one of the Ionic columns we made and how it slots into the hole.

 

We then designed a logo, which was inspired by the film logo Hercules (shown at the bottom). This logo would be outside the building but in the picture is shown hanging from white ribbon, directly above the Poseidon statue. At the top of this page is a sketch of the building, with a pathway and changing rooms either side, as well as showers you have to use before using the mineral water springs. We thought that the room could have marble decorations and be playing calming music and the centre statue could have fountains underneath it to give a soothing waterfall sound. We also drew in small streams around each pool with bridges over them, so the room would look more celestial and remind visitors of the gods and goddesses of Olympia.