Chenjung Kuo (Matt)

Walking down the street of the Manhattan, I felt interested in the pattern, repetitive and layering which could be artificial or natural given. The pattern’s scale does not matter because its graphic character departs the meaning of the buildings or things themselves.  It gives the variety of the Manhattan landscape which are the diverse transparency and density to create different depths. For natural pattern, it shows lively movement by the wind and the colors by the sunlight and shadows to construct an uncontrolled status and more organic character opposite to the artificial pattern. On the other hand, artificial pattern is more rational, measurable, and precise.

In the Paley Park, the artificial waterfall is meant to build a focus point to wash out the noise from the street and traffic. The width of the waterfall looks nicely fit that of the lot and it is intended to merge its context on the street elevation to give more organic characteristic. The ivy on the wall looks decomposing regularity and strict geometry of the wall behind and creates the depth and less transparency like as mask. The artificial pattern gives more directional and material specific which indicates the different use. For example, in general high dense pattern shows strength and duration to serve more people and be less maintain such as trash cans, pipes, public chairs, street fences, roller shutter, railing, and window fritting. It usually creates wireframe structure which changes the view as observer getting closer and farther.

The variety of the patter either natural or artificial establishes diverse visual experience when you walking down the streets. The depth patterns create increase the joy to perceive the context in the relation of the front and behind. The variety of patterns is not necessary to be consistent down the street but provides the separation of unique characteristics of each areas and reflecting the events on the streets.