To continue the sliding motion I explored in the design of the sliding chair/frame, I wanted to install a track that now runs horizontally in order to frame views available from the breaks between the canvas sails. I feel like this is the natural progression of this particular element, as it now ties in the activity of the node with the surrounding site's views in order to further the drawing experience.
Although very simple on the face of it, trying to find details of a two-way sliding track was very difficult as the wheeled roller I used obviously can't be utilised to slide sideways. For this reason, I looked at ball-bearing tracks but also couldn't find anything. Perhaps I'm Googling the wrong search terms. In any case, I just made a horizontal slider on my model to show how it could work in lateral movement as well.
My model is constructed from cardboard to reflect the importance of this material in the node. I later added in the printed canvas rolls but forgot to take pictures of it.
It only struck me as I was making the model that I wasn't really happy with my node as it didn't feel very architectural. Although there were interesting elements to my design, I think the fact that there was no definite sense of enclosure, or the juxtaposition of open and closed spaces was the reason for this. As a result, I will definitely need to consider this in my final project.
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