Te Wero Auaha Step 02: Design
Te Wero Auaha Step 02: Design
Create a takiwa or hapu inspired design to incorporate into your space.
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Step 02:
Design
Design is a plan for making something new, like a drawing before you color it or building a tower with blocks. It involves thinking about what you want to create and how you want it to look and work. Designers often work in teams and follow a process to make products, buildings, or systems. Design is about creating things that are practical, useful, and understandable, whether it's a toy, a building, or even a game.
Papamahi Activity
This step is about taking the map you drew, and adding your own style. We are going to do this by creating a design that is significant to your area.
Task 01: Coming up with a design
Your first task of this step is to come up with a design. Using your map, have a look at your area, look at your notes, your photos, and have a think on what you could add to this space to make it even better. This could be a...
-Art Installment
-A new playground
-Some more benches to sit on
-Art Installment
-A new playground
-Some more benches to sit on
Task 02: Incorporating your Takiwa
Once you have a rough idea of what you want to add to the space, start to think how you can incorporate your local stories, landmarks or tikanga into your design. Could you...
-Add local hapu design aspects such as Whakairo or Mahi Raranga
-Design a local landmark into your new structure
-Maybe have a plaque with a story from one of your local Rangatira
-Add local hapu design aspects such as Whakairo or Mahi Raranga
-Design a local landmark into your new structure
-Maybe have a plaque with a story from one of your local Rangatira
Task 03: Finalize
Now finish designing your new design that incorporates hapu and takiwa elements! If you are unsure about your design, ask yourself...
-Does what I have added make this space better/safer?
-Have I somehow designed local elements into my design/structure?
-If this was built tomorrow would I generally be excited to use it myself?
Once you have completed your design, make sure to write a little korero about it explaining what it is, why you have designed it and how it incorporates local hapu and takiwa elements.
-Does what I have added make this space better/safer?
-Have I somehow designed local elements into my design/structure?
-If this was built tomorrow would I generally be excited to use it myself?
Once you have completed your design, make sure to write a little korero about it explaining what it is, why you have designed it and how it incorporates local hapu and takiwa elements.