VISUALISATION TOOL 

 CHALLENGE & SELECTION 

 The tool I chose to work with is the visualisation tool . The challenge is to transform a space   of heritage into contemporary use , spatially . The site chosen is Chiran Samurai Residence   Garden in Japan . The Chiran Samurai District has a combination of former residences for the   elite warrior class of feudal Japan , as well as seven traditional gardens for visitors to explore .   Repurposing it as a well - planned retirement home where the elderly can feel comfortable and   secure can provide a new lease to their life . A retirement home is a place where people of   similar age group live together as a family / community . Historically , senior care was confined   to old age homes that were generally meant for destitute or abandoned elders and were run as   charitable institutions . Creating a well - planned retirement home where the elderly can feel   comfortable and secure can provide a new lease to their life . Seniors need to live a life filled   with independence , freedom , security and dignity . So by creating an environment that would   encourage them to experience things that have been an integral part of their life , at the same   time enjoy moments that they may have missed out in life as they were busy fulfilling their   responsibilities would really add to their last stage of life . 

 APPLICATION 

 I have used visualisation to make diagrams which represent the space planning and sketch out   different areas within the space . Along with that a set of questions for interviewing my target   group will help me gain greater insights . The target group chosen is elderly people . This tool   is chosen keeping in mind the target group as they would be able to make greater sense of   something that is provided to them as a visual rather than something in text form . 

 I started out by creating an overall visual of the whole space- diving it into zones for different   activities- residence , places of recreation , services , residence for the staff etc ( refer to image   01 ) . Then I moved onto interviewing my target group to gain a better understanding of what   their needs and requirements are and what they aspire to have in their homes or around them .   The questions were based a lot on their needs , the kind of assistance they required , the basic   facilities they needed , what they wish to have , the kind of living they would want . Along with   this I studied different case studies of retirement homes to be able to do better space planning   and incorporate all needs of the elderly . After having interviewed , I sketched out different   areas within the space to take into account different needs . ( refer to image 02 and 03 ) 

 Later , the visuals were shown to all respondents of the interviews for them to gain a better   understanding of what the space will look like visually . Copies of sketches and visuals were   given to each respondent in the form of printed sheets . Further I took their responses on   whether they felt something was missing , something needed to be changed , or something 

 needed to be eliminated . Overall the performance of the tool turned out to be effective for   both , the user and myself . 

 Image 01- Visualisation of the retirement home 

 Image 02                                                                            Image 03 

 INSIGHT AND APPROACH : 

 The visualisation tool made it easier for my target group to imagine what the space would   look like . Taking my target group into consideration- because they were elderly , I think the   visualisation tool was the perfect one to gain insights and for them to understand . It made it   easier for them to grasp things rather than reading/ writing tools . They were able to quickly   gain insights and make connections and relations between two or multiple things . They were   also able to identify the missing elements in the space as soon as I showed them the visuals ,   rather than taking a lot of time . These quick responses gave me ideas on where I could   perform a better design understanding . 

 Since this tool turned out to be pretty effective , it is great to get one ’s hand on . And   personally for me , since I am a design student , it will come in handy to start out any design   related assignments . 


EMAIL: 
ID_NUM: 
NAME_STUDENT: 
PHONE_NUM: 
STREET_ADDRESS: 
URL_PERSONAL: 
USERNAME: 

### Task: You are a PII (Personal Identity Information) Detection. Given a essays written by students, you have to identify ONLY the following:
NAME_STUDENT - The full or partial name of a student that is not necessarily the author of the essay. This excludes instructors, authors, and other person names.
EMAIL - A student’s email address.
USERNAME - A student's username on any platform.
ID_NUM - A number or sequence of characters that could be used to identify a student, such as a student ID or a social security number.
PHONE_NUM - A phone number associated with a student.
URL_PERSONAL - A URL that might be used to identify a student.
STREET_ADDRESS - A full or partial street address that is associated with the student, such as their home address.
### Input: VISUALISATION TOOL 

 CHALLENGE & SELECTION 

 The tool I chose to work with is the visualisation tool . The challenge is to transform a space   of heritage into contemporary use , spatially . The site chosen is Chiran Samurai Residence   Garden in Japan . The Chiran Samurai District has a combination of former residences for the   elite warrior class of feudal Japan , as well as seven traditional gardens for visitors to explore .   Repurposing it as a well - planned retirement home where the elderly can feel comfortable and   secure can provide a new lease to their life . A retirement home is a place where people of   similar age group live together as a family / community . Historically , senior care was confined   to old age homes that were generally meant for destitute or abandoned elders and were run as   charitable institutions . Creating a well - planned retirement home where the elderly can feel   comfortable and secure can provide a new lease to their life . Seniors need to live a life filled   with independence , freedom , security and dignity . So by creating an environment that would   encourage them to experience things that have been an integral part of their life , at the same   time enjoy moments that they may have missed out in life as they were busy fulfilling their   responsibilities would really add to their last stage of life . 

 APPLICATION 

 I have used visualisation to make diagrams which represent the space planning and sketch out   different areas within the space . Along with that a set of questions for interviewing my target   group will help me gain greater insights . The target group chosen is elderly people . This tool   is chosen keeping in mind the target group as they would be able to make greater sense of   something that is provided to them as a visual rather than something in text form . 

 I started out by creating an overall visual of the whole space- diving it into zones for different   activities- residence , places of recreation , services , residence for the staff etc ( refer to image   01 ) . Then I moved onto interviewing my target group to gain a better understanding of what   their needs and requirements are and what they aspire to have in their homes or around them .   The questions were based a lot on their needs , the kind of assistance they required , the basic   facilities they needed , what they wish to have , the kind of living they would want . Along with   this I studied different case studies of retirement homes to be able to do better space planning   and incorporate all needs of the elderly . After having interviewed , I sketched out different   areas within the space to take into account different needs . ( refer to image 02 and 03 ) 

 Later , the visuals were shown to all respondents of the interviews for them to gain a better   understanding of what the space will look like visually . Copies of sketches and visuals were   given to each respondent in the form of printed sheets . Further I took their responses on   whether they felt something was missing , something needed to be changed , or something 

 needed to be eliminated . Overall the performance of the tool turned out to be effective for   both , the user and myself . 

 Image 01- Visualisation of the retirement home 

 Image 02                                                                            Image 03 

 INSIGHT AND APPROACH : 

 The visualisation tool made it easier for my target group to imagine what the space would   look like . Taking my target group into consideration- because they were elderly , I think the   visualisation tool was the perfect one to gain insights and for them to understand . It made it   easier for them to grasp things rather than reading/ writing tools . They were able to quickly   gain insights and make connections and relations between two or multiple things . They were   also able to identify the missing elements in the space as soon as I showed them the visuals ,   rather than taking a lot of time . These quick responses gave me ideas on where I could   perform a better design understanding . 

 Since this tool turned out to be pretty effective , it is great to get one ’s hand on . And   personally for me , since I am a design student , it will come in handy to start out any design   related assignments .
### Output: 