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Social Contextual Research: Ontological Design

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Context 2 Social Contextual Research Ontological design, in a social context, is the creating or the designing of a product, system or structure that affects the way in which people within that area communicate with one another. This is done by creating a relationship between the design and the end consumers. These end consumers then, in turn, affect the types of social interactions that take place within that space. The purpose of this type of design is to create meaningful and civil conversations amongst people. These type of design mostly have a Human Rights focus, such as access to education, food and shelter. The Human Rights bill consists of the basic needs that each person, universally, need in order for them to live a sustainable …show more content…

More specifically, the designs of the Inala Pod, which is a new way to approach the problem with storage and living spaces in a residence. The word “inala” means plenty, which the main aim of the design. The basic patio space with a sliding door that opens wide to ensure that the user is able to use the maximum amount of space within the landscape. As well as compact storage spaces to enable that the user can have a spacious living area while having the necessary storage space. This is considered a social design because it solves the residence problems that are seen throughout the country and can be used in many different situations. For example, if the government were to buy them, they could be used to solve the lack of housing problems or as a suitable replacement for RDP …show more content…

The purpose of this design was to replace some current newspaper kiosks in Kensington and Chelsea in London. The previous newspaper kiosks did not properly accommodate for the people selling to be prepared for different weather conditions. The other problem was that, because of their plain exterior, many people would vandalise and graffiti the small buildings. This new design is meant to allow for natural light to come through the glass. The door does not shutter open, but rather, it rotates open. The other improvement is that there is more space inside the small building while the magazines and newspapers are placed along the walls and other shelves of it. This allows for the people working inside them to be more protected from the weather, and possibly even sell more things, such as coffee. This is considered as a social design because it affects how the people in the area interact with the building as well as how the behave towards things like vandalism. This also makes people aware of the impact of something that was seemed to be mundane can have on a

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