Waking Up (2)

STRUCTURE DESIGN

Once we'd picked our location for waking up in. Our next task was to design the structure in which we would like to wake up in.

I wanted to further develop and use the idea of protection and shelter in creating the place in which i'd like to wake up in. One of the first objects that come up in my mind when i think of protection is the structure of a cocoon.

A cocoon.

A cocoon is a casing spun of silk by many moth caterpillars,^[6] and numerous other holometabolous insect larvae as a protective covering for the pupa.

Cocoons may be tough or soft, opaque or translucent, solid or meshlike, of various colors, or composed of multiple layers, depending on the type of insect larva producing it.

[Definition from Wikipedia]

A cocoon provides protection for the larvae while it is in transition from young to adult form. The larvae inside the cocoon is completely helpless and vulnerable during this time and relies on the cocoon casing to protect it.

I found this similar to the state when one is asleep; one is defenseless while sleeping. As humans are unable to spin silk to incase oneself. One must create or build walls to provide protection. This is where the structure of the cocoon comes into my design.