Research Methods

 1. What research methods have you employed for this project and why?

I applied primary and secondary research methods to make some inspirations in my previous blog.

1) primary research: a field investigation

In the project, the site will be designed in a small island of Soar river in Leicester, which is the city where I live now. Thus, I will apply the method of field research to go to the site, to investigate the traffic, people flow and buildings in and around the location. 

2) secondary research: searching for some information from the Internet

Since the school library is closed during the epidemic, I will search the Internet for various information related to the hotel and the painting, and this information includes some interpretations of the painting and its painter, some buildings like the hotel, and the history of the site. 

2. What have you researched and why was this important? (i.e. how did it inform your work?)

Field investigation includes：

• Surrounding building
• Traffic
• Attraction
• Geographic position

The building's research includes:

• Cube Hotel / SU Architects
• PRY1 Retreat Hotel / Research Studio Panin
• ANNSO Hill Hotel / STUDIO QI

Through my previous research, I identified my design plan, which consists of my project topic, timescale, case study, the format of final pieces, technologies. Field investigation helps me learn about my target background and give me some inspirations. The secondary research, including three case studies, and  'The Swimming Hole', makes me visualize the vague concept in my mind and began to design.

What further research methods do you intend to use and what will you research?

Next, I will continue to study each of my cases in depth. I will study the overall layout, guest room layout, streamline arrangement and feature space of each of my cases.