FLUSH project

SHED HEAD project

Development for SHED HEAD

 For my Shed design, I chose to create more of a shelter than a shed, so I took a large bed sheet and put a fan underneath it, so that it created shapes - like so:

 The shapes created were very helpful with my development for this project, and I plan to do research like this again for future projects.

The Water Cube, Beijing

This is the modification of the Olympic swimming pool in Beijing. Firstly, its absolutely crazy! I love the giant jelly fish suspended from the ceiling. It's very playful, and Chinese people tend to like things like this, such as the world famous brand Hello Kitty, and this makes me think of that type of product. This is such a good idea to reinvent a very iconic space, so that it doesn't have the seriousness of the Olympics, but still keeps the importance, but adds a playful touch.

Below is a photo of the exterior of the pool. The lighting was done by Arup lighting, a large firm of engineers and designers who create weird wacky and wonderful lighting designs all over the world.

Richard Meier and architects

Richard Meier has always been a favorite of mine. I really enjoy the ways he uses natural lighting and clean white stone. I have been to the Ara Parcis museum on an ancient history trip to Rome, last year. I was amazed by how he uses vents and slanted gaps in his ceilings to allow as much natural light in as possible, there were no artificial lights withing the main space of the museum, and it was so light and bright. Below is a photo of the museum full of Valentine dresses. I like how vibrant the red dresses are withing the clear natural space.

The Jubilee Church is my all time favorite building. Unfortunately I have not been there to experience the space, but I will one day. I love the shape of the curved walls, not too harsh or too soft. Light will fall down the shafts created by the slanted beams on the ceiling, into the space, so there is little need for artificial lighting, except the evenings.

I especially like the simplicity of the designs of Richard Meier + co, white walls and glass, this is a obvious trait in every building by the group. Very modern and timeless.

Below is an early drawing by the architect of the church.

The Holocaust Memorial, Berlin

 On a recent trip to Berlin, we went to this memorial center. Each block is to represents a Jewish person who died in the holocaust. I really liked how each block was different to the next, representing again, how each person is different even though they belong to a larger body.

People

Sketch, London

When I was 16, I was lucky enough to go to Sketch in London for a friends birthday. I thought the interior was very strange, there seemed to be no links between the rooms, the design did not flow though the building (as you can see from he photos. But then maybe this was the designers hope - to create different feelings in different spaces.

 One thing that did stand out were the toilet cubicles. Separate pods which had Asian music, running water, and wind blowing through trees seeping into the cubicle while you used it.

As the restaurant was very very busy, the main room - featured below - seemed very very big. There was a sea of people, all at one level, and then patricians dotted about, and then a very very high ceiling. Maybe the ceiling was so high because the designer liked the way the height made the room impressive, but to me, it made the ever busy room feel empty.

Allure Nightclub, Abu Dhabi Marina

Le Meilleurs des Mondes

Every year, the ‘Salon de l’IFA’ (French Institute of Architecture) invites a designer to carte-blanche to realize a project within the museum.
 Faustino opted to position his creation in the Cast Gallery where reproductions from The Last Judgement inspired his version of the ‘boardroom’ in which contemporary creation meets heritage.
 The fragile, unstable looking chair ensemble was designed as a distorted reflection of a meeting place — a gathering for an exchange of dialogue, discussion, dispute — and one in which power is most definitely exercised. It's a sort of ‘micro-nation’ with uncertain lines and instabilities that question our debating procedure.
 As always, Faustino’s work is thought-provoking, somewhat un-settling and certainly intriguing.

Photo

The colour of the leaves of this Acer are unbelievable. The colour is so rich and vibrant, and the sheer size of leaf drop area is massive. I found this photo on Cool Hunter, but there was no author.