Interior Architecture Portfolio

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TREETOPS TO THE STARS Pg 3 -9

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SENSORY THERAPY CENTRE Pg 10 - 13

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OCTOPUS CHAIR EXHIBIT Pg 14 - 19

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SCHOOL OF TAXIDERMY Pg 20 -25

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VIRTUAL REALITY LABYRINTH Pg 26 - 32

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SKETCHING & MODELLING Pg 33 - 36

Concept collage created with Rhino and Photoshop.

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01 Project Type: Astronomy Observatory & Treetop Walkway

Severndroog Castle

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The Severendroog Castle is a beautiful brick Tower that was built in 1784 by the widow of Sir William James. The architect was Richard Jupp, and the style was de- scribed as “Triangular Gothic”. The Tower Castle was built to commemorate Sir William’s life and named af- ter the Capture of all of the pirate fortress of Sever- endroog, which took place in 1755.

The tower is located in south-east London, at the highest point of shooters Hill in an area of public open Woodland. At 132 m the site is almost the highest point in Southeast London, and there are fantastic views from the roof. The castle is listed as a Grade II.

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Originally the lower floor and first floor were housed with trophies of weapons and armour from Severendroog and other related memorabilia including pic- tures, a model of all his ships and the sword presented by the East India Company.

Severndroog Castle,Shooters Hill, London

Issue : My intention for this proposal is to amend Severndroog Castle’s problematic affiliation with the East Indian Company. I want to transform the building’s identity from a monument that celebrates colonialism into one that looks forward and honours the future through research and exploration of the night sky.

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Design Intent I propose an observatory built at London’s highest peak, Shooters Hill. A telescope will be installed and replacing the viewing platform of the Severndroog Castle. To compensate for the loss of the viewing platform and the tradition of scenic views from the castle. A forest walkway will extend from the court, which will allow visitors to walk among the treetops of the surrounding woodland and enjoy the spectacular scenery of London and the Greater London area.

SEVERNDROOG CASTLE TIMELINE

Aerial site photo of the north face of Severndroog Castle.

Aerial site photo of the boundaries of the proposed project.

Arms of the Merchant Adeventurers

Slave Trade

On 22 September 1599, a group of merchants met and stated their intention “to venture in the pretended voyage to the East Indies.

Severendroog Castle

British Occupation in India

Sir William James

The East India Company’s archives suggest its involvement in the slave trade began in 1684

Sir William James and his East India Company’s relationship is established. In 1747 he was headhunted by the British East India Company.

Severndroog Castle is built, just a year after William James’s death, on Shooter’s Hill in the parish of Eltham.

The company eventually came to rule large areas of India, exercising military power and assuming administrative functions. Company rule in India effectively began in 1757 after the Battle of Plassey and lasted until 1858.

Restoration of Severndroog Castle

British Raj

The restored Castle opens up to visitors.

This was the start of the British Raj, a period of direct British colonial rule over India which continued until independence in 1947.

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Death of Sir William James East India Company The East India Company’s controversial history started when it was founded in the 16th century to take advantage of the burgeoning and highly profitable trade of spice around south Asia.

World Trade Dominance The company rose to account for half of the world’s trade during the mid-1700s and early 1800s.

Suvarnadurg Fort William James was put in charge of the British fleet at and in 1755, he captured the fortress of Suvarnadurg (Severndroog).

He died in 1783 of a stroke legend has it that this stroke was brought about when he read of the planned east india company act which in 1784 would formally bring all of the company’s political activities under the control of the british government

Indian Rebellion The Indian Rebellion of 1857 (also known as the Indian Mutiny or Sepoy Mutiny) resulted in widespread devastation in a limited region of north-central India.

The Fall of the East India Company The company was dissolved in 1874 as a result of the East India Stock Dividend Redemption Act.

Severndroog Castle Timeline I created a timeline documenting the historical connection of the castle to the East Indian Company.

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Exploring Form In these concept models, I experimented with form using black foam sheets. Like the dome, I wanted to create structures that would blend in with the surrounding environment.

When working on the design concept model, I was influenced by Thomas Heatherick’s Gin Distillery for Bombay Sapphire. I wanted to create forms that would make their own separate identity from the hexagonal shaped castle. To contrast the hard edges of the building, I looked to organic shapes that would blend in with the naturalistic environment of the forest.

I chose foam sheets because of their bendy properties. I played around constructing a model that was easily manipulated and created unique filamentous forms similar to what Thomas Heatherwick was able to develop in the framing that protrudes out of the building to form the botanical glasshouses.

Parti Diagram I designed a parti diagram to mimic the organic forms found in the forest environment in which the site is located.

Observatory Dome Concept Model I continued to use the idea of the dome and created a concept model that explored how panels may fit together. I then translated the model into a three-dimensional digital model.

Bannister Concept Sketch Considering the imagery I created with the foam sheets, I began to think about where in my design could I apply these forms. I concluded that they would be ideal for the bannisters of the treetop walkway.

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3D MODEL DEVELOPMENT

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3D Model Development During my design process, I used sketches and 3D modelling to experiment with the configuration of the viewing platform, treetop walkway, and the castle’s interior. I also experimented with how the materials would begin to look like in the design.

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Rendered South Section During my design process, I used sketches and 3D modelling to experiment with the configuration of the viewing platform, treetop walkway, and the castle’s interior. I also experimented with how the materials would begin to look like in the design.

Room Key 1 Main Entrance and Cafe / Souvenir Shop 2 Lady James Room 3 William James Room 4 Viewing Room 5 Viewing Platform 6 Rooftop Astronomy Observatory 7 Treetop Walkway

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Severndroog Castle Floor Plans Floor plans showing the details from the ground floor cafeteria to the astronomy observatory located on the top floor.

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Second Floor Key

1 Lady James Room Kitchen

1 Main Entrance and Cafe / Souvenir Shop

1 William James Astonomy Information Hub

2 Reception Area

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3 Bathroom for the disabled

3 Office 4 Secondary Viewing Platform leading to the Treetop Walkway

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Massive transparent computer screens, where users can use hand gestures to control elements of the display. These screens serve as an information hub for Astronomy research that has both private and public access modes.

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A screen is provided at ground level so that individuals with mobile disabilities can experience a live feed of the views from atop the castle.

A bookcase has been installed to display souvenirs that visitors can also purchase at the cafe.

Visitors can exit the castle from the second floor and proceed onto the treetop walkway and walk among the Castle Wood treetop back to the entrance to the park.

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A small freight elevator is connected to the ground-floor cafe kitchen.

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Spiral stairs that lead up to the Observatory dome.

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Dome panels that protect the telescope from the elements. The mechanical panels move in sync with changing the telescope’s orientation to allow the telescope to get a clear view of the sky.

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State of the art telescope consisting of several telescopes will view the deep sky, the Moon, the planets and the Sun.

Stair bulkhead that allows for private access to the top of the south turret.

The server room contains the infrastructure to support the computing systems of the AMAT telescope and other computing systems throughout the castle.

Visitors can walk 360° around the castle and experience panoramic views of the London cityscape as well as observe the sky.

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Severndroog Castle Experience I used the Twinmotion rendering engine and Photoshop to create visualisations of the experience of night sky watchers visiting the observatory.

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William James Astonomy Information Hub

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OBSERVATION DOME Open Position

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Corten Steel • Treetop Walkway Support Columns • Exterior Observatory Dome panel

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Panel Rail Detail The Panels are supported on blocks connected to ball bearings that slide with precision along the steel rails allowing for circular motion.

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Panel Movement The Panels are set upon mechanical rails that allow them to be oriented in various positions. For example, in the diagram, the panels are in an open and then closed place.

Comput-er systems make it possible for the panels to position themselves in sync with the telescope’s movement to optimise the viewing clearance for the telescope.

Telescope / Astronomy Observation Dome Viewing Platform Steamed Bent Beech Wood Panels William James Astronomy Information Hub Lady James Room Beech Wood Treetop Walkway Railing Treetop Walkway Support Columns Entrance / Cafe and Souvenir Shop.

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SCENIC VIEWS The viewing platform and treetop walkway allow visitors access to scenic views of the London cityscape and astronomy enthusiast the space to set up their telescopes and tripods to observe the day and night sky.

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Cafeteria Consultation Room

Consultation Room Kitchen

Project Type: Children Autistic Sensory Therapy Centre

Reception Desk

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Year : 2020

Waiting Room

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Sensory Nook Slide Exit

Ambika P3 space beneath Baker Street, London

Issue : A facility designed to promote the well-being of autistic children. The centre will include a waiting room, consultation room, kitchen and bathrooms for visitors.

Design Intent The facility is designed to promote the well-being of autistic children. Various sensory rooms are designed to engage a particular sense in a controlled setting that clinicians can analyse for a precise treatment regiment for calming an autistic child. The treatment centre is designed to be a playful environment for the child and a controlled environment to help autistic children self-regulate and self-modulate their behaviour.

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The colour scheme of the autistic therC apy centre consists of pastel colours intended for low arousal. The space is devoid of complicated or fussy B sensory rooms are conpatterns. The structed of concrete with a smooth finish that has been pigmented. The panels in both the sensory room and the synesthesia room serve duel functions as an acoustic element reducing noise in the spaces and house lighting fixtures to create a calming atmosphere throughout the circular space.

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Sensory Room Synesthesia Therapy Room

Storyboard - Doctor visit at the Ambika

Storyboard - Children Autistic Sensory Therapy Centre After the family is cleared, the receptionist escorts them down the stairs to sit in the waiting area.

A Family is entering the side entrance to the Ambika P3 on Marylebone Road. They have a young child that was recently diagnosed with autism and are here to consult with a specialist.

Welcome!

The room’s lighting is configured to the vibrations and the sounds of the room, which makes the user feel they are wrapped in a world of sounds, lights, and vibrations. The clinicians are using the technology as a therapy to monitor and treat autistic children.

Wow a Playground!!

The environment is strategically designed to make the child feel safe and comfortable and promote a sense of well-being for both the parents and the child.

The family is greeted by a receptionist, who begins to screen the family for covid-19. The area is safely secluded from the rest of the interiors of the Ambika.

While the family is waiting for a nurse brings in the google box to entertain the children.

The doctor is ready to see you.

The clinician then invites the family into one of the private consultation rooms.

Please come in.

Your kids can play with the google box while you wait.

The receptionist calls over the family, and they verify their appointment and then are greeted by the mental health clinician.

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Google Box Trolley The “Google Box” is a trolley that is made up of five compartments. The centre compartment houses an air compressor that is used to inflate cartoon characters to surprise the children. Each container is intended to contain objects that cater to one of the human senses. The trolley is designed to be massed produced, and recognisable to children. It is made of durable plastic, with a glossy finish and bright primary colours.

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Synaesthesia, a condition in which information is meant to stimulate one of your senses, stimulates your other senses. With this in mind, I assignedThe Google B Section colours to a particular sense, (yellow-smell, red-Scale 1:5 taste, blue-vision and green-touch). For example, in the red compartment, you can find candy, fruits and juice boxes. The blue compartment you will find sensory toys for sight, like mirrors balls, glowing balls and bubble tubes.

Containers can be separated from the base and allow a child to engage with the box and its contents separate from others if desired. The containers also can illuminate. They can glow in response to touch or if need be stay on when in dark environments.

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Marketing Campaign The Octopus Chair Exhibit is fashioned to garner interest in the Maximo Riera Animal Collection. The Octopus Chair is the first chair of the collection and is being introduced in dramatic way emphasizing the dynamic design of the chair. The exhibit takes on the themes of the artist work by combining elements of the animal kingdom with architecture.

There are two chairs displayed on both levels that visitors can sit and interact with. There will be a representative who will be giving presentations on the chair and the upcoming collection. The dynamic space and alien like atmosphere, as well as the live octopus are photo opportunities that will create more buzz for the collection.

Project Type: Exhibition for the debut of a chair

Year : 2020

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Design Intent For the Octopus Chair exhibit there is a large aquarium which contains a giant octopus. The base of the aquarium has a submerged chair that the octopus can interreact with. The aesthetic of the exhibit was created to pay tribute to the beauty and elegance of the creature. The lighting is utilized in a way to create a mysterious otherworldly atmosphere to the space to compliment the unconventional design of the chair.

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I found this image of octopus to be interesting because it evoked the elegance of the anatomy of the tentacles so I used it as a basis for structuring the tentacles.

I did various sketches of tentacles and the anatomy of the suction cups that I would later apply to the design of the light fixtures.

On Rhino I experimented with various tentacle designs using a sketch as a reference.

I ultimately choose this space in the Ambika because I wanted an open space to display the octopus tank the I had settled on being in my proposal.

I found this version of the tentacles and the aquarium to be compelling and continued to develop it as the basis for my proposal.

In a effort to incorporate Maximo’s theme of octopus and chair, I experimented with the idea of having actual chairs in the tank. I also increased the size of the tank and played around with the idea of a ramp leading to a platform on the upper level of the aquarium.

I experimented with placement of the exhibit within the space. I would later continue to increase the size of the platform and consider glass floors to allow visitors to see the level down.

I continued to develop the design, experimenting with lighting on Rhino and pushing the design further by incorporating more tentacles into the structure of the exhibit.

I ultimately raised the platform level to the mezzanine and considered spaces to display Maximo’s chair and a space to have presentations.

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The Octopus Chair Exhibit Mezzanine Entrance For the Octopus Chair exhibit there is a large aquarium which contains a giant octopus. The base of the aquarium has a submerged chair that the octopus can interreact with. The aesthetic of the exhibit was created to pay tribute to the beauty and elegance of the creature. The lighting is utilized in a way to create a mysterious otherworldly atmosphere to the space to compliment the unconventional design of the chair.

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Sub Podium 3 Sub Podium 3 is where people can congregate and observe the octopus and the chair. On both levels there is one chair displayed that spectators can interact with. There are three monitors on the back wall where presentations about the chair are given.

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Glass Platform There is a glass platform so people are able to see the details of the chair from the ground below. Observers on the glass platform are able to see the chair from above.

Lighting Lights that are the shape of octopus suction cups are situated under the tentacle platform.

Along with the overhead lighting of the Ambika, they help to create the otherworldly atmosphere of the space.

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Materials Tentacles - The tentacles have a steel internal frame for support and sculpted foam is glued together to make its form. The exterior is covered with polyurethane.

Aquarium - The structure is a steel that supports a acrylic pure lucite cylinder.

Platform - Steel Structure.

Glass Platform - Heat strengthened laminate glass.

Suction Cup Light Fixtures - Aluminium

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Project Type: School for Taxidermy

Year : 2020

Location : Ragged School Museum, London

Issue : A dystopia world that has forgotten about art. Humanity explores how to relearn art and express it through architecture and ceramic material.

Design Intent The school is designed for students, sixteen and older, to learn the art of taxidermy. Within in the school there is a taxidermy lab, class room and amphitheatre where instructors demonstrate taxidermy processes to students. The ethos of the school is to explore how artistry can be expressed in a world that has forgotten art.

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RAGGED SCHOOL MUSEUM 46-50 Copperfield Rd, London E3 4RR

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The Ragged School Museum is located in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. The school is made up of three canalside buildings and was originally used as warehouses for goods transported along the Regents Canal. It would later be transformed into a school from 1877 to 1908. The ragged School Museum trust was established and the museum opened in the 1990’s.

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The Ragged School Museum of Taxidermy The school is designed for students, sixteen and older, to learn the art of taxidermy. Within in the school there is a taxidermy lab, class room and amphitheatre where instructors demonstrate taxidermy processes to students. The ethos of the school is to explore how artistry can be expressed in a world that has forgotten art.

What if humanity had forgotten art? This proposal explores how humanity might relearn art and express it in architecture.

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For the eye is always in search of beauty, and if we do not gratify its desire for pleasure by a proportionate enlargement in these measures, and thus make compensation for ocular deception, a clumsy and awkward appearance will be presented to the beholder.

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Design Development WALL FRAME ORIENTATION ONE

WALL FRAME ORIENTATION TWO

I cut cardboard in the shape of picture frames to create a wall that may separate the taxidermy lab.

The idea for the wall was influenced by the collage I created for a metaphor for a world where humanity has forgotten about art.

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I was interested in incorporating the brick pattern into my design. Rather than having the bricks laid out linearly, I experimented with the pattern on a curve using Rhino 3D.

I experimented with clay to replicate the configuration of bricks used in the Chinese experimental pavilion. Working with the clay inspired me to incorporate a patterned brick wall on the second floor.

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The balcony is composed of yellow glazed lava stone ceramic frames. The balcony allows students to observe demonstrations taken place on the lower floor. The open space allows for opportunities for taxidermy specimens to be displayed. The panelled wood floors run across the second floor.

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The amphitheatre is lined with ceramic tiles that are easily cleaned and help to maintain a hygienic environment. The tiles also have a bumpy pattern to reduce slippage. Tiles run along the first floor. The open space allows the classroom to be configured as lectures require. The staircase also serves as a bookcase and taxidermy specimen display.

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The skylight allows room for the head of the giraffe The skylight allows room for the head of to the giraffe specimen protrude. specimen to protrude.

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The lab is an area where research and specimen The lab is an area where research and specimen preparation takes place. There is a refrigerator and preparation takes place. There sink is a located refrigerator and in the space, as well as storage are of sink located in the space, as well as storage are of supplies. supplies.

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The space adjacent to the storage room and office The space adjacent to the storage room and office is reserved for the class room area. The open space is reserved for the class room area.

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The staircase leads up to the second floor and has The staircase leads up to the second has shelvingfloor that and run parallel to each other on both sides. shelving that run parallel to eachThe other on both stairwell is sides. composed of African Mahogany and The stairwell is composed of African Mahogany and textured finish. has a golden distressed has a golden distressed textured finish.

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The amphitheatre is a space where the instructor The amphitheatre is a space where the instructor will demonstrate taxidermy procedures. It is covwill demonstrate taxidermy procedures.

It is covered with ceramic tiles which are durable and easily ered with ceramic tiles which are durable and easily cleaned, creating a hygienic environment. The tiles cleaned, creating a hygienic environment.

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Year : 2019

Location : Spitfire Gate at Spitalfields Market, London

Issue : Inspired by the movie the The Favourite create a spatial relationship between the characters at Spitfire Gate at Spitalfields Market.

Design Intent The Proposal is a of the space is a mixed-reality virtual reality room. A person can interreact physically with a virtual world that they are perceiving through a headset that they would wear.

As the person maneuvers in this virtual space a omni-directional crane supporting two textured panels follows and predicts the person’s movement as they negotiate through a maze for a game or a labyrinth for meditative purposes.

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Design Development

To create the maquettes I restricted myself time to instinctively re-create scenes from the movie that I found interesting. It was my intent to capture the ferocity of the character Abigail and the line drawn between these two capable women.

For Lady Sarah I associated character traits like; stoic, aristocratic,complex and well established in her class. For Abigail I linked descriptions like, organic, adaptable, sharp and aggressive.

I experimented first with clay and toothpicks to create a character model reiterating the personality notes of the two women. I liked the aesthetic of the cubes representing Lady Sarah so I developed that idea more with wood cubes I cut. For Abigail I thought it would be interesting to explore her character traits with foam and a hot wire. When I photographed the two materials character I wanted to convey the idea of them clashing with each other and competing for space.

The movie that my proposal is based on is the Favourite. While working on the collage I meditated on major themes and scenes that The movie that my proposal is based on is the Favourite. While workbest captured the relationship between the major characters, particularly of Abigailon and Lady Sarah.and scenes that ingthe on relationship the collage I meditated major themes best captured the relationship between the major characters, particularly the relationship of Abiagail and Lady Sarah.

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Labyrinths A path which forms a single, monocursal route. Once embarked upon, this may fold. The observed occupant, despite being whooly predictable (walking a set path) is more likely to develop internal thoughts or solutions.1 1 Sam McElhinney “Labyrinths, Mazes and the Spaces Inbetween”

Maze A path system that can be multicursal. A network of interconnecting routes, intended to disorient even the cunning.1

The function of the space is a mixed-reality virtual reality room. A person can interreact physically with a virtual world that they are perceiving through a headset that they would The function of the space maneuvers is a mixed-reality virtual reality space room. Aa omni-directional crane supportwear.

As the person in this virtual person can interreact physically with a virtual world that they are ing two textured panels that follows and predicts theperson person’s movement as they negotiate perceiving through a headset they would wear. As the through ainmaze for aspace game or a labyrinthcrane for meditative maneuvers this virtual a omni-directional supporting purposes. two textured panels follows and predicts the person’s movement as they negotiate through a maze for a game or a labyrinth for meditaSpectators can observe the movement while safety parameters tive purposes.

in the spatial programme prevent the panels from bumping into anyone. Allowing the space to be public and people to walk through the space freely Spectators can observe the movement while safety parameters in the spatial programme prevent the panels from bumping into anyone. Allowing the space to be public and people to walk through the space freely.

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Using Rhino 3D I experimented with the orientation of the pillars within the space. I decided to keep the plan open allowing for people to circulate freely.

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I added the cubes to both pillars to form a organic structure. I considered adding a glass wall with a door. But decided to keep it open to allow people to circulate through the space freely to the market.

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I wanted to give a space a specific function so I added a omni-directional crane to the ceiling to allow for an apparatus that would support a mixed-reality virtual reality room.

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I added a second apparatus for the second character. I was also considering replacing the cubic aesthetic within the interior something that is functional and compliments the VR room.

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I replaced the cube panels with a mechanical mirror, which will mirror the movements of the people walking within the apparatus.

F I rendered the structures within the space to experiment with colour and materials.

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The mechanical mirror was inspired by the Israeli-American artist, Daniel Rozin. He works in the area of interactive digital arts and creates large scale displays that recreate the viewer’s reflection by means of the manipulation of a multitude of tiles in a variety of materials, in effect turning these into physical pixels.1 1

“Rust Mirror” Design Hub Barcelona

3D Model of mechanical mirror created on Rhino

Wooden Mechanical Mirror

Pillar and Wall Composed of Wooden Cubes

Moving Granite Panels

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West Entrance Elevation Spitfire Gate at Spitalfields Market.

Visitors walking through the space with VR headsets while mechanised panels follow around them.

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East Elevation Spitfire Gate at Spitalfields Market.

Woman walking through the space while mechanical mirror mimics their movements.

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Floor plan showing movement of the omni directional crane.

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Design Development - Sketching & Modelling I experimented with wire mesh and wire to see what forms I would be able to produce working with a model. The pliable nature of the metal mesh and wire inspired me to further explore the concept of climbing and began to think about the idea of replacing the wire with another material with similar material, which lead me to explore netting.

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Uni-Tecture Furniture The proposal for my Uni-tecture is to create a fun environment where students can engage in activities that range from climbing to laying back and experiencing a landscape that feels as if you’re floating. The structure is shaped to have a organic aesthetic to it as a tribute to the Biology department of the school. Its unusual shape also is to inspire curiosity and exploration giving permission for people to release their inner child and playing socialise within the space. The Uni-tecture allows for communal hammocks that student can relax and sleep in.

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Light Box Project

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