Vegan Restaurant
Sports centre
Bridge/ connecting walk
Apartment complex
Ice rink
Market place
Football stadium
Movie theatre
Community housing
Office building
Technical, Community etc
Technical, health Community, shared Professional, assembly Exploration,calming
Experience, stimulating Sociable, devotion Passion, outdoor Experience, stimulating Improvement, shared
Professionalism, technical
Type of project Theme Ideas and directions Influence Words Commercial Domestic etc. 1 commercial 2 sport 3 infrastructures 4 domestic 5 leisure 6 commercial 7 sport 8 entertainment 9 domestic 10 infrastructures Structures & Environments
and contrast Freedom and restrictions
& environments linear movement & flow natural and organic linear juxtaposition industrial and mechanic restrictions
Juxtaposition
Structures
Farming Centre etc
Elevation view
In perspective the space diverges towards the end, which means I have to consider the part size plays in my design
An important part of the space is the included greenery
Another part that I like is how the lines direct to a building focal point, which works for the symmetry of the space
1958, cattle trading ended Today, romford market after 797 years serves as a focal point of the town
The fact the space already has a large and semi-interesting historical context means there will always be a certain and guaranteed audience that it attracts.
However, if I could design a modern and visually attractive space while still preserving the nature of the site, I could introduce a new audience that stops the market from being a glorified car park.
Conceptual idea
In order to get ideas, I drew a large irregular shape and developed it very simply over the space
This plan idea helps me realise I want to keep the pavilion structure quite irregular, which works to contrasts with the rigid straight lines the site is made up of.
Natural and organic architecture
The blue blocks are a physical representation of the street
The wire acts as a interesting attraction, that could bring people in for reasons other than basic shopping
To get a better idea of how the structure would fit in the actual space, I did a drawing of it and inserted it onto a picture of the space
Model Idea 1
The Boolean Operator
Inspiration- Bubbles
I like the shape of bubbles and the circular shape and the almost iridescent nature of the colour.
I drew these bubbles to get a sense of the colours involved
I was inspired by the overlapping pattern they make and the manufactured organic shape
Simple version of slice form
This model was made by cutting slots into the circles and then slotting them together in random forms to generate ideas
I also coloured in the circles to make it more visually interesting
Although this could be a cool idea for the space it doesn’t allow much room for practicality. It doesn’t fit and overall is quite chunky
However, I will take the variety in colours and circular shapes into consideration for further development
Secondary research- Jetlag books Pop up store
The pop-up bookstore is located in a mall. It is described as a cloud like structure and was installed to bring attention to the lack of physical bookstores in Beijing
The main reason behind the idea was to attract the attention of consumers
Context:
Magazine stores in Beijing are disappearing because people are buying fewer magazines and hard copy books, and now prefer online reading
The form of the roof and counters is reminiscent of clouds.
In this version of the model, I changed the circular shapes to squares to see if it would fit my vision better. Although visually more interesting, I think it was a bit harsh for the nature of the space; a warm community shopping/trading space
