ten thousand decisions & one aim
To locate a stone circle around this tree.
The installation aims to: Build upon & compliment the existing estates landscaping strategy Create a unique site specific design feature at the heart of the campus Create an area in which students & staff could relax, socialise & communicate Further my own personal practice & development
ENTRANCE
VICTORIA BUILDING DRYSTONE CIRCLE PLAN VIEW 10.6.09 Stage one Proposal - A.Bainbridge
Tree
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3ft
Drain
Drain
2ft
5ft
23.5ft
2ft 1.5ft
Tree
2ft Light
5ft
2ft N
Path
2ft
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Artists impression
Circle divided into 34 facets
Devise & design a typeface
Devise & design a typeface
Develop & refine
Develop & refine
Scale to size
Scale to size - Template
Position template
Sourcing materials
Transporting materials
Grading stone
Sourcing materials - gravel
Grading gravel
Test casting
The Summer solcist
Delineate the circles position
Measure & mark out the walls foundations
Starting the build
First & second course
A serendipitous incidental occurrence
Texture & pattern
Mould development & production
A fundamental error
Mould development & production
Second & third course
Second & third course - detail
Forth & fifth course
Levelling off
Levelling off
Levelling off - detail
Checking the template fit
Testing the function
Wear & tear
Hawswater reservoir
Pattern & texture
Stone walls revealed
Stone walls revealed
Stone walls revealed - detail
Stone walls revealed
Texture & pattern
Nature re-asserts itself
Ironic juxtaposition
Grinding the facets - refinement
Grinding the facets - detail
Bringing together the elements
A serendipitous incidental occurrence - continued
Final levelling
Installation of the typographic roundel
Installation of the typographic roundel - detail
Final ‘topping off’
A message - “x marks the spot�
Inside path - laying the foundations
Grading the sets
Laying the sets out & devising the pattern
Laying the sets out & devising the pattern - detail
Fixing the sets in place - dry mix
Completed pathway
Completed pathway
Completion of central planted area
Aside - stone cairn in back yard
Aside - granite cobbles pattern
A serendipitous incidental occurrence - continued
Outer sets the final touches
Final day - taking down the fence & reveal