MATERIAL
This project was the first in a series of short introductory design exercises intended to instill the idea that making is crucial to the act of designing. Through making physical outcomes it is impossible to avoid designing in detail - materials, the form they take, and how they relate to each other must be considered in the compositions.
FOUND
This project was the second in a series of short introductory design exercises intended to instil the idea that making is crucial to the act of designing. Through making physical outcomes it is impossible to avoid designing in detail - materials, the form they take and how they relate to each other must be considered in the compositions.
This project brief asked that a range of everyday objects be collected as raw materials for the work. The objects were found things with interesting forms and profiles – waste plastic products were full of potential. From these items new ‘found object compositions’ were created exploring the formal relationships that can be formed between different objects.
CYLINDER & CUBE
This project was the third in a series of short introductory design exercises intended to instil the idea that making is crucial to the act of designing. Through making physical outcomes it is impossible to avoid designing in detail - materials, the form they take and how they relate to each other must be considered in the compositions.
This project brief started with the observation of the designed environment to find examples of moments where cubes and cylinders come together to form connections, compositions, and relationships. The task was then to create a number of compositions that explore the relationship between a cube and a cylinder. The compositions attempt to create beautiful junctions/connections between the two forms that are well crafted and explore materials, textures and finish.
SPATIAL COMPOSITION
This project was the fourth in a series of short introductory design exercises intended to instil the idea that making is crucial to the act of designing. Through making physical outcomes it is impossible to avoid designing in detail - materials, the form they take and how they relate to each other must be considered in the compositions.
This project brief asked for the creation of a series of compositional models at 1:50 scale. The models use vertical planes, horizontal planes, columns, beams and arches as a set of ‘architectural components’ that explore the following contrasts; ‘light v heavy ‘, ‘open v closed’ and ‘opaque v transparent’. The relationships formed between the different elements of the compositions and how junctions are articulated / formed were key considerations.
