first project, yr two

the concept for this project was to capture the essence of an athlete in an architectural form thus being a building..

the three tiers resembles the symbolic progression to an athlete.bronze, silver, gold

the top structure takes inspiration form human muscles, ligaments and tendons, the unique design also resembles the appearance of a stadium.

the base of the building takes inspiration from body builders allowing the building to be elevated like an athlete standing on a podium.

the bronze shutters on the top are a key part of the design. resembles the feeling an athlete embraces when competing.closed being shut of in there own place, open means that they are zoning in on its prize.

the two vertical supports give the illusion that its holding a lot of tension, ready to release its energy as does a sprinter do when taking off the starting line.

the building stands proud and confident as does an athlete do when showing off their trophy.

rustic coffee table

in my spare time i decided to build a rustic coffee table from old scaffold boards, to retain even more detail i included the metal ends that were originally on them. the process took about 2 hours to figure out and build. once it was all complete i sanded it down to create a smooth surface then applied a wax to pick up the grain of the wood.

bathroom vanity unit

here is a image of a bathroom vanity unit my brother built , we both share similarities in trends and styles within design ,which in turn I incorporate this into the interior side as he does with architecture. here he has used walnut and a concrete work top,to achieve this colour he used normal builder sand if you are unaware what this is it looks like the ( sand you see at the beach), but to achieve a more grey tone you use sharpe builder sand which has more grit in it. we both believe that the concrete compliments the walnut and allows it to be come more rich in design. the concrete is a simple method and achieves a very durable look with certain materials and is also cheap and easy to produce and the final look is very impressive as you can see.

small summer project

during my summer break i helped my brother with his back yard located in jesmond.

looking at these images its hard to imaging the bomb site that it looked like before hand. At the rear we built a water feature with a steel grid on top allowing you to walk over , a nice divider between the plants and decking. we had to build small walls which would support the timbers and also to retain the water.

sadly i have lost all the images showing how we created the concrete planters, basically we built two carcases which we could pour the concrete mix into. this was a long spell of time creating these as you could imagine. in total it took us 3 weeks to see the finished design.

TENT DESIGN - LONDON

on the 24th September I went down to London to the tent design show. it was the first design exhibition that i have attended and realised what i have been missing. it was fantastic to be able to see what is happening in the industry in furniture design. many of the pieces were modern as my images show. i was impressed with the high quality of craftsmanship in making them. my favourite designs were probably the more simplistic designs. the most favourite choice of material seemed to be wall nut.

one of the first stands i can across had many different designs that were made from concrete even clothing to women's bags. the effect that these designs expressed were very sophisticated in their appearance.

the images below are all from the design show.

furniture designer

Matthew Hilton is modern furniture designer and has created some fantastic pieces. my favourite's are the small table due to the attention of detail at the joints,also using American wall nut. my favourite pieces he does are the Orson desk and the Maia.

CANDY & CANDY

A strong interest of mine is to following the style of the iconic designers candy & candy as I find there work extremely inspirational. There attention to detail is to a very high started, as you will notice in the images. http://www.candyandcandy.com/. As there states has grown they now specialise in interior designs for yatchs and private aeroplanes.

final interior for church renovation

these images are the proposed designs i done for Simon Gregory (church renovation located at cockfield) the idea was to create the heart of the house around the kitchen,dinning area and rear garden. a hidden utility room would be located behind one on the kitchen cupboards this was to reduce clutter. also the client request an area for a studio,this is located beside the garden accessed through a walnut door just off to the left of the bi-folding doors.the materials mainly used are walnut, ebony, white marble. this is to create a traditional kitchen into a more modern sophisticated look.

kirky thea development

Preview of a design for my current project (Church restoration)

This features the master bedroom. Its also is an example of the development of learning kirky thea.Creating the correct lighting is the vital key.I have been able to pick up some great techniques whilst working on my placement.

Grand Designs 2011

recently I visited the 2011 Grand Design show.It was a fantastic day out and also to be amongst many design exhibitions. Whilst I was there I visited a seminar by Kevin McCloud, he was talking about his development company called Hab (Happy,Architecture,Beauty) and the direction they wanted to head being a sustainable housing area. following this was the design awards for the most innovative design. Flux, a contemporary chair that could be made within 5 seconds and folded back up. The light product can be placed in any environment and yet retain its stylish looks.The chairs themselves were very comfortable unexpected whilst looking at them in the image above.

My changing thoughts

while recently starting my placement with George Bond it has completely changed the way I view interior design now. A stereo typical design for me would have been the minimal look,but within two weeks I know think not only about what theme I want but also furnishing and textures to be used i.e wall paper, sofa fabrics. I have selected a few images that I will be incoporating in my current project. This is how I view and now perceive what interior design should be like and not a stark look.

church restoration

Our final project this year is a live project. The building is an old chapel and the client wants to convert it into a 4 bedroom house. as far as the interior deco goes the client isnt sure about the overall theme. I was inspired by the development of a small residential building by Baker Kavanagh. what caught my eye was the use of wood. I can imaging the interior of the chapel resembaling this and showing off the true beauty of the natural material to be considered for the interior.

paintings by marla (age 4)

(oceans)

I watched a documentary recently about a young girl that is a famous abstract artist called marla olmstead.by the age of 4 her work was being sold for thousands of dollars. abstract art is a personal favourite of mine. I was very impressed with the strong colour balance and the interesting shapes being created in her designs. her success be came controversial and many people thought it was her farther helping her.after months of criticism her parents video taped her painting for 60 minutes to show the dis-believers that she is the creator of her abstract paintings. this painting was called 'ocean' and became an icon painting for her. they have a sense of being free, fun and painting spontaneous

(the art of living the moment).

HE open day at Newcastle College 15th March

I was ask to present some of my work to future students on the college open day presentation.To me this was a great honour to represent the interior architecture course. Its also allowed me to talk to some of the other year representatives. We were given about 15 - 20 minutes to talk about some of the projects we had done and new skills that we had learnt.

vray renderers

Here are some images from my 3rd project. These images were produced in VRay a digital rendering package. This was the first time I had ever used the program and found it simply to use. I was able to capture some great views of the apartment that I had designed in a photorealistic manner.