Fabrication Studio

St James Intervention + Foyer Redesign and Process Blog

  • Week 13: Final Output
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  • Week 11: Colour Way and Material Pallet
    To create my colour way and material pallet I drew influence from my artist model Wes Anderson and his film ‘The Grand Budapest Hotel’, focusing on the hotel itself, the elevator scene and the concierge desk. I also referred to some of the images taken from our site visit at the St James Theatre.
  • Week 10: 3rd Iteration and Design Development
    Site Map Developed: 3rd Iteration Design Development: In my third iteration of my design I altered the angles of the arch ways creating a stronger emphasis on the stairway openings, acting as a subtle guide for the punters. I also added more archways to create a fuller space especially around the entrances to create a…
  • Week 9: Developing Ticket Booth and 2nd Iteration of design
    START DESIGNING & DEVELOPING YOUR INTERVENTION   Studio_Submission_Format_2020.pdf Ticket Booth Development: Inspiration: Drawing on designs from the 1920s-50s I designed a booth incorporating the wavey pattern used in the foyer space with the ribbon archways and keeping to the traditional forms of the old booths. Going forward i think i will add more detail as the…
  • Week 8: Mind Mapping and Abstract
    Mind mapping: Abstract: How can you extend the theatre experience through the journey to and from the front door of the theatre. creating that anticipation and beginning the journey into a different reality. Spreading the magic of the theatre into the space surrounding it. So much of designed space today is to serve a function.…
  • Week 7: Door Handle Threshold
    “It should in some way reflect how the artist model uses colour and or material.” When designing my door knob I kept in mind the motifs used by Wes Anderson in the Grand Budapest Hotel such as symmetry, grandeur and classic european shapes. My proposed door knob alludes to the grandeur of the theatre and…
  • Week 6: A3 Surface Application and First Iteration of Design
    When thinking about my surface application, I went back to my favourite model of my ribbon archway that I created during my artist research. I liked the soft atmosphere this model created more that any of the models created in my surface research. Drawing on this model of the ribbon woven through brass wire, I…
  • Week 5: Slow Surfaces
    Part 1: Surface I observed in my home: You can see the different stages of the varnish deterioration. This contrasts the consistency of the wood grain with the sporadic, random cracks in the varnish. The contrasting relationship of matte vs sheen with the different areas of varnish deterioration. Horizontal light vs vertical light allows these…
  • Week 4: Artist Model
    My artist model is the director Wes Anderson and I will be focusing on his film The Grand Budapest Hotel. Questions about Wes Andersons work: When and where did he produce his work? Wes Andersons The Grand Budapest Hotel was released in 2014 and was filmed at multiple locations around eastern Germany. Identify the key conceptual ideas…
  • Week 3: Group Seminars and Site Visit
    On Tuesday each group presented their seminar on their specific colour. It was really helpful having the different colours unpacked in a design capacity. I found getting a broader context around specific colours gave them more depth and adds another layer of detail when they’re being used in different spaces and products. On Thursday we…
  • Week 1: Colour Collage Models
    Today we created 3D models from our 2D colour collages. Before I started making my models I analysed my collage, looking for elements that could expand nicely into a 3D model. In my collage I had focused on the bright detail colours rather than the greys of the cement. I have also drawn on reflections…

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