Design

Student Work: Year 2: Retail/Exhibition Design (Adaptive Reuse)

Rendered Rhino Model of Lounge

Scanning the Heritage Crafts Association’s Endangered and Critically Endangered list, gave rise to the motivation to preserve the most vulnerable craftspeople. This design converts Norwich’s Bank Plain Market Hall into more than a place to shop but also a place where local trades such as tinsmithing, coppersmithing (objects), fabric pleating, bicycle frame making, spectacle making, and umbrella making (currently practised in Norfolk) could display their craft to a receptive audience thereby proving their value and reigniting support for preserving them.

Each space has two rooms, the back room will be used as the workshop and the front room will be the retail space. Visitors can feel free to engage with the maker as he/she works and would be available for questions. Muslin curtains like those used in set design dyed soft colours given structure through steel rods mimicking an umbrella and operated via tensile fibers connected to a mechanised system will hover above each space replacing a roof and add an element of drama by revealing the spaces and/or covering the spaces as necessary. Stages again shed light on the makers by acting as spaces to showcase their abilities. Sliding doors encourage movement through maker spaces instead of forcing visitors to move from one space to the next in an automated fashion with ample space for footfall around the exterior of the units. A clear path around the existing columns functions like a puzzle to encourage exploration of the spaces but also acts as an exhibition space for the work of the makers. The furniture mimics the shape of a particular space adding to ease of circulation through familiar aesthetics.

Project Title
Rebuilding Heritage Crafts One Market Hall at a Time

Year 2 Designs
(2024)

Materials

  • Polycarbonate

  • Muslin

  • Steel

Student Work: Year 2: Landscape Spatial Intervention

This design acts as a series of “conversation pits” that are depressed base planes in varying sizes with timber walls, filled with gravel and flint and featuring concrete blocks with a limestone overlay for the seating. A wayfinding path built of iron accompanies each pit to lead the way to the next pit; it can be walked on but is intentionally narrow to focus more on the movement between spaces and short to emphasise the intimacy of the spaces. The stairs are made of concrete with a limestone overlay.

These “conversation pits” grow in size to accommodate a larger number of people allowing for a range of activities from individual contemplation, recognition/
interrogation of historical structures and surroundings, or conversations with other occupants. Given the depths, the pits are still accessible to disabled visitors who can participate by positioning themselves along the sides of the pits. Materials used are most of the same products that moved along Norwich’s hidden river, now Ferry Lane, highlighting the history of the site as well as harnessing the power of sourcing locally. 

Project Title
The Hidden River Conversation Pits

Year 2 Designs
(2024)

Materials

  • Timber

  • Gravel

  • Flint

  • Concrete

  • Limestone

  • Iron

Student Work: Year 1: Residential

Bright and illuminated through glass blocks paired with oranges, off white, and teal, this residence is emblematic of Eugenia’s new life, full immersion in creative projects and adventure. Her space is intentionally sparse, with the aim of satisfying basic needs and showcasing her interests, an approach that allows main activities to shine. With a flexible and open layout, a variety of configurations and adaptations increase her ability to acclimate to changes in lifestyle. Even though the focus is on her preferences, considerations are included for intimate gatherings and guests. In constant pursuit of ways to socialise, amenities like laundry are reserved for communal zones. 

Year 1 Designs
(2024)

Materials

  • Glass Blocks

  • Polished Concrete

  • Recycled/ Local Timber

Colour Palette

Project Title
Re-visioning the Vision

Student Work: Year 1: Pavilion

Scents, soothing colours, and the opportunity to take a moment for self-care will provide a much needed experience for the oft ignored parking lot users near Sovereign House thanks to the power and benefits of wool for the interiors and through sustainable products from Solidwool and VENT for Change. From the plush but interactive elements to the relaxation inducing furnishings, guests will feel welcome to stay and luxuriate. The assumption would be that they would just be parking their cars and that’s it but I believe if a pavilion is directed to their gaze and represents calm, that it will be an inviting retreat. 

Year 1 Designs
(2024)

Materials

  • Aluminum box trussing

  • Whisperwool Wool Interior Wall Panels

  • Fabric Panels

Colour Palette

Project Title
The Wool Oasis

Student Work: Year 1: Object Scale

“Relics of a Week in the Life” examines the interplay of the aspects of my week by reimagining the uses of different materials and recording their existence. Initially, I wanted to focus on my routine on any given day but after new experiences and events occurred during the last week, I decided I wanted to show the combination of both the usual and the unusual. Additionally, with a commitment to the environment, a desire to expand my creativity by continuously looking at a variety of forms, and to connect with the objects that made up the week, I used plaster cast to capture found objects.

Project Title
Relics of a Week in the Life

Year 1 Designs
(2023)