Swan Wharf, Phoenix Rising

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Structural considerations for proposed construction

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Working on final elevations plans and section

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Boho chic aesthetic- research ing the bohemian look aka gypsy traveller, musician, artist, storyteller, an ideal the rings with the nomadic lifestyle of the water gypsies of the river and canals.

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Just messing about with boats! Researching boat sheds, workshops and inboard engines. Layouts and images for swan wharf project.

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Sketches over plans and section for feedback and aid design development in tutorial

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Sketches and interior visual for tutorial feedback

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Visuals created last year for final project. Looking a how I developed these and printed off to show Helena what I could do for feedback in tutorial.

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Outdoor space for historic structures

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Researching colours of canal boat art

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Beautiful lighting and reflections on water.

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Researching visuals and considering aesthetics

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Overcoming life’s little obstacles! Just to celebrate new beginnings and hope in strange times. Spent the morning designing a ramp to help these little ones access the pond!

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Interesting talk which really helps frame the project.

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Formative review feedback to follow. What am I taking away from this. PowerPoint presentation format is really useful so will continue to update this for future reviews and tutorials. I need to resolve the form of the building, consider numbers of visitors/users maximising who will use it. Think about parking for boats, light entering the building how and where, experiential stuff including water reflections. Views when bring a boat towards the building.

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Landscaping design, considering access into the buildings for pedestrians and how the external spaces could be design and what functions they could fulfill. Useful advice about removing the rather dark courtyard by relocating the buildings to the west of the site thus freeing up more space to the east by the river. This allows for the boat shed to be linked by a visible canal that can act as interest to the visitors to that space. Adapting the changes of level to allow for full access to comply with building regulations. Considering planting to include trees and hard landscaping materials.

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Design development of Swan Wharf. Experimenting with floor plans. Starting with the programme iteration working up to the new layouts allowing for full access, changes in levels at entrances and considering lifts, stairs and means of escape. Ensuring consideration for maximum natural light, connecting the existing to the proposed new building and the outside space.

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Drawing onto photographs of the site showing elevation from the river. Exploring different forms and scales of elevations. Focussing on roof profiles and how the new elevations will sit with the existing and how the existing can be remodelled.