Novemeber 1st 2013 - January 17th 2014

The Midge Hole Mill project was brought to us by a real life client, the aim was to produce a small holiday house or apartments within the rural landscape of Foulridge, Lancashire. My concept revolved around the interaction of the two clients, even though they have completely seperate interests. How could it be possible to integrate the clients wishes with the most stringent carbon certification system on the planet, the Living Building Challenge....

October 3rd 2013

How do we feed a city sustainably? This was the question we were asked in our latest brief. I studied the Cuban model and the struggle they have had recent years with the Soviet Union withdrawing all imported goods. Cuba has had to grow its own produce, successfully for a brief spell aswell. There are things to be learnt from this 'failed' model. My proposal was a political stance in the UK goverment and how they can implement change from a heirarchical appraoch...

October 10th 2013

This project was all about reverting back to hand drawn investigations, using the paper and drawing methods to communicate ideas/concept. Initially I was looking at decay as a concept and how this can translate in the short term and long term. I later adapted my concept to the life cycle of plants. I drew each of these paintings with a HB pencil and then used water soluble pencils for the renderings....

October 17th 2013

The ‘Flow’ project brief required a 3d interpritation of an urban analysis of Prestons Fishergate Street. My proposal looked at four of the main influences on Fishergate; they were Industry, Technology, Religion and Transport. Each of these factors contributed to the form and flow of the street in its current state. My model was an abstract intepritation of the timeline of Fishergate, each colour strand representsa different influence. They intertwine, wrap and reach surpass the ‘lifespan’ of Fishergate, for example, the cotton industry was a huge contributor to the success of Fishergate, but it was only because of the invention of the Spinning Jenny that helped contribute to this.

October 24th 2013

I selected to develop how the futures would be determined by education and technology, using them as drivers for change in my proposal. I believe that the architectural industry will have a big role to play in the adaptability of the future, especially those in current architecture education. I decided to depict my proposal in the form of a comic strip, which I think was an effective method of displaying the narrative....