My design aims to capture the essence of parallel worlds and cycles using reflection, distortion, and time. With a changing scale that mimics the dip of the Fort Lane site, the installation is made of a series of “half door” panels perpendicular to a main wall frame that runs alongside the existing exterior walls. These... Continue Reading →
Week 4 – Surface Design
I wanted to make a reflective surface to fit in with my concept but also something with some texture or pattern to it. From site I was really drawn the all the various types of brick and stone work, assembled in a way that blurs the boundaries between buildings and creates layers. My first surface... Continue Reading →
Week 4 – Site History
Fort Lane is a shared service lane running parallel to Queen Street connecting to Fort Street at the southern end and Customs Street East to the north. It is a piece of reclaimed land filled in with stone from Point Britomart. Due to the reclaimed land sinking over time Fort Lane dips in the middle... Continue Reading →
Week 3 – Conceptual Terms, Temporal Vocab, Script
Conceptual Terms:Reflection: I mostly consider reflection in terms of self reflection or looking back on things. Mirror reflection comes to mind also and the idea of seeing something clearly. Reflective surfaces are another way I consider the term. The way they bounce light back. There is an element of protection to reflective surfaces… by reflecting... Continue Reading →
Inspiration
When looking for inspiration I sought out works using mirrors and reflection as a primary context. The sense of reflection for me ties into the idea of parallel worlds and often contains the same splicing effects I noticed in my site sequence. Es Devlin's works Mirror Maze and Memory Palace both give the illusion of... Continue Reading →
Week 2 – Refined Transitional Model
Following on from Tuesdays exercise I worked at creating a refined scene transition model. Using model 3 as my starting point I used mirror board to create a model that used reflection and a series of intersections to give a sense of multiple dimensions. My intention was to create a structure that when reflected would... Continue Reading →
Week 2 – Scene Transition Models
On Monday we talked through our image sequences from site in our study groups. From this we chose one persons work to present to the whole class group and discuss and get feedback on other peoples work. It was good to see how other people had captured the site and to consider how I could... Continue Reading →
Week 1 – Capturing Fort Lane
On Wednesday we went as a group for our first site visit to Fort Lane and the surrounding area. I documented the site initially by observing the space and those in and around before taking some images of what caught my eye straight off. I then went around the site again documenting through the use... Continue Reading →
Week 13 – Suspension Presentation
"Suspension" Final Presentation Positioning Statement The wintergardens are a site made up of framing. Every major element within the space is framed or bordered, giving us a sense of what is considered important. My work aims to explore further the idea of framing and why we might cast a certain lens onto some aspects of... Continue Reading →
Week 12 – Plans, Sections, Construction Drawing and Perspectives
Once the design had been refined I began working on my presentation drawings. I chose to do an A1 print containing my 1:200 plan, 1:50 short section and 1:100 long section. I changed the sizing of my sections from the formative assessment to be able to show the design in more detail. This A1 sheet... Continue Reading →