Project 1
Project 1 consisted of creating a client, and designing a live-work studio for them and their collection. After observing many classrooms, ideas for collection items, and who my client would actually be, I settled on something that included my interests, as well as others that have inspired me throughout my life. My client is a 23 year old masters student getting her degree in Art, with her medium being painting.
When it came to designing the room that I had chose for my client, I chose a room that had a corner for privacy and two windows, both were very important in finding a room. With natural sunlight coming in and a corner in the back of the room where you can’t initially view from just stepping in the room seemed like a perfect place for Kate. Coming up with multifunctional furniture and how to incorporate it into her space without making it feel congested was a challenge due to the room I had chosen, but it looked neat in the end.
The concept I had used for this multiifunctional room came to me after looking at works from Olafur Eliasson, Liz West, and Daniel Buren. How to use a space uniquely in a compact room while including the importance of color to separate sections of the room is what I aimed for. Having furniture that looks like it has one use then opens up into multiple other one’s leaves this room neat, classy, and functional.
I started out by hand drawing my floor plans, sections, and elevations and ended up shifting to AutoCAD. In order to get my point across about having colors help uplift an environment I needed to come up with a system to get my points across, and for my future projects I decided to do physical models.
Project 2
Using the same client as project 1, we were asked to create a contemplation space for them, in a location of our choosing, with a window incorporated in it which was the main focus for their space.
In doing so, we needed to consider the privacy, views, comfort, and material. I interviewed Kate and asked about every aspect that she would want included in this. she wishes to have a place that is an “alternate reality” for her, a space just for her and her hobbies.
Her key words for this space were “multifunctional, minimalistic, sustainable, and creative”. Researching Spencer Finch, Daveed Kapoor, Erskine Solar Art, and Olafur Eliasson, I fell in love with their use of colored panels to divide spaces. With her hobbies including art, writing, and yoga I took colors that she feels inspired, safe, calm, and welcoming in.
I got my inspiration from Spencer Finch and wanted to create a “revolving door” effect within this space. This room will be used for contemplating, art, practicing yoga, and writing: 4 spaces. Within those four spaces – the emotions you want to evoke are all different, so being able to rotate the colors based on the position you are in, in the room seemed like an interactive idea that can enhance Kate’s creativity and relaxation.
My finished model reflected the idea I had, with colors reflecting on the wall and my collection being utilized in a unique way.
Project 3
(Under History & Theory week 7)
Project 4
When the prompt for project 4 was to build a 3-dimensional sculptural object, I was hesitant with what I wanted my design to be. As each week has progressed, so has our client, our capabilities, and our shift to what the main points of each project are. To have this object be correlated to the common theme of what my client, collection, and previous projects have consisted of dialed down my options to a few- and after a multitude of research I found my direction.
To make something that encompasses how mirrors and light can manipulate a view with the use of colors is something that has fascinated me since choosing that my client will collect mirrors. With the suggestion of making a light fixture/chandelier, I turned to Siemon+Salazar, Ning Wang, Olafur Eliasson, and Daniel Buren for inspiration. Creating a light fixture with two reflective colors, adjustable parts and a mirror top to manipulate downwards was the route I took.
Cutting the acrylic sheets into specific sized rectangles and drilling through them and the top piece to get the structure to look as best as possible was the hardest part, but once over was exciting to build and play with different styles to make. A rewarding part was when I finished, seeing the reflection my object made on the wall which was what my intention was all about.