Projects
2022
Benne Esse
Benne Esse is a community centre with features designed specifically to focus on wellbeing as well as community support. The site for the concept is situated close to Plymouth Hoe with views out to the sea. This project is all about connecting people with nature by creating spaces that are symbolic of the natural world. This design is inspired by the Fibonacci Sequence, using the shape to create an interactive wall that can be sat within, looked through, provide shelter and visual enrichment. Many other features of the site are inspired by natural shapes, such as a wall that reflects ocean like patterns where the light passes through the windows. The idea behind this concept is to provide a symbiotic community centre in harmony with with its environment, inspired by nature.
2021
Earth, Eco and Self Hotel
Earth, Eco and Self Hotel was a project to create a hotel room for a specific user group. I developed a purposefully shaped hotel room that would bring people together and enable small communities of like-minded travellers to come together. Using curves directly from lines created by the ocean to create a continuous connection through the room. Taking these lines to create wall textures and to frame the circulation of the hotel room. The floor will expand and the bed will fold up to provide a multi-use space in which yoga or meditation can take place. The adaptability of this space is to ensure that guests travelling can use the space as they wish, making their hotel room feel like no ordinary room. The materials and shapes used in this project were all collated from natural and organic shapes and practices to ensure the impact on the environment was kept to a minimal.
2021
The Sail Pavilion
The Sail Pavilion was a true understanding of how places become destination. A study of placemaking and the community. In its authentic state, the shape of the Pavilion has been taken from the outline of Plymouth, then using CAD and specific tools within the software to curate the make structure. Additionally adding to the Pavilion’s roots of Plymouth, using recycled Sails for the main material gave a sense of true connection to the city. Each Sail would have had a story that will be detailed within the site. Not only this, but the orientation and shape of the windows provides views to the rest of the city, providing a seating destination for passers by. The Sail Pavilion is an intricate design, aimed at connecting the users with the city they are within and create an exciting place to be.
2020
Student Retreat
The Student Well-Being Centre is about educating and providing a space for students to feel as though no problem is too small. The space was designed with the intention of creating a calm and serene environment yet understanding the space should be modest as in how it provides these activities as it is how the users interact with the design which is most important.
The site was a changeable space that gave a lot of flexibility and control for those using it. The centre could change from being 4 separate activity corners to becoming one cinema room, simply by adapting a few features of the space. It was an effective and strategic project that resulted in a compounded and useful space.