So, the second part of this brief involves upcycling – basically, we take an aspect of the den we make (and it could be anything, from the shape, a colour, any material used, even our feeling towards it) and turn it into a self-lead project that reflects whatever we want, from our interests to our […]
An Anderson Shelter was a shelter normally found at the bottom of a garden during the Second World War, there to protect civilians during an air raid. They were mainly underground and made of corrugated iron, with earth piled up over the roof. For the poor, they were free, but those who earned over a […]
I found this interesting webpage whilst looking through some images. Look at that! Urban camping. I thought it was amusing and very clever – to bring something so obviously connected to the countryside like camping into the city via a portable structure.
Alright, given that the den building brief requires recycled items and to be built in about two or three days, there’s no way I could ever come up with a design inspired by urban shelters – unlike the ones in the woodlands, these are perfectly designed with aesthetics almost at the forefront. It’s all about […]
I thought it would be a good idea to have a look at three different types of shelters – woodland shelters, urban shelters and shelters during World War 2. Just having a general look through of these will give me a better understanding of different types of shelters and how the surrounding environments can have influence […]
OK, so I’ve been keeping an eye on a programme on Channel 4 called “George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces” – got to be honest, it’s not normally the sort of thing I watch, but I thought it was relevant to this project…to some degree. Instead of shelters, the programme focuses on people who have taken spaces […]
Another artist I was told to research who also exhibited at the Mostyn gallery, Llandudno, was Gareth Griffiths. What started off as a series of small and quick maquettes for his paintings quickly became its very own body of work, with an area full of these maquettes made from everyday objects and used items – […]
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As I said before, I’m not very keen on Hundertwasser’s art as much as I am on the architecture, but I do think it’s important to make a mention of the drawings. A lot of the work that I’ve seen through my research involves buildings, houses and cityscapes in some way or other, as whimsy […]
The more I look at his work, the more I realise how fun they appear! I can imagine what an impact these buildings must make in Austria alongside more conventional, monotonous or even old architecture that surrounds these.
The Little Marquis' Homework 