CALLUM MAHON
A SELECTION OF PROJECTS
LIGHTHOUSE IMAGINARY ARCHITECTURE
LIGHTHOUSE IS A IMAGINATIVE ARCHITECTURE PROJECT TO DISPLAY AESTHETIC AND COMPOSITION SKILLS. THIS PROJECT WAS RECEIVED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND AN ASSOCIATED NARRATIVE WAS TO BE INCLUDED. LIGHTHOUSE EXAMINES MY OWN EXPERIENCE OF THE PANDEMIC THROUGH AN ISOLATED BUBBLE, OR RATHER A LIGHTHOUSE IN NOWHERE. THE WATERS HAVE RISEN UP THE FLOORS AND HAVE ONLY LEFT THE ACTIVITIES OF RELAXING WITH THE COMPUTER (COUCH AND LAMP), LOOKING TO THE FUTURE (TELESCOPE) AND A SYMBOLIC REPRESENTATION OF THE STOPPING OF TIME (SPIN-TOP). THE TONAL COMPOSITION ALSO REFLECTS A MUTED AND SOMBER PALETTE.
COLOMBO HOUSE REMASTER STUDENT ACCOMMODATION THIS PROJECT IS A 2 STORY REDESIGN OF THE EXISTING FLOORS OF THE COLOMBO HOUSE STUDENT DORMITORIES AT UNSW. THE STRATEGY DIVERSIFIED THE ACCOMMODATION TYPOLOGIES WITH A FOCUS ON PROVIDING 3 DIFFERENT ACCOMMODATIONS THAT EACH PROVIDED A DIFFERENT LEVEL OF PRIVACY AND RENT COST, WITH AN ASSUMPTION THAT THE LONGER STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN THIS HOUSING THE MORE LIKELY THEY ARE TO MOVE IN WITH OTHER LIKE MINDED STUDENTS TO REDUCE RENT ALONGSIDE THE REDUCED PRIVACY
BLOODY LIFESAVER W HOTEL F&B COMPETITION ENTRY ‘BLOODY LIFESAVER’ IS THE FIRST WORDS YOU HEAR WHEN SOMEONE SHATTERED FROM A DAY AT THE BEACH HAS THE FIRST SIP OF COFFEE OR BITE OF FOOD. BLOODY LIFESAVER IS A FOOD AND BEVERAGE POINT IN THE LOBBY OF THE NEW W HOTEL SYDNEY. AFTER LOOKING THROUGH THE PROJECT AND ITS SUB-NARRATIVES OF THE RIBBON, CULTURAL LANDMARKS, AND MARINE LIFESTYLE, I FELT EXAMINING SYDNEY’S OTHER GREAT LANDMARK THE BEACH. THE BEACH IS ABSTRACTED AS A CARPET AND SEATING WHILST THE WORKTOP IS SHELTERED BY THE FACADE INSPIRED BY NEW SURF CLUB RESOLUTIONS. THE SUB-NARRATIVE OF THE LARRIKAN IS ALSO EXPLORED THROUGH THE BRANDING AND SIGNAGE, AND THE KISTCH SURFBOARDS.
SINGLEWOOD IS A DESIGN BASED ON THE EXTENSION OF THE SINGLETON VISITORS CENTRE WHICH NOW HAS AN ARTS WING. WE WERE TASKED WITH COMING UP WITH INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS TO THE OLD SPACE. AFTER A PROJECT ON MORE EXPERIMENTAL SOLUTIONS, SINGLEWOOD IS THE RESOLUTION OF THE INTERIOR. IT WAS THEMED MAINLY ON THE BUSH LANDS IN THE SURROUNDING REGION AND INTERPRETING THEM TO THE INSIDE SPACE. THE DESIGN FEATURES DISPLAY SHELVING, SPACE FOR INTERACTIVE DISPLAYS AND ARTWORK, RECEPTION DESK AND STORAGE, AND COVID-19 REQUIRED CHECK-IN AND DISINFECT STATIONS.