Design Portfolio, BA (Hons) Interior Architecture and Design

KEVIN YIP BA (HONS) INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN UNIVERSITY FOR THE CREATIVE ARTS

I began my journey at a very young age where I was first introduced to spatial design. This interest developed through time as I looked into different courses and realized I always had a passion for interior design. Wanting to further develop my knowledge and skills, I went to take up a foundation degree in 3D design before venturing to BA Interior Architecture and Design at Canterbury School of Architecture.

The following monograph illustrates my understanding of spatial programmatic and how I achieved to create my own style of work throughout different briefs. I’ve learnt the importance of breaking the boundaries of different range of projects, ranging from a small-scale intervention to large-scale theatre school.

My main source of inspiration and education comes from being able to travel to unfamiliar places and having the ability to absorb different cultural influences. I’m also inspired by architecture, film, food, art, fashion, music and people.

PROFILE

03 YEAR

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Performing Arts Soane’s Cabins Tensile Folly

Adaptive Reuse Despite Efficiency Labour’s Trace

Educating Margate Canterbury Cathedral Wearable Architecture

PERFORMING ARTS

Year 03 Performing Arts

Project Proposal This project aims to examine the feasibility and potential for a major refurbishment and reworking of the Millennium Performing Arts building to meet their future educational needs. This project will lead to the design and proposal of vibrant interventions into the existing building fabric; facilitating the insertion of cross programmatic spaces and forms of community engagement activities.

I will be examining the relationship between the public and the current user (students & teachers) and propose an interior space which will accommodate both parties. The design will also solve the current endemic problems of damp and cold bridging, bring new life and building configuration into the heart of dance and musical theatre. theatre.

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1 minute walking distance from bus stops - easy commute

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Woolwich town center - local public awareness

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Small public park - popular lunch area

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Context Map The site for this project was located in the heart of Woolwich Arsenal, London. The chosen building is a dance school which has potential to widen it’s audience in the busy market of Woolwich. The context map above demostrates identification of local businesses and activities within the project’s site location. Commercial strategy around the district was studied and categorised into different division. The diagram had programmatic movement mapped with representation colours that helped elucidated various space functions and communities’ motion to the context of the neighbourhood.

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Year 03 Performing Arts

Public MPA Students & teachers Project narrative The design of the building will allow students and teachers to engage with one another in a much more open enviroment. The main objective is to engage with both the public and the students/teacher, bringing new attractions and visitors; it is the center point which connects all three factions together.

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Amy Ellen Richardson TAP DANCE Chrissie Cartwright MUSICAL THEATRE REPERTOIRE

Mark Smith TAP DANCE Darshan Singh Bhuller CONTEMPORARY DANCE CONSULTANT

Harriet Thorpe ACTING John Rigby MUSICAL DIRECTOR -HISTORY

Milla Kauhanen DEPUTY HEAD OF MODERN CONT.

Jennie Dale HEAD OF TAP Annette McLaughlin HEAD OF ACTING

Ikky Maas DIRECTOR

Ikky Maas HEAD OF MODERN CONTEMPORARY

Lucie Pankhurst CONTEMPORARY & COMMERCIAL DANCE

Michael Small GRAHAM BASED CONTEMPORARY DANCE

Donald McLenan DIRECTOR Mary King HEAD OF SINGING

Donald McLenan HEAD OF BALLET

Jacki Mitchel HEAD OF CLASSICAL JAZZ

Travis Baker DEPUTY OF SINGING

Joe Bunker SINGING & VOCAL REHEARSALS

Jacki Mitchel DIRECTOR

Victoria Collinson DEPUTY HEAD OF BALLET

Melanie Lewis SINGING (POP)

Matthew Paluch BALLET Zak Nemorin DEPUTY HEAD OF JAZZ DANCE

Laka D MUSICIANSHIP, HARMONY Jo Morris MATT MATTOX BASED JAZZ DANCE

Jave Elster MATT MATTOX BASED JAZZ DANCE

Josephine Holling BALLET

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Greg Arrowsmith SINGING AND MUSICAL DIRECTOR

Staff analysis /educate The diagram above shows the different management at the current dance school.

This is an indication of how many staffs is employed at the institution; it also allows me to design spaces that accommodate the desired number of staff in each department.

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Year 03 Performing Arts

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Dance

Max number per class (out of 50 total students)

150 total students

Musical Theatre

50 students each

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12 students each

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Singing

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Lectures

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Building programme diagram The diagram shown on the left demostrate the amount of students and the size of different classes within the dance and theatre school. This allows for the design to tailor to each department.

The diagram above represent a finer detail of each space and programme that will need to be design to the client’s specification.

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Year 03 Performing Arts

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The current building inherits many endemic problems of damp and cold bridging as shown in the photographs. Many rooms and corridor has potential to be designed specifically as a dance studio but also a space that is open to the public, aswell as private.

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Year 03 Performing Arts

Second floor

First floor

Existing building drawings The floor plans for the existing building indicate a very enclosed space for both the students and the staffs. It also present it with a narrow corridor which runs across each floor. This limits the circulation of movement throughout the building and into each studio spaces.

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Ground floor

Key Main circulation in the building straight corridor distance Basement

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Main entrance Street level Main corridor Second floor First floor Ground floor Basement

Front elevation

Existing building drawings The drawing above shows the existing facade of the building, demonstrating the location of the site to the surrounding building context.

The key access through the building was the main alleyway on the right, which was hidden to the public and did not present itself as a welcoming dance and theatre institution.

While, the drawing on the left are a section which indicates the different floors which spans across the building.

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Year 03 Performing Arts

Students (semi-private)

Teachers (private) Meeting room AV store room Counselling room

Props storage

Staff room

Dance studio

Offices

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Second floor

Library Learning space Weights room

First floor

Proposed diagrammatic scheme The diagrams shown represent a proposed scheme in order to fit the client’s specification. The designs demostrate a clear hierarchy of different spaces throughout the building; with private sectors located on the top floor and more semi-private and public located at the ground floor. It also demostrate a wide diversity of programmes so no floor is restricted to one activity.

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Dance studio

Treatment room

Changing room

Changing room

Ground floor

Students (semi-private)

Visitors (public)

Performance space Backstage Second fl.

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Basement

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Students (semi-private)

Visitors (public)

Student den

Performance space (void)

Lecture/singing room

Performance space

Store room

Reception

Costume room

Canteen/cafe

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Basement

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Year 03 Performing Arts

Material palette Ground floor exterior room Main stairs & banister Granite & concrete finishes, metaphor for Aluminum finish; neutral material that runs the foundation, intitial start of the building. along the interior of the building, contrasting with the different element in each floor.

First floor exterior room Timber and wood finishes cladding, mixture of different grains and colours

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Costume room (showcase) Frosted and transparent glass, enables public interaction

Conceptual collage

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Store room Toilet (male) Toilet (female) Counselling room Staff room Dance studio Meeting room Fire escape/main elevator Principle offce Staff offices

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Stage set storage space Dance studio Social area Main stairs Stairs colomn Void (looking down to the bridge 2nd fl.)

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Changing room (male) Changing room (female) Fitness/weights room Dance studio Notice board/social area Singing room Fire escape/main elevator Library TV & digital learning space Massage and treatment room

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Dance studio Main stairs Bridge-way Lockers Void (looking down to the performance space)

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Key 1 Disabled lift (ground-basement) 2 Canteen 3 Toilet (male) 4 Toilet (female) 5 Lecture room 6 Audition/drama room 7 AV and technical support store room 8 Fire escape/main elevator 9 Notice board 10 Costume wardrobe room

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11 Open reception 12 Void towards performance space/student den 13 Open sitting area 14 Main stairs 15 Main entrance 16 Exterior banister/gateway 17 Street 18 Old entrance/fire escape

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Basement floor

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Student den Performance space Disabled lift (basement - ground) Sitting area Pool table Couch Backstage room Basement sitting stairs

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Year 03 Performing Arts

Millennium Performing Arts

Front elevation

Proposed building drawings The drawing above shows the proposed front facade of the building, demonstrating the location of the site to the surrounding building context.

The key access through the building has been changed to the front entrance, which allows for a clearer view and a wider audience focus.

The diagrams shown the right demostrates the different spacial element of the building.

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Exterior facade

Second floor layout

Basement layout

New floorplates

First floor layout

Fire escapes/elevator

Main stairs circulation

Ground floor layout

Overall design

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Key 1 Student den 2 Pool table 3 Performance space 4 Sitting area/stairswell 5 Canteen 6 Changing room (male) 7 Toilets 8 Timber cladding wall 9 Bridge way 10 Fire escape

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Glass elevator Dance studio Props stage set store room Dance studio Costume room (glass panels) Reception

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Ground floor view

Interior views The interior views shown on the left demostrates the open space within the building. It shows a sense of engagement between both space and human interation.

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First floor view

Second floor view

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Year 03 Performing Arts

Steel supporting carriage

Steel platform (platform carriage)

Steel column

Aluminum interior framework (coloured to reveal through gaps)

Steel ‘L’ interlocking brace

Aluminum extrusions panels

Key element drawing The drawing above demonstrate careful design and planning of one element of my design insertion proposals, the main staircase which runs along the whole building allows for a clear circulation of both airflow and congestion of users. The drawing defined clear materiality and functional properties of the element.

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Vinyl layered - top coating

Granite stairs (contrast against the aluminum panels)

Perspective layered collage

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Second floor Changing rooms Free weights and body tuning room Dance studio #2 Singing and drama room Library Tv & digital learning space Massage and treatment room

Third floor Store room Toilets Counselling room Staff room and kitchen Dance studio #4 Meeting room Principle office Head of departments offices Dance studio #3 Stage set storage space

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Artificial theme (glass, plastered)

Glass elevator/disabled access & fire escape

Main stair (neutral theme) Aluminum panels stairs

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Basement DDA access Student lounge & kitchenette Dressing room/behind the scenes Performance/event space (publicly accessible)

Ground floor Cafe and canteen Toilets Lecture/seminar room Audition space/singing room AV and techincian support and store area Costume wardrobe Reception desk and entrance area DDA access

Dance studio #1

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Main entrance (street side)

vSteel structure for above floorplate

Basement/performance space stairs (sitting area)

Disabled access lift (ground-basement)

New floorplate

Glass costume storage

Aggregate theme (concrete, stone)

New floorplate (bridge-way)

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Detailed perspective section The drawing on the right demostrate a clear visual representation of my design proposal; cutting through the main atrium which shows the open space needed for both public and private interation. It also shows a clear representation of the main performance area which is able to be viewed from all floors.

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1 Main staircase 2 Meeting room 2a Suspended office lights 2b Television/smart tv 2c Tables & chairs 3 Singing room 3a Piano 3b Raised platform (stage) 3c Acoustic panels 3d Suspended lights 4 Audition/drama room 4a Perforated timber panels 4b Laptop & speakers 5 Canteen 6 Performance space/student den 7 Backstage room 8 Theatre track lights 9 Aluminum panels 10 Existing columns 11 New columns (stairs carriage) 12 Disabled lift 13 Sprung flooring

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SOANE‘S CABINS

Year 03 Soane’s Cabins

Project Proposal This project aims to accommodate two individuals at a specific location within the Soane museum over the three-day party to celebrate the 190th anniversary of the arrival of the sarcophagus. The intervention that the guests will be staying at must be tailored to the specific occupant to provide them with everything that they will require during the duration of the party. It must provide a degree of privacy and enclosure but should allow ready access or egress as well. A secondary section of the proposal must also be refined into a portable device that can be deployed to multiple locations elsewhere in the museum. Here it should be able to perform a useful function for a larger group.

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Year 03 Soane’s Cabins

Benedict Cumberbatch

Nigella Lawson

Actor (38 age, 1.83m)

Presenter (55 age, 1.70m)

- Victim of cyberstalking in 2012 - First born son in 2015 - Smartly wwwdressed and groomed

- Assaulted by ex-husband Charles Saatchi - Recently released new cook book - Well dressed and presented

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Share belongings

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1 Suit and tie 2 Family photo 3 Toiletries (self-groom) 4 Shoes 5 iPad 6 Props and costumes

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Detox jars Perfume Home made cupcakes Mirror Cook book & pen Make up set Voodoo doll of Charles Saatchi

Guest identification The Soane intervention was designed to accommodate two of these individuals at a specific location within the building. The design was carefully tuned to what is available in this location and tailored to the specific occupant to provide them with everything that they will require during the duration of the party.

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Library Dining room Staircase Breakfast rom Vestibules and courtyard Done & sarcophagus Colonnades Painting room & monks palour

Breakfast room location

Point of interest

Least crowded

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Floor plan Benedict Cumberbatch Nigella Lawson Cork plinth Audience/public Breakfast room Dining room Dome & saracophagus

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Floor plan Benedict Cumberbatch Nigella Lawson Curtains (closed) Public Breakfast room Dining room Dome & saracophagus

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Spherical mirror Glass bulb Concentrated high-power filament Adjustable focal handle Plano-convex lens Adjustable screw to raise up/down Asbestos leads Base of the lamp Focal slot Theatre lamp caps

Conceptual collage

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Detailed section drawing The drawing on the left demonstrates the activities acted out by both guests; Benedict Cumberbatch and Nigella Lawson. It also demonstrates the detailed element of each segment of the intervention, showing materiality and careful consideration for joints The narrative for the concept includes Nigella directing an assassination script on Charles Saatchi with the help of Benedict Cumberbatch as the actor. Nigella with her experience in directing will be orchestrating the story on its cork panels whilst Benedict will be acting out in front of the audience of John Soane Museum.

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Cork barrier Nigella’s notebook and pens Voodoo doll of Charles Saatchi Nigella Lawson Benedict Cumberbatch Steel clamps Rubber layer Steel litedeck Theatre curtains Theatre spotlight Benedict’s toiletries Cork board Kammantle rope

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Nigella’s make up & mirror Cork panels (for background screening) Steel chain with hook Steel swivel Benedict’s suit Mechanical pulleys Water bottles Props and costumes box Nigella’s jacket Cork plinth Steel base plates Floorboards Handles

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TENSILE FOLLY

Year 03 Tensile Folly

Project Brief In collaboration with Nick Westby of Westby and Jones and Mike Hutchison of Momentum Engineering, you will participate in the construction of a full scale pavilion on the lawn at the heart of UCA’s Canterbury campus.

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ADAPTIVE REUSE

Year 02 Adaptive Reuse

Exceptional Significance High Significance Moderate Significance Low Significance Neutral

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Heritage values The historical significance of the Geoffrey Museum building has been assessed and illustrated in the significance plan. The elements of the site that would be most affected by the outline proposals include the front facade and the restored west almshouse.

Conceptual collage

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Year 02 Adaptive Reuse

Fruit hanger

Detailed 3D models The 3D models are generated to illustrate the different support system that will carry a variety of fruits for the user to pick from. The different heights forces the user to either reach up to bend down.

Fruit basket

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Foldable stairs

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Year 02 Adaptive Reuse

Detailed roof drawing

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Perspective rendered image

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Year 02 Adaptive Reuse

Foldable stairs view

Interior views The following interior views illustrate the different key element to the building, These include the big moves that I will be incorporating against the existing interior.

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Suspended glass bridge-way

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Suspended fruit basket

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Apple module Orange module Pineapple module Social area Carrot module Lemon module & boxing ring transition

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DESPITE EFFICIENCY

Year 02 Despite Efficiency

Panel design The panels shown above demostrate how technology will evolve in the next decade; highlighting the involvement with interior spaces.

This is then illustrated onto line drawing for it to be laser cut before assemble.

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Ground floor plan

Ceiling plan

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Year 02 Adaptive Reuse

Section AA

Section BB

Rendered section

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Axonometric drawing The drawing demostrate individual art spaces which the audience can interact into. The suspended ceiling forces the user to slide on a office chair to reach their destination within the gallery.

Conceived as a “celebration of time wasting at work�, the installation mimicked an open-plan office with an unnaturally low ceiling of styrofoam tiles held in a metal grid, supported by thin white columns.

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LABOUR‘S TRACE

Year 02 Labour’s Trace

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Conceptual rendered section The brief for this mini-project demostrates the different motions based on a specific task; Lifting weights in a cold room. It highlights the fundamental features that needs to be illustrated.

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EDUCATING MARGATE

Year 01 Educating Margate

Proposed plans

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Section (facing harbour)

Section (facing street)

Proposed building drawings The drawing above shows the proposed front facade of the building, demonstrating the location of the site to the surrounding building context.

The section below illustrate the activities that is nessasary to manufacture leather, ready to be printed and moulded. It also show the inhabitant from public to the shop residents.

The key access through the building has been changed into a double-height glass entrance. not only does this attract the residents and public of Margate but it allows natural lights into the building.

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CANTERBURY CATHEDRAL

Year 01 Canterbury Cathedral

Ground floor plan

Ceiling plan

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Stained glass windows analysis

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Year 01 Canterbury Cathedral

Proposed plan

Proposed elevation

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WEARABLE ARCHITECTURE

Year 01 Weerable Architecture

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Design iterations

FInal design drawings

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Year 01 Weerable Architecture

Final model drawings

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Component drawing The drawing highlights a inverse periscope that restrict the user from seeing at a eye level view. The user is then taken by them self into the town center, with the two mirrors their ‘eyes’.

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