CONSTRUCTION & ARCHITECTURE
A Photographic Portfolio
by DARREN WARNER
CONTRUCTION & ARCHITECTURE A Photographic Portfolio by DARREN WARNER
It takes a unique photographic eye to make a visually pleasing picture of a distinct type of image and in this portfolio Construction & Architecture DARREN WARNER demonstrates the creative vision he has developed over his years of experience. With the majority of the work comprising of commissioned work, this portfolio not only highlights individual images but demonstrates Darren’s ability to interestingly construct bodies of images based around one area or theme as highlighted by the mini portfolios of ‘progress of works’ within these pages required by construction firms as evidence. Much of the work has come from two major road building projects that Darren was involved with. The first was the three year build of the Porth Relief Road in the Rhondda Valleys that started in June 2005 and was completed in October 2007. This followed the route of a disused railway line up the valley with all the hazards of close proximity construction work, as well as the erection of the massive Rheola Bridge which spanned a railway, a river and a road. The end result is a road that highlights the beauty of the valleys while making the area more accessible. The second project was the Church Village By-Pass, that started in September 2008 and was completed in August 2010, following a route through waterlogged fields full of treacherously thick mud. The resulting road, rather than having a negative impact on the landscape, actually enhances the surroundings and is one of the most beautiful new road constructions in Wales in recent times, winning many ecological awards. Throughout each road-build Darren’s photography has captured the progress of both the projects and provides evidence that road building is not a negative process as some people believe, but a way forward to a new future.
Darren is available for commissions: email darren@darrenwarner.co.uk Front Cover: Chartist Bridge, Blackwood for Heads of the Valley Consortium Brochure Client: Welsh Government/Creative Design
Above: A465 nr Merthr Tydfil for Heads of the Valley Consortium Brochure Client: Welsh Government/Creative Design
Above & Opposite: Chartist Bridge, Blackwood for Heads of the Valley Consortium Brochure Client: Welsh Government/Creative Design
Above & Opposite: Chartist Bridge, Blackwood for Heads of the Valley Consortium Brochure Client: Welsh Government/Creative Design
Above & Opposite Bridge 1, Church Village By-Pass Progress Pictures (September 2008 - August 2010) Client: Costain/Rhondda Cynon Taf CBC
Above & Opposite Bridge 1, Church Village By-Pass Progress Pictures (September 2008 - August 2010) Client: Costain/Rhondda Cynon Taf CBC
Above & Opposite: Ysgol Gyfun Garth Olwg Welsh Medium Secondary School Client: Rhondda Cynon Taf CBC
Above & Opposite: Ysgol Gyfun Garth Olwg Welsh Medium Secondary School Client: Rhondda Cynon Taf CBC
Above & Opposite: Rheola Bridge, Porth Relief Road Over the page: Rheola Bridge Progression Photographs, Porth Relief Road (June 2005 - October 2007) Client: Costain/Rhondda Cynon Taf CBC
Above: A465 nr Merthr Tydfil for Heads of the Valley Consortium Brochure Client: Welsh Government/Creative Design
Above & Opposite: Ty Garreg Hill (Eastbound View) Church Village By-Pass Progress Pictures (September 2008 - August 2010) Client: Costain/Rhondda Cynon Taf CBC
Above: Cleaning Metallic Struts for Rheola Bridge, Porth Relief Road Opposite: Building a New Electricity Pylon on Church Village By-Pass Client: Costain/Rhondda Cynon Taf CBC
Above & Opposite: Porth Relief Road from Clifton Row, Porth (June 2005 - October 2007) Client: Costain/Rhondda Cynon Taf CBC
Above & Opposite: Church Village By-Pass Progress Pictures (September 2008 - August 2010) Client: Costain/Rhondda Cynon Taf CBC
Above & Opposite: Porth Relief Road at Ponygwaith (Southbound View), Rhondda Fach (June 2005 - October 2007) Over the page: Porth Relief Road at Ponygwaith (Northbound View), Rhondda Fach (June 2005 - October 2007) Client: Costain/Rhondda Cynon Taf CBC
Above: Station Street Bridge, Porth Relief Road, Rhondda Fach (June 2005) Opposite: Station Street Bridge, Porth Relief Road, Rhondda Fach (October 2007) Client: Costain/Rhondda Cynon Taf CBC
Above: Wattstown Roundabout, Porth Relief Road, Rhondda Fach June 2005 & October 2007 Client: Costain/Rhondda Cynon Taf CBC
Above: Porth Relief Road at Ynyshir (Southbound View), Rhondda Fach June 2005 & October 2007 Client: Costain/Rhondda Cynon Taf CBC
Above: Porth Relief Road at Ynyshir (Northbound View), Rhondda Fach June 2005 & October 2007 Client: Costain/Rhondda Cynon Taf CBC
Above: Llanwonno River Bridge, Porth Relief Road, Rhondda Fach June 2005 & October 2007 Client: Costain/Rhondda Cynon Taf CBC
Above & Opposite: ‘Unity’ Sculpture, Pontypridd, South Wales Client: Arts Council Of Wales/Rhondda Cynon Taf CBC
Left & Right: Nant Celyn (Eastbound View) Church Village By-Pass Progress Pictures (September 2008 - August 2010) Client: Costain/Rhondda Cynon Taf CBC
Above: Church Village By-Pass Community/Cycle Route Opposite: Church Village By-Pass Work in Progress (September 2008 - August 2010) Client: Costain/Rhondda Cynon Taf CBC
Above & Opposite: Power Station Hill (Eastbound View) Church Village By-Pass Progress Pictures (September 2008 - August 2010) Client: Costain/Rhondda Cynon Taf CBC
Above: Church Village By-Pass Work in Progress (September 2008 - August 2010) Client: Costain/Rhondda Cynon Taf CBC
Above: Placing of Beams on New River Crossing, Abercynon Park & Ride (2011) Client: Griffiths Construction/Rhondda Cynon Taf CBC
Above & Opposite: Ty Garreg Hill (Westbound View) Church Village By-Pass Progress Pictures (September 2008 - August 2010) Client: Costain/Rhondda Cynon Taf CBC
Above & Opposite: M4 Motorway Signs and Electrical Maintenance Publicity Photographs (2013) Client: Costain
Above & Opposite: M4 Motorway Signs and Electrical Maintenance Publicity Photographs (2013) Client: Costain
Above Right & Opposite: Church Village By-Pass Progress Pictures (September 2008 - August 2010) Above Left: Porth Relief Road Progress Pictures (June 2005 - October 2007) Client: Costain/Rhondda Cynon Taf CBC
Above & Opposite: Ponygwaith Roundabout, Porth Relief Road (Western View), Rhondda Fach (June 2005 - October 2007) Over the page: Ponygwaith Roundabout, Porth Relief Road (Eastern View), Rhondda Fach (June 2005 - October 2007) Client: Costain/Rhondda Cynon Taf CBC
Above: Then First Minister of Wales Rhodri Morgan on the site of the Construction of the Rheola Bridge in Porth, Porth Relief Road (2006) Opposite: Guiding a beam into place on the Rheola Bridge in Porth, Porth Relief Road (2006) Client: Costain/Rhondda Cynon Taf CBC
Above & Opposite: Power Station Hill (Westbound View), Church Village By-Pass Progress Pictures (September 2008 - August 2010) Client: Costain/Rhondda Cynon Taf CBC
Above: Church Village By-Pass Community/Cycle Route Opposite: Church Village By-Pass (September 2008 - August 2010) Client: Costain/Rhondda Cynon Taf CBC
A465 nr Merthr Tydfil for Heads of the Valley Consortium Brochure Client: Welsh Government/Creative Design
All Photographs Š Darren Warner