What is the point of green space if you can’t get to it?

The Chalk Valley Vineyard. I’ve started my final year of my Professional Diploma in Architecture, so just before I take a second (and hopefully more successful) attempt at blogging my year of architecture school, I thought I would share some of the images from my final portfolio from last year. My scheme was heavily focused…

A Vertical Village: I like this moniker

I have just seen the phrase ‘Vertical Village’ and I think this moniker may be a little bit fantastic. So, naturally I googled it. Loads of wonderful images popped up and I have seen some elements that I want to test within my ‘Towers’. It begs the questions – how can you design high rise living feel…

Is this the colourful answer to my warehouse?

  I’ve been racking my brains about how this ‘Warehouse’ is going to be a successful part of my residential forms – whatever they are at the moment I am not too sure. I’ve been staring at the standard (ugly) type of modern industrial warehouse for weeks, hoping that maybe if I look at them for long…

The most beautiful but highly impractical stair

Is there anything more delightful to look at than a sectional axonometric drawing? Absolutely not. This is Gago House in Chile by Pezo von Ellrichshausen. I was slightly obsessed with the circulation core of this house last semester and the way in which each room opened off a petal of the spiral staircase. Oh it…