Henry Moore Exhibition

This Summer I went to visit Houghton Hall to view the Henry Moore Exhibition that was placed around the grounds of the hall, containing some of his work inspired by the concept of nature and using materials like Bronze and Fibreglass. Here are the photos of some of Henry Moore's sculptures that were in the gardens surrounding Houghton Hall.

Mother and Child: Block Seat

Two Piece Reclining Figure: Cut

Large Reclining Figure

Three Piece Sculpture: Vertebrae

The Arch

London Trip - Shoreditch & Camden

This Summer I went to visit London for a few days. During that time, I went to explore Shoreditch and Camden. Here are some photos from my visit to those places and the interesting finds I came across.

Shoreditch

Dark Sugars Cocoa House

Brick Lane, Shoreditch

In Shoreditch, down Brick Lane, I came across this Cocoa House called "Dark Sugars". This place sells delicious hot chocolate, chocolate and ice-cream. The interior of this place intrigued me since it is based around the culture of where the chocolate is made and where the idea for this shop was developed from. The shop may look basic, but the use of wooden table tops and dark walls create a rustic atmosphere, enticing people to come into the shop for a delicious treat. I can confirm that the hot chocolate was very good!

Camden

King's Cross Station

On my way back, I stopped through King's Cross Station. I really like the architecture created in the station, turning an ordinary train station into a piece of impressive architecture. I like how the structure allows the lighting to come through into the station, making the overall interior much more spacious therefore allowing the travellers coming through the station not feel as enclosed.

The Pavilion Project

As a part of my second term at De Montfort University, we were set the task to design and create a Summer Pavilion located in the Castle Gardens in Leicester. I decided to base my pavilion around the activity of butterflies and use the pavilion to attract butterflies but also all age groups of people. After several weeks of development I created a pavilion called "The Papillion", a name inspired by the French word for "butterfly", "Papillion" and the word "pavilion" combined together. The pavilion was based around the shape of a caterpillar and then is filled with plants to attract butterflies and activities to attract families.

Presentation Boards displaying the concept of The Papillion

Handmade model of the pavilion, scale 1:50

Visuals using a handmade model and then edited in Photoshop

Hamburg DMU Global Trip

Last week I went on a trip to Hamburg which was organised by the DMU Global team at my university. We got the chance to freely explore Hamburg for the week and see its famous landmarks. Here are some photos from the trip.

Protest in the streets leading up the city centre

Hamburg Train Station

Poggenmühlen-Brücke

The Harbour

Elbphilharmonie Laeiszhalle Hamburg

Japanese Gardens in the Planten Un Blomen 

Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe

Canteen from the Former Headquarters of the Spiegel Publishing House