Sunday, 11 August 2019

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.





Saturday, 10 August 2019

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