By the Seaside
Pebble Experimentations
The curves and many different shapes of pebbles and rocks became a great inspiration for my work discovering different ways to enhance their beauty.
Found beach items used to explore pattern.
Experimenting with scale and repetition of shape. Considering positive and negative space.
Exploring layering to add depth and visual impact.
Stitching used to explore outlines.
Prints and Digital Experimenting
Pattern ideas developed on fabrics through traditional print making. Experimenting with colourways, and building layering to enhance detail and visual interest.
Textiles
with pebbles
I began by experimenting with basic lino-prints, I then developed them further by playing about with positive and negative space and through adding colour.
Lino printing, Mark Making and Experimenting
Experimenting with using different objects to create marks and shapes.
Using a palate knife to create thick textural marks.
Using mono prints to create thin lines with colour shining through Using fabrics and cardboard to create interesting textural marks that represent the qualities of shells and leaves.
I researched architecture with interesting shapes and curves, I took my inspiration and found everyday objects to experiment with their shadows and portraying the same shapes of the buildings through this.
Shadow Photography
Exploring with light and dark contrasting each other to create bold shadows
Architectural
Shadow Photography
LINES
Linear detail becomes columns and longer sections of buildings placed side by side.
Conceptual Architecture Inspired by
Shells
Working from photos of shells, and considering three-dimension, I developed abstract building ideas.
CURVES
SPIRALS
Developing the curves and creases into bold shapes that retain a natural organic feel.
Spiral divided into areas inspired by sections of the shell. A glass roof would allow the rooms to be viewed from each height increment.
Exterior Viewpoints
Here I thought about the materials of the exterior. For the walls I went with wood cladding as it is a very rustic material that can remind people of the beach through its texture and look.
Coastal Café
Brief:
To design a coastal café that has a warm atmosphere and is family friendly while still reflecting qualities of the seaside.
For the roof I chose to use corrugated metal. I chose this to help add to the atmosphere to this small quiet café. Different weather types will have different sounds off the metal which could be quite calming to many customers.
Interior
To keep within the brief, I created colour palettes that had warm and cozy atmospheres and used them in the interiors.
Coastal Café
I experimented with different entrances, I ended up choosing a side entrance with a small room before you enter the café so not to disturb customers and no draft of cold air is let in.
Interior Floorplans
In my final design I chose to have big windows with big French doors in the middle to allow an opening onto a decking and enhance the view.
Initial Sketching
Coastal Café Window Design Ideas
I wanted to emulate the sun shining through so created a design to cast ray-like shadows creating interesting patterns which will change as the strength of light changes throughout the day.
I wanted to explore the way the sun shining through windows can transform the mood and atmosphere within a space.
Creating Internal Shadows
3D Box Models
Paper Cut Stencil Mock-up