DAY 8 - MODELLING PROPOSALS
A productive day building on Tuesday's development of concepts and designs ahead of the final presentation with our collaborator. Groups have begun modelling their designs through a range of mediums and programmes, aided by design and software tutorials throughout the day.
Posted 4 Apr 2019 10:39
DAY 5 - FURTHER ANALYSIS OF FINDINGS
Further analysis of the site findings, followed by group discussions which aimed to open up a dialogue as a group, ahead of next weeks design workshops.
Posted 1 Apr 2019 19:14
ANALYSIS - HUMAN ACTIVITY & HISTORY
The Human Activity /Site History research group exploring user groups and potential influences to consider for their own designs.
Areas such as materiality were explored to gain an understanding of the site context as a whole, while user profiles were also established by focusing on remnants and current inhabitants.
Posted 1 Apr 2019 18:07
DAY 4 - SITE FINDINGS WORKSHOP
Following Tuesday's site visit and Wednesday data collecting session, this day was focused on drawing conclusions from the information found as a collective.
Groups began exploring the site further, expressed through analysis of potential toposcope locations, with analysis ranging from studies of the valleys contours and landscape profile, to more focused research such as different types of vegetation and trees within the area.
Posted 1 Apr 2019 17:35
FOCUS GROUPS
The team has been split into a range of different focused reach groups, to provide a wider scope of the site as a whole, which will act as an informative base ahead of the design process.
The following groups will explore:
1.Materials and plants
2.Human activity/Site history
3.Remnants and weathering
4.Landscape and views
Posted 25 Mar 2019 18:23
KEY SKILLS
During the event weeks, the team will have an opportunity to develop and learn a range of skills.
Photography – Cameras provided, along with focused tutorials and exercises on how to use them
Research - Key elements, where to look & what to use how to present
Design - Sketchup, Hand drawn, Photoshop, Illustrator
Presentation - Indesign, Photoshop Illustrator, Verbal presentations
Posted 19 Mar 2019 15:52
INITIAL SITE VISIT
Our initial visit to the site, situated on Winter Hill , which lies on the border of the boroughs of Chorley, Blackburn with Darwen and Bolton, in North West England.
Posted 29 Jan 2019 16:22
