Sir Geoffrey Jellicoe

This photograph is taken from the Gardens at Shute House, one of Jellicoe's final projects before his death, and shows a pond which is a diversion from the River Nadder. The water flows between a series of pools, canals and waterfalls which travel through the gardens, creating a tranquil atmosphere. I personally enjoy how the water reflects the beautiful foliage, creating an enclosed feel to this particular area of the garden, as well as the curved edge to the water feature, leading the visitor along it into the more open space in the distance.

Roberto Burle Marx

 

Despite being built after Roberto Burle Marx's death, I think his influence is apparent in the design of this section of the garden at Montero. I find the flowing water features to add a peaceful dynamism to the landscape which is complemented by the simplicity of the bridge and path which travels over the water. The planting gives the impression of a tropical paradise, sheltered from the outside world and thriving with life.

Understanding One Point Perspective

 

Acrylic paintings - playing with bold colours

 

Watercolour tree representation ideas

 

A sheet to practice writing size and styles, keys, scale bars and north bars

 

Axonometric of a set of steps

 

Pencil sketch of a modern building

 

Drawing using human scale and perspective

 

Colour Palette & Textures - Colouring Pencil

 

Doodles - Urban Tree

 

Doodles - People

 

Doodles - Trees

 

Doodles - Herbs

 

Design Thinking Task - Design Projects 2.

 

Colour-filling task using photoshop - including use of layers, the pixelate tool, different brush tools, and bucket fill of solid colour and patterns.

Additional image using the night-mode effects with eraser tool to show lights.

Contextual Colour Task for Design Projects 2.

 Image One - Pixelated picture from my front door of a shared patio area.

Image Two - Pixelated image of The Temple Bar in Dublin.

Image Three- Pixelated image of a person in Finland with sun shining through a tree.

Design Project 2 - Photoshop night-time scenes.

Scene One - First attempt at creating a night-time scene. Spotlights coming from the trees and pavilion.

Scene Two - Lights coming from pavilion and fountain as well as along the floor path and fairy-lights on a tree.

 

Autocad Construction Design for Digital Communication Module.

 

Quick design idea task done in class considering layout and functional relationships.

Design 1 - Design assumptions included having the garage inside the house and summer house at the bottom of the garden. Unusually I positioned the pond next to the decking as I thought this would be a nice feature.

Design 2 - For this design I assumed the lake would be better at the lowest part of the site and that there must be access to all buildings. Having made this design, class discussions brought light to other ideas such as putting the parking underground.

Design 3 - For this design I assumed the biking would work best on the hill as mountain biking uses gradients for slopes. I also thought two parking sites were needed, one for people camping and one for other visitors. I also assumed the site was covered in British coniferous forest and so would be felled for buildings and the campsite. On reflection the amphitheatre should have been on the summer trail as a summer activity.

Design 4 - For this design I assumed the site was a British city park. I linked the play park, the toilets and the cafe as they have functional relationships. I also linked the grand lawn and the tennis courts as I thought the lawn (on the flatter area) as the lawn could be used for people playing games in the summer and to sit and watch people play tennis on. I also felt the wooded area would be good on the hill as it creates a more interesting walk for people seeking a more challenging trail. I additionally felt that the cafe should link onto the show gardens as they are a key attraction and this could lead customers into the cafe before or after their viewing of the gardens. However after class discussions I would consider having the hill cleared for viewing of the site. Also the play area could have been closer to the cafe so children could play while adults eat, and should have been South facing. Finally the entrance to the site could have been a forested area to create impact and drama when entering and exiting.

Quick Skills Task for Design Projects 2.

Isometric sketchup garden.

Axonometric sketchup garden.

Eye level sketchup sketch 1.

Eye level sketchup sketch 2.

Eye level sketchup sketch 3.

Isometric trace of sketchup garden.

Axonometric trace of sketchup garden.

Eye level trace of sketchup sketch 1.

Eye level trace of sketchup sketch 2.

Eye level trace of sketchup sketch 3.

Isometric trace scanned into photoshop and colour-filled.

Axonometric trace scanned into photoshop and colour-filled.

Scanned in and colour-filled trace of eye level sketch 1.

Scanned in and colour-filled trace of eye level sketch 2.

Scanned in and colour-filled trace of eye level sketch 3.