After a visit to the various museums and art galleries (11.10.10), I was inspired by the building activity I saw earlier that day. It was agreed in the last meeting we had that I would also take images of the two main buildings in town, which have used Portland stone.
I went to both the Town Hall and Civic Hall in Leeds city centre. I took a variety of images, looking particularly at the distinctive geometric architectural shapes, such as triangles, columns and the most apparent details. The reason for this is so that we as a group can analyse the separate shapes which make up these buildings with a view to construct shapes and concept designs for our product pitch. On top of this, I went to The Light Shopping centre as this is a much more contemporary structure, which has also used Portland stone in its construction. However, The Light has used it as cladding (decoration) in a small quantity, mixed with red brick. Plus, where there is what appears to be detail, it is a mere imitation and based loosely on building such as the Civic and Town Hall. This exercise was very valuable and I believe it will provide a great deal of information to work from.
I went to both the Town Hall and Civic Hall in Leeds city centre. I took a variety of images, looking particularly at the distinctive geometric architectural shapes, such as triangles, columns and the most apparent details. The reason for this is so that we as a group can analyse the separate shapes which make up these buildings with a view to construct shapes and concept designs for our product pitch. On top of this, I went to The Light Shopping centre as this is a much more contemporary structure, which has also used Portland stone in its construction. However, The Light has used it as cladding (decoration) in a small quantity, mixed with red brick. Plus, where there is what appears to be detail, it is a mere imitation and based loosely on building such as the Civic and Town Hall. This exercise was very valuable and I believe it will provide a great deal of information to work from.
So up to now, it has been established that not only are there similar products to what we propose to design, but also that they are in every case in the same context and are aimed to educate and inform. It is our objective to aim for a similar outcome, to be inspired by these products, but with a twist as they will be designed to be made out of Portland stone and set in the Tout Quarry. To tie it in with the 2012 Olympics, this activity can be placed either a short distance from the Weymouth Harbour,or in the Tout Quarry, along with other activities and sculptures. The advantage this product could have is that it is essentially a sculpture, which can be altered and changed.More images of the Light , the Civic and Town Hall can be found here:
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