The first project of the year. The brief for this project was very broad, with being given the word ‘Perform’ with this we have to accommodate a type of performance, a bar and a display into a building in Cardiff. The building is situated in the city centre on a small street filled with small restaurants and bars, and is currently a bar itself.
I decided to focus on the performance element first, as this is the driving scheme throughout. I had lots of thoughts, always trying to think of something that no one else would. I considered a human jukebox, or a busking venue, but I felt they were too obvious when thinking of the word ‘perform’. So I have decided to go slightly different and create a sushi restaurant. The performance would be chefs cooking the food in the space. Sushi completed my scheme as I can create a conveyer belt that will also be ‘performing’, so not only are the chefs performing but the building is too. The food itself can be the display along the conveyer belt. I can then add a bar to fit the theme.
My initial ideas are to keep the design simple and clean, its a small space and I don’t want the design to take away from the main element of the performance.
There is always an option in these briefs that we can go out and find a host building of our own. However, I like the building and the street it is in, I feel that a sushi restaurant would fit as the street is filled with other restaurants. I also like the challenge of fitting something that should be quiet spectacular into a small space.
I strongly believe that the environments that we live in profoundly affects us as individuals. Having a sense of comfort and belonging in a space can nurture us to have a healthy mindset and outlook on life. I am driven to make a difference and improve the lives of others through design, whilst simultaneously demonstrating the impact that our environment has on us. This ethos is applied to every design that I create.
My driving principle is to create a space that will change someone's life for the better, as well as being unique, inspiring, and captivating; something no one has seen before and will never forget. During any stage of the design process I allow myself to imagine how it would feel to be in the space that I am creating, and how I want it to feel for all the users of this space, but also how the clients wants it to feel. I try to express this emotion and feeling through my designs, to portray the space to the best possible standard. I have always been intrigued in how every individual feels differently when the confront a space and I want to utilise these feelings within my work.
My work aims to create something fascinating that will stand out, but also encourage an emotional response to an environment. The projects that I have been a part of have shown me that I am determined to create something profound and impactful that will change how we see our current environments; working as an individual or as part of a team. I believe that this year I have done this on a very small scale, this has only encouraged my passion to design.
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