Posts tagged Design
15-30 House
Our studio (from left Todd Henderson, Guy Edwards & Elizabeth Walsh) site visit to our first house commission which has nearly finished construction. I know we are biased but must say it is looking fantastic… can’t wait to see it completed.
Launceston Studio
busy day today, collaborating with Silvester Fuller at Cumulus Studio… tomorrow Oculus.
Where the Magic Happens?!
This image on Creative Innovation’s FaceBook site was too good not to repost. It describes the possibility of thinking outside ones normal boundaries… equally the circle labeled “Your Comfort Zone” could equally describe the “Extent of Your Experience”.
Something to think about?
Office Locations
Rocherlea, Football Club
This project involves the extension to existing facilities at Rocherlea Football Ground to provide the club with a new viewing area, clubroom and bar. In the words of the project architect Todd Henderson “The club bleeds yellow and black”. The design is currently going through the development approval process.
Mawson Update
Shot from site this morning… orange rail on and artificial surface panels arrived from the USA and ready to install.
Holy Guacamole
With a timeframe of 2months from inception to opening night, the fitout of this new mexican restaurant & bar became for us as much about finding an interesting graphic brand as it was an exercise in producing a cost effective joinery with a reduced the material palette. Super-graphic supplied by Nick Sheehy - http://showchicken.com/
Photos from the opening night… stay tuned for more to come!
Collaboration + Conversation
These diagrams illustrate different approaches to collaboration.
In 1984, George Orwell describes the best books as the ones that tell you what you already know. The first diagram (the original - sorry author unknown) illustrates this by pointing to the space between the two speech bubbles and appealing to our inherent sense of comfort when we find people who think the same way we do and share common ideas and goals.
We adapted the diagram to show the inverse senario also to illustrate those things that others know that we don’t and the ideas that we disagree. These are sometimes the most interesting because they challenge our thinking and take us in unexpected directions.
Both are important.
Sliced House - Work in Progress
Severely restricted by easements, set-backs, privacy requirements, and existing buildings on the site, this house was located to take advantage of the views of the Tamar River. A private, sheltered courtyard was created by removing a slice from the building which can act as an entry pavilion and bbq area.
In the same way architecture is more than just decoration on a building but the core idea from which a building must originate. Quote: Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
3 Capes Walking Huts
Cumulus Studio in conjunction with Jonathan Buist Architects recently were shortlisted in a open invite submission to design the 3 Capes Walking Huts for Parks and Wildlife.
The design, which consisted of two simple pavilions, focused on the unique experience these walks provide, the sense of community that can be developed through sheltering together, and the desire to create a series of spaces that could heighten the sense of place. These are a couple of images of the early form model. If you would like to know more about the proposal please contact us or email info@cumulus-studio.net.
We like this illustration of the design process by by Damien Newman, Central Office of Design. It sums up why we think that clouds are a good example of our design process in that they start ill defined, fuzzy and vague and through research, defining design issues and identifying desired outcomes the idea is refined and takes shape.
Four stages of collaboration:
Through working together, sharing ideas, and learning from others small ideas can form into really big ideas. Collective thinking = better thinking.
