I have spent the last few weeks co-ordinating my space planning.
These are the trades I need to allow for:
- Wedding Co-ordinators
- Dress-makers
- Hair-stylist
- Beautician
- Florist
- Chef
- Baker
I have found that each trade is extremely intricate and requires very specific needs. Which makes it all the more interesting!
The proximities of the trades and the orientation within the plan has been solved - after many tries!
This is the layout I created for the presentation.
My feedback was eye-opening - I will be removing all the interior walls, except for those bordering the courtyard and the external walls. This will allow me to open up the space and in-turn dissolve the barrier between the trades.
The following presentation will focus on 3D conceptual sketches of design ideas....very excited to start this!
So, I spent the latter part of the morning scanning in 33 original hand drawings - belonging to The PE Club. The oldest plans I managed to source date back to 1904.
The drawing details are just breath-taking! I have digitally copied all the drawings, so if anyone needs them in the future, give me a shout!
I must say thank you to Total Print + Copy for scanning as many as the machine would allow, before "the ghosts of the architects" effected the machine and Jacqui at Data Centre for scanning the balance.
I wish that I could post all the hand drawn details but I have a feeling that would be considered plagiarism....so you will have to have find them in my treatise ;)
Just to keep you up-to-date, on Friday I presented my findings of the selected site - The PE Club.
It seems that the Heritage listing Grade 3A indicates a building of high significance. This means that very little can be done to the site, so the proposed design must be sympathetic to the historical features of The Club.
Now that the Design section has covered the as-built findings, this musty be captured in my treatise document. So that means looooots of writing!
So, Friday we spent the day exploring one another's chosen sites. No one can complain that finding unchartered spaces isn't exciting but 32 degrees, wearing all black with melting make-up isn't something to laugh about.
As it stands, our list of buildings includes:
1. Kristy // Yacht Club // breath-taking ocean views
2. Paula // Hunters Taxidermy // not for the faint-hearted!
3. MEE! PE Club // majestic and proud
4. Deone // 39 on Church // walmer heritage
5. Megan // The Hub // so much potential!
6. Marc // The Lighthouse // can't wait to see how the space is used!
And Anze's is a medical space, so understandably we weren't able to do a walk-through.
Now that all our sites have been approved, the research can begin.....and hours and hours of measuring up!
Hi! It's me - Andrea.
I'm a practicing Interior Designer who has decided to go back to uni to do a further year of studies! This blog will document my adventure and I'll most likely be spilling the beans of my mind onto paper...
Here's to a sharp pencil and a weird little mind!
