Clients: Experiment One

Steinway & Sons

alignment, arrange, resolute

Revival Cycles
mechanism, rebirth, mellow








Heston Blumenthal
element, budding, illusory

C

This original photo to the right denotes one of the rebuilt buildings in the 9/11 Memorial in lower Manhattan opened on the 11th of September 2011, the ten year anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. I believe this to be beautiful because of the feeling and associated emotions that underlies this architecture. Following the losses of the 9/11 attacks, this emphasises the losses but also highlights regeneration and growth, remembering the loss however giving it renewal and an almost rebirth of sorts in it's design and positioning of the new World Trade Centre buildings. The architects Michael Arad and Pete Walker was a proposal chosen out of 5,201 entrants from 63 countries.

http://www.911memorial.org/faq-about-911

B

This, at this point in time, is what I would call a great piece of architecture. It is located in Kent in southeast England designed by architect Richard Hawkes. It is the first house in the country that has been certified for Passive House performance, utilising DuPont's Energain insulator panels helping to absorb heat and release as the temperature rises and drops outside. It also uses a  parabolic arc framing the house known as a Catalan vault, in which three layers of clay tiles have been lain, supporting itself completely. They also have used triple glazed windows and solar panels for all of their heating, in turn generating them not only enough energy and heating to support themselves but also enough to sell back to the grid, making it very eco-friendly and efficient to live in. 
For further information:
http://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/blogs/dept/green-building-news/architect-arch-and-passive-house-performance

A

This image depicts a part of a modular acoustic sound-shell that I designed last year. Using many of these adjacent to one another allows for a high quality sound being projected from an orchestra or performer without aid of amplification. It uses spring hinges, and bracket and pin systems in order to be opened and stored safely and moved with ease of the wheels at the back. The overhung top section is counter balanced with increased weight in the base of the frame making it safe for extended use.