Growing Trees

These images are from my project "Ramillies Pedestrian Zone". This canopy demonstrates growing trees covering whole street, and providing a place of unwind for people away from busy streets. I hope I can find more appropriate shape for canopy until the final submission -this project is still on going!

Architectural Skin

A fantastic Danish book.
Bahamon, A/Perez, P/Campello, A. "analogien". DVA (2008)

Fashion and Architecture

It seems that the relationship between Fashion and Architecture is getting stronger in these days. Due to the development of structural engineering, buildings can be more radical and organic surface like wearing clothes. The exhibition "SKIN+BONES" at Somerset House focuses on the common points and the relationship between Fashion and Architecture; both clothing and building have the function of shelter, geometrical surface, structural skin, volume and identity, and so on. I am always inspired by Toyo Ito's works as they are well considered the character of surrounding environment. In my opinion. the difference between Fashion and Architecture is personality or publicity. Buildings need to be careful when choosing clothing, as they could made an enormous impact on the surroundings.

A place people want to visit

Fishpond Park located near my flat in surbiton is very popular among local residents. Why this park is so popular? Why this park makes me feel something special though it is just a small scale nature reserve between residences?
In the park, some persons were slept on the grass covered with wild flowers, and others playing around furniture made by woods from this reserve. Old trees created shadows for family including small children.
There are a sense of place.

Richard Rogers -From the House to the City

I went to Design Museum where the exhibition "Richard Rogers+Architects From the House to the City" is held. I had interest in his approaches to sustainability in relation to my extended essay, particularly the solution for rapid urbanisation which requires new forms of Housing. He came up with Industrialised Housing system can "quickly and flexibly accommodate growing population, while providing the environmental responsibility and levels of comfort". It seems that this design responds to the issues of 21st century and client demands briefly, still it is not enough as a substantial solution.

I also found a model showing layers of a city such as transport, energy, waste and sunlight. Great demonstration of analysis of city context.

Landscape and ownership

I read "Denatured Visions" as a reference for my extended essay.
I have read the book occasionally since last year, but I found that I have had a different perception each reading. This time, I focused on the relationship between landscape and ownership; being owned by the nobility, a landscape was a symbol of power. Merchants and lawyers created their own personal landscape like a picture. Farmers managed coppice woodland to have some products such as fuel and material for fences. So the relationship between contemporary landscapes and ownership should be..?

Gatton Park

Away from Kent downs, Gatton park is located at Surrey AONB, where North downs way go through. As 2 weeks had already passed since the field trip to Shrub's Wood, the side of footpath was coloured by a heavy growth of wild flowers; Bluebell, Buttercup, Forget-me-not, and Mustard.