14 / 06 / 2012
Pavilion 2012Architecture, Diary, Review / Posted by Rich
This year’s Serpentine pavilion is excellent. Designed by Herzog & De Meuron and Ai Wei Wei the structure consists of a sunken pit lined with cork and topped with an almost circular pond. The design of the pit references the eleven other pavilions, showing the excavations and foundations of these previous buildings.
The effect creates a really comfortable place to sit. The seemingly haphazard layout creates an interesting space to explore and the cork makes it very tactile experience - you want to touch it and sit on it. It also has a dampening effect on the sound so it’s not too echoey.
Make sure you visit it before it ends on 14 October 2012.
07 / 08 / 2011
Big SteelArchitecture, Diary, Photography / Posted by Rich
I really like this huge steel frame that’s currently holding up the facade of a building along Nassau Street, London. As you can see on the Google Maps image everything behind it has been taken away. It’s a massive building site right in the centre of London, of which there seem to be quite a lot lately.
27 / 01 / 2011
Our Style… ProgressArchitecture, Diary, News / Posted by Rich
Designs for the scenography for ‘Our Style Is Legendary’ are progressing.
I’ve devised a small number of screens which are blank on one side and then have items of scenery on the other. The actors can manipulate the screens to create locations from the play, and different sized spaces - from open areas to smaller, intimate spaces right up close to the audience.
10 / 12 / 2009
Uninvited GuestArchitecture, Links / Posted by Rich
YouTube video which allegedly shows a woman living in the crawl-space of a New York apartment. I don’t know if this is real or not - lots of YouTubers are screaming fake. It’s pretty creepy though.
07 / 12 / 2009
The PalaceArchitecture, Diary, Photography / Posted by Rich
Some images from bonfire night at Alexandra Palace.
