Zar Zar Bizarre- Newcastle

The chaotic yet vibrant interior of Newcastle buffet restaurant 'Zar Zar bizarre' is trying to combine the variety of cultures that it served through its food. Signage, props and graphics illustrate the various food stations whist creating a city like appearance with its high ceilings and neon signage. It sets the tone for the restaurant which is fairly fast paced and lively when fully filled with customers. 

Festival Light displays- Boardmasters 2015

One feature that made my first festival experience so magical and exciting was the festival lighting and props based around the main arena. With over scaled flowers that lit up the space over head and suspended wording framed by the black night sky, the lighting worked particularly well in creating certain moods throughout the different stage areas. 

Soft lighting and warm colours were used around the indie stage, whilst the displays became brighter and harsher towards the dance tent and main stage. 

Interiors made from the natural landscape

This clip from 'Grand Designs' demonstrates how new environments and spaces can be created from the ones that already exist, and have done for thousands of years. Celebrating the advantages of modern day equipment, one man set himself the task of moulding a home out of a cave, which consisted of a vast amount of drilling...

Reusing architecture to create new buildings

 

Recently I have noticed an increase of new buildings reusing the facade of what was originally in its place. For example on Oxford Street in London, a new set of modern apartments are being constructed behind a preserved front piece, combining the old with the new. Similarly, the same is happening in the photos above with a building in Newcastle Upon Tyne. This will mainly be because of the architecture being grade 1 listed and so planning permission will not be granted to tear the entire site down. 

Cineworld refurbishment- Milton Keynes

The Milton Keynes Cineworld has recently been refurbished, with some extremely dramatic changes to the overall look. With its striking, futuristic appearance, customers are transported to movie land as soon as the enter the lobby. 

Large, acrylic pieces overhang the entrance way, adding a sense of shape and form to the building despite its heavy use of straight lines and flat surfaces. The large instalment is viewable from the floor below as a result of its great scale and vivid colour, enticing new customers into an exciting world. 

Large, stretched panoramic screens wrap around the lobby area of the cinema, framing the giant illuminated star in the centre of the ceiling. In many ways, the installation allows the ceiling to appear extremely tall with its dark colour contrasting against the red. The interior is heavily dependant on lighting and signage in order to relate back to the context of cinema and the moving picture glamour. 

'RE:NEW_ALL'

John Lewis on Oxford Street have created feature walls to illustrate different floor levels with 3 dimensional pieces wrapping around the entrance to each new department (once stoping off of the elevator). They are bright and refreshing, suiting the stores new motto: 'RE:NEW_ALL', the high street company is clearly celebrating spring early this year through their interiors. 

Retail Project Renderings

Below are the final renderings for my first major design project. The given brand was furniture company Moooi, and the products were to be displayed within Newcastle store Reiss (located next to Monument). I feel as a first task using photoshop to create renderings for presentation boards, my attempts were successful, clearly demonstrating my concept and idea for store layout. I have already learnt a great deal from the task, and my feedback will be put to good use in my leisure project (semester 2). 

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