Eva Jirinca

Eva Jirinca is an Czech Architect and designer working in London and Prague. She loves attention to detail and working in a modern style. I was recommended to look at her for her use of geometric Shapes and suspending designs. I also wanted to look at her work to see what materials she likes to use most.

I really liked this design of hers, for the use of geometric shapes and materials she used, which I wanted to look into further.

This is the culture centre in the City of Zlin and was developed as a multi purpose performance centre. the building was designed with the use of sound involved  creating a separate circular auditorium to keep distracting sound out of the way.

I love the shapes that she incorporates in this design, including curves, circles as well as triangles on the roof. the roof is the most fabulous part of the design as it is like a jigsaw puzzle, everything just connecting by a scaffolding type of structure with bits missing. The triangles then reflect the light and emphasise the shapes. 

i also love the materials she uses including glass and stainless steel, this really does show a modern look to it and a contemporary simple design is usually the most impressive in my opinion.

I was intrigued at this design because of the entrance to it not the whole building. I wanted to see how she used suspended and supporting poles and how to en-corporate a geometric shape at the same time. 

This is the Kimberlin Library Extension De Monfort university in Leicester. it was created to provide a clean flexible space for students to study. 'She used glass so the use of transparency material would create a light and airy atmosphere for computer facilities and general circulation'

I however am just interested in the entrance above. i love how the structure of the entrance can be seen clearly like a scaffolding design. it shows people how  design is actually made to make them appreciate it more. the structure holds alot of angles and straight lines crossing over each other creating lots of geometric shapes that supports my cave ideas of geometric design. 

i love the use of a canopy roof as well , this is a good idea for my exhibition detail design. i can relate my designs to Evas work. I think she could have used more of the entrances design a bit more throughout the whole extension she designed though.

Eva has been part of some great designs and even for places that i have been to myself when i didn't even know she had designed them. I love putting names to designs I have actually seen in real life including this one , the Jewellery Exhibition in the V&A gallery , London. 

For more of Eva Jirinca practices designs go to this link: 

http://www.ejal.com/

Richard Rogers

http://www.richardrogers.co.uk/rshp_home

I had a look at Richard Rogers as my tutor recommended him for the way he has used suspension in his designs. I enjoyed looking him up as I'm always interested into looking at new architects and interior designers to increase my knowledge.

I chose to exhibit this design as it was intrigued with the giant yellow pillars that held up some of the floors as well as the roof. i was interested in what shapes he used and what colours he used to fit in with the rest of the building.

This is the Madrid Barajas Airport in Spain and the largest they have taken in the practice. ' the building design creates a repeating sequence of waves formed by vast wings of fabricated steel, supported on central trees'

I like how everything is repeated in the building all the way through like a theme. to me the building is very space like with the abstract shapes, white and bright yellow colours and circle details on the podiums in the picture above, it reminds me of a spaceship. 

id like to use the idea of repeating a shape all the way through the cave with colours or materials to stand out. 

i chose this design to exhibit because of the obvious use of structure being the main part of the design including suspended and supporting frames. the materials he has used as well also interest me. 

This is the Lloyd's building in the centre of London's financial district. the shape and size of buildings in this area are they're to impress clients as well as the actual company themselves. what's interesting about this building is that ' the room could expand or contract according to the needs of the market with a series of Galleries around a central space. So not only is the Architecture magnificent the interior works wonders as well. 

however I'm looking at the design of the exterior and the poles that act as supporters. These are the same material and colour of the whole building so they blend in, maybe I can think about using this in my cave design so everything blends together. i love how he has used a selection of curves/circles and squares in his design to create something pretty geometric in theme. An impressive building all in all and fits right in with the surroundings.

Suspended Treehouse

Another post on Suspended Architecture.



I loved the idea of this because tree-houses are becoming so much more popular these days as it brings a fun element to the idea of staying somewhere.
I was particularly interested in this as the suspended cables that attach the house to the tree (in a non damaging way) can support my idea of my cave design being able to withstand the pressure and weight of tourists.
the shape of the tree-house is interesting with its curved roof folding underneath the platform. its like the designers wanted to incorporate the look of natural forms so it could somehow blend in with the surroundings including the colours it uses.

this tree-house is a one bed villa with a composting toilet and an eco friendly shower, suitable for people to sleep in overnight. its called the E'terra Samara eco resort in Ontario , Canada holding several suspended tree-houses in the resort.
Would you stay here?

The Wreath of Remembrance

As I was researching into suspended architecture to support my suspended caves design I came across this. it doesn't really relate to my design but I had to record it somewhere as i thought its a fantastic design for the remembrance Day around the world.

located in San Francisco was one third of a project proposal in San Francisco including a remembrance walkway and reflecting pool to honour all the fallen heroes.
I love the idea of the suspended wreath as in the night it lights up and makes me think of all the good things that these heroes did. Makes me honour them even more but looking up to the sky. the position of it is powerful. it marks the scared ground of all the battlefields around the world. it portrays the idea of the heroes being angels, with the idea of the symbol a halo

a lovely idea for the best memories.

Peter Eisenman Architects

ive been researching into Geometric Design for my Structure Design in my Cave and  I was recommend to look at Peter Eisenman and Im very glad i did because his work is definitely known for his use of shapes and origami type design which i love.

In my research i came across this Link that is an interview with him about his designs and how it all comes from the drawings and I truly believe in this. Have a look

http://www.architectural-review.com/view/interviews/interview-peter-eisenman/8646893.article

His latest project is called the city of culture in north western Spain and it involves a big building with curving sides almost like ramps for people to walk up and the use of squares and curves in the whole theme of the building. this links to my cave design perfectly as these are the shapes i'm using too.

http://housevariety.blogspot.co.uk/2011/08/city-of-culture-by-eisenman-architects.html#.UY-dWbUp98E

 i love how the theme goes through the interior of the building as well as the exterior including the bookcases!
the shape creates a modern attraction for people to use and i would love to visit this myself when it is finished as i think its very impressive.
i also love the idea of walking down the middle of the building to view the spectacle from both sides.
What does everyone else think?