Kimberley Riley

Interior Design
Inspirational Images

My blog is my research for projects, so may be very random captions but it allows me to remember what I collected that image for.
Honours Project is all the dance related material.
A creative way to draw architechture Chicago Expo High rise/ Speculating on Cultures at the Edge of Destruction. Mary Alejandra Alvarez 

A creative way to draw architechture


Chicago Expo High rise/ Speculating on Cultures at the Edge of Destruction.

Mary Alejandra Alvarez 

(Source: drawingarchitecture)

Rendered Section. Shows the space in full and also the way the light is cast on the dancers.

Rendered Section.

Shows the space in full and also the way the light is cast on the dancers.

Photoshopped image of the lobby using my model. This image shows privacy. The angular shaped walls provides areas of privacy. 

Photoshopped image of the lobby using my model.

This image shows privacy. The angular shaped walls provides areas of privacy. 

Couple of sketchs

Natural light is key in this project. It is essential that dancers have natural light. These sketches show the natural light cast from the windows. They also show the complicated roof design with skylights that face south. This will bring extra light into the studios.

Model

This model helped me get to grips with the space. It also helped with the detail of how the new internal walls meet the original walls and also how to make the most of the architecturally beautiful windows.

Crit Boards

These are the boards for the crit on Feb 3rd. At this point I knew I wanted to do a dance studio but I was still looking at the design and how I would fit the privacy / mystery aspect in to my design.

I liked the idea of public and private sections within the building and also I wanted public to get the sense of movement but not actually see the dancers moving.

Narrative / Essence My narrative came from the fact that I couldn’t see inside the building. The windows aren’t on street level nor are they transparent. I found a place where i could look inside the building (see image above) This created the narrative for my project. Privacy Mystery

Narrative / Essence

My narrative came from the fact that I couldn’t see inside the building. The windows aren’t on street level nor are they transparent.

I found a place where i could look inside the building (see image above)

This created the narrative for my project.

Privacy

Mystery

Initial sketches

Initial sketches

First concept

First concept

London Visit on 19/02/12

Booked a visit to London to visit the Siobhan Davies Dance Studios and also the Laban Studios.

Research

Siobhan Davies Dance Studio

Sarah Wigglesworth Architects

Research

Dance Base Edinburgh - Photographs of studio

Initial sketches and thoughts:- creating a privacy barrier for visitors so dancers can practice in private. This privacy barrier will be located on the mezzanine level and will have small translucent openings so the public can see the silhouettes of the dancers. Its enough to just see the movement of dance.