FIRST YEAR INTERIOR DESIGN (2018)
PAVILION FOR SELF
ROCKHAMPTON, QLD
PROJECT BRIEF
For this project you are to embark on a series of making explorations which focus on questions about who you are, how you see the world, how you are sensed from the outside and how you sense within. These series of explorations form a process of design, whereby you are to develop and build upon design ideas weekly to arrive at the final goal, the design for a ‘Pavilion for Self’.
The Pavilion for Self must also be:
1. A reflection of you – inside and out.
2. Temporary.
3. Form a sense of enclosure, but not necessarily fully enclosed.
4. Big enough to gather with 1 or 2 other guests.
5. Relate to its surroundings (chosen by you).
Depending upon your reflection of self, during the design process you may delve into themes such as new and old, timely and timeless, fragility and stability, openness and enclosure, riskiness and safety, intimacy and exposure, comfort and criticality, homeliness and the uncanny. While the pavilion is temporary it should relate to its surroundings, and acknowledge this relationship through materials, scale, form, texture and views.
PROJECT CONCEPT
In my pavilion for self, I wanted to create a space in which I could feel safe and protected when I feel anxious and stressed. My pavilion is to be located in the back yard of my family home, positioned next to a large, old tree that has without storms and cyclones for almost 50 years. This tree is part of larger, rainforest-style garden, in which my Mother has been caring for, for the last 20 years. To me this location represents stability and the feeling of being grounded. My pavilion is to be attached to one of the larger tree branches, to take support from its mighty structure.
The jagged edges seen on this pavilion represent how I feel when suffering from anxiety. Once inside, the edges are clean and rounded, promoting a sense of calm and restful. From a far, an onlooker could not see into the structure, through the wooden panelling, however when inside and up close, one can still see out.
When entering the space at ground level, the panels must be pulled apart to enter. The sounds of these gently knocking together like wind chimes, is the first sense of transitioning from outside to inside. Once inside, a ramp leads down and around to a lower level, set into the ground, further elongating the transitional space, calming you as you enter. Once in the lower level, you feel completely enveloped by environment around you. The organic wooden material chosen blends seamlessly into its surroundings, and over time will merge into one, as the developed plants grow through, up and around the pavilion.
