My Favourite Interiors

I've been slacking on the blog posts whilst I've been enjoying not having a dissertation to write, but I'm getting myself back into blogging! Whilst researching my latest architecture & interior locations I've found some amazing places! Here are some..

Space

These are a few images I have taken for my latest project, temporarily named 'Space.' The project is about viewing this estate as a Utopia, seeing it as it was meant to be seen. 

Flip Dujardin's Impossible Architecture

Belgian photographer Flip Duhardin exhibits his latest photo series, "Architectures Imaginaires" in San Franciscos's Highlight Gallery, March 19th. Originally a standard architectural photographer he became bored with the all too ordinary, all too-real structures. I've looked into Duhardin's work because similarly to mine (coming soon) he distorts architecture and plays with the audience. Sometimes the manipulation is hard to decipher, sometimes it is blatantly obvious.
'Adding shadows, that's the main trick,' Dujardin told ELLE Decor. 'The building becomes real if the shadows are well done.'
Below are a few images from the project.

Barbican Estate

The Barbican Arts Centre hosts architectural tours for itself and the estate, I went on a tour just before Christmas hoping to broaden my knowledge of the incredible area and understand further the subject of Brutalism. The Barbican estate was built post-war, on 35-acres of bombed land. Chamberlin, Powell and Bon were architects known for their huge ambitions and often got carried away re-designing towns instead of just a few buildings - hence why the Barbican Estate is such a large landmark, and not just for residents, its walkways are predominantly public. Contrary to belief, the estate can go un-noticed. Just before emerging out of the Barbican underground there are stairs which lead you up onto one of its many walkways – for it is built above street level. Walking around the estate you notice you are always looking inwards at it, this is one of the key elements of design built for privacy and to evoke a community feel. Walkways are mostly concealed by the outside wall except for the fortress like arrow slit windows, the other wall left completely as a balcony to keep yours looking in. Fortress and Castle references feature throughout the estate, the tops of the towers have a fortress outline and shape to them. I could get carried away talking about this place, but I wont. The tour was thoroughly enjoyable and I would 100% recommend it! 

Karen Inderbitzen Editorial

In this editorial Karen Inderbitzen shoots Rag Simons s/s 2013 menswear collection, for Black Magazine. I loved reading the credits to find a female wearing menswear. The poses aren’t too stretched or far-fetched for a fashion shoot which is what I prefer, they mirror surroundings and engage in the environment and buildings, even just standing straight creates a line which runs parallel to elements within the image. The clothes are very structured, with sharp lines and mostly block colours, this helps them to stand out against the concrete environment. 

Shadows. An Urban Fashion Story.

MINI SHOOT. I wanted to have a play at shooting an architectural inspired story, a test shoot to help narrow down my ideas for my final project at uni. My model PARRIS and I styled the shoot together keeping mainly to one outfit and just alternating the layers underneath. Keeping the styling quite similar for the shoot helped to create and keep a narrative throughout the different locations. 

I was really interested in having my model engage with the different shapes and lines of the architecture around her, we also played with the light and strong shadows made by the structures to help emphasise their strength. 

http://www.hayleynashphotography.co.uk/

 

Brutalism

I’ve been researching architecture for my Final Major Project at uni. I have been looking at tower blocks, flats and oppressive buildings and I came across Brutalist architecture.
Brutalism is a type of architecture that came out of the modernist movement, this specific type prevailed between the 1950's - 1970-s.  It's hard to see past the dull concrete, blockish appearance, but when you do these buildings are quite impressive. Here are some examples... 

Brunel Uni,  London (above) features in A Clockwork Orange – which happens to be the subject of my dissertation. This location as well as the second below are included in the Top 10 Brutalist attractions in London. 

Alexandra Road Estate

Habitat 67/Habitat is a housing complex in Canada.