HOUSE ON THE HILL

Tuscan, tuscan, tuscan... Here in South Africa the Tuscan design and style of domestic architecture has infested the residential and more so estate living environments. A proposal done for a client, myself and some collegues played with natural lighting, introducing warmth to this bulk bricked structure.

The featured spiral staircase, your classical styled surrounded by glass, opens all three levels to a burst of light. The exterior consists of stone cladding and columns, all more emphases on the tuscan characteristics.

CAMO KITCHEN

Screed floors, cool greys and brushed aluminium derailed by reconstituted veneer. Industrial, deconstructive refined through the 90 degree simplistic form of clean and straight.

A cold kitchen indeed, where warmth is to be created by the social and homely presence of its owner.

Given a clean area and tasked to create a kitchen, productive area, concludes to a design still left looking clean. Aimed at the client clean, sleek and simple, how much more can one strip the properties of material and introduce a living space raw to its lifestyle.

THREE SISTER'S TAPA'S CAFE'

'Three Sisters', a project close to the heart, a goal and aim to accomplish. Name inspired by my mother Merle, and her two sisters, Rubina and Ingrid, The history relates to the stories told of my great grand mother, and how she spend most of her time baking for a Jewish family in a bakery.

She had left files of recipes of the best baked goodies, all warm and soulfully comforting which until today are being baked for the my family in our homes.

Introducing warm timbers and bulks, for a more comforting environment, this playing with the psychology of the mind creating a comfort zone when introducing food.

horizontal timbers stacked along the walls adds a feature, with lighting washed along the wall creating a warm glow.

Linear lines are kept into play along the wall and ceiling bulk heads, the use of timber is prominent.

custom lazer cut pendant hanging lamps designed by 'Lutfiya Peer', break the brown and whites.

Order and structure are crucial in most interiors, from seating layout to the kitchen processes into getting food on to the table are what makes a business successful. Keeping simple or formal, in the way one designs can predict the mindset of those they want to lure.

Office design

Exhibition display - Gregor Jenkin

In essence designing an exhibition stand the first thought of mind is traffic, how does one control flow and create flow. Displaying local South African product designer Gregor Jenkins products we try to make it seem normal as if in use within its display area, creating comfort to the eye.

Access is introduced from all four corners, by walking in any direction we are able to view all products displayed. Raised on a low pedestal one can easily approach and interact with work displayed.

The concept of linear lines crossing at varied angles houses the products and more importantly the mindset of the viewer, by blocking off all external distractions. The red bold bulk heads and feature walls are mirrored on the floor pattern, in effect trying to create a opened cage, the kind of cage you want to be in.

Personally I portray exhibition design to be temporary rage of creativity, this a designer should not afraid to use open flare, a crazy taste to distract people from their surroundings and draw them into your world. This luring traffic and allowing the clients work to be a highlight.