VISITING THE HOST BUILDING SITES:
On the second day of this project, we visited all the host buildings go obtain a better understanding of the building’s characteristics and what surrounds the space. This gave me the opportunity to gain information that will help me with the development of my interior space and enabled me to see the factors which would help or hinder this development process. The first building we viewed was The Hayes (Miller and Carter Steak house); although I had walked past this building multiple times, I had never truly investigated the depth of both its exterior and interior design. As I had decided that this would be the building that I would base my project around I was constantly analysis space and its surroundings to ensure that I absorbed as much information about it as possible. Due to the fact that we visited the building before it had officially opened, we were not allowed inside, however, later on, that day I and a few other students interested in this building asked the manager if we could have a walk around whilst it was quiet.
This was extremely beneficial as it enabled me to see with my own eyes the infrastructure I would be working with and the opportunities and restrictions I could see at first glance. In addition, I was able to take photos of different sections of the building which would help me when completing the host building analysis for this space. One thing which I noticed about the building was that the interior was incredibly dark and there wasn’t much lighting anywhere; however, this worked quite nicely for a restaurant space. This was something which I would need to change when designing my interior space as it functions requires large amounts of natural light rather than industrial artificial lightning.
INTERIOR IMAGES OF THE HAYES:
SURROUNDING BUILDINGS:
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