Hospitalfields (Site Analysis)

After the mediator project we moved straight onto a design project, again situated at Hospitalfields. I felt that the first time we had gone there, we didn't really get a fair impression of the site as the weather was awful, so we picked a better day and went back to take more photographs and accurate measurements. Here is the site analysis which I put together after visiting Hospitalfields again. The light was far better, and I got some fantastic photo's of the shadows created by the imposing trees surrounding the site.

Mediator (Hospitalfields Trip)

For our first project back we went to Hospitalfields in Arbroath, which is about 15minutes drive away from Dundee. The purpose of this project was, as a group, to a produce an outcome which we felt was representative of the site itself. Hospitalfields has been passed down through many different families, and it is apparent in the building, which looks rather disjointed and really gives the viewer a sense of growth. The day we visited was a cold, dull day, and much of the parts of the site that I had looked forward to seeing, were dampened. Our senses overall were dampened, and it left nearly all of us coming away with a feeling of desolation and loneliness from the site. Below are a selection of some of the more interesting photographs I took at Hospitalfields. Another purpose of our visit was to get a feel for the surrounding area, as part of the site would be being used by us for our next design project.

Here is the Hospitalfields website for those interested in learning more about the area:
http://www.hospitalfield.org.uk/

Habitat Project

Various

This is an image from the very first project we did at the beach, it is a quick pencil drawing of the shelter we created.









Here are some of my drawings from my Inspiring Place project, which I scanned in a while back, but forgot to upload them to the blog. They follow in the same vein as the photographs, looking at the relationship between the Mecca Bingo and the Church.