engineering some art

Over the last month I’ve been working on a new design after talking to architects and engineers. The walls I have in mind need to be reinforced to comply with building regulations. I redesigned a few walls so they will support the curved wall. We are also investigating which foundation to choose: a trench or raft foundation. Not only the end result but also the cost and ways of working by the contractor will decide which method we will use.

At the moment the drawings are at the engineers office, and Martin Hill will calculate different options, so I know what my options are. After talking to the constructor and seeing the budget I can draw a final plan.

Many thanks to David Gausden (architect) and Bruce Williams (artist) who gave me lots of tips and points to consider. It is a real challenge to materialise my ideas within the constrains of budget and regulations. But then again talking to others made me realise that this is always the case, no matter how big or small the project is… See the ‘network’ page for links to the websites of David and Bruce.