Art Exchange

3rd Year (Erasmus) design studio

External Perspective

View of gallery entrance

Concept Model

Coloured strings representing the various connections between intervention nodes

Elevation

1:300 South Elevation

Concept Map

Al-Dhaid road featuring a number of proposed artistic facilties

Residential Pod Detail

1:25 Detail Section

Concept Model

Coloured strings representing the various connections between intervention nodes

Plan

1:300 Site Plan

Concept Section

Section showing each artistic facility and the interaction between them

Section

1:300 Studio Section

Located in Sharjah, UAE, this project sets out to explore the studio themes of density and artistic industries. The initial part was a group project, defining a framework in which to work during the latter part. Our concept involved a number of interventions along the existing Al-Dhaid road, each with slightly differing functions, suited to the local physical and cultural context in an attempt to create an artistic culture and industrial network across the emirate. I then proceeded to develop a proposal for an artistic monastery to be sited within an existing industrial complex adjacent to the aforementioned road. This scheme utilised lightweight construction methods to intervene on the existing structures in a number of ways, creating residential, studio and gallery spaces. Note: This is a current project and still being further developed.