The Chase High School Hair and Beauty Salon was my first commercial salon project and I absolutley loved it so I will be on the look out for any further opportunties of this ilk. The client wanted the Salon to function an appear as a professional salon with the 6th Form Training elemement happening in the background. We used a neutral palette of colours with a range of textured and gloss finishes to keep it interesting and add a bit of glamour.
Greenfields Housing projects involved the refurbishment of two existing properties to provide new luxury accommodation for a range of clients. This project involved some specail care elements within the scheme including provisions in the colour scheme to help residents with dementia. All the residents are back in now and very happy with their new home, even if they have moved all the furniture around to accommodate a pool table in the conservatory... sigh! The client was extremely complimentary towards the interiors and we hope to take on another 2 of these refurbishments in 2012
This project was the refurbishment of an old Victorian School now used as a community college in Southend. The college brief was to modernise the image of the building to match the new and modern approaches to education.
The building suffered from poor natural lighting and terrible acoustics. I focused the scheme on these two key issues and used reflective surfaces and finishes and some clever lighting gadgets to maximise the light in the dark interior and reflect it off all available surfaces. We used white throughout to brighten the interior and provide a clean background to artwork displays.
To retain the existing high ceilings and archways in the circulation we used curved acoustic panels which add an interesting focus in the simple space and create illusions of light and shadow.
The feature colour was introduced along the reception desk in a reflective material and lit to draw people to the desk upon entering the building and to use the light wherever we could to make the space more inviting. We had excellent feedback from the client on this project.
Little Darwins... My first ever new build!
I love it!
This project involved the conversion of a dingy hall into a stunning wedding venue... if I do say so myself. http://www.castlepoint.gov.uk/main.cfm?MenuId=11962
Sketch scheme for a new customer service hub in the heart of Colchester... I am waiting on this one going ahead as I think it will make an excellent scheme.
This was a refurbishment of Periwinkle cottage in Aldeburgh, we integrated a seaside theme into the decor but used an injection of feature colours to warm it up... I would write more but I will do a more detailed post on this later. Incidentally if you would like to rent it you can contact the agent here http://www.bestofsuffolk.co.uk/periwinkle.asp
