Sketches

Some of my earliest sketches involved an exploration into site location and massing, and the possibilities for arrangement if I was to have a suspended pod. I had decided early on that I needed a pavillion located on the ground for access and services. This first sketch is one from a series which looked at massing and restriction of flow through the wharves.
I then moved onto looking at structural integration with the bridge. At first this was a very direct and literal concept - by sketching the frame/structure of the suspended pod as taking the angle of the bridge and being encased by steel beams. I liked the notion that the structure could become like a rib cage or skeleton however, this approach was a little too literal and copied the bridge too closely. I am currently making the connection more subtle.