Weekly Image Roundup

The Friday Roundup is changing to the Weekly Image Roundup.  I never seemed to be able to get the images up in time, and besides, I'm still finding great images on Friday that never make the cut.

So here we go...

This weeks pick.  My favourite is this water access to Jack Evans Boat Harbour, designed by ASPECT Studios.  Repeating patterns of concrete forms creating steps to the water.  Really nice.  Reminds me a little of the water access at False Creek Olympic Village in Vancouver.

And here's the rest of last week's for your visual interest!  First the directly related LA items.

Some contour forms from Denmark.

Great intricate paving pattern from a courtyard in Copenhagen.

Amazing bench by artist Alexandre Moronnoz in France.  He has another bench with is also pretty amazing here.

Next, the broader design range.  

Right, work by artist Dolan Geiman This cutout is a technique that can be easily used for signage features.  It reminds me of signing in the Mount Pleasant Square in Brampton, shown to the left, and below.  I'm thinking of different materials behind the cutout could really make things interesting.

And a few more.

And.

Many of the links this week were from World Landscape Architecture and Design Sponge.  Two of my sources for a lot of good stuff.

All images old and new are here.   Have a great week.

G.

Paving Patterns

I am very weak towards modern clean pavers.  Large grey pavers with long clean lines constantly draw me in.  However, I'm starting to open up to intricate paving patterns.  It make's me think of Laurie Olin's paving designs for his large plazas.

 Here's one from Seattle.  

And one from his newer projects, Simon and Helen Director Park in Portland.

I remember Olin explaining in a lecture how he found inspiration for these patterns from woven baskets in his office.  

I've been getting a lot of inspiration from other mediums that make me want to try paving like this.  I haven't decided if it could be considered dated or not.  Or maybe it's time for it to come back.  Or more likely it never went out of style.  It would be a great contrast to a simple modern paving scheme, using both in the same project.  Here are some of the images that make me think 'paving pattern'.  Maybe one day I will get the chance.

These three are from Design Sponge where I constantly see interesting stuff.

UPDATE


Found this amazing paving for a courtyard.  Very intricate paving.

Universal Design

I am a great believer in universal design.  The design principles for all design is the same.  Look for these in graphic design, furniture, industrial design, interior design, architecture and landscape architecture.  Know design.  Continue to learn design for your full career and look towards all creative industries for inspiration.  I try to follow this simple rule of mine.

Take the new EQ3 catalogue I was recently flipping through.  This couch drew my eye.

Along with the clean lines which is a person favourite, it made me think about proportions.  What works?  As always there's the golden rule of thirds that is a good one.  It's a quick sketch but here's a breakdown of the some of the lines that drew my eye.  

I'm not even going to touch the symmetry of the couch.  For another day.  But let's take those lines and transform them into something that landscape architects will design.  A bench.  Here's a quick sketch of a bench that I've seen around.  I've also seen this design as a coffee table.

 Clean lines broken down into thirds to make a clean good looking bench.  The bench could be even closer to the couch if the arms were pulled to edge and maybe a back was added.

Find these universal design principles everywhere.  It will make a difference in how you look at design.