About
Hi, I’m Dylan, an aspiring Architect. I’m based in Chorley, however, that doesn’t mean I want to stay based in Chorley… I want to travel and see new places, experience new things all the while creating a journey of my own that one day I can confidently tell people ‘That’s my story.’. I did a bit of research about what sort of thing I should talk about in an ‘artist biography’ as I hadn’t heard about it before and one thing that most sources mentioned is highlighting previous exhibitions, awards and significant projects. The only problem is that I don’t have any. I haven’t exhibited anything before, I haven’t won any awards relevant to my aspiring field of expertise, and I don’t have any significant projects under my belt yet but that’s because this is just the beginning of a new chapter in my life. The start of my journey to become an Architect. On a personal note, I enjoy socialising with friends, going mountain biking and exploring new places. I’m always up for a challenge, even if it involves something that I’ve never done before as in my opinion the best way to learn is to face a everything head on. Please feel free to contact me if you have any feedback about my work or opportunities for future development using my email below. Dbrether@hotmail.com Thank you for your time and I hope you enjoy my first ever exhibition.
Project overview
Foundation Year Projects
Over the course of the year, I have worked on 4 major projects. The first of which is a Caribbean Carnival ‘Masque’ inspired by John Hejduk. My inspiration was derived from John Hejduk’s ‘travelling performers’ masque as I could tie it to my hobby of mountain biking. Following my hobby led me to think about a design inspired by Mayan temples, which remind me of mountains. Initial designs came out great in my opinion, though they were a little bit too big for the site at Moor Park, Preston and a little dangerous for an activity for carnival attendees. My next train of thought led me to ramped buildings like those of Bjarke Ingles. And from there, my design fell into place as a kind of mountain shaped food hall with a ramp around it that can be used to address the people attending the carnival while they get refreshments inside. The second project pertained to the designing of a Doghouse, where the task was to design a house and paddock for a dog of our choosing, I chose a Shiba Inu which paired nicely with my chosen site of the Japanese Rock Garden in Avenham Park Preston. The purpose behind the design is so that a dog owner can leave their dog in the Doghouse to go shopping in Preston city centre and then retrieve their dog at the end of the day. Initially, I was looking at taking inspiration from ‘Dog Parks’ to make a fun and lively design, however, I soon got fixated on making a Japanese Garden inspired paddock after looking at their culture and traditional architecture style. And so, my first project was decided quite quickly. My third design is a Stilt House for a ‘client’ of our choosing to occupy. The client that I chose was an artist and therefore I wanted to design an unusual house that could help to provide inspiration to its inhabitant with the beautiful views looking out into Avenham Park. I started off with unusual shapes before deciding on a sand timer shaped design. From there, I started to think about window placement which led me to look at the sun path over Avenham Park. In a bid to make the house eco-friendlier, I thought about rainwater harvesting, solar panels and using natural light as much as possible without sacrificing privacy and comfort. I am especially chuffed about how it turned out. My final project entailed researching about exhibition methods, writing an essay about my findings and then designing a 1:20 plan of my own exhibition for this year's work.
Section showing the use of my 'Carnival Masque'.
Carnival Masque final model.
Dog house final model.
Stilt house final model aerial view.
Stilt house final model view from Avenham Park.
