MUD STUDIO|ACADEMIC PROJECTS:

WITH MUD STUDIO BEING A NEW PARCTICE, THE MAIN BULK OF WORK IN OUR PORTFOLIO IS ACADEMIC WORK. AS STUDENTS, WE’RE GIVEN A NUMBER OF PROJECTS TO COMPLETE THROUGHOUT THE ACADEMIC YEAR. THESE PROJECTS COVER A VERIETY OF DISCIPLINES IN THE FIELD OF URBAN DESIGN.

THE MAJORITY OF THE PROJECTS FEATURED IN THIS PORTFOLIO ARE FROM VARIOUS ACADEMIC PROJECTS AND REFLECT OUR ABILITY TO DRAW, MODEL AND CREATE ARCHITECTURAL FORM. AS WELL AS OUR ABILITY TO TACKLE COMPLEX DESIGN ISSUES/PROBLEMS WITH STYLE AND SUBSTANCE.

A WIDE RANGE OF ISSUES ARE ADDRESSED IN EACH PROJECT SHOWN IN OUR PORTFOLIO. SOME OF THE ISSUES INCLUDE, CARBON NEUTRALITY, FLOODING, HABITAT ANALYSIS/CONSERVATION AND PLANTING PLANS/SCHEDULES, TO MENTION A FEW.

CARBON NEUTRALONE OF OUR FIRST PROJECTS OF SECOND SEMESTER WAS THE PROJECT BRIEF ‘CARBON NEUTRAL’. THE BRIEF REQUIRED US TO CREATE A BIO DIVERSE NATURE RESERVE BY USING OUR KNOWLEDGE OF VEGETATION AND PLANTING SCHEDULES. WE WERE ALSO REQUIRED TO CREATE A VISITORS CENTRE WHICH CONSISTS OF STRONG ARCHITECTURAL FORM AND IS ALSO CARBON NEUTRAL, PUSHING THE IDEA OF OFF-GRID LIVING.

IMAGE ILLUSTRATING HOW THE THREE LAYERS WORK WITH EACH OTHER.

IMAGE ILLUSTRATING THE THREE LAYERS AS A FINAL PLAN.

LAYERS: FOR THIS PROJECT WE CHOSE TO USE A SERIES OF LAYERS TO INDICATE HOW THE PLAN WOULD ACTUALLY WORK AND HOW THE LAND FORM WOULD FEEL. THE LAYERS SHOW THE BASE PLAN WITH A KEY, THE PLANTING PLAN/VEGETATION STRCTURE AND FINALLY THE CONTOURS THAT LAY OVER THE TOP.