Drawings / Process
The new wing finally revealed.<br><i>Builder: Symm</i>
...and the whole begins to emerge.<br><i>Builder: Symm</i>
A few minutes sketching.
...months later becomes exquisitely made cabinetry.<br><i>Cabinetmaking: Symm</i>
The impedimenta are cut away to permit a new form and generous space to emerge, and a new 'cantilevered' stone stair is anchored in.<br><i>Builder: Symm/APS Masonry</i>
...and is finally able to display the great craftsmanship in its completion.<br><i>Builder: Symm/APS Masonry</i> The column is supporting the steel and the roof.<br><i>Builder: Symm/APS Masonry</i> ...but eventually seems to become merely part of the decoration.<br><i>Builder: Symm/APS Masonry</i> A unique and personal carved fireplace.<br><i>Makers: Davidson Masonry</i>
The concept plan has to be made coherent.
A lerger, competition-winning scheme, developed to final presentation.
The plan and elevations evolve simultaneously in ever greater detail.
...until the materials and nature of construction, junctions and colour, down to the rainwater disposal and glazing design are all addressed.

 

 

 

 
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Many months, sometimes a few years, pass between the concept sketch and the finished building.

Watching this evolve is often the most fascinating aspect of a project that most people only embark upon once in their lives.

Building well is a long and patient journey

Concept to object

Development of the idea

An ever narrowing focus

Structure and construction

Robert Franklin Drawings and Process