I want to create environments that transport, transform, and give users the opportunity to activate their imagination through the visualisation of new worlds. The areas of interior design that provide a path to my type of worldbuilding are temporary, immersive, and experiential, leading to a focus on scenography, pop-up shops, and art exhibitions.

The aim of my final project is to rebuild connection through the act of placemaking, designing a venue for presenting installation art and intimate theatrical performances in the neglected Trowse Pumping Station 1909 Engine Room in Norwich. The broken and decay, the growth and the overgrowth represent a new opportunity to reinvent the continuous interior through adaptive reuse and repurposing/recycling materials on-site, highlighting the impact of rejoining the imperfect, reflecting the human condition, and allowing for moments of empathy. Kinetic art/architecture were an influence, aligning the ideas of progress/potential and movement.

Rendered Exploded Axonometric Drawing showing Trowse Pumping Station Engine Room design features
The rendered plan at 1:200 showcases all of the elements of the site including the narrow entrance kept to build to a crescendo for main exhibition space.
The mezzanine was added and is made of glass with terrazzo flooring in the rooms. It houses meeting rooms and open workspaces, providing a suitable area for planning or troubleshooting that does not require the open space of the rehearsal space/open studio.
Rendered view that showcases the retractable seating, stage, alcoves, and merchandise stand
Rendered Detailed Drawing of Modular Storage Unit