Facade detail of Blue Fin Building also known as Bankside 1, London
Blue Fin Building facade detail
Graduated tone of the Blue Fin Building facade, London
The Blue Fin Building also known as Bankside 1, London takes its name from the 2,000 vertical fins on it of varying blue colours to provide solar shading for the offices within. Built: 2008. Architect: Allies and Morrison
Aluminium tiles and round windows of Ravensbourne College catch the evening sun.
Facade showing different sized windows created with only three tile types.
Corner detail of tiling on Ravensbourne College by Foreign Office Architects
Detail of the tessellating pattern of three tile shapes
The cladding appearance changes dramatically according to the prevailing light strength
The facade of Ravensbourne College, London is created by an interesting system of tessellation geometries which allows the creation of seven different types and diameter of windows out of only three different tiles. The pattern is so unique it has now been patented to protect its use. The building was designed by Alejandro Zaero-Polo and Farshid Moussavi of Foreign Office Architects in 2010.
Detail of Boiler Suit, Guy’s Hospital, London designed by Heatherwick Studio
Boiler Suit is an undulating skin of woven steel panels encasing the boiler house at Guy’s Hospital, London designed by Heatherwick Studio
An assignment from architects Millar Howard Workshop to photograph their new shop design for Oeno Wines in Cirencester, Gloucestershire. The design centres around a new racking system incorporating storage and lighting. The idea developed with the client was to place the bottles in a large array and then light the bottle labels and the ‘barkers’ each with an individual LED. The shop is a celebration of a huge variety of wines sourced direct from the growers.
The main challenge photographically was to convey a sense of space in confined surroundings and deal with the very high contrast lighting environment whilst showing of the details and materials of the refined design.
View all my photos of the photoshoot at Oeno Wines here
Entrance to Oeno Wines in Cirencester designed by Millar Howard Workshop
Wine bottle racking system incorporating storage and lighting
Detail of Wine bottle racking system at Oeno Wines
Photography © Quintin Lake, 2010
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