P R E S E N T A T I O N S

Both these presentations were done in collaboration with an architect as their scheme developed in the heat of a formal competition deadline. While a broader team composed building plans and elevations, basic 3D views and diagrams, it was my role to work these elements up and define a unified look and logic to their presentation. This involved obvious things such as layout and colouring, as well as the less obvious, such as consistent print resolution and colour management. Each project took about three weeks (squeezed into the space of two, of course).

In the case of the Nakdong Bird Sanctuary, Peter Ho was primarily concerned with attracting the birds to the building. This was our starting point for moulding the layout as the spiral of an approaching migratory bird. The subtlety of the natural world and minimising human dominance kept colour mild, and the emphasis on landscape and its textures of grass, insects and water. I produced a unified series of 3D views from a jumble of boxboard model photos, hand sketches, and verbal descriptions. These were presented within the spiral as bird silhouettes. Added to this were diagrams of the flower-like building among the grass, and a broad sectional view demonstrating an entry tunnel and non-imposing bulk. Alas, the competition judges didn't seem to think a bird sanctuary has much to do with birds.