Orbis Naturalis

  Over the past few weeks I have been researching the history of Pittville Park to put together this informative poster. I wanted to find out how the park has evolved over the years to be what it is now.  Distinctly, how the East estate came to join the West side to create an over-arching green space alongside Cheltenham of which members of the public utilise to travel through. It is clear through my research that the Pump Room is the central focal point and has been since the Park's creating. Joseph Pitt envisioned a 'new town' to rival Cheltenham with a spa and pump room to attract tourists. What surprised me after my research, was finding out that originally, the park was not open to members of the public and visitors had to pay an entrance fee to gain access through the gates. However, after Pitt's death the council purchased the estate making it open to everyone, a sentiment that can be felt today. Next, I hope to analyse the park's circulation. With my newfoun...

  Site Analysis - Follow Your Intuition What a daunting prospect is starting a new research project, the subject in question; Pittville Park, and how, does one go about choosing a focal point with so many topics to choose from? List of possible research topics:  - Biodiversity - Playground - History - Pump Rooms - Lakes - Circulation - Trees - Topography (This is not an exhaustive list just some examples) After visiting the site, one will feel an immediate gut reaction and it is with this instinct that we must further explore such an intriguing avenue of interest. For me, the park's circulation was an appealing topic because of it's complexity, I would feel like further investigation would be necessary before any attempt at a re-design. In addition, the simple binary question of my likes and dislikes of the space further emphasised my interest in circulation as a research focus moving forward. I was making notes in my sketchbook at the time so the circle that divides the ...

Contextual Colour of a Landscape By filtering out a proportion of visual information, the dominant colours of a landscape becomes clear. This filter is not dissimilar to if you were to squint your eyes so every feature blurs. Colour is a major factor of a landscape's character because it is visual, which greatly contributes to the sensory experience of a space.  Here are some examples! This is a photo of my view from my window of the street below. The main dominant colours of this view are warm browns and greys with a splash of red and green from the grass. Notice how the red car stands out against the tarmac because this filter picks out the general colour of an area of pixels. This also causes the colour of the trees to merge with the grey clouds as they lose their leaves. The main dominant colours of this view are warm browns and greys with a splash of red and green from the grass. Over the past few months I have been able to watch as this view gradually shifts and it makes you ...