Kew Gardens temperate House reopened after a 5 year refurbishment, aside from moving plants and replacing the glass on the building the project required new and modern interpretation, signage and frames that didn’t detract from the surroundings, meant gardeners could work around them at ground level easier, gave a clearer story of the plants as well as a structure that allowed itself to be enveloped in greenery. Sir David Attenborough even commented on their success at the re-opening ceremony!
Kew Gardens temperate House reopened after a 5 year refurbishment, aside from moving plants and replacing the glass on the building the project required new and modern interpretation, signage and frames that didn’t detract from the surroundings, meant gardeners could work around them at ground level easier, gave a clearer story of the plants as well as a structure that allowed itself to be enveloped in greenery. Sir David Attenborough even commented on their success at the re-opening ceremony!
Taken over by English Heritage in November 2020. The hall is among the biggest & best preserved Medieval manor houses in England. The project both graphic, 3D and install, had a very quick turnaround for a site refresh and needed to reopen to the public in July 2021.
Focussing on the house and life within it the visitor is journeyed through spaces with unobtrusive interpretation that was unable to attach directly to the old house walls, but either stood freestanding or hung from ‘leftover’ ironmongery, beams and rods creating a lighter touch to historical fact in a fun and quirky manner. This project was Design & Build. In collaboration with Anonymous Technician S.Bouchareb
Taken over by English Heritage in November 2020. The hall is among the biggest & best preserved Medieval manor houses in England. The project both graphic, 3D and install, had a very quick turnaround for a site refresh and needed to reopen to the public in July 2021.
Starting an adventure along the longest stretch of Hadrians wall and aimed specifically at the family group, Birdoswald begins its journey at the visitor centre with a focus on colourful interactives, an exhibition space designed to learn how Roman life was lived, incorporating hands-on building fun and a periscope to view the Romans original lookout. The trail outside encourages and engages families with multi sensory games in the space of a fort that is only partially excavated.
Graphic Design: Anonymous Illustrator; Adan Larkum Modelmaker: Sirius Film & Interactive production: Atacama
Starting an adventure along the longest stretch of Hadrians wall and aimed specifically at the family group, Birdoswald begins its journey at the visitor centre with a focus on colourful interactives, an exhibition space designed to learn how Roman life was lived, incorporating hands-on building fun and a periscope to view the Romans original lookout. The trail outside encourages and engages families with multi sensory games in the space of a fort that is only partially excavated.
Kew were looking for a substantial and adaptable ‘pop-up’ news pods to offer their visitors breaking news in the world of plants for use at both their Richmond and Wakehurst sites. Considering the ability to use a number of double sided information panels along with photographs and maps, the idea was to use this inside or out, so weather proofing was important as well as having the opportunity to utilise a minimum or maximum modules to tell the story.
Kew were looking for a substantial and adaptable ‘pop-up’ news pods to offer their visitors breaking news in the world of plants for use at both their Richmond and Wakehurst sites. Considering the ability to use a number of double sided information panels along with photographs and maps, the idea was to use this inside or out, so weather proofing was important as well as having the opportunity to utilise a minimum or maximum modules to tell the story.
The Agius garden was completed in the middle of 2019 filled with around 700 varieties of plants. Eight sections in the garden illustrate a deeper understanding of plant evolution in a format accessible for audiences of all kinds. As with Temperate House Kew the interpretation does not block views or interfere with the visitors experience but blends itself harmoniously into the landscape of the garden.
The Agius garden was completed in the middle of 2019 filled with around 700 varieties of plants. Eight sections in the garden illustrate a deeper understanding of plant evolution in a format accessible for audiences of all kinds. As with Temperate House Kew the interpretation does not block views or interfere with the visitors experience but blends itself harmoniously into the landscape of the garden.
With an extension of the gardens totems and obelisks language in mind the Conservation area required interpretation in various forms to fit both landscape and boardwalk construction. Sustainable English oak was again used to create benches that would not detract from the surroundings but have an honest and obvious use. An area for learning, some of these have been used to display easy to read interpretation and all are engraved with icons from the forest floor.
Others have been allocated a desk top feel with weatherproofed educational binders identifying trees, plants and animals that live within the landscape. Every so often along the boardwalk journey a tree or group of plants will be identified on a simple oak post with images and information once more expressing the same language used for way finding in the gardens.
With an extension of the gardens totems and obelisks language in mind the Conservation area required interpretation in various forms to fit both landscape and boardwalk construction. Sustainable English oak was again used to create benches that would not detract from the surroundings but have an honest and obvious use. An area for learning, some of these have been used to display easy to read interpretation and all are engraved with icons from the forest floor.
