KPMG live project / info and update

Interior Architecture and Design students (lev 5) have been working on a live, collaborative design project for the client KPMG over the past three weeks. On Tuesday 6th March the students' work was presented and judged. I am pleased to announce that three IAD students have been short listed for the Wall Design competition. Names will be confirmed. Final presentations taking place Tuesday 13th March.

UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE                          

School of Creative Arts

BA (Hons) Interior Architecture and Design             PROJECT BRIEF                     Semester B 2012

Module: 5CTA1038 Design Studio: Inside Out 

 

 

KMPG Project                                               Jan 30 – March 5   2012 Live, collaborative project with Applied Arts and KPMG

Interior Architecture students: Concepts and designs for the wall area

This is a ‘live’ project commissioned by the Watford branch of the global financial advisory company KPMG. It involves the design and creation of artworks (applied arts) and spaces (IAD) that will be used in the current refit of the building. The project is designed to enable you to develop exploratory ideas and samples through to a resolved outcome for one of the specific sites – the wall area (IAD) - a wall piece that runs along a 20 meter space and which is overlooked by the 4 new client meeting rooms.

The intention is that three pieces (wall, plinth and atrium) may be produced in different media, but will relate to one another and to the spaces that they occupy. Please consider this when you design the wall area (IAD).

The client brief specifies that the works should be ‘sensational’, they state that ‘every material has a different sensation’ and that you should aim to draw out these material qualities. You will need to consider the use of texture, colour, form alongside function when designing the space/wall. The client, staff and visitor perceptions of the London North office, and of KPMG as a global brand, will be formed by their experience in the space, and by the interior architecture (wall) and artworks that are produced. The interior architecture company who is working for KPMG on the refit has put together a number of pages of source material that will help to inform you of the suggested colours and visual influences that are to be considered throughout the design process.

Practical consideration needs to be given to Health and Safety, cleaning and maintenance of the space and any application.

The timescale for this project is very short and you need to use good time management (see timetable on accompanying page) throughout.

Within all these considerations you are encouraged to use your own voice to be creative; make choices and inject vitality into the design of the space – this will be viewed every day by a large number of people.

Project Stages

The project will be staffed by Heidi Saarinen (Interior Architecture) and Antje, Sara and Steve (Applied Arts). I addition there will be visits by Tom O’Neil representing KPMG to oversee the developments and Naomi Matthews who has worked on many KPMG projects over the last 8 years

Week 1 – Jan 30 – Feb 3        Briefing at 10.00 in AB147a

                                                Researching and first idea developments

                                               

Week 2 –Feb 6 –10                       developing ideas into 3 Dimensional forms

6^th February – KPMG overview of progress, tasks assigned.

Week 3 - Feb        13 - 17              sampling, consider costing

14^th February – KPMG – studio all day: individual concept ideas – develop ideas and present wip.

am: 1 hr - Feedback session technology and digital skills

Week 4 – Feb 20 - 24                    Finalise and produce design sheets showing your progression from researching to designing

21^st February – project workshops - materials, model making, drawing, budgets for wall design applications and drawings of surrounding space

Week 5 March 5                            Presentation at 11.00 in AB147a

Present final designs sheets, models, material sample boards. FULL LIST of presentation requirements to be agreed in studio.  Judged by the KMPG team. 3 finalists will be selected to refine and produce their final designs.

KPMG Presentation requirements:

Evidence of complete design process.

- Market research, identifying suitable outcomes

- Drawings/sketches, samples and working models for you chosen application/design

- Completed concept including cad drawings and details of the wall and surrounding area. Plans/sections will be required for the wall area and surrounding space (floor).

 Costings for time and materials

- Reflective log/diary of working process to include technical details, time spent, material sources, costs, notes.

Submission for assessment IAD Tue 13^th March 2012, 4pm. AB145

Submission requirement:

Your initial research

A3 project document

A2 x 2 posters

CAD drawings of space, wall and design concept.

Visuals of the design ‘in situ’

Scale model and maquettes