PUBLIC project
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LOCATION
Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom
Project Description
Art Market: A place to sell artwork
This project creates major challenges, represented by the sloping terrain and the presence of an old building on the site. In response to these challenges, relevant technical aspects of the new design were studied. In this context, strategies and solutions were reached that helped achieve the goals of my project.
To deal with the difficulties of the terrain, I levelled the sloping ground, which makes the design open to the neighbouring buildings, as it provides circulation that simulates the levels of the terrain. As for the old building, it has been adapted, so that materials are recycled to save time and cost in a sustainable manner. Several measures have been taken to provide natural spaces adjacent to the building, which has positive effects on the environment.
Given the importance of sustainability, strategies have been taken to take advantage of renewable energy, such as the use of photovoltaic solar panels, which had a direct impact on the design. The final organization of sales halls and social networking areas. The halls were placed on the ground floor to facilitate the arrival of visitors, while the rest of the facilities were placed on the first floor and the basement.
Rand Hamadah
(she/her)
When I first came to the UK in late 2016, I faced many challenges. I had to adjust to studying in a completely new educational system, in a language I didn't know very well. Despite these obstacles, I have completed five GCSEs, with art being the subject in which I excelled. The high standards of creative work I produced earned me an A* grade in my GCSE Art and the first place in the Portrait Competition in the 2019 Wales Creative Challenge. As a result, I was selected as one of the top five students in my school. I have always had a passion for design, and I wanted to study architecture to contribute to the rebuilding of my war-ravaged country. This passion led me to enrol on the BTEC Art and Design course at Cardiff and Vail College. During the two years of BTEC study, I received letters of appreciation from my college for consistently producing work of the highest calibre on all projects, and I got highest distinction marks as a result . One of my most prominent successes during this period was the selection of my design for a Cinderella-themed mural to decorate the lobby of the new theatre in Cardiff. I am particularly proud of the fact that the collection of artwork depicting some features of the Syrian crisis, which I did in collaboration with my mother, inspired the UK artist Dorothy Morris to set up a group exhibition entitled: What They Don't Want You to See. Moreover, one of my paintings was used as a poster for the exhibition, and another painting was purchased to be used as a cover for a book of poetry to be released soon in the UK. In addition to all my art-based activities, I have always been a chess player. I won the Damascus Junior Chess Champion title three years in a row, and a silver medal in the 2014 Syrian Junior Chess Championship. Chess, along with art, has provided me with much-needed focus and comfort during a difficult transition to the life in the UK. I was a member of the Cardiff Chess Club and represented my school in two school tournaments in Cardiff.
randhamadah@gmail.com