Architecture is not just a visual art. It is a physical sculpture, an acoustic melody and a delicate painting. It is the use of proportions to create perfect compositions. Architecture is the invention and poetry of objects and spaces working together to create the contextual backdrop to our life experiences. Harmonic proportions and sensory factors influence our designs and are themselves enhanced by the creation of a space. The most personal and resonant exercise is the creation of a home and it is our role, as the artist and Architect, to nurture and explore a vision of ‘home’ and to bring it to life, in whatever form, through design.

The home is not just a building. It is an array of spaces filled with personal objects, items of furniture, art works and trinkets that make our environments so individual to each of us, enabling us to create, over time, our own personal home. What we do not always see, is how we can enrich our experiences of these environments by creating a space in which our home can occupy, a stage to display our items or keepsakes and a backdrop to our everyday. Art and craft is often used to enhance and enrich a space with beauty, whether it be with cabinetry, fireplaces, decorative plasterwork or ornate staircases. A style appropriate for the backdrop is often present before the creation of the space is considered. In other words, for many of us, the home is already formed with our belongings, our tastes and our styles, it is the space that these collaborate with that is yet to be created. So, we are never really creating a beautiful home from a blank canvas.

Our aim as designers, is to create spaces that form a multitude of incidental surprises that are found and enriched by the inquisitive, ambitious homeowner.

The ‘Art in Architecture’ series is continued in;

‘Chapter 2 – Presentation Artwork and Imagery’