design portfolio // 2015

WENDY HUANGDESIGN PORTFOLIO

CURRICULUM VITAE

WENDY HUANG E [email protected] M 0431 861 832

EDUCATION 2014 B.Des. (Hons) Interior & Spatial DesignBACKGROUND University of Technology, Sydney

2013 - B.Des. Interior & Spatial Design 2011 University of Technology, Sydney

RELATED 2014 STACK STUDIO (Sept 2014 - Jan 2015) EXPERIENCE Interior Design Intern [Projects] Shangri-La Sydney - Lobby & Lobby Lounge Refurbishment Shangri-La at the Fort, Manila - Hotel Room Refurbishment [Roles] FF&E Schedules, furniture detailing, material boards, photoshop rendering

2013 EXHIBITION: Future of Fashion ‘13, UTS Fashion Graduate Exhibition, UTS

2013 EXHIBITION: Floorness, Sarah Jamieson Projects, Object Gallery

2012 EXHIBITION: Stitching Time, 18th Biennale of Sydney ‘All Our Relations”, Cockatoo Island

2012 RESEARCH: Happiness Talks: Conversations on Design and Emotion, Collective N, DesignEX Sydney (research assistant)

2011 EXHIBITION: Compendium of Spatial Stories, UTS Interior & Spatial for Sydney Design Week

SKILLS CAD Sketchup, ArchiCAD, Vectorworks ADOBE Photoshop,Illustrator,Indesign,AfterAffects

LANGUAGE English(fluent),Cantonese(proficient),Mandarin(intermediate)

REFERENCES THOMAS COLE (02) 9514 8964 JOHN CABELLO 0410 605 599 Architect // Lecturer // UTS Lecturer // UTS Interior & Spatial Design [email protected] [email protected]

ALL BACKGROUND IMAGES BY WENDY HUANG

CONTENT

01 REMATERIALISE: NEW URBAN OPACITIES Interior & Spatial Design Honours Studio Project

02 FLUX ISD Graduate Studio Project

03 [COMPACT]

04 HOMEBUSH COMMUNITY CENTRE

05 STITCHING TIME 18TH Biennale of Sydney, ‘All Our Relations’ (2012)

06 FUTURE OF FASHION ‘13 UTS Fashion Graduate Exhibition Space (2013)

01STUDIORematerialise: New Urban OpacitiesProject: Manufacturing in Blackwattle BayTutors: Thomas Cole, John Cabello Sam Donnelly, Felicity Wheeler

JOHNSTONS BAY

ANZAC BRIDGE

ROZELLE BAY

PYRMONT

BLACKWATTLE BAY

GLEBE

ANZAC BRIDGE

BRIDGE ROAD

WATTLE STREET

WESTERN DISTRIBUTOR

GLEBE ISLAND BRIDGE

WENTWORTHPARK

SYDNEY FISHMARKET

GLEBE FORESHORE

SYDNEY SECONDARY COLLEGE

REMATERIALISE: NEW URBAN OPACITIESInterior & Spatial Design Honours Project

Contemporary digital technology has redefined our perceptions of public space by providing us with a ubiquitous virtual realm; opening up an exploration between public and private spaces that no longer encompasses the physical.

The project responds to this recent proliferation of digital technology through an exploration of virtual and physical relationships. The proposed scheme is a digital fabrication and research laboratory for architectural prototyping that strives to increase public engagement by renegotiating existing public and private thresholds to encompass a greater sense of urban opacity within the Bay.

Adaptive re-use of an existing heritage site, the proposal aims to augment local waste regeneration whilst shifting the industry within Blackwattle Bay towards an increasingly global and digital future.

JOHNSTONS BAY

ANZAC BRIDGE

ROZELLE BAY

PYRMONT

BLACKWATTLE BAY

GLEBE

ANZAC BRIDGE

BRIDGE ROAD

WATTLE STREET

WESTERN DISTRIBUTOR

GLEBE ISLAND BRIDGE

WENTWORTHPARK

SYDNEY FISHMARKET

GLEBE FORESHORE

SYDNEY SECONDARY COLLEGE

CNC Milling Machine

Fun Palace, Cedric Price (1961)

Initial Explorations: Adaptive Systems

FABRICATING HABITATIONADDITIVE MACHINING:

By speculating around the idea of utopia, through the analogy of the human and the machine, we can identify relationships between technology and the potential of the future.Manufacturing systems that are flexible can utilise the flexibility to adapt to production changes and shifts in the future operating environment. Through an adaptive system of operation, spaces can be reconfigured as a response to situations, providing spaces that adopt a multiplicity of functions. A reconfigurable machining system comprised of basic modules will provide autonomy to keep manufacturing fexible, sustainable and adaptive to the evolving environment and society.

Since industrialization in the early 18th Century, society has embraced the introduction of new technologies as a vision for the future. As society morphs into these visions, the ways in which we utilise and interact with space also undergoes transformation. Nowadays, with the dominance of social media, the idea of public space extends beyond the tangible physical realm, infltrating the privacy of buildings and structures and existing between human conversations.

An interesting spatial paradigm arises - what if we were to materialise these invisible boundaries? To make these boundaries visible is to tap into the potentiality of reconfgurable spaces. Research into future material outlines the innovation of these materials to function as a medium to hybridize public and private spaces. As technology advances, ‘materials of the future’ are starting to emerge with radical properties that will renegotiate the way in which spaces are constructed in the future and therefore propose new ways of inhabitation.

Accessibility / Circulation Public / private Accessibility / Circulation Public / private

Future Speculation: Site Circulation and Public/Private Relationship

Typologies: Modulation

Accessibility / Circulation Public / private Accessibility / Circulation Public / private

Future speculation introduces connection with the water and new public and private relationships around the site. Further experimentations of systems through which flexible planning could be achieved, adopted the typology of modulation. The basis of the iterative process began with an open plan block of space – open planning allows thresholds to blend within the space.

BLACKWATTLE BAY SITE PHOTOBLACKWATTLE BAY SITE MODEL

ZONES | COMPONENTS | FUNCTIONS

MATERIALFABRICATION

MATERIALRECONSTITUTION

MATERIALENGINEERING

FABRICATION WORKSHOP

MATERIAL RECYCLING

FABRICATION TESTING

FACILITY OPERATIONS

Reuse of existing heritage site as an ongoing exploration of new and old; maintaing a sense of evolution

The scheme is primarily situated on existing site landform while new landform extensions (highlighted in grey) are public spaces that provide waterfront access

MATERIAL SAMPLING

SAMPLE FABRICATION

RAW MATERIAL PRODUCTION

BUSINESS ANDADMINISTRATION

DESIGN STUDIO

STORAGE AND SORTING

RESEARCH ANDDEVELOPMENT

Current existing circulation and access of the site

Core manufacturing programs - fragmented

Passive zone

New public corridors

Multiple public entries

Nodes of congregation for public activities

Spaces in between allows public engagement

Zoning of public spaces are reflective of each manufacturing process

Continuation of street axes into the site, connection with the water

CIRCULATION AND ACCESS

INDUSTRY AND COMMUNITY

ACTIVE AND PASSIVE

Active Zone

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SECTIONS

Ground level public circulation comprised of public courtyardsand waterfront access

Seamlessness of public circulation connects the entire scheme

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EF

Private spaces arefragmented into blocksconnected virtually orvia engagement withthe public

VIRTUAL AND PHYSICAL RELATIONSHIPS

VIRTUAL CONNECTION(PRIVATE)

PHYSICALEXPERIENCE(PUBLIC)

SPATIAL RELATIONSHIPS: COURTYARD TYPOLOGIES

Independent

Dependent

Flexible

Compound

Independent

Dependent

Flexible

Compound

02STUDIOFLUXProject: UTS Entertainment PrecinctTutor : Phillip Arnold

FH

UPDN

TURNER LANE TO DAB

BUILDING 03LOADINGDOCK BON MARCHE

THE LOFT

BUILDING 08

BUILDING 04

a.

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c.

d.

e.

f.

g.

FH

ED BOARD

UP

UP

DN

UP

BUILDING 02

BUILDING 02

CONCOURSE / MEZZANINE LEVEL

UP

UNIONRECEPTION

RAMP

UP

STORE

CENTREUNION SHOPRESOURCES

STORE

OFFICE

STORE

SHOP STORE

FOOD COURT

ALUMNI GREEN

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a. Furniture | AV Storageb. Commercial Kitchen & Serveryc. Cool | Dry Stored. Lifte. Male Bathroomsf. Female Bathroomsg. Open Event Spaces

U T S C I T Y C A M P U S

L O W E R G R O U N D , T O W E R B U I L D I N G

1 : 2 0 0 O N A 1

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FLUXInterior & Spatial Design Graduate Project

Existing at the intersection of art and architecture, The project is a response to the UTS City Campus Master Plan, proposing a UTS Entertainment Precinct in place of the existing UTS Glasshouse Bar.

Due to its location, UTS Glasshouse Bar has the potential to become an urban social space whereby through common encounters and activities, the space can connect the various scattered buildings of UTS.

Referencing Tschumi’s concept of crossprogramming, FLUX attempts to reactivate the site through a non-hierarchical, cross-contamination of prgrams and space. Organisation of site programs are in relation to the events in space and subsequently reorganised through the use of the spaces.

FH

UPDN

TURNER LANE TO DAB

BUILDING 03LOADINGDOCK BON MARCHE

THE LOFT

BUILDING 08

BUILDING 04

a.

b.

c.

d.

e.

f.

g.

FH

ED BOARD

UP

UP

DN

UP

BUILDING 02

BUILDING 02

CONCOURSE / MEZZANINE LEVEL

UP

UNIONRECEPTION

RAMP

UP

STORE

CENTREUNION SHOPRESOURCES

STORE

OFFICE

STORE

SHOP STORE

FOOD COURT

ALUMNI GREEN

F

a. Furniture | AV Storageb. Commercial Kitchen & Serveryc. Cool | Dry Stored. Lifte. Male Bathroomsf. Female Bathroomsg. Open Event Spaces


L O W E R G R O U N D , T O W E R B U I L D I N G

1 : 2 0 0 O N A 1

N

A

A

TO DAB

BUILDING 04

BUILDING 03BON MARCHE

THE LOFT

TURNER LANE

LOADING DOCK

BUILDING 08

FOOTBRIDGE

h. Walkway | Thoroughfarei. Barj. Small Theatre | Performance Spacek. Temporary Scaffolding Spacesl. Broadway Bus Stop


T O W E R B U I L D I N G R O O F | B R O A D W AY

1 : 2 0 0 O N A 1

h.

i.

j.

k.

N

l.

A

A

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK

EXTERNAL(GROUND)

PROPOSED NEWCIRCULATION

INTERNAL CIRCULATION (LOWER GROUND)

UTS Glasshouse Bar, nested in

between all of the faculty buildings

of the university, has the ability to

become an urban social space

that is utilised to connect the

various scattered building of UTS.

Through common encounters and

activities, interdisciplinary oppor-

tunities manifests itself.

TO DAB

BUILDING 04

BUILDING 03BON MARCHE

THE LOFT

TURNER LANE

LOADING DOCK

BUILDING 08

FOOTBRIDGE

h. Walkway | Thoroughfarei. Barj. Small Theatre | Performance Spacek. Temporary Scaffolding Spacesl. Broadway Bus Stop


T O W E R B U I L D I N G R O O F | B R O A D W AY

1 : 2 0 0 O N A 1

h.

i.

j.

k.

N

l.

A

A

THEATRE

EXHIBITION

BAREATING

TOILETS | KITCHEN | STORAGE

DRINKING

MUSIC VENUEMEETING

READING

SLEEPING

THEATRE

EXHIBITION

BAR

TOILETS | KITCHEN | STORAGE

DRINKING

MUSIC VENUE

MEETING

EATING

READING

SLEEPING

“Architecture is not about the conditions of

design, but about the design of conditions that

will dislocate the most traditional and regressive

aspects of our society and simultaneously

reorganize these elements in the most liberating

way...” --- ‘Six Concepts’ Architecture and

Disjunction, Bernard Tschumi, MIT Press, 1991

SECTION AA 1:200 @ A2

SERVICES | AMENITIES

CIRCULATION

PROGRAM RELATIONSHIPS

SPATIAL CHARACTERISTICS

GRIDMATRIX

PRO

GRA

MS

MOVEMENT

CONNECTIONS VIA MOVEMENT

CORE PROGRAM CONNECTIONS BETWEEN PROGRAMS

SERVICES | AMENITIES

CIRCULATION

BAR

TOIL

ETS

FIXE

D P

ATH

BAR

LIFT

KITC

HEN

STAIRS

EVENT SPACES

EVEN

T SP

ACES

LIFT

TOIL

ETS

FIXE

D P

ATH

BAR KITC

HEN

EVEN

T SP

ACES

EVEN

T SP

ACES

STAIRS

SERVICES | AMENITIESCIRCULATION PERMANENT SPACES TEMPORARY SPACES

Permanent and temporary spaces are intertwined within the scheme to ensure that the entire site is active at all times, and can be fully activated at given times. Utilising the spatial flexibility provided by the grid as well as basic scaffold systems, spaces are able to form and reform limitlessly, small scale events can be morphed into the space and large scale events can shape the space.

FUTURE SCENARIOS OF FLUX

03STUDIO[COMPACT]Project: Micro-inhabitationTutor: Brooke Jackson

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[COMPACT]

The theme of the studio focused on the issue of densification in relation to Sydney’s urban (and suburban) situations such as problems with population growth and unsustainable urban sprawls.

The project revolved around the concept of comapct living, challenging the ideals of a home and reshaping it away from existing conventions.

With an aim to shift modern housing typologies, a single compact unit was created. Opting for quality of space over quantity of space, the unit performed over time to accommodate changing scenarios in life. New typologies emerge with each shift, as well as the question: how far can we push this idea?

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Solid Table Top Sink/Basin Top Cook Top Solid Seat Panels

Solid Shelving Panels

Service Panels

Joins for Modules

Joins for Slats

50

50 10

10

EE

Insert opening for module joints

Sliding panel tolock inserts in place

Insert opening for slatjoints

Track for sliding panel

Slat joint stopper

a. b. c. d.

a. slat jointsb. slat - detail - planc. slat - detail - elevationd. slat - detail - section

1. 2. 3.

4.

Slide panel UP; insert joint Push DOWN inserted joint Slide panel DOWN to lock joint Repeat, pushing every second slat UP

SLAT CONSTRUCTIONAND ASSEMBLAGE

MODULAR SLAT SYSTEM

BATHROOM MODULEPLAN

BEDROOM MODULEPLAN

KITCHEN MODULEPLAN

WORKSPACE MODULEPLAN



Service Panels

Joins for Modules

Joins for Slats

50

50 10

10

EE





Slat joint stopper

a. b. c. d.


1. 2. 3.

4.



MODULAR SLAT SYSTEM

BATHROOM MODULEPLAN

BEDROOM MODULEPLAN

KITCHEN MODULEPLAN




Service Panels

Joins for Modules

Joins for Slats

50

50 10

10

EE





Slat joint stopper

a. b. c. d.


1. 2. 3.

4.



MODULAR SLAT SYSTEM

BATHROOM MODULEPLAN

BEDROOM MODULEPLAN

KITCHEN MODULEPLAN


1. MAIN ENTRANCE2. CLOAKROOM3. POWDER ROOM4. BATHROOM5. INTERNAL STORAGE6. OVERHEAD STORAGE7. KITCHEN8. LIVING SPACE9. BEDROOM10. SHELF STORAGE

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45

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1. MAIN ENTRANCE2. CLOAKROOM3. POWDER ROOM4. BATHROOM5. INTERNAL STORAGE6. OVERHEAD STORAGE7. KITCHEN8. LIVING SPACE9. BEDROOM10. SHELF STORAGE

SINGLE UNIT ZONES

6750

3150

6750

21,25 sqm

17,82 sqm

SINGLE UNIT PLAN INTERNAL CIRCULATION

CONSTRUCTED AREAHABITABLE AREA

PUBLICPRIVATE

VERTICAL ZONESHORIZONTAL ZONES

3150

6750

21,25 sqm

17,82 sqm

SINGLE UNIT PLAN INTERNAL CIRCULATION

CONSTRUCTED AREAHABITABLE AREA

PUBLICPRIVATE

VERTICAL ZONESHORIZONTAL ZONES

SINGLE UNIT FUNCTIONS

STORAGE AREAS: organised as one block to al low f lexible storage across al l zones

Solid panels or porous screens to enclose storage areas

SERVICE BLOCK; services are grouped together so plumbing is kept to one section of the hosue

RAISED FLOOR; 500mm raisedfloor to cater for instal lat ion of services and electr icals within.

SOLID PARTITIONS; to provide privacy where it is required most; they are static and cannot be moved

SLAT PARTITIONS; posit ioned on tracks to easi ly cordon off different zones without losing sense of porosity and openness

TRACKS; service areas can be cordoned off when not in use and par t it ions can move along to provide the necessary privacy

SHELF; single panels can be attached to par t it ions to provide shelf ing needs; easi ly adaptable

SLAT SYSTEM WALL; l ines the walls of the house to al low ease of adaptabil i ty to circumstances

Uti l ising the slat system, l iv ing space could be appropriated into other spaces by shift ing modular attachments

CONCEALED STORAGE: f loor is made up of a series of trapdoors reveal ing storage of underneath

TRACKS: par t i t ions move along integrated tracks, al low spaces and storage to be f lexible

OVERHEAD STORAGE: ful l use of height as extra storage and moves along tracks; useful for hanging things

BED; hidden under raised f loor when not in use, foot of the bed act as a step (and seating)

VERTICAL SHUTTERS: inner par t it ion is posit ioned on a track al lowing the two par t it ions to function l ike shutters

SHELVING SYSTEM: ut i l ising slat system for shelf ing needs through modular attachments

TRACKS; integrated tracks to al low bed to sl ide over with ease

400mm Fire Wall

Main Entrance

STORAGE AREAS: organised as one block to al low f lexible storage across al l zones

Solid panels or porous screens to enclose storage areas

SERVICE BLOCK; services are grouped together so plumbing is kept to one section of the hosue

RAISED FLOOR; 500mm raisedfloor to cater for instal lat ion of services and electr icals within.

SOLID PARTITIONS; to provide privacy where it is required most; they are static and cannot be moved

SLAT PARTITIONS; posit ioned on tracks to easi ly cordon off different zones without losing sense of porosity and openness

TRACKS; service areas can be cordoned off when not in use and par t it ions can move along to provide the necessary privacy

SHELF; single panels can be attached to par t it ions to provide shelf ing needs; easi ly adaptable

SLAT SYSTEM WALL; l ines the walls of the house to al low ease of adaptabil i ty to circumstances

Uti l ising the slat system, l iv ing space could be appropriated into other spaces by shift ing modular attachments

CONCEALED STORAGE: f loor is made up of a series of trapdoors reveal ing storage of underneath

TRACKS: par t i t ions move along integrated tracks, al low spaces and storage to be f lexible

OVERHEAD STORAGE: ful l use of height as extra storage and moves along tracks; useful for hanging things

BED; hidden under raised f loor when not in use, foot of the bed act as a step (and seating)

VERTICAL SHUTTERS: inner par t it ion is posit ioned on a track al lowing the two par t it ions to function l ike shutters

SHELVING SYSTEM: ut i l ising slat system for shelf ing needs through modular attachments

TRACKS; integrated tracks to al low bed to sl ide over with ease

400mm Fire Wall

Main Entrance

A

A

SINGLE UNITSECTION AA

Double partitions interlock to provide a solid facade for privacy

Aligning the partitions creates a porous facade to allow ventilation

Positioned on tracks, the bed is concealed within the raised platform when not in use. This allows spaces in the house to be better utilised during the day.

To maximise storage potential, storage is concealed within the raised platform. These storage spaces are sccessed via trapdoors openings.

Replacing two sections of wall with doorways, it becomes possible for the single units

to be multiplied into larger units, allowing spaces to be cordoned off or expanded.

SHIFT ONEIndependent Living - units can be easily cordoned off

SHIFT TWOShared Living - self contained

unit for long-term sharing

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SINGLE UNIT ALTERNATIVE LAUNDRY / KITCHEN UNIT

UNITSHIFTS

Organising laundry and kitchen facilities into an independent unit introduces a shared

element that allow units to easily connect and disconnect from each other, therefore each

module can funciton as single units with shared facilities or as complete larger units.

SHIFT THREEGrowing Family - self contained

unit for long term living

SHIFT FOURDe-nesting - flexible options for

shared or independent living

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SINGLE UNIT FOR SHARING

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04STUDIOHomebush Community CentreProject: Midnight Star Redevelopment, HomebushTutors: Matthew Clarke, Peter Farman Olivia George, John Cabello

HOMEBUSH COMMUNITY CENTRE

The project is a refurbishment of a local cinema complex that is now a listed heritage site - The Midnight Star, Homebush. Focused on developing technical skills, end products included 3D visualisation in Sketchup, Photoshop renders and a video flythrough.

The area of interest is primarily a residential area with a significant lack of community spaces. Situated in between two major traffic corridors (Parramatta Road and the M4), the area has fallen into a state of urban decay.

As an urban renewal effort for the Homebush site surrounds, the proposed Homebush Community Centre adopts an ecological approach to provide opportunities to revitalise the area. Programs implemented will encourage community activities, increasing interaction and provide a place to linger.

HOMEBUSH COMMUNITY CENTRE INTERIOR PERSPECTIVES

MARKET PLACE FOYER

THE LOOKOUT

Fly-through video available for viewing at - https://vimeo.com/79651644

OUTDOOR DECK

COMMUNITY KITCHEN

05INDUSTRYStitching TimeProject: 18th Biennale of Sydney, All Our RelationTutor: Samantha Spurr

STITCHING TIME18th Biennale of Sydney ‘All Our Relations’ (2012)

The installation was completed in collaboration with Erin Manning, Brian Massumi, Pia Ednie-Brown and Samantha Spurr.

Working with artist and philospher Erin Manning, an installation was created to materialise her ideas of in her theoretical work “The Art of TIme”. Traditional fishing nets were used as a central material to create a ceiling topography, bringing to life the many pieces of the fabrics stitched over time. The voluminous structure begins to explore the idea of the durational fold through lived experiences.

The work was a participatory piece that invited visitors to explore their relationships with time and experience the non-linear state of time through an artform - “art, the memory of the future.”

SITE: MOULD LOFT, COCKATOO ISLAND

SCALED MODEL ITERATIONS

ON SITE: INSTALLATION PROGRESS

FOLD DETAILS: ERIN MANNING’S FABRIC SCULPTURES, “THE QUEEN”

COMPLETED INSTALLATION: FISHING NET DETAILS

‘STITCHING TIME’ - In collaboration with Erin Manning, Brian Massumi, Pia Ednie-Brown for 18th Biennale of Sydney ‘ALL OUR RELATIONS’Project Leader: Samantha SpurrProject Team: Alex Park, Catherine Gates, Cindy Jow, Evelyn Kwok, Gabrielle Luchini, Kailand Burrows, Michel Zhong, Tahlia Heffernan, Wendy Huang

06INDUSTRYFuture of Fashion ‘13Project: UTS Fashion & Textiles Fashion SpaceTutor: John Cabello

FUTURE OF FASHION ‘13 (FASHION SPACE)UTS Fashion & Textiles Design Graduate Exhibition (2013)

Collaborating with UTS Fashion & Textiles Design, the UTS Tower Building foyer was transformed into a fashion exhibition space to showcase the graduate’s collections.

Taking existing site conditions into account, the concept of the space is a direct response to the proposed design of the graduate fashion show. Where the fashion show has created a ‘black box’, the exhibition is the counter product of that – the ‘white box’.

Beyond the idea of the ‘white box’, the proposed exhibition scheme seeks to create an environment that addressed the two main keywords of the entire fashion event theme: emergence and periphery. By layering sheer white fabric throughout the space, a cloud-like atmosphere and structure is created, lending a softness to the collections on display.

CONCEPT IMAGE OF EXHIBITION SCHEME; COMMUNICATING THE IDEAS OF PERIPHERY AND EMERGENCE

‘FUTURE OF FASHION ‘13’ - Graduate Exhibition Space for UTS Fashion and Textiles Design - Class of 2013Project Leader: John CabelloProject Team: Alecia Downie, Amy Sun, Cindy Jow, Sibilla Macens, Wendy Huang

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