Samuel Ward
I pride myself on taking a very hands-on approach to design projects, with the creation process of scale models and material studies being my strongest trait. I keep my work practical, relevant, and creative. I enjoy experimenting and creating new materials within my design work and believe that practical trial and error is the best form of learning in the world of design.
I have grown up my whole life surrounded by handmade design and that it is my strongest passion as a designer. I have a very developed understanding of many creation processes in handmade craft and materials
FMP SOLAR - Courtyard Space
Open roof courtyard space inspired by James Trurrell’s Skyspaces. It is to be used as a public dark sky viewing area.
FMP SOLAR - Exterior Entrance
By using long sweeping curved corridors as the stairwell to the entrance point it allows the user to seamlessly travel from the ground floor above, down into the astronomy and gallery centre
FMP SOLAR – Shadow Walkway
The walkway is inspired by the shapes and patterns seen on planet Saturn and the ringed belts that orbit the planet. It is to be used as a transition between spaces
FMP SOLAR – Light Gallery
A light gallery below the main astronomy centre. It is a place where artists can display and exhibit their work. The ceiling has built in fibre optics which allows a constantly changing artificial night sky above the user
FMP SOLAR – Planetarium
Planetarium space which allows users to learn about the boundless area of millions of galaxies surrounding us
FMP SOLAR – Material Studies
My studies into how I could cause oxidisation within Copper and Brass samples using household items