JDM All Stars Drift Series-Sunderland (personal photos)

Upcycling as a creative idea for rubbish

Waste Recycling is a process know by everyone. The process of converting waste materials or useless products into new materials or products of better quality or a higher environmental value is called upcycling. This process let us reduce amount of rubbish. It also highlights a importance of recycling. Things like chandeliers made from old books, corks chair or straw lamp are more admirable, amazing and beautiful than thousands of furniture produced in factories. Upcycling is becoming a challenge for designers, architects, ecologist and everyone who have a sense of style and want to be appreciated by others in the design world.

Boom design transforms old atlases into stunning new light worlds.

Above picture shows Flexicomb lamp, which was made from drinking straws to create an amazing installation with light that changes mysteriously to the touch.

Laura Dot’s used old  book to design this amazing Chandelier cast.

Above picture shows chairs designed by Alberto Dassasso, the line of chairs, stools, tables, and lamps are made from discarded industrial barrels

This  chair is made from recycled wine corks by Gabriel Wiese. The designer has intelligently used the cork caps of the wine bottles, keeping the shapes intact.

Recycle magazines used to create a bench.

Cockfield Community centre - Presentation

Cockfield Community Centre- Selection of furniture

Furniture which I choose are mostly from Barker and Storehouse, Chapman and Next. I chose those shops because they have a wide range of classical, and Victorian furniture, which are in affordable price. I tried to look for furniture in local shops with used things, because they have lots of cheap, original and antique looking stuff. 

Eltham Tub Chair, Barker and Stonehouse 

 

Pasha Chair (transparent), Barker and Stonehouse

Bourgie table lamp, Barker and Stonehouse

Romance two door wardrobe, Barker and Stonehouse

Chapelle bed frame, Barker and Stonehouse

  Brooke tall bookcase with columns, Chapmans furniture

Onyx large coffee table, used furniture

Carmen chest and Rocco mirror, Next furniture

Red striped 2 drawer chest, Gosforth Pine Company

Green armchair, Used furniture

Cockfield Community Centre- Final idea

I decided to create Victorian modern style to an exterior and an interior of the building because it suits to general appearance of the building. My idea is to don't change much details within the exterior of the building. I think that it could be repaint and a roof should be refurbishing and there should be added some elements of decoration like lighting, flowers etc. Dormers should be build onto roof to expanse inner space.  It creates a more domestic look to the exterior too. I choose wood frame for windows, which have Victorian look. They are very elegant. The specific shape of windows let the sunlight get in to light and bright up the interiors. Below you will find picture and plans of my final concept.

I decided to separate the domestic zones from the studio, which will be located on the back of the building.  Visitors can access it from a street by the separate entrance, which will give the residents more privacy. Studio is a square building with toilet. It has lots of windows. Sunlight lights the space through day so it helps residents save energy. Natural light is also profitable for our vision if we spend more of the day in a workplace. It has an amazing view on the garden, which is located on the back of the house. Lots of flowers and plants and contact with a nature can influence the artist work, so I think it was a good idea.  

 First floor- Auto Cad plan 

 Second floor- Auto Cad plan

The Living Room will be connected with the Kitchen. On the first floor will be situated toilet for quests and for inhabitants. I chose gold and brown colour for the Living Room. It creates a sophisticated look but it warms up the interior too. Colour for the Kitchen and the Dining room is cream, because  this colour  bright up the space as there is just one window.

I designed three Bedrooms, which can be us by family member or by quests, and one Master Bedroom with a toilet. Each of them have a different colors and style. Some of them have a large wardrobe, which was a grate solution to save some space.

Below picture shows a Bedroom on a upper level. The only stain-glass work will be installed in the bathroom  and first floor where the wallpapers are in pale and neutral colours.