The Shipping Container
Academic Project
This project investigates and analyses the possibility of turning the Cardiff
boneyard into a fashion show venue. I opted to pursue this project as I am attracted
to this career and subject that is fashion. It is close to my heart and modelling as
well as participating in fashion shows is something that I used to do when I was
younger.
I strongly feel that there is a lack-of professional and academic
facilities/locations to exhibit fashion in Cardiff and used this project as an
opportunity to demonstrate and convey that the containers, land formation and
overall boneyard can be used, designed, and transitioned into a fashion show venue
where both professionals and students have access to learn about as well as produce
and promote fashion shows by using the best practices available, hands-on training
and thinking sustainably.
Personally, I have been In multiple fashion shows, both informally and formally, I
still have a large collection of pictures of the venues that I have been in and
understand the functions as well as features of these venues which led me to
investigate the feasibility of designing the boneyard to be a fashion show venue
through my learnings of interior and architectural design; combining both fields
that I am highly intrigued in aims of putting together a great design. Not only is
the combination of these two sectors (fashion and interior design) something that
excites me, but it is also something that proved to be a challenge to design in this
age due to the excessive requirement of physical activities and close proximity of
other people and models which could, for the foreseeable future, go against the
COVID-19 rules regarding safety and gatherings. I have attempted to address the
guidelines set by introducing health and safety safeguards in certain facilities
such as the lavatory and reception. Not to mention, the audience that such lavish
events would attract also require extensive security measures.
All in all, the venues accessibility, function(s), features and potential issues
have all drawn out the best of my artistic ability as well as the necessity for
critical thinking and the project is definitely something to continuously work on,
improve, re-iterate over both terms.
