Buzz cut made of bricks

Posted on December 9, 2016September 25, 2018 by photograph

Buzz cut made of bricks

This week’s photograph requires a little bit of whimsy on your part. I hope you spot a face in the old wooden doors. I see a pair of eyes, a nose, a mouth and even a buzz cut made of bricks – perhaps with a jaunty wooden hat? This is from one of my first shoots at the UTC@harbourside site where I documented the renovations of two Victorian workshops over a two year period as they became a new engineering college.

I have been revisiting this project because I will be giving a talk on it on Monday, 12th December at the De La Warr Pavilion in Bexhill. If you are free and in the area, please join us for the PechaKucha Night 20×20.

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Renovations at Southover Grange, Lewes

Posted on November 18, 2016September 25, 2018 by photograph

Renovations at Southover Grange, Lewes

I came across this stairwell at the very end of my most recent shoot of the renovations at Southover Grange in Lewes. I am documenting the building works of this Tudor manor for the owners, East Sussex County Council, so they can keep local residents up-to-date with the progress. As always with this type of job, I never know what I will find to photograph when I go on site. Sometimes it will be dramatic and obvious and sometimes it will be a subtle detail. I was pleased when I found this one.

I liked the split between the beautifully lit clean white staircase on the right to the bare cracked brick wall on the left, with the slightly incongruous blank window of blue and green panes. Even the ceilings are contrasting: white and ascending towards the light to dark splintered wooden lathes supported by struts. Next time I visit, this split will be unified. It will all be beautifully smoothed over and finished with everything in its place. More photographs from this shoot can be found here.

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‘Designer walls’

Posted on November 11, 2016September 25, 2018 by photograph

‘Designer walls’

This photo of the week is from my most recent shoot at The Depot Cinema in Lewes, where I am documenting the renovation of a former brewery depot as it becomes a community cinema. One of the joys of doing this work is capturing a brief moment in the transitory stages of the development of a building.

This wonderful blue and white abstract pattern is not expensive designer wallpaper. It is merely part of the process of building the walls and will soon be covered with sound-absorbing materials. I particularly like the doorway that hints at further depths of patterned spaces.

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An upside down world

Posted on September 22, 2016September 25, 2018 by photograph

An upside down world

After a month away it was exciting to see how much had changed at The Depot Cinema in Lewes, where this week’s photo is from. I could begin to see how the interior spaces will work together as the rooms take shape, delineated by honey-coloured grids of wood. The day of my visit was blisteringly hot but a hard rain from the previous day had left large puddles of water. I love finding reflections when I am photographing. They sometimes help me to see the world in a different way.

The Depot Cinema have hired me to document the renovations of this disused industrial building in the centre of Lewes as it becomes a new community cinema. They use my photographs to keep local residents informed about what is happening on site and to build excitement about the project.

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Ancient window

Posted on September 9, 2016September 25, 2018 by photograph

Ancient window

I am back in the saddle again after my summer break. This week’s shot comes from Southover Grange, where I am documenting the renovation of an Elizabethan Manor with a fascinating history, situated in the centre of Lewes. One past incarnation for the building was that of registry office and at the end of this restoration it will rise again as a wonderful wedding venue.

Southover Grange is owned by the East Sussex County Council. They have hired me to document the renovations of this well-loved building, using my photographs to promote the project and keep residents informed about the progress that is being made.

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Boot prints and yellow cord

Posted on July 22, 2016September 25, 2018 by photograph

Boot prints and yellow cord

I visited The Depot last Tuesday, a day that turned out to be blisteringly hot. I had to wear my full personal protection equipment, of course (high vis jacket, helmet, boots, jeans), which did nothing to help relieve the intense heat. In an effort to get out of the sun, I made my way to the main building to find a glorious shiny black surface extending across the entire floor in front of me. I was confused at first, thinking it was all just very wet, until I realised this was a thick coating of a waterproof barrier called toughseal. It created a beautiful reflective surface to photograph and gave the interior space a radiant quality.

In one corner I was surprised to find these clear white boot prints across the clean black background. I loved the patterns they made with the tangled yellow electric cord layered across the top.

I am documenting the renovation of The Depot, a former industrial building in the centre of Lewes, as it becomes a new community cinema. My client uses these photographs to promote the project and keep local residents informed about the progress that is being made.

If you have a workplace, building project or event that you are thinking of photographing, please get in touch.

Category: architecture and renovation