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Gently frying the garlic in sesame oil adds depth to the flavour https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5939b04ef5e23196f6a25902/1506638730482-VFJI0PPOFN3JGHM3FLYY/Ramen+recipe+p2+v4.jpg Recipe https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5939b04ef5e23196f6a25902/1510061394254-5IUUUK6Y7HX7UI1O5BZM/blog1.11.jpg Recipe Assemble with the other the warm ingredients on top https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5939b04ef5e23196f6a25902/1510060751612-43MRBBZV47GAYBCZY6G8/blog1.07.jpg Recipe Here, the green pot was used to cook the other ingredients. The eggs can be soft boiled first, peeled and kept aside. Keep the water https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5939b04ef5e23196f6a25902/1510060692163-UM2QOEPB4R1487YPJNCI/blog1.06.jpg Recipe Shiitake mushrooms can be a little tough, more so if rehydrated, so I slice them. Then finish the soup according to the recipe https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5939b04ef5e23196f6a25902/1510060616908-JD1Q0BO565FONVJSLIT3/blog1.05.jpg Recipe When adding the liquid stock, a sieve can be used to separate the rehydrated mushrooms and seaweed https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5939b04ef5e23196f6a25902/1510060801780-J30FJ8T24EEZGK8BS8OX/blog1.08.jpg Recipe Before cooking the noddles, reheat the soup in the other pot. Then cook the noddles al-dente and remove. I used semi-dried wheat noddles from an Asian shop https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5939b04ef5e23196f6a25902/1510061034798-RAO8N6CGGD5DO7F9AM7U/blog1.10.jpg Recipe Add the hot soup to the bowls, then the noddles https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5939b04ef5e23196f6a25902/1510060401102-6V15PLR1T1I4YM7V8UM1/blog1.03.jpg Recipe The seaweed and shiitake mushrooms soaking beforehand, to create the stock https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5939b04ef5e23196f6a25902/1506639078347-IIJQKXFAUN0XINCA23Y3/IMG_20170525_205341.jpg Recipe https://www.mike-peel.com/engineering daily 0.75 2018-12-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5939b04ef5e23196f6a25902/1510159220097-NVA2VG549DOP2K93XXN2/Victoria+roof+2+%C2%A9+WWA.jpg Engineering Victoria Station, London, ongoing. Image © WWA. 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Click here for more info https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5939b04ef5e23196f6a25902/1513012315781-LXUNC5MFDJ31J668QVKL/BTM+photo.jpg Engineering Bristol Temple Meads station ongoing. Photo © Alan Baxter. Click here for more info https://www.mike-peel.com/twelvetrees daily 0.75 2018-09-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5939b04ef5e23196f6a25902/1506532444367-L3HUESOUWJ10NAMPIO5G/Leaway+-+Twelvetrees+%C2%A95th+Studio.jpg Twelvetrees Twelvetrees walkway, London, constructed 2017. Image © 5th Studio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5939b04ef5e23196f6a25902/1509140431634-WTLZ4I9873920GNDLG3A/Twelvetrees+photo+2+%C2%A95th+Studio.jpg Twelvetrees The walkway nearing completion on site, showing its new cantilevering concrete support arms https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5939b04ef5e23196f6a25902/1509218250856-NQYHU1BB3Y5PWOH4XN71/Twelvetrees+photo+3+%C2%A95th+Studio.jpg Twelvetrees View from the top of the structure showing the angular lines of the new steelwork compared to the older bridge behind https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5939b04ef5e23196f6a25902/1509562628587-WEAOSRNNMCCQVBU3CGLK/Twelvetrees+sketch+2+%C2%A9Mike+Peel.jpg Twelvetrees Early sketches I produced exploring design parameters and potential construction sequence https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5939b04ef5e23196f6a25902/1509561481076-60YVM91ER77KJU1RYBAN/Twelvetrees+details+%C2%A9+Alan+Baxter.jpg Twelvetrees Extract from the structural design details produced from my designs. Image © Alan Baxter https://www.mike-peel.com/victoria daily 0.75 2018-09-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5939b04ef5e23196f6a25902/1509299740475-TEFAFTD6LVUS4Z82BDQC/Vic+Pedestrian+visualisation+%C2%A9+Network+Rail.jpg Victoria Simulation of peak hour pedestrian density in the station based on one of our our design options. Image © Network Rail https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5939b04ef5e23196f6a25902/1509560141488-2N2UIPEEDLNNJNIQD2D6/Victoria+sections+%C2%A9+Mike+Peel.jpg Victoria Diagrams I produced exploring the phased approach to construction, allowing the station to be kept operational at all times https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5939b04ef5e23196f6a25902/1509296814343-3ZB5PD3G4E7XVKIAAX7S/Victoria+roof+%C2%A9+WWA.jpg Victoria Our concept for the new roof and balconies over the west concourse. 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Photo © Alan Baxter https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5939b04ef5e23196f6a25902/1509203913582-Q4QKAGOR9C1KJ463D26W/Bolsover+model+%C2%A9Alan+Baxter.jpg Bolsover Our solution was to build over and around the 1927 hall, using storey-high trusses to span over without adding load to the existing building. Image © Alan Baxter https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5939b04ef5e23196f6a25902/1509218731365-WM2GS1YE56XACYAFKBKI/Bolsover+sketches+%C2%A9+Mike+Peel.jpg Bolsover My sketches showing how the construction could be achieved. Image © Mike Peel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5939b04ef5e23196f6a25902/1509203786200-98I7JJPHSFB9OUD5252L/Bolsover+courtyard+%C2%A9Alan+Baxter.JPG Bolsover A view from of the new building from the courtyard, with glimpsed views through the arched windows into the retained hall. Photo © Alan Baxter https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5939b04ef5e23196f6a25902/1509203835782-PZQZCUZRCBJ5TJFQ8UUF/Bolsover+internal+%C2%A9Alan+Baxter.jpg Bolsover A view within the 1927 waiting hall showing its arched windows and murals beneath. Photo © Alan Baxter https://www.mike-peel.com/headboard daily 0.75 2018-09-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5939b04ef5e23196f6a25902/1510276566344-E2NDCBATDS9PO0XL3FIB/3+screwing.jpg Headboard https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5939b04ef5e23196f6a25902/1510276478178-Y1VHE66RINSXBVEP87S8/1+boxes.jpg Headboard https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5939b04ef5e23196f6a25902/1510276519275-VWSSGSVA7K2HNDMRC5A5/2+layouting.jpg Headboard https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5939b04ef5e23196f6a25902/1510276666640-YG5FRSKB6DXQ9A680669/5+result.jpg Headboard https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5939b04ef5e23196f6a25902/1510276612671-FNFVNV2DQB6RF7X37J5D/4+install.jpg Headboard https://www.mike-peel.com/clock daily 0.75 2018-09-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5939b04ef5e23196f6a25902/1510058320528-PZOJVTYY8IXPPDJCCWT3/IMG_20170517_005023.jpg Clock I tapped the sides of the dish until no more bubbles rose to the surface. I left part of the wire frame protruding as a hanger https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5939b04ef5e23196f6a25902/1510058211718-Z09JAWOI5ZVPR5QOKUQD/IMG_20170517_004625.jpg Clock I mixed and poured the concrete into the mould, then carefully pressed the frame down into the centre of the wet concrete layer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5939b04ef5e23196f6a25902/1510058047061-WQNUHH18LU09BF1L3QLI/IMG_20170516_210924.jpg Clock I first made a wire cage to act as reinforcement for the concrete body of the clock, to strengthen against breakage https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5939b04ef5e23196f6a25902/1510059169272-CNSHTRTTNU1KL00KVHE4/IMG_20170517_001000.jpg Clock I reused the mechanism from an old clock, and also used the plastic backing from it as a circular mould for the new concrete clock https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5939b04ef5e23196f6a25902/1510058536965-YX9S1EXIGLCQ2XRFYD1C/IMG_20170520_112744.jpg Clock After two days I removed the mould, and attached the hands from the old clock to complete the project https://www.mike-peel.com/tiedye daily 0.75 2018-09-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5939b04ef5e23196f6a25902/1510070363066-CAVUJZF7IE86AKRIU7M5/IMG_20171106_180705.jpg Tie Dye I managed to dye ten shirts before the die in the basins was used up https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5939b04ef5e23196f6a25902/1510070394797-IWF83CUKIL6IGTS7IQ59/Tie+Dye+montage+6+spread+reduced+copy.jpg Tie Dye Six of the finished shirts, patterned according to the various ways they were tied and dyed https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5939b04ef5e23196f6a25902/1510069326862-OYQL83KH5NYJPPJ2JTGJ/IMG_20170615_224036_1.jpg Tie Dye The shirts were dipped in the dyes according to the desired effect for each https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5939b04ef5e23196f6a25902/1510069151458-HN7MHZL0LEXN27YS97P8/IMG_20170616_011236.jpg Tie Dye I used a batch of white cotton Gildan T-shirts, soaked in water before tying (the shirt on the left is wet) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5939b04ef5e23196f6a25902/1510069240332-KFUTPYDXQ6AWHBYDY829/IMG_20170615_221324.jpg Tie Dye The shirts were tied in various ways with elastic bands and string. Two basins of dye were prepared - one blue and one red https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5939b04ef5e23196f6a25902/1510070335930-CQJ6BCJ1ELWR9C4TCX06/IMG_20170616_031440.jpg Tie Dye The shirts were left overnight, wrapped in plastic. They were then rinsed, washed and dried. https://www.mike-peel.com/pottery daily 0.75 2018-09-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5939b04ef5e23196f6a25902/1510276945502-XW9OE5T0AU0V1WZFAZTH/2+wheel.jpg Pottery Most of the pieces I made were started on the potter's wheel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5939b04ef5e23196f6a25902/1510277027568-Z6SOWAV05O8RI3ZZGVF0/4+kiln.jpg Pottery The pieces were all fired in the kiln at 1060 °C which is suitable for low temperature glazes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5939b04ef5e23196f6a25902/1513628971868-MIUAKZDVLM06REJANXHW/Pots+grid.jpg Pottery These pieces represent the majority of what I made for the project, which includes plates, bowls, smaller containers and a mug. The green colour used for the small dishes is Ocean https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5939b04ef5e23196f6a25902/1510277051833-CTRC3KCVW9TQTTPDK7XI/5+before+after.jpg Pottery These are the same bowls before (top) and after firing (bottom). The colours used are Waterfall, Coral Red, Silver Black and Champagne https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5939b04ef5e23196f6a25902/1510276906565-WYOPTRF80UEE2AVZ6RK9/1+workshop.jpg Pottery The pottery workshop in the basement of the Volkshochschule in Mitte https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5939b04ef5e23196f6a25902/1510276985869-5XO6FBQHRYM9OY4XCIEY/3+glaze.jpg Pottery Applying the second coat of glaze to a small bowl. I only used low temperature glazes for this project https://www.mike-peel.com/chocolates daily 0.75 2018-09-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5939b04ef5e23196f6a25902/1515501489320-FJ6Z8IYHI6KWK5YVT530/IMG_20171231_123137_2.jpg Chocolates The silicone product i used sets clear, helping with accurate cutting and allows a visual check that the chocolate has flowed properly. The bubbles in the silicone did not affect the surface finish of the castings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5939b04ef5e23196f6a25902/1515501339921-OXKKYU2QAX3DEYCPPN79/IMG_20171230_025313.jpg Chocolates The silicone flowed very well by itself without needing to tap the containers to release air bubbles https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5939b04ef5e23196f6a25902/1515501380293-HFKP0V90V55OYQTAZ19F/IMG_20171231_111906.jpg Chocolates Once the silicone set, I removed the steel objects by cutting them out https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5939b04ef5e23196f6a25902/1515501586211-8SH7RH32IKAWYKLGU11T/IMG_20171231_141438.jpg Chocolates On the left are the chocolate castings, having been cooled in the freezer for 30 minutes and then removed from the moulds. The ones on the right have been covered with cocoa powder and rubbed down https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5939b04ef5e23196f6a25902/1515501636727-FX9047KEAO8MYQ2KNK47/IMG_20171231_142012.jpg Chocolates The finished chocolates https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5939b04ef5e23196f6a25902/1515500981248-04FPW0CUQCFJCKWAW08H/IMG_20171230_011647.jpg Chocolates I chose to make the temporary form containers from styrofoam cups with a clay filler to minimise the amount of silicone required https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5939b04ef5e23196f6a25902/1515501435709-QF4HFD0EONW1MN1DQIAK/IMG_20171231_123137_1.jpg Chocolates I poured 70% cacao chocolate (melted and tempered), into the silicone moulds. I did need to tap the moulds to release air bubbles, and occasionally force the chocolate down with a chopstick https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5939b04ef5e23196f6a25902/1515501149377-4Y14FFNNGLJ0KJ76O1YZ/IMG_20171230_012430.jpg Chocolates I selected a selection of steel objects to mould, making sure there was clearance around and below each for the silicone to flow into https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5939b04ef5e23196f6a25902/1515501215065-7AF36V6LS6XXP7YC8NRW/IMG_20171230_024204.jpg Chocolates I used a 2-part food-safe silicone product called SORTA-Clear 18 by Smooth-On, which is reasonably flexible when set https://www.mike-peel.com/cabinet daily 0.75 2018-09-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5939b04ef5e23196f6a25902/1513630280769-P5ATFKVZCVZG4UXI52Z4/IMG_20171116_160831.jpg Cabinet Once I'd cut the slot in the top piece for the sink pipework, I positioned and glued the side pieces carefully, as these joints would visible from the outside https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5939b04ef5e23196f6a25902/1513630884916-THMTFYCTFGEAGTVVJ8ZK/SINK+UNIT+2.jpg Cabinet The cabinet seems to be of the right proportion and the natural timber manages to soften the look of the tiled bathroom, while hiding the pipework beneath the sink https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5939b04ef5e23196f6a25902/1513630642759-MYK6C8ILI3VW344K6J6N/IMG_20171117_122948.jpg Cabinet The doors were then mounted, making some fine adjustments to the hinges https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5939b04ef5e23196f6a25902/1513630469469-72AF4KDNIR1QFM71W7C7/IMG_20171116_221959.jpg Cabinet I could then remove the doors and their temporary fixings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5939b04ef5e23196f6a25902/1513630567381-2APSNOIW7JX50C8CG4QV/IMG_20171117_102207.jpg Cabinet Some simple feet, set back from the front edge so as to be hidden from view when in the bathroom https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5939b04ef5e23196f6a25902/1513630728069-1EQ3O7I0WMUVY54E6FTT/IMG_20171117_150420.jpg Cabinet I applied two coats of clear sealant which also brought out the natural grain of the timber. Adjusting the hinges meant a tidy gap could be achieved around the door edges https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5939b04ef5e23196f6a25902/1513630384017-0ET10NOUVLG0Y6KGH766/IMG_20171116_221725.jpg Cabinet I then cut out and fixed a backboard (again, with a recess for the pipework) to ensure the cabinet would stay square while in use so the doors would open without catching https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5939b04ef5e23196f6a25902/1513630337992-189IM6IYDL7M30J9DUTO/IMG_20171116_191046.jpg Cabinet I used brackets on the inside of the cabinet to fix the side pieces and internal shelves. I also (temporarily) fixed the doors to the cabinet in the same way, to ensure the cabinet was square https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5939b04ef5e23196f6a25902/1513630522049-IUGCYKNJFHMXQVQBXGM6/IMG_20171117_092927.jpg Cabinet I used a 30mm cup-style drill bit to fix kitchen-style hinges to the doors. These hinges are adjustable https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5939b04ef5e23196f6a25902/1513630226651-KE231UGL63ADH5QFVI54/IMG_20171116_135423.jpg Cabinet I wanted to make a bespoke under-sink cabinet, as I couldn't find any cabinets for sale with the right fit or look for the bathroom https://www.mike-peel.com/bristol daily 0.75 2018-09-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5939b04ef5e23196f6a25902/1513010580113-OLX1O2N40CQGZVNJ78P5/BTM+MP+cartoons.jpg Bristol My sketches setting out the range of possible interventions in the station https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5939b04ef5e23196f6a25902/1513011323442-854IL9NMV2WFOZ0MZ7K2/BTM+masterplan+2.jpg Bristol Plans of one of our earlier masterplan designs, at ground level and track level. Image © Alan Baxter https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5939b04ef5e23196f6a25902/1513012825484-RCDHJNT7G413A782IMU4/Carman+sketch.jpg Bristol Artist's impression of one of our design concepts for the new station. Image © Richard Carman https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5939b04ef5e23196f6a25902/1513012569279-2H6OPGTAM48FPOXEFCZ1/BTM+original+levels.jpg Bristol An early sketch I produced showing how the station's original design dealt with the difficult site levels https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5939b04ef5e23196f6a25902/1513010660142-OEINN19F9NOYQ9ONW5PB/BTM+green+entrance+options.jpg Bristol Diagrams i produced exploring options for the new station entrance https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5939b04ef5e23196f6a25902/1513010723385-XSLVRPW39OKLBZFI7OM9/BTM+movement.jpg Bristol Understanding pedestrian movement in and around the station was key to key to identifying the key changes that were needed https://www.mike-peel.com/tower daily 0.75 2018-12-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5939b04ef5e23196f6a25902/1544021654012-DXNE882MXKQ3RV9A3BGK/161205_Hammer%2BTurm%2BRendering%2Blight.jpg Tower An initial concept image for the proposed structure. Image © https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5939b04ef5e23196f6a25902/1512758213506-05QCTREYGIHYD6K4DJEG/Turm+sketches+black.jpg Tower My initial concept sketches exploring various structural forms for the tower https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5939b04ef5e23196f6a25902/1512755904362-VW9JM3HY6VIRL3CZKYZA/Balloons.jpg Tower A GoPro camera attached to helium balloons was used to capture the 360° views from the top of the 12m proposed tower https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5939b04ef5e23196f6a25902/1512751720442-XYEPJKV3O1H468VQQ4K9/171115_Hammer+Turm_Ansicht.jpg Tower An alternative concept using extensive climbing plants rather than solid cladding panels. Image © https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5939b04ef5e23196f6a25902/1544021802607-DIIK3PQ80B443QBHIQK3/Untitled-4.jpg Tower My latest design option for the tower. Click here to see how I made the model https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5939b04ef5e23196f6a25902/1543940980726-49EVYSRW56TJHO3E240O/6+options+for+fins+tower.jpg Tower Some of my sketches exploring ideas for the cladding https://www.mike-peel.com/artcollective daily 0.75 2018-09-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5939b04ef5e23196f6a25902/1517524027388-OPV306SKFLLBDG8ZCV4O/Untitled-11.jpg Art Collective Spielkameraden 1: The Square. Click here for more info https://www.mike-peel.com/spielkameraden1 daily 0.75 2018-09-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5939b04ef5e23196f6a25902/1517526447058-5YVZ6MYOWT28ZJWZFH5G/Untitled-12.jpg Spielkameraden 1 The view from the top floor of the Kindl Gallery. Although a wasteland, the open space functions as a thoroughfare, meeting place, play area (note the stepping stones on the far right) and community garden https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5939b04ef5e23196f6a25902/1517527103267-PEHBSQRMFSEVW301TUEL/SPK1+main+sketch+grey.jpg Spielkameraden 1 My later sketches based on a concept to create a square enclosure of trees in a public space https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5939b04ef5e23196f6a25902/1517526394484-FU6YTFO85Q3MWJRQVWV1/Untitled-10.jpg Spielkameraden 1 The space from within the enclosure, of a scale aimed at inviting people to gather https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5939b04ef5e23196f6a25902/1517525540149-K85RQ5MR501VVHF6E42I/Untitled-2.jpg Spielkameraden 1 We also salvaged timber blocks, pallets and car tyres https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5939b04ef5e23196f6a25902/1517526080188-S19OG3R9GBCMOFKSFE9F/Untitled-5.jpg Spielkameraden 1 The timber from the pallets was used to brace the corner trees https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5939b04ef5e23196f6a25902/1517526021382-748PDQ51G3KYLCMX40OF/Untitled-4.jpg Spielkameraden 1 The square was marked out, using the heavier timbers to form the stable corners of the structure https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5939b04ef5e23196f6a25902/1517526290137-O657IFUDGMQXV0N52VJK/Untitled-8.jpg Spielkameraden 1 The finished installation, with its entrance facing out into the open space https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5939b04ef5e23196f6a25902/1517526240361-B5S85MJUQ6LG4GMXMWJE/Untitled-7.jpg Spielkameraden 1 The remaining trees were restrained by wire strung between the corner trees at shoulder height https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5939b04ef5e23196f6a25902/1517526338218-WSA9PNF4NYKG1GOX2B7W/Untitled-9.jpg Spielkameraden 1 When we came back a few days after construction, someone had put a bauble on one of the trees https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5939b04ef5e23196f6a25902/1517526203411-G1AU9RZFBDCQ6WNHB1WG/Untitled-6.jpg Spielkameraden 1 Leen and Joe getting into the tea and cake https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5939b04ef5e23196f6a25902/1517524882196-P91GUSRHBAE5IYJ7UTDO/Untitled-1.jpg Spielkameraden 1 in the second week of January, we collected about 40 used trees from the streets near our site https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5939b04ef5e23196f6a25902/1517527066876-3PD2AORUBI6UI54ACVET/SPK1+original+sketches+black.jpg Spielkameraden 1 Some of my initial sketches exploring the idea of using Christmas trees as a public artwork https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5939b04ef5e23196f6a25902/1517525581952-2Q2T4UVX5BLNP9THFEKK/Untitled-3.jpg Spielkameraden 1 We stripped the pallets to use the timber for support frames https://www.mike-peel.com/melonlamp daily 0.75 2018-09-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5939b04ef5e23196f6a25902/1537123774659-IX6629RH9RD78UZNRYF0/IMG_20180817_172943.jpg Melon lamp I used a plastic spherical form around the melon, using board pins to ensure clearance around the bottom of the melon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5939b04ef5e23196f6a25902/1537124168740-EP74RE77LAWVFJNBE8ZL/IMG_20180820_192859.jpg Melon lamp I put parts of the spherical form back onto the mould, wrapping the whole thing in tape to prevent leakage, before filling the gap between the mould and the bottle with concrete https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5939b04ef5e23196f6a25902/1537124045612-UVG90FSBJE0T4PP54ZEE/IMG_20180820_150228.jpg Melon lamp I prepared an inner form using a plastic bottle, a screw-type bulb fixing and a rod in the position of the cable https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5939b04ef5e23196f6a25902/1537124504955-NN0LC28O4Q01BDY6Y3S9/Untitled-3.jpg Melon lamp The segmented and vein-like texture of the melon shows up well in the concrete surface https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5939b04ef5e23196f6a25902/1537123825022-H06ZQVRXVT5WJ8ZBQSMM/IMG_20180817_173940.jpg Melon lamp I mixed TFC Type 1 two-part silicone rubber and poured it through a hole cut into the top of the form https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5939b04ef5e23196f6a25902/1537124300249-4DSUIY3UY6SHZR6IIK9O/IMG_20180824_171812.jpg Melon lamp I could then insert a cord through the hole and wire the bulb fixing to one end, and a plug to the other https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5939b04ef5e23196f6a25902/1537124247561-OZEB6PQWP4TGH2V7HKZQ/IMG_20180823_170539.jpg Melon lamp Once the concrete had set, I removed the casting and used a hair dryer to soften the bottle so it could be pulled out, along with the bulb fixing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5939b04ef5e23196f6a25902/1537127435260-LRMOEWLWJIW97R892OB0/120.jpg Melon lamp A gold mirrored bulb allows a light to reflect back into the concrete cavity, for a glowing effect https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5939b04ef5e23196f6a25902/1537124095876-Y3OLTMJBNC5ZU32KSYFF/IMG_20180820_181550.jpg Melon lamp I placed the form into the silicone mould, pushing the rod through where the stem of the melon had been https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5939b04ef5e23196f6a25902/1537124355038-RXDT5DGGL1KTPLE2C3K6/Untitled-2.jpg Melon lamp The finished lamp can be sat on a desk, using a wooden ring for stability and angle adjustment. (The lamp can also be hung from the ceiling) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5939b04ef5e23196f6a25902/1537123895334-IXCXGG3PPY3G3WDM1EDM/IMG_20180819_222947.jpg Melon lamp Once the silicone set, I broke off the plastic form and cut the silicone to remove the melon https://www.mike-peel.com/theatre daily 0.75 2018-12-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5939b04ef5e23196f6a25902/1543944782463-EJTIGNQBVGQ7BSDARNB8/Untitled-10.jpg Theatre We looked at different shapes for the peaks over the stage to give the appearance of a mountain https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5939b04ef5e23196f6a25902/1544020581759-9HB63UV2D125JO7XJKL1/Untitled-101.jpg Theatre My design sketches for the canopy over the seating https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5939b04ef5e23196f6a25902/1543941470830-A52K5OXEA04YOCAFTHRO/IMG_0090.jpg Theatre The emerging concept for the mountain stage viewed from the covered seating. Image © https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5939b04ef5e23196f6a25902/1543941901985-8ECTARJA86TVLIQVAC3M/Untitled-1.jpg Theatre The new outdoor theatre will be located in the mountains of Sichuan Province, China, and will include a ‘mountain stage’ and amphitheatre seating. Image © https://www.mike-peel.com/model daily 0.75 2018-12-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5939b04ef5e23196f6a25902/1543938735137-M3EMMK4G2JEAWQ9CL3CZ/IMG_20180516_121044.jpg Model A physical model was needed on an architectural project to explore the physical form for a new tower, starting with a digital model https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5939b04ef5e23196f6a25902/1543937473928-3W09ANGDSFZSFAT211AA/IMG_20180517_200257.jpg Model With the core of the model fixed to a base, I cut out the exterior cladding fins as full length strips of thinner card https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5939b04ef5e23196f6a25902/1543937381512-CIZ09RDAA6J9DE26J1QV/IMG_20180517_031449.jpg Model The stairs and landings of the tower were built up using thicker card, running spanning between painted wooden columns https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5939b04ef5e23196f6a25902/1543938437158-8MWYX47MVR4C1A2O588K/Untitled-5.jpg Model The front edges of the fins describe a triangulated envelope. The eye draws lines along the folds, and shadows where the fin edges appear further apart, in a pattern that changes as you walk around the structure https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5939b04ef5e23196f6a25902/1543937610058-6VQ4U9V1PO3ER8LJL3UV/IMG_20180518_051955.jpg Model The whole tower is wrapped in the fins, except for a viewing window at the top floor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5939b04ef5e23196f6a25902/1543938516900-XTDKC03QXFXDVK61JJHM/Untitled-4.jpg Model The permeable cladding creates part-shelter, and over 100 bird and bat boxes will be installed between the fins. The glimpsed views through the structure change depending on the viewing position https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5939b04ef5e23196f6a25902/1543937537711-F4R5ROADN2I89KFA4ZSM/IMG_20180518_042106.jpg Model The cladding fins were the glued sequentially to the core structure. The real fins will be made of larch timber which will grey over time https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5939b04ef5e23196f6a25902/1543937960424-PGLVSIKCEVYJ1YT5HCSB/Untitled-2.jpg Model I left two sides of the model unclad, to reveal the inner stair core of the tower https://www.mike-peel.com/terms-of-service-hyde daily 0.75 2025-05-09 https://www.mike-peel.com/privacy-policy-hyde daily 0.75 2025-05-09 https://www.mike-peel.com/shop-online daily 0.75 2015-10-28