Sea X Row (Interior Major Project) – Nkem Usiade | Page 19

Re-Design
I felt my previous design was to plain, it didn’t
carry any dynamic forms. The space looked
structured and bland. I did a revamp and started
looking into the forms of rowing. Chicago rowing
club (page 10) used the rhythm of rowing to make
their form, I looked at the curves of the boat and
translated it to my design. The indoor rowing was
big and couldn’t accommodate enough people so
I pursued a more modern function to replace it. A
VR rowing space is a better use of the space and
applies to the strategies of Portsmouth council in
establishing the seaside.
I ripped sheets of paper from a spiral bound book.
Using the cut trims I explored the tapered curve
form of a rowing boat
From my models from colour theory (page) I revisited
the idea of ‘memory’ having wood panels
looking as though they are ‘growing’ or have been
exposed- this also reflects how the existing site is.
Moss growing on the worn bricks of the club.
Reception
desk in
centre,
wood
memory
path.
Wood
covers
the
walls,
floor and
ceiling
partially.
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