Concept model created by plaster-casting an inflated bicycle inner tube.
Inhabiting the site model.
1:50 scale model.
Side section imagining how the retail space looks when inhabited.
SOFT HARD SOFT
by Julie Beech
How can a space resemble the inside of an inflated bicycle inner tube? Within this proposal the material properties of hard glass and soft (salvaged) rubber are interpreted in a broad, unconfined way. What began as soft becomes a hard material but with soft curves. In contrast, hard materials become soft when influenced by light, reflection and transparency. Hard edges are set against soft curves. Rough against smooth. Light against dark.
