QJD design studio and Wildetecture has long been architecturally inspired by plants - One such plant the mesembryanthemaceae is of particular interest to those who are inspired by organic forms - Having sketched a few examples of buildings and used this plant as a point of design aesthetic departure - The end product from this exercise is an interesting fusion of wild visual concepts - Our Wildetecture ideals coming across the strongest.
Having just returned from a sojourn into the transkei i am very excited to experiment with several key designs which i would like to take forward. Welding inspiration for a multi leveled building from level 1 shells and whales level 2 local shipwrecks through the recorded ages, level 3 fynbos / local trees. level 4 cape fold mountains level 5 sky, birds, cloud and mist. but this building and community ensemble will have to wait a little while longer unfortunately - Im not really ready to take on this design assignment just as yet. I feel o need more time to understand the levels of each.
It has long been a desire to take a break for a few days and go into the desert, on my own, just the big expanse of the sky and a receptive mind harvesting ideas. the weight and silence of the Kalahari, Namib or Karoo seemingly receptive to the ions of timeless ideas floating around this silent space. To start a design school within this space and practice the concept of thinking out loud with a few like minded folk - Would be a great way to whittle away time i think and get inspired. Who knows what will be?
