Queen’s Quay House

A series of metal screens designed to enhance and protect the external boundaries of the Community Garden, Day Services Garden and the Main Entrance of Queen’s Quay House, 2020

Project Summary:

Strategy

Engagement

Designs

Visualisations

Fabrication Drawings

Project management

A unique design was created for each of the three external spaces exploring the themes of ‘Growing’ celebrating the community garden through depictions of botanicals and allotment friendly plants, ‘Dancing’ exploring movement and joyous memories and ‘Portraits’ representing emotions and feelings of the residents with the aim of creating a welcoming and timeless artwork to greet visitors. 

A series of foil prints were designed to enhance the interior spaces of the care home and create a link to the external designs.

We held engagement sessions and creative workshops with the staff, residents and carers to explore the different themes and encourage involvement in the designs of the spaces they use on a daily basis. A professional photographer took the portraits of some of the residents which directly inspired some of the artworks.

Details are hidden throughout the artwork to create more interest on repeat viewings. The stitch line and clocks are a nod to the Singer Factory whilst the Cochno Stones and the lines inspired by the land are a reference to the Kilpatrick Hills.

Garden

Plants, flowers, leaves and vegetables are moving through the elements in this illustrative design.

The illustrations were directly inspired by the plants grown in the resident’s allotment adjacent to the care home.

Dancing

Artwork inspired by dances from the 1950’s. Specific era details from the clothing was omitted to create timeless designs.

Visages

The portraits of the residents were the direct inspiration for these panels situated at the main entrance greeting the visitors on their arrival.

The screens were laser cut from Corten steel to complement the colour palette of the building and act as a nod to the local shipping industry. Textures and illustrative forms cast shadows onto the surrounding paving and buildings adding another dimension to the work.