"As a conceptual architect and interior designer, my brief was to design a modern & contemporary art studio, endeavouring to blur lines between commercial and leisure purposes. Setting specific design parameters, particularly in relations the location of Joe Batt’s Arm in Fogo Island, Canada and inventive, irregular architectural forms, in conjunction to fostering sensations of uniqueness and architectural values of independence vs collaboration, assisted me in designing a balanced practical and aesthetical space. An inspirational allusion to the styles of Roman Vlasov, and Todd Saunders, the studio of Designs by Helz., largely characterised by innovative forms, space, and functions, is an architectural reflection appreciating the beauty of nature, and its intrinsic connections with man-made structures. The initial stages of the project evolved around my thorough exploration on how the design approaches of Roman Vlasov and Todd Saunders reflected their contemporary innovative attitudes towards architecture in the modern world – particularly resulting in my discovery of the value of assimilating the architectural design to its geographical context."

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