Research:Initial assessment of plans Research of restoration & Finchingfield Pictures

Throughout the assignment I am responsible for creating the interior items that will make up the museum and the functional rooms of the guildhall. It is important to get the feel right as it is an old building it doesn't want to be spoilt by ultra modern furnishings, on the restoration page on the Finchingfield website it describes it as a "sympathetic project" which means if we are to do a good job then we are to be sensitive in terms of the way we layout rooms ensuring we block no important restored windows and have furniture which is in keeping with the feel of the building. It does say on the website that new furnishings for the kitchen and toilets will be installed, so for these rooms I can add modern facilities as they will need to be hygienic and be hard wearing. It also mentions about a great new layout which will maximise space, before I create any furniture for the rooms I will look at the plans and see which is the best way to have the rooms laid out. The idea of the restoration isn't to give the guildhall a single function it is to be a part of the community and used for an array of events such as meeting or exhibitions.

Having taken a brief look into the Finchingfield website I can take a better knowledge of what I want to achieve through this project.


I am assessing the plans to find out which room will need items of furniture and from there on I will quickly sketch up what I need to create.

Rooms:

Ground floor:

• Disabled access Toilet
• Shop & Main Entrance
• Museum 1
• Museum 2
• Library
• Service Cupboard
• Lift

First Floor:

• Female Toilets
• Disabled Access Toilets and baby changing x 2
• Top Hall
• Guild room
• Kitchen

Finchingfield Pictures

By taking pictures of the field visit it will allow us to refer back and make sure we are getting the details right, as it is an old building it will be important that beams and structure are kept exactly to the plans.

Images from the day at Finchingfield can be found in the flickr link...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/54243956@N04/sets/72157628084774815/