Overall the feedback for this part was good but my tutor stated I should ‘play with form a little longer before heading in a set direction’. I fully appreciate this comment, I got committed with my pavilion design too early, I then felt too involved to change or experiment further. Although I did make some changes to the pavilion, I can now see that I should have played around with different ideas before getting committed to one.

I was pleased my tutor thought I made appropriate observations and analysed information well, as I spent a lot of time on the site of my pavilion to make these observations and undertook research from a number of sources. My tutor however encouraged me to experiment and not be scared to challenge when I had commented “..to create anything too contemporary in design or materials I think would contrast too highly with the village vernacular and be disapproved of by the villagers and Parish Council”. I thought playing is safe in this instance was the right thing to do – but I must ensure I push myself out of the safety zone in the future.

During this part I created a number of models which my tutor was positive about. Model making has been very time consuming but I have found it very beneficial, particularly helpful for problem solving or being able to highlight issues.

My tutor asked if I had tried moving the spiral staircase for it to begin above the slide, making concentric circles with the stair and the slide. I had not tried this but only wish I had – that would have look wonderful!

The tutor also asked if I had thought about 3D modelling for my pavilion design, I did think about this and realise it would have been particularly useful for my technical drawings. 3D modelling is however not a skill I have attempted as yet and I had taken a lot of time on this part of the course that I did not feel I had the time to attempt it.

It was suggested that I stand back from my work, choose key images and give them room to breathe. I have to admit that when I am collating and presenting work, I can get worried about leaving work out, be that written work or images. I am very aware that I do this and would love to have the skill to edit and distil effectively – something I will aim for in my assessment portfolio.