Animal Columns
2020
2020
At the entrance to Great Gatehouse of Hampton Court Palace in Surrey, England, are ten stone carvings of heraldic animals sitting atop hexagonal posts. These were created during the reign of King Henry VIII, with each animal representing the ancestral families of himself and Jane Seymour, his third wife.
Opposite, are a polychromatic, 21st Century reimagining of these animal posts. The animals have been chosen for their percieved subjective characteristics, as opposed to any historical or ancestral significance.
The design of these posts also explore the potential of how a 21st Century Gothic Revival might look, initially through the design of small architectural fragments.
Opposite, are a polychromatic, 21st Century reimagining of these animal posts. The animals have been chosen for their percieved subjective characteristics, as opposed to any historical or ancestral significance.
The design of these posts also explore the potential of how a 21st Century Gothic Revival might look, initially through the design of small architectural fragments.
Animal Posts - The Full Menagerie
Animal Post No. 1 - The Cat
Animal Post No. 2 - The Owl
Animal Post No. 3 - The Meerkat
Animal Post No. 4 - The Second Cat
Animal Post No. 5 - The Rabbit
Animal Post No. 6 - The Stag