Kirstin Kher Ting L

Group 38
BARE CREATIVES

Poster Navigation and Thought Processes

“BARE CREATIVES!”

Toying between the title options of Bare Creatives and Naked Studios, we decided to go with a project name that …More
Posted 12 Mar 2023 18:21
Hi everyone! I'm Kirstin, a Master of Architecture Student currently based in Atelier Making at Manchester School of Architecture. As an international student abroad, I always find …More
Posted 12 Mar 2023 18:39
Meet our collaborators! Artists Rebecca Ainsworth, Claire Weetman and Grace Collins are Platform Arts, based in Platform Studios – the space above St Mary's Market in St Helens. Platform …More
Posted 12 Mar 2023 22:17
1st Collaborative Meeting (07/12/2022)

Our first time meeting the collaborators Claire and Grace.

Not knowing anything about each other at all, us students and the collaborators …More
Posted 12 Mar 2023 22:38
1st Site Visit to St Helens (04/02/2023)

We took the morning train to St Helens – a first time there for the most of us. The train ride there with Grace was enjoyable as we reminisced …More
Posted 12 Mar 2023 23:27
2nd Collaborative Meeting – Plans, Strategies, Structure (15/02/2023)

Prior to contacting the artists for the next meeting, we came together as a group in MTC to merge ideas and …More
Posted 12 Mar 2023 23:49
3rd Collaborative Meeting (06/03/2023)

With our rough timelines and output ideas on the table, we had an online meeting with Claire to refresh our agendas and mark our calendars. …More
Posted 12 Mar 2023 23:56
Day 6: Final Touches

Today the students worked tirelessly to add finishing touches their models and illustrations, to get them presentation-ready. We worked together to come up with …More
Posted 16 May 2023 20:42
Following the design finalisations, the students worked hard throughout the day producing both physical and digital visuals and drawings ready to be printed and mounted on the consultation …More
Posted 16 May 2023 20:45
Model Outputs

Working towards the presentation outputs, both the digital and physical models of the existing spaces (Platform Studios in St Mary's Market, St Helen's) and the student …More
Posted 16 May 2023 21:05
Kirstin's Thoughts - MA1

It’s so fulfilling sharing tips and tricks in our everyday workflow, having had more experience to share as MA students as compared to the BAs; with little …More
Posted 16 May 2023 21:07
Day 8: Consultation Day

Thursday, 18th May 2023, 11:30am-4pm in St Mary’s Market. The big day! Energy levels were high as we kicked off the long-awaited community consultation, …More
Posted 19 May 2023 17:18
Art x Architecture

Taking the train from Oxford Road to St Helens Central, the students arrived in St Mary’s Market at 10:45am to help set up the consultation boards and models …More
Posted 19 May 2023 17:19
Sparking Conversations

The students showed amazing initiative when it came to engaging with the artists, planners, each other, the public, and curious passers-by who were interested …More
Posted 19 May 2023 17:20
Final Outcomes

We unveiled the proposal visualisation boards, printed student-made postcards and two 1:100 proposal models to the artists and the public, made to communicate our …More
Posted 19 May 2023 17:21
Proposal 1: Glass & Canvas (by Finbar and Letitia)

When looking to expand upon the art studio space in St Mary’s market, we planned to preserve the culture of the space through …More
Posted 19 May 2023 17:22
Proposal 2: Cosy Cove (by Mohammed, Landa and Remon)

The aim of this proposal is to connect the growing art community with the wider community by transforming St Helens marketplace …More
Posted 19 May 2023 17:24
Proposal 3: Atrium Artspace (by Amani and Kiki)

For the initial design ideas, we decided to add an artistic element to the space to encourage more young artists to the area. We wanted …More
Posted 19 May 2023 17:26
Proposal 4: Studio Re-Openings (MA1 pilot project)

This scheme features flexible and adaptable elements to a multifunctional artist studio/work space with movable panels to form …More
Posted 19 May 2023 17:26
Reside* Artist Workshop Space

Throughout the day, as the students manned the stands in shifts to attend to curious members of the public, we also had the opportunity to mingle with …More
Posted 19 May 2023 17:28
“St Helens is tired…and desperately needs art.”

“The city council shouldn’t take down the market and build another one, which is such an waste, we could have used existing …More
Posted 19 May 2023 17:28
Thank you to all who came and were involved - especially and invaluably Claire, Grace and Rebecca who opened up this opportunity and precious insight to work with the art scene of St …More
Posted 19 May 2023 17:32