Inside Out. Outside In.

When looking at the buildings of Peter Stutchbury Architects, it is clear that all the designs have a strong relationship with the surrounding environment and incorporates exterior factors into the interior such as the water, Australian natural bush land and the sky. The buildings showcase these natural surroundings through an open and airy interior and exterior design, utilizing natural light and plenty of large glass structures. ‘Inside Out. Outside In’ is a collaborative project with Stutchbury’s ‘Garden House’. It engages in this idea of bringing the outdoors in and the indoors out. The series of ceramic vessels are of different sizes and proportions. The smaller ones are intended to be places on an outdoor table as functional candleholders, creating a natural light for night occasions. The larger, more delicate vessels are to be placed indoors as an ornamental feature piece which can be filled with nothing or pieces of the earth i.e. twigs, flowers, water. The idea is that the vessels contain elements of nature to bring inside and outside the ‘Garden House’. The organic shapes of the vessels mirror the soft flowing lines of the water and beautiful trees and flora surrounding the area of the Garden House (Seaforth). The Process in which the vessels were formed is very fluid and reflects the unrefined quality of nature.