Arpex

Arpex hasn't seen much action lately. Work has again gotten the better part of me, leaving no time on weekends. Also, frankly, summer is just too hot to stay out in the sun. Only rare visits to check the boat have been possible lately.

Design Brief

 The sketches have been produced around 2010 or 2011, during the construction of Arpex. The objective was to get an image of how the boat would look, once equipped with its decks and cabin. Since I didn't have detailed construction plans, I used these sketches to move forward with some design decisions. The images were produced based on actual construction site photos, which I amended with PowerPoint... :-)

I liked to produce the more artistic view, instead of precise drawings. The whole boat construction had an artistic approach, and I viewed the boat itself as an object much like the mobiles which I like to build. And in fact, there are many similarities in the sense of balance, structure, and movement.