First Light Pavilion

Client: Realm Projects / Casson Mann

Location: Manchester, UK

Roles and Responsibilities:
Concept development, Interactive design.

Link:
https://www.jodrellbank.net/visit/firstlightpavilion 

Summary:

The First Light Pavilion is an impressive museum of space history located on the site of Jodrell Bank in Manchester. The brand-new exhibition space developed by museum and exhibition designers Casson Mann opened in June 2022 and provides an engaging experience that walks visitors through the history of radio astronomy.

My brief was to design a detailed 1:1 scale replica model of the Sputnik 1 satellite that would be suspended from the ceiling within the gallery space. A key part of the project was in collecting as much reference and source material as possible so that I could faithfully replicate key details and aesthetics within my design.