Alexandra Palace - Nothing But Thieves

I have been to concerts in Alexandra Palace a few times now and I every time I find myself staring at the building longer than the musician I am there to see. I found the design of the hall interesting and wondered what the inspiration was. I thought ancient Roman or Greek perhaps?

Alexandra Palace was built in the Victorian era and first opened in 1875.

Nothing But Thieves at Ally Pally - my photo

Concert Hall - Google images

Concert hall - my photo

From the last photo it is clear that the columns are in the style of the Corinthian Order.

Left: The origin of the Corinthian Order, illustrated in Claude Perrault's Vitruvius, 1684. Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corinthian_order

Right: Corinthian Order. Available at: https://www.flickr.com/photos/designucdavis/130376828/

Bishop Home - Sketch Up

Making a SketchUp model helped me find the rough measurements of the set. For me, this was an important part of the process and I could quickly make alterations if it didn't quite match up to the screenshots I had from the film.

Finals Shots of my SketchUp model -

I really feel like I've developed my SketchUp skills since using it for the first time last year. I had never made skirting board or cornice before, but now I feel like I could almost do it with my eyes closed. I also used the 'follow me' tool a lot more for things like the banister. This was hard to figure out at first but was easy enough to get to grips with after a while messing around with it.