Nathan Hall

This project explores the role of historical authenticity in creating immersive fantasy settings. It particularly focusses on how the visual aesthetic of a fantasy setting can be influenced and inspired by historical and cultural design motifs. Through the reappropriation, reshaping and unifying of these design motifs, I explore how I can create a fantasy environment that engages the imagination, stirs thoughts of nostalgia, creates intrigue and conjures impressions of what could have been real. The end result of this project is a fantasy architectural style that, on the surface, faintly resembles that of Ancient Greece and the classical orders of architecture. Mixed within its design is a myriad of anachronistic design elements and altered features that transform the classical forms into a unique fantasy style of its own.