Alan

Thursday 22 June 2017

2017_SEM1 ARCH 1101 EXPERIMENT 3

WEEK1

Theory

Salginatobel Bridge

I was first inspired by Salginatobel bridge in Switzerlan by Robert Maillart. The elegant feeling I got came from it's shape and material. Reinforced concrete can not be describe as a good-looking material but Maillart made it into slender shape on such a deep gulch.

The Skyscraper

The skyscraper was designed by Mies van der Rohe. It's shape and the use of repeating factors inspired me a lot. This building is intense but exactly in order. My design used this idea as a precedent.

The Five Words

Elegant, Slender, Intense, Repeating, Sharp

WEEK 2 PERSPECTIVES

One-Point Perspective

ARCH

ELEGANT

HIERACHY

REPEATING

Two-Point Perspective

Sharp

Slender

WEEK 4 Textures

FINAL PROJECT

I combined some ideas of the sharp and elegant shape together, and the whole building's shape was developed from three triangular prisms, and the three prisms were based on the same axis, so the were like spinning on the invisible axis inside.

The Moving Elements

The glass door was a significant character of opening space.

The opposite glass doors gives a idea of tunnel, also a expression of bridge.

The louvers appeared plenty times in my design.

They can avoid too much solar radiation but still effective on ventilation.

The material is lightweight aluminium so their angle can be changed when need.

Real Time Captures

Overview

Opening Space (Bridge to Round house)

Lecture Theatre

Sevice and Staircase

Gallery

The Sharp Shape of Frames

Meeting Room For Staff

Sketch Up file: https://www.dropbox.com/s/hha7quo3o5a3swu/BRIDGE.skp?dl=0

Lumion file: https://www.dropbox.com/s/etqzh6p6l37fi9u/Bridge.ls7?dl=0

Sunday 30 April 2017

2017_SEM1 ARCH 1101 EXPERIMENT 2

WEEK1

Concepts: Conflict and Communication

Mies Van Der Rohe

A concept of Mies which inspired me was his idea of "Open Space". The "Open Space" idea can be described as the harmony between the inside and outside space. That means the building itself does not have a specific border with the natural environment, the inside is the outside and the outside is the inside. In his production The Farnsworth House, he used glazed windows for all 4 facades of the house which gives people who lives in the house a feeling of communicating with the nature.

Peter Zumthor

The concept I chose for Peter was his theory of Lights and Shadows that created by using Geometrical Carvings. The geometrical shapes of the building can prevent diverse degrees of sunlight which creates a whole different experience between the guests inside the building and outside. This concept has conflict with Mies "Open Space" idea, Mies concept is aiming to embrace the natural lights and shadows through the using of transparent materials and Peter's purpose is creating lights and shadows by using geometrical carvings on buildings in order to produce an atmosphere that fit the function of the architecture.

WEEK2

6 Axonometrics: Front, Back and Combination