Project 2 >> Sketch Models

>> Dealing with the notion of a small space within a larger, emptier space

>> How is this space enclosed? (is it a room within a room? is it a separate room?...)

>> How is the larger space represented?? Is it and entirely empty box? or Is it a complex configuration which is disappointingly empty?

Project 2 >> Narrative

"a young woman who lives through the tales told in books as the world moves by"

Painting >>
The image in the painting seems quite timeless in that the woman is standing still whilst the urban setting around her is passing by. Also, the hopelessness expressed in her face reflects perhaps and expectation she has which never eventuate.
Art Critics have commented that the painting it placed in a "setting that generates discomfort", reflecting an "alienation of her relation to the world of function".

Narrative/Explanation >>
A very comfortable reading space in a small portion of a very vast, empty and vacuous space reflectin an empty cold reality, where reading forms a means of escapism.
The woman finds comfort in her reading, which takes her into another world, which seems more real and fulfilling than her own.

Project 2 >> Painting Deconstruction

Project 2 >> Painting

Edward Hopper -
Morning in a City

Project 1 >> Presentation

MODEL >>






PARTI >>

- Program -
organisation of space
relationship between private, internal and external spaces

- Geometry -

- Enclosure -

- Structure -

- Circulation -

POCHE >>

- Plan -

- Section -

Project 1 >> Model Progress

Outdoor areas (entrance, courtyard)

Dealing with the sloped site (shown above) was quite a difficult, yet fundamental first step in building our model. We chose to represent the various contours with one single slope, placing the building itself into the site as if it were a "box".

Project 1 >> Sloped Site

We did our first mini-sketch model to explore the way in which the building and surrounding external areas would fit into the sloped site itself. Though very simple, Sarah and I used this to communicate with each other about how we wanted to construct our model.

Project 1 >> Villa Can Feliz, Jorn Utzon

Partner: Sarah Najm

Villa Can Feliz, Jorn Utzon

>> situated on a hillside (sloped site), quite secluded

>> predominantly stone structure (large load bearing walls)

>> Utzon designed both public and private areas (there is an extensive courtyard)

SESSION 1 2008 - ARCH 1201 DESIGN STUDIO 3