Harry Joe - z3417594

Sunday, 20 April 2014

2 | Design Concepts

SAARINEN: Anthropomorphism

Numerous angled columns similar to tree/swedish spruce
Topographic circular path similar to eye, both organic forms

SAARINEN: Circulation defined by the organic
360 access needs 360 path which spirals inwards to continue spiral motion up spiral stairs

SAARINEN: Framing the External Envrionment

Columns frame external environment as well as small rectangular windows

SAARINEN: Visual Vectors create juxtoposition between exterior and interior spaces

Outside straight vertical vectors contrast circular and spiral spatial flow of inside

HERZOG + DE MEURON: Negative space used to define the facade

Vertical columns create the exterior facade which are separated to create inverted negative forms

HERZOG + DE MEURON: Illusion of no walls

Up close or inside the structure opens the negative space to show less wall space

HERZOG + DE MEURON: Stacked Geometry

Diagonal vectors stacked horizontally

Decided to go with the city idea because I have lots of models for buildings. They imported into Lumion well, except for their scale, scaling everything relative to each other, doesn't look too noticable. I might extend the idea of the monument to the whole plot in the city rather than the building. Maybe some Herzog + De Meuron shapes around the area, I'll look at what they do around buildings. The inside isn't finished, just the main shape I guess. It looks a little small, but I think it's because it's a high angle shot. Because it's (pretty much) circular, I used an idea from another class (BENV1080) where I'm doing a case study on the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa, 'cause it's circular it needs 360 degree access, hence the curvy spirally path.