Saturday, April 25, 2009

Project 2: Light Experiment

Narrative: A philosopher contemplates the possibilities of the universe in his own moment of solitude.

Aim: To physically model the light that would be entering my space in project 2 and therefore get a better understanding of how my space feels from an interior perspective.

Influence: Tadao Ando- Church of Light



Process: Scale model 1:100






Results:

Wall Light


Roof Light (looking up into the space)


Exterior Images:


Concept 1 Revealed



Concept 1 Light Analysis




Concept 2 Revealed



Concept 2: Section Spyshots


Monday, April 6, 2009

Project 1: Villa Muller- Adolf Loos





"The house should be like by all. Unlike a work of art, which does not require anyone to like it. The work of art is the private affair of the artist. The house is not. The work of art is sent out into the world, without anyone needing it. The house fulfils certain requirements. The work of art is not answerable to anyone, the house to everyone. A work of art seeks to draw people out of their comfort. The house should serve comfort. The work of art is revolutionary, the house conservative. The work of art shows humanity new paths and thinks of the future; the house thinks of the present. Man loves everything that serves his comfort. He hates all that seeks to draw him from his customary and secure state, and all that constricts him. And thus I love the house and hate art."

Adolf Loos, Architektura ('Architecture'), 1910.



Parti Diagrams



"My architecture is not conceived in plans, but in spaces (cubes). I do not design floor plans, facades, sections. I design spaces. For me, there is no ground floor, first floor etc.... For me, there are only contiguous, continual spaces, rooms, anterooms, terraces etc. Storeys merge and spaces relate to each other. Every space requires a different height: the dining room is surely higher than the pantry, thus the ceilings are set at different levels. To join these spaces in such a way that the rise and fall are not only unobservable but also practical, in this I see what is for others the great secret, although it is for me a great matter of course"

Adolf Loos, Shorthand record of a conversation in Plzeƈ (Pilsen), 1930

Poche Drawings


Progress Images




Sunday, April 5, 2009