PROJECT 2: WORK IN PROGRESS

INFLUENCES:

-ORGANISATION OF STACKING BLOCKS FOR A TOWER

(Museum of Contemporary Arts - SANAA)

-ORGANISATION OF WINDOWS ON A TOWER

(Zollverein School of Management and Design - SANAA)

-EFFECT IN INTERIOR SPACE
(Notre Dame du Haut, Ronchamp - Le Corbusier)

Through research and refering to the painting, I was able to decide on a design for my glass tower.

WORKING MODEL:

REVIT MODEL:

PROJECT 2: PAINTING AND NARRATIVE

Edward Hopper's "Nighthawk"

During a time of gloominess and the attack of Pearl Harbour, Hopper portrayed a couple and lonely man in a diner late at night. Through the emptiness of the city and surroundings as well as the lack of an entrance into the 'fish tank', the people feel as though they are trapped and are lost in their own thoughts. The lights within the diner flood the streets, giving some life to the painting.

Through the name of the painting, "Nighthawk" refering to the night owls, people who stay up late, or not sleep, (very relevant to us, architects) I was able to construct the following narrative.

Narrative: "A glass tower for insomniacs that will do anything to sleep."

PROJECT 1: FINAL MODEL

PROJECT 1: PARTI POCHE

What is Parti and Poche?

Parti are the simplified ideas behind the design, in terms of geometry, circulation, enclosure, structure, and program (corridor theme, matrix of interconnected rooms... ).

Poche is the ambience and spatial quality of the interior. Its literal French translation is pockets. Its to do with representing solids and voids.



POCHE

Plan 1:200

Section 1:200



PARTI

PROJECT 1: WORK IN PROGRESS

REVIT MODEL:
(developed through the plans and sections found)

WORKING ON MODEL:

PROJECT 1: TEMPE A PAILLA

Eileen Gray's Tempe a Pailla, in Castellar France merges the exterior and interior spaces nicely through the use of windows and lourves which allow natural light in and an view of the surroundings.