Seduction: An Architectural Investigation

SEDUCTION

an architectural investigation

A l l i s o n B a k e r u n d e rg ra d u at e t h e s i s 2 0 1 5 2 0 1 6

CONTENTS Overview Gallery Site: Path vs. Node Concealing vs. Revealing nuentia or s no ed ments

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OVERVIEW

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oya e o dis o ery ire tion o rantin reedom eter umt or tmos eres

at dra s us to and t rou a s a e o does ar ite ture sedu e us i ue our uriosity n ite us to stay e t esis ar ite ture on ea in studied on

i in esti ate met ods t at reate an o sedu tion o usin on on e ts o s re ea in e ements and at s node urrent y

path vs. node: subt e uidin e ements are interru ted by noda inter entions sedu in t e isitor amon st t e ar ite tura e ements t at res e ti e y on ea re ea and s i t sensory er e tion concealing vs. revealing: i t te ture and isua ers e ti e are onsidered isua y a ti a y and tem ora y a on t e s atia ro ession so t at t e bui din on ea s and re ea s itse bot as a o e and amon its onstituent arts reatin an ar ite ture o sedu tion

n ar ite ture o sedu tion is reated t rou a om osition o e ements t at on ea and re ea ea ot er reatin a set o re ations i s it at s and nodes amon t em is an be done at t e site s a e as ar er masses intera t it t e site or at t e s a e o a detai su as en i t asses o er a a te ture ese noda moments ei ten attention and en a e t e senses ďŹ rst isua y t en ot er ise e initia dis o ery and ana ysis o a earan e mo es us to in esti ate a s a e ysi a y em oyin t e ot er senses with greater awareness.

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SEDUCTION PATH vs. NODE

bui din is a node at the larger site scale as it is an enterab e entity in its ity t may be ome an orientin de i e or a e o ause a on a ar er ourney

r ite ture res onds to t e e istin at s o its site and by its e isten e reates a ysi a at o its o n as e as an im ied at o a roa and entry.

building as node

building as path

CONCEALING vs. REVEALING bui din s sitin strate y an u y re ea or on ea it u on t e a roa Blending these strategies reates a sense o intri ue rom t e at siting terin isua ers e ti es a on t e a roa engages the visitor and i ues interest as di erent ie s and ar ite tura e ements are discovered.

ou is t e most ysi a y intimate o t e senses et er it is in t e orm o a and runnin a on a rai t e ba eanin on a seat or t e oot stri in t e oor

isua stimu ation is t e ďŹ rst sensory intera tion it ar ite ture an es in i t an a ter ere tions o a s a e and re ea ne ua ities ie shadows conceal others.

tactility

light

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THE THESIS: seduction along a path by concealing and revealing nodal sensory phenomena 7

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GALLERY

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SITE: PATH vs. NODE

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SITE: PATH vs. NODE s an e er ise in t e estab is ed t esis on e ts Bro n s s and as osen as t e site or in esti ation Bro n s s and is a edestrian a ess is and on t e ames i er in i mond sma ana bounds t e nort side o t e is and i e t e ri er and an e e ated rai road border it to t e sout s uare oot area on t e est end o t e is and ser es many ub i uses and is t e main area o o us Brown’s Island is a node in the city; a destination to be explored. e is and an be a essed by edestrians ia si ootbrid es rom t e nort or a roa ed by tra e in t e ames i er i e ine rai a on t e ater rom t e east t is e no n to o a residents but on ea ed enou to be a e ome dis o ery to isitors t is a rime o ation or ub i use it is it in a fi e minute a rom t e rede ar i i ar useum a fi e minute a rom mu ti e ote s and a ten minute a rom t e o nto n and a ito distri ts s art o t e ames i er ar ystem it o ers many o ortunities or re reation t osts many outdoor e ents ar e and sma ran in rom s oo fie d tri s to t e annua i mond o esti a ts trai s ser e as bi in and o in at s and are dotted it istori a s u tures These paths will provide a framework within which nodes will be placed and nodal qualities and relationships will be tested. n t e o o in se tion Bro n s s and is ana y ed in terms o at s node site and isua ers e ti e

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FIVE ELEMENT ANALYSIS:

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NODE NODENODE NODE

Commonality of elements

Channel of movement Commonality of elements ChannelChannel of movement Channel of movement of movement Commonality Commonality of Commonality elements of elements of elements street | walkway | transit line | canal | railroad quality | | material use | facade street | walkway | transit line | canal | railroad spatial quality | spatial use | facade | light | material | light street | street walkway |street walkway | transit | walkway |line transit | canal | line transit || canal railroad line | | canal railroad | railroad spatial quality spatial spatial quality | use | quality |facade use | | facade | use material | facade | material | light | material | light | light paths are: Dominate cityDominate image: city image: Important pathsImportant are: Dominate Dominate city image: Dominate city image: city image: Important Important paths Important are: paths are: paths are: accessible | visible | near landmarks People city while People observe the observe city whilethe moving on its moving on its accessible | visible | near landmarks paths People People observe People observe the city observe the while citythe moving while city moving while on its moving on its on itsaccessible accessible | visible accessible | |visible near| landmarks visible | near landmarks | near landmarks paths Alignment paths paths paths Alignment to larger system:to larger system: elements generally aligned to paths Alignment Alignment to larger Alignment tosystem: larger tosystem: larger system: City elementsCity generally aligned to paths City elements City elements generally City elements generally aligned generally aligned to paths aligned to pathsto paths parallel || perpendicular | unaligned parallel | perpendicular unaligned parallel parallel | perpendicular parallel | perpendicular | perpendicular | unaligned | unaligned | unaligned May be directional May be directional May be May directional beMay directional be directional Path + Path = Junction point of decision point of decision Path + Path = Junction + Path Path=+Junction Path = + Junction Path point = Junction ofpoint decision ofpoint decision of decision Made functional by functional continuity of surface Made bytreading continuity of treadingPath surface Made functional Made functional Made by continuity functional by continuity ofby treading continuity of treading surface of treading surfacesurface

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EDGE DGE EDGEEDGE EDGE

DISTRICT DISTRICT DISTRICT DISTRICT DISTRICT

LANDMARK LANDMARK LANDMARK LANDMARK LANDMARK

Linear element not traveled upon near element Linear element Linear not traveled element not traveled upon not traveled upon upon

Medium to large sections of the city MediumMedium to large Medium to sections largetosections of large the sections city of the city of the city

Physical object as a point of reference PhysicalPhysical objectPhysical as object a point as object of a point reference as aofpoint reference of reference

Linear element not traveled upon shores | railroad | wall | elevated roadway | seam shores | shores railroad|shores railroad | wall | elevated railroad | wall | elevated | roadway wall | elevated roadway | seamroadway | seam | seam shores | railroad | wall | elevated roadway | seam Strongest edges are:

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visually prominent | continuous | impermeable | seen in entirety visually prominent visuallyvisually prominent | continuous prominent | continuous | impermeable | continuous | impermeable | impermeable seen in| entirety seen in| seen entirety in entirety

visually prominent | continuous | impermeable | seen in entirety

Seams can attract visitors from both adjacent areas as a node ams can Seams attract can Seams visitors attract canfrom visitors attract both visitors from adjacent both from adjacent areas both as adjacent areas a node asareas a node as a node Seams can attract visitors from both adjacent areas as a node

Medium to large sections of the city Two-dimensional concept Two-dimensional Two-dimensional Two-dimensional conceptconcept concept Two-dimensional concept Boundaries may be definite or fluid Boundaries Boundaries may Boundaries be may definite bemay definite or fluid be definite or fluidor fluid Boundaries may be definite or fluid

Physical object as a point of reference

May be distant or local point of reference May be May distant beMay or distant local be distant or point local ofor point reference localofpoint reference of reference

May be distant or local point of reference

Vary widely in scale Vary widely Varyinwidely scale Vary in widely scalein scale

Vary widely in scale clear form | singular | contrast from surroundings | spatially prominent clear form clear | singular form clear | singular form | contrast | singular | contrast from |surroundings contrast from surroundings from| surroundings spatially | spatially prominent | spatially prominent prominent Recognizable by common identifying character: thematic, social, physical Recognizable Recognizable by Recognizable common by common identifying by common identifying character: identifying character: thematic, character: thematic, social, thematic, physical social, physical social, physical clear form | singular | contrast from surroundings | spatially prominent Can mark a path, edge, district, or node Recognizable by common identifying character: thematic, social, physical Can mark Can a path, mark Can edge, a mark path,district, aedge, path,district, or edge, nodedistrict, or nodeor node texture | space | form | detail | symbol | building type | activity | inhabitants texture |texture space texture || form space| |detail |space form||symbol |detail form || detail symbol | building | symbol | building type | building activity type | |activity inhabitants type | activity | inhabitants | inhabitants Can mark a path, edge, district, or node Sequential series path texture | space | form | detail | symbol | building type | activity | inhabitants Sequential Sequential series Sequential series pathseries path path Capitol District Capitol District Capitol District Capitol District Sequential series path

Capitol Distric

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SITING CONDITIONS

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PATH/NODE RELATIONSHIP

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adjacent

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POTENTIAL NODE LOCATIONS

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CONCEALING vs. REVEALING e senses are onstant y ta in in in ormation but not ons ious y noti in e ery ie e an es or ombinations o i t ta ti ity and isua ers e ti e an a a en a areness o ar ite tura e ements t at may ot er ise o unnoti ed and in ite a uriosity a desire or intera tion e a ery em oys di erent on rete ďŹ nis es a on its at moot and rou on rete a s are situated beneat s y i ts t at a o natura i t to ra e a ross t eir sur a es re ea in te ture and in itin intera tion imi ar y ar ite tura de isions an ser e to dire t attention to some e ements and a ay rom ot er more neutra e ements e on y non on rete a s in t e a ery are a matte ite aster ďŹ nis t at be omes a neutra ser in on y to aim o us on t e on rete a s a on t e at o tra e ese a s as e as t e a ery s y i t s e s i t y to ard t e i t s a t and im y a at o tra e ese more subt e ues may o unnoti ed but are inte ra to t e er e tua oe

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TEXTURE STUDY ry i mo ds ere used to ast a materia studies smoot made it t e a ry i sur a es standard e osed to air simu atin standard orm or striated ayers o ta e simu ate board ormed on rete rou a re ate added to t e mi ture

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striated striated striated striated striated

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LIGHT AND TEXTURE e rou and smoot on rete te tures ay o o ea ot er in t e t o un ed o enin s rom t e a ery s a e to t e i t s a t e first t in o enin on y a o s a s i e o a ie it disorientin refle tions o i t t at enti e e oration e se ond a essib e o enin a o s a more u ie it ear y arti u ated refle tions o t e i t em asi in t e ontrast bet een t e te tures o

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INFLUENTIAL WORKS Gaston Bachelard; The Poetics of Space ario Botta asa Bian i i a an ita e it er and ran es o a o Tadao Ando Complete Works Steven Holl; Parallax te en o u ani a asmaa berto re me Questions of Perception i oy Desert Works anie ibes ind e is useum Ber in ermany e in yn The Image of the City ristian orber u Genius Loci: The Spirit of Place u ani a asmaa The Eyes of the Skin Bernard s umi ar de a i ette aris ran e eter umt or Atmospheres eter umt or Exploring Architecture eter umt or unst aus Bre en Bre en ustria eter umt or erme a s a s it er and

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

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