B I N
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ARCHITECTURE DESIGN STUDIO 3
“AIR” DESIGN JOURNAL 2012
Hello everyone, my name is Bin, but you can call me Ben! I am from China and I am a mad fly fisher! I really enjoy the moment when I am standing on the bank of creek in forest as I personally feel that I become part of the nature. and I am interested at applying or strengthening the dynamic aspect of a building while maintaining the building to be considered as part of the back ground context. I have used CAD to establish my design plans and then use Sketchup for modelling since couple of years ago. I really like the way CAD presents tidy precise and clear plans. This is my first time engaging with Rhino3D, everything is new.
The intension of the design of the Boathouse is to simulate a jet boat which relates to the Yarra River next to it. The 3 stores are made from large concrete slabs which emphasis the size of the building and make the building look more magnificent in terms of its size. On the other hand, a jet boat shape is not only giving dynamic feeling to the building but also reflecting to the flowing water next to it. Moreover, those long span bridges connecting to the road on the uphill and car park utilize the technique from Mies’ Bricks Country House. It creates the endless feeling and visually enrages the building. A big building is always more eye-catching than a small building. Apart from that, those bridges also simulate the Yarra River next to it. Overall, this design strongly reflects to the background Conclusion: context and utilizes the geographi- Any architecture must be analyzed with the background context or as a whole. Anything that standcal aspect of the site. This design is suitable for the mo- ing there without showing respect to the surroundtorway Project as the project sites ings will be no senses. An individual building is are long but relatively narrow lands not architecture however it is just part of the archiwhich can be utilized to place any tecture. To this end, architecture must be seen as a long span wall/objects to create the whole. Utilizing the background environments is endless feeling so that the project very important. The background environment will be beneficial to the object only if the object shows becomes more eye-catching. As the design intension is to make the some respect to it. Especially for the Motorway building become coherent within project, people are most likely to have a glance of the background context, it creates the project when they are driving on the highway. Therefore if the background contexts emphasize smooth and logical connection and support the project, it will be more like a landbetween the highway and inland mark instead of a “boring project”. roads.
“Both in architecture and in an object, there should be a similar level of coherence and mutual reinforcement as there is between the detail and the whole.” -Jean Nouvel, Ateliers As Barcelona is a port city, the design of Agbar tower simulates a jet of water with stable pressure to create a feeling of geyser surging from the earth to the sky in order to reflect the nearby blue water. Therefore the Agbar tower reveals the geographical traits of the city. On the other hand, the tower is also in relation to the background context which includes the legacy of the Guadi’s famous Sagrada Familia (Alex Sanchez Vidiella, 2007). The tower is served as the main tower of Sagrada Familia. It reveals the importance of how building integrates within the background context (Alex Sanchez Vidiella, 2007). This building design can be utilized for the Motorway project as it has strongly internal relationship with the background context as it reflects to the nearby blue water and Sagrada Familia. It will impress drivers by showing the traits of the background context and make them become interested at exploring the surrounding environment.
Agbar Tower Bercelona Spain Ateliers Jean Nouvel, Fermin Vazquez/b720 Arquitectos, 2004
Falling Water PA, USA, Frank Lloyd Wright 1935
“Architecture is part of the natural” -Frank Lloyd Wright As Wright’s theory of architecture “Architecture is part of the natural” (Hoffmann Donald, 1993), he provided and examined his ideology by making the unique architecture “Falling Water” as part of the natural. This building is built right on top of the existing falling water. Instead of modifying the natural to become suitable for the building, Wright actually decided to let the water go through/under the building. This design maximally maintains the background environments. The materials also reveal the design intension. Stone, brick and timber are all natural materials which can be seen within the background context. How to make the Motorway Project become coherent with the background context is very important. A sudden change of style of upset the background context by creating some incoherent and inconsistent feeling and view. The Motorway project is producing a sign or a landmark and therefore it must contain the traits of the surrounding environment. Those unique traits will then attract and impress people/ drivers by drawing their curiosity.
Extension to the Denver Art Museum, Denver, Co,
The design of extension to Denver art museum is showing how architecture reflects background context by showing the progress of a growing city (Alex Sanchez Vidiella, 2007). The pitched roof blocks represent the Rocky Mountains rock crystals as well show the development of the surrounding city by forming relatively abstract objects projecting all different directions. This also shows the dynamic aspect of a growing city. Moreover, in order to get more connection with the background context. Studio Daniel Libeskind utilized varied materials to emphasis the differences between tradition and modernity so that there is a strong contrast between the “old city” and the “new city”, which on the other hand also relates to the background context by emphasizing the process of development. On the other hand, as a modern design of this century, utilizing of computer software is essential to develop the design and construct the object. This design is suitable for the Motorway project not only because of eye-catching facade, but also showing the dynamic development of the background context.
USA, Studio Daniel Libeskind, 2006
Reference: 1.Hoffmann Donald(1993), “Frank Lloyd Wright’s Falling Water: The house and history” (USA, Dover Publications) 2.Alex Sanchez Vidiella(2007), “The Sourcebook of Contemporary Architecture” (Spain, An Imprint of HarperCollins Publishers) 3. Daniel Libeskind(2001), “The Space of Encounter”(USA, Universe Publishers)