Digital Design - Module 01 Semester 1, 2018 Ella Friedrich
916574 Michael Mack, Studio 05
Week One
Reading: Zeara Polo, A. 2010. Between Ideas and Matters.
According to Zeara-Polo, the diagram does not play a representational role in the design process but provides an organisational and can have a performative quality depending on how it is deployed. Explain how Diagram is different from Signs and Symbols?
Diagrams are used to visually represent numerous relationships, like lighting, circulation, time and weight. These relationships in the diagram are specific to the space they describe. Signs and Symbols are differently defined - they are not linked to the space, they describe the direct form of the relationship. For instance a sun diagram is very specific to the site and describes the effect of the sun to the site, whereas the symbol of the sun only describes the sun without it’s context.
Archdaily. 2014. AD Classics: Yokohama International Passenger Terminal / Foreign Office Architects (FOA). Accessed March 21, 2018. https://www. archdaily.com/554132/ad-classics-yokohamainternational-passenger-terminal-foreign-officearchitects-foa/542078f1c07a8086fc00000a-adclassics-yokohama-international-passenger-terminal-foreign-office-architects-foa-circulation-diagram
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Week One
Precedent Analysis
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3 1. Precedent image of the Summerhouse Archdaily. 2016. Serpentine Summer House / Barkow Leibinger. Accessed March 21, 2018. https:// www.archdaily.com/790032/ serpentine-summer housebarkow-leibinger 2. Plan and modeled components 3. Perspective of benchseating
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Modelling the Barkow Leibingers Serpentine Summer Pavilion was initially very easy - extruding the structural bands from the plans and defining the height with help from the elevations (image 2). The difficulty lay with the bands that changed in height as shown on image 1 and 4. Using the sweep 2 command and working with the points the bands were able to take form of the actual pavilion.
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Week Two
Reading: Hertzberger H. 2005. The in-between and The Habitable Space Between Things, from Lessons for Students in Architecture. Hertzberger discusses how design should not be extreme in its functionality. Use your precedent study to explain how the pavilion allows for an appropriation of use.
Hertzberger prescribes that design should be able to accommodate multiple functions. If this is accomplished the design is enjoyed more by the users. My precedent study the Summer Pavilion is quite prescriptive in it’s design, as it’s main feature are the curved bands that form a seat. There is not much room for appropriation other then lying down on it or leaning onto the structure whilst looking out. In my opinion Hertzbergers principles do not apply , as the pavilion is more intended as a destination and a spot to rest whilst enjoying a walk in the Kensington Gardens
Hertzberger H. 2005 The In-Between and the Habitable Space between things. p. 33 & 184
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Week Two
Isometric
Serpentine Summer Pavilion by Barkow and Leibinger Modelling the Summer Pavilion I focused on extruding and sweeping the horizontal bands that originate from almost a single line drawing. Close attention was paid to the different heights of the bands. Information of the construction process, thresholds and circulation are not revealed straight away. The structure seems to effortlessly float. After looking at more images it becomes clear, that there is an intrinsic steel frame that holds the curved plywood, rather then a single sheet of ply. The threshold is demarked by the highest band. To emphasise the threshold the architects have chosen to mirror this on the ground plan by changing the material from grass to gravel. The structure is accessible via a path from the main gallery, that is parallel to the lake. It is intended for the visitor to preambulate around it in 360 degrees whilst being able to rest in the 3 main seating areas that are sheltered by the curved structural elements that also serve as back rests. The first bay/ seating area is slightly wider then the other two which suggests a gesture of invitation to the visitor. The other two have different focuses - the view to another historical pavilion and the lake. The sharp tip of the roof structure suggests a directionality to the users journey and maybe indicates to take a round trip back to the main gallery via the lake.
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Week Two Diagrams
Circulation and Views
Threshholds demarked by materiality
The red arrows demark the circulation of the pavilion. From the main gallery the visitor takes the path to the pavilion then can circumambulate it and then return back via the path at the lake.
The Thresholds are initially not visible. But after looking at the siting and additonal pictures of the pavillion it becomes clear that the architects have considered the roof outline as the threshhold and then mirrored this outline on the ground subtly by changing the material from grass to gravel.
The thick dotted lines show the differently framed views of the park.
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Appendix
3D Modelling Process
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3D Modelling Process
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Threshhold demarked in change of material
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Process Circulation&Views
Approach
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Sun Diagram
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