114TH JOHN STEWARDSON MEMORIAL FELLOWSHIP IN ARCHITECTURE: “REFLECTION ALONG THE TIERGARTEN” SPRING 2015
AREA OF REFLECTION
PROGRAMMATIC SPACES: INTRODUCTION: (2) 8,250 S.F., TRANSITION: (2) 8,250 S.F., REFLECTION: 5,500 S.F.
PLAN. 1/16”=1’-0”
TRANSITION
AERIAL PERSPECTIVE
BOUNDARY PERSPECTIVE
AREA OF REFLECTION
INTRODUCTION
REFLECTION
TRANSITION
INTRODUCTION
‘REFLECTION ALONG THE TIERGARTEN’ IS A DESIGN FOCUSED AROUND PASSIVE TRANSFORMATION, CREATING A SPACE THAT PROVIDES A SEAMLESS CONNECTION ALONG THE EBERTSTRABE, WHILE RELYING ON GRADIENTS TO OFFER A SPACE THAT BRINGS YOU TO A CENTRAL AREA OF REFLECTION. VARYING LAYERS OF LIGHTING AND LANDSCAPE DENSITY WERE USED IN AN EFFORT TO CREATE A SUBTLE EXPERIENTIAL CHANGE ALONG THE PATHWAY. BOTH IN ALTERNATING LEVELS OF LIGHT INTENSITY AND LANDSCAPE ORGANIZATION, THE USERS EXPERIENCE IS THAT OF SUBTLE TRANSFORMATION AND REDIRECTION, FORCING THE USER TO CONSTANTLY DISCOVER A DIFFERENT AREA OF THE DESIGN, AND IN TURN CREATE A DIFFERENT VISUAL EXPERIENCE. THE CORE OF THE DESIGN IS FOCUSED AROUND THE AREA OF REFLECTION. WHILE LOCATED AT THE LOWEST ELEVATION, THE COMBINATION OF INTENSE LIGHT, MIMINIZED NATURAL LANDSCAPING AND COMPETING HEIGHTS VIA THE SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT, THE CORE OF THE DESIGN IS MEANT AS AN AREA OF RESPITE AND REFLECTION, WITH A SLIGHT NOD TO THE HISTORY OF THE SITE VIA A CLEAR DISTINCTION IN THE MATERIAL CHOICES MADE.
G R E G STANDEVEN