Art 314 Final project

Deconstruction By Eric Owen Moss Presented to: Dr Aly Gabr

Presented by: Iman Elshafei 900071448 Sandra Raphael 900070707 Zeinab hessien 900060832

Biography Eric Owen Moss was born and raised in Los Angeles, California.

Profession: He received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of California at Los Angeles in 1965. Moss continued his education, earning his Masters of Architecture from the University of California at Berkeley, College of Environmental Design in 1968 and a second Masters of Architecture from Harvard University Graduate School of Design in 1972.

Over the last 30 years Eric Owen Moss Architects has built a wide array of awardwinning buildings, and has helped shape the discourse of architecture internationally.

Eric works on an extrovert basis as he takes primary geometry shapes as cubes and cuboids , then starts adding subtracting, rotating or deforming them, then starts editing the interior and solving the plans.

Most of his concepts are inspired from the contextual surrounding them.

Introduction Eric Owen Moss thinks that Architecture is not a confirmation of imposed order and control, but a celebration of our perceptions and our sense of play. Architecture is an ongoing dialogue between contrasting forms and the materials whose properties inspire them. Steel bends, wood supports, cement spreads, glass is molten. Their life together is complex, as is ours.

Architecture negotiates the existential gaps, and Moss’ work gives us a model of how to do so with grace and exuberance. No irony distances him, from his experience of space and light and texture, color and movement.

For this research we are analyzing the deconstructed buildings of Eric Owen Moss according to the principles of deconstruction, depending on the following categories:

1990s timeline AIA National Honor Award

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1994

•Recent Buildings •Republic Square.

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rogressive Architecture Design Award Arnoff Guest House,

2001

Stealth Culver City, California

2001

AIA National Interior Design Award of Excellence AIA/LA Design Award The Box

2003

1995

1995

Progressive Architecture Design Award Ince Theatre

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Queen museum of art in New York

AIA/LA Design Award, Interior Architecture Caterpillar

Guangdong Museum, 2005 Conjunctive Points Theater Complex 3S shot <www.ericowenmoss.com>18m ay2010

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2006

AIA/LA Decade Award Samitaur 3S shot <www.ericowenmoss.com>18m ay2010

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1987

AIA/CC Design Award 3535 Hayden Avenue,

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1998

1999

Parking Garage and Offices (Pterodactyl) Culver City, California

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NEXT LA Award Pterodactyl 3S shot <www.ericowenmoss.com>18may2010

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2005

NEXT LA Award Gasometer D-1,

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Mariinsky Theater,

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•Middle buildings

•The Umbrella, Culver City, California.

•Queen museum of art in New York •Mariinsky Theater,

Central House Office, university of California

Progressive Architecture Design Award Spa The Umbrella,Culver City, California Slash and Backslash

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Early buildings:

•Stealth, Culver City, California •Parking Garage and Offices (Pterodactyl), Culver City, California

2000s timeline

2009

2007 R&D Award, ARCHITECT MAGAZINE, A Surface of Points, 2008 AIA/NEXT LA, NEXT LA Citation, Republic Square, 2007

AIACC Achievement Award, 3555 Hayden, 2008 R&D Award, ARCHITECT MAGAZINE, A Surface of Points, 2008

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Grand Egyptian museum

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Background The campus is six buildings currently under construction and a total of more than 300,000 square Used for : additional parking.

Structure: steel frame, metal deck, regular bays and ingress/egress ramps attached at opposite ends of the western face.

Designed 1998.

Completed 2007 Selected Award: AIA/LA Next LA Award, 1999.

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He then uses a vertical cutting edge to divide the and fragment the back and the front part of the cuboids as shown in figure (4)& (5).

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He started his building by imaging some boxes falling over the building.

When the boxes dropped, they started to have different angles and rotating as shown in figure (2).

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He then adds another cuboid under fragmented one, however with a different scale using the scaling method.

He the uses the fragmented boxes as a cutting edge that cuts through rescaled box.

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 He then added more boxes that is mixed up with the previous ones that is shown in figure (3)

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Geometry 

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Detailed analysis of Plan, section elevation, and 3D

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Moss uses a horizontal cutting edge to cut through the cuboids and fragment them

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Moss uses another horizontal cutting edge to defragments the cubiods in addition to the rescaled one Moss then closes out the open areas using curtain walls and starts adding to the existing cuboids from the fragmented cut parts.

He the extrude the external skeleton.

He then extrude some parts from the middle portion and let them cut through.

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The plan is on two grids. One is the normal grid that has perpendicular lines and the other one is twisted over its.(nested opposition) It looks as if it was one box but got fragmented The plan is on two grids.

One is the normal grid that has perpendicular lines and the other one is twisted over its.(nested opposition) It looks as if it was one box but got fragmented

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Subtracted

Skewed rotated

Subtracted

The fragmented boxes inside it are rotated, skewed, subtracted added. added

Section and Elevation 

Fragmentation: The boxes are fragmented and fractured due to the mix of glass and metal.

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Tilt: The box are tilted in different direction, some to the top, some to the side and some to the bottom.

Breaks: the building is broken all the way through, either between the boxes or using the ramps.

Rotation: All the boxes are rotated in different direction but same orientation.

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The 3D reflects all the previous mention deconstruction principles as Fragmentation, Tilting, breaks rotation of boxes. However as we zoom out we will find that the whole building is anti- pure shapes he broken all the normal cuboids into other fragmented parts and pieces.

Also anti structured as the boxes are cutting through the building from the top.

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The building is an art theater.

Area: 35,000 sq.m. of the new part is a total of more than 300,000 square Used for : 2,000 seat world-class theater, public lobbies, lecture halls, theater shops, rooftop restaurant, production area to accommodate 12 separate staging modules, allowing for complex assemblies and staging schedules, Also included: Rehearsal halls, design and costume facilities, and administrative offices..

Structure: glass bridges proposed to span the Krukov Canal Designed: 2002.

Completion 2003 Selected Award: NEXT LA Award, Mariinsky Theater, 2002

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He started with a 3 normal cubiod boxes.

He then shifts and slides the middle one .

Moss then starts to skew and wrap the boxes

Moss used normal boxes then applied skews, tilts, wraps to reach his concept which is 3 performing dancers as this reflects the use of the building

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The outer skin is all curved.

The fragmented boxes that turned to be 3 curved parts are waved, tilted and skewed The three main boxes are rotated from the center

Section Waved graphics.

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The section shows the waves of the fragmented boxes. It also shows the bends that created these waves also there are bends.

Skew are there as well

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Sharp edges are used.

Glass gives the feeling that it is a flying beam

Bends.

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Flying beams.

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The seats where the audience sit look as flying beams.

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Rotated in different directions

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Skew and rotation Each one of The fragmented boxes has different scales

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bending is clear in that section.

Detailed analysis of Plan, section elevation, and 3D

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Wave graphics & bending

fragmented boxes is skewed and rotated into a different plan direction . <www.ericowenmoss.com>18may2010 Waved graphics & bending.

The plan shows the waves of the fragmented boxes. It also shows the bends that created these waves.

There are bends in the interior.

Curved skin Sharp edges are used.

Waved graphics

Sliding and shifting

Breaks Breaks are there due to the slabs that are their Shifting The middle circular portion that represents the 2nd floor is shifted and sided to the front away from the rest off the building

Conclusion The 3D reflects all the previous mention deconstruction principles as Skew and rotation, fragmentation Curved skin, Sharp edges are used and Waved graphics Break making an anti pure form as result.

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Republic square, Kazakhstan Detailed analysis of Plan, elevation, section and 3D

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The republic square is located in Kazakhstan which is part of a major project for city wide development.

The project is 126,000 square meters and has offices, retail, hotels and residential buildings.

At the ground level, there is a 38 meter diameter spiral that connects the old capital of

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Kazakhstan to the west side of the country.

The main function of the spiral is that it acts as a structural element supporting the buildings where the mass of the building is split into the five rings of the spiral.

Date 2007.

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The spiral structure is placed at the bottom

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A regular box is placed on top of the spiral

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The box is divided into five rectangular boxes. Then the spiral cuts through the boxes

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The spiral is removed from below the boxes removing any intersections between the spiral and the boxes leaving the building with gaps at the bottom.

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Grid As seen from the plan, there are two grids; a normal horizontal grid and another angled grid on top of it.

Angled grid Normal grid

Waved The façade of the building is waved as well as the sides of each building Excavating Not all the building is built on one level, excavation was done in order to place the spiral.

Breaks Between each of the five buildings there are gaps replacing the spaces which were cut out when the spiral was removed.

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Bending Bending can be clearly seen in the N-S section to connecting the building to the spiral Waved In the East and West sections, the sides of the building are wavy as they reach the spiral

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Flying beams Within the spiral there are two flying beams that are not supported from the bottom http://www.ericowenmoss.com/index.php?/projec ts/project/republic_square/ Side view 18-05-10

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Curved skin The skin of the façade and the sides of the building are curved where some parts are deeper than others http://www.ericowenmoss.com/index.p hp?/projects/project/republic_square/ Front view 18-05-10

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Anti structure Unlike all buildings, the base of this building is wider than its top making it seem like it should be inverted http://www.ericowenmoss.com/index.php?/proje cts/project/republic_square/ Side view 18-05-10

Conclusion Many of the deconstructive principles can be clearly seen in the Republic Square. When looking at the plan, the principle of grids and waving can be seen however, when looking at the front, side and back views other principles can be seen such as the use of breaks, anti structure and the flying beams. Eric Owen Moss used many principles of deconstructivism which classify his work as deconstructive architecture.

The Umbrella, Los Angeles Background: -The Umbrella is located in Culver City, Los Angeles.

- It was first designed as a balcony for outdoor performances.

-The Umbrella changed from being a performance area to an office building for an internet company.

The original purpose of the Umbrella was for musicians to perform on an outdoor balcony where the audience is accommodated below.

-The Umbrella was renovated between 1998 and 2000.

Flying Beams There are beams that are not supported i.e.. Flying beams Exterior shot <http://www.ericowenmoss.com/index.ph p?/projects/project/republic_square/> 18-05-10

http://www.ericowenmoss.com/index.p hp?/projects/project/republic_square/ Exterior view 18-05-10

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Grid The interior plan is made of only one grid while the exterior one is made on a rotating one that rotates around the umbrella Twisting The umbrella shaped part of the building looks twisted

Tilting Parts of the building are tilted from the sides.

Bending The whole glass umbrella is bent in ups and downs.

Anti-pure form The umbrella is not designed in a pure form. It is made of irregular shapes Exterior Side view <http://www.ericowenmoss.com/index.ph p?/projects/project/republic_square/> 18-05-10

Dislocation Parts of the building seem to be dislocated from the whole building

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Exterior Side view <http://www.ericowenmoss.com/index.ph p?/projects/project/republic_square/> 18-05-10

Rotating grid http://www.ericowenmoss.com/index.p hp?/projects/project/republic_square/ Plan view 18-05-10

Tilts and twista

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Tilting

Rotation Illusion The interior stair case of the building seems as though it is rotating creating a rotational illusion http://www.ericowenmoss.com/index.p hp?/projects/project/republic_square/ Interior view 18-05-10

http://www.ericowenmoss.com/index.p hp?/projects/project/republic_square/ Exterior side view 18-05-10

Conclusion Eric Owen Moss uses deconstructive principles in his project “The Umbrella”. Principles such as tilting, bending, and dislocation can be clearly seen from the exterior shots of the building. One of the most obvious principles that he used was Anti Pure Form where the form of the building is not pure and distinct. All these principles together make the building a deconstructive building that is a land mark to most of Culver City citizens.

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Detailed analyses of plan

Cross-section

located in Flushing Meadows Corona Park New York City concentrated on exposing the panorama feature rather than hiding it founded in 1972 the world’s biggest panoramic model completed by Eric in 2001 founded in 1972 founded in 1972 1972

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Geometry

Grid As seen from the plan, there are two grids; a normal horizontal grid and another angled grid on top of it.

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nd grid 2 grid

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Curved skin

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Building Design The building was originally a clear rectangular shape, then Moss separated the core of the building and adding the Panoramic Model right in the middle making it the main event. The Model’s main function is to act as a promenade for the public and the building as a whole hosts art displays, music performances, dramatic presentations, as well as unnamed art of all sorts.

Moss started with a box Then, he subtracted the middle portion in a curvilinear matter obtaining a curved skin, which lead to the removal of the centre Bowl excavated Trusses inserted to support the Panoramic Model

Excavating

Not all the building is built on one level, excavation was done in order to place the Panorama.

Finally, the drape was raised off the ground to make a the main event and the ceiling of this entrance.

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 The net like shape on top is viewed from inside clearly from all the floors and illumination is natural and the waters falling down on the grid gives a milky white illumination to the interior.  double-height multipurpose space that allows a variety of changing exhibits to be installed.  Waved elements visible  The original floor was removed and the earth excavated, leaving a bowl, gently sloping toward a theoretical center at the base of the Panorama.

Temporary seating, oriented toward the Panorama.  Showing displacement and dislocation impression

Anti-Pure form

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Conclusion

This is an addition that is contemporary and unique in between a classical design showing a shift from old to new prospects.

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Skew and rotation

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This is an office building with warehouses that were largely unoccupied The warehouses were converted to offices that were appealing and attracted more tenants that were less interested in the tradition conservative type building .

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Anti-structure The shapes of the structures are converted not giving the original shape.

Anti-pure form Because this is an triangular sharp edges cutting-edge (sharp) tilting

Building Design the existing warehouses were removed and a horizontal wall was placed Trusses were added to tilt and bend the shape of the façade forward

Sharp edges are used.

Glass gives the feeling that it is a flying beam

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 Anti pure form are very visible from the sharp edges on the façade and the pointed edges on the ground

Each one of The fragmented boxes has different scales

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Tilting Rotating Twisting All mostly in the far right tip/tail

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Conclusion  The main idea of the building is to produce an evolving section over the length of a building.  The transformation in section from a square to a triangle shows a constantly varying sequence of interior and exterior spaces.

Detailed analysis of Plan and Section  

Bold geometric form visible transition in section from a square to a triangle

Truss

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Grid

The is on a rotating grid on the theatre only 3D shot <http://www.ericowenmoss.com/>19/5/2010

Graphics Broken wall because it has a lot of breaks inside it Tilted as it goes from higher to lower in the section

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Republic Square: http://www.ericowenmoss.com/index.php?/projects/project/republic_square/ Mariinsky Cultural Centre: http://www.ericowenmoss.com/index.php?/projects/project/mariinsky_cultural_center_ new_holland/ Queens Museum of Arts: http://www.ericowenmoss.com/index.php?/projects/project/queens_museum_of_art/ Stealth: http://www.ericowenmoss.com/index.php?/projects/project/stealth/ Parking Garage and Offices Pterodactyl: http://www.ericowenmoss.com/index.php?/projects/project/parking_garage_and_offic es_pterodactyl/ The Umbrella: http://www.ericowenmoss.com/index.php?/projects/project/the_umbrella/ Arch Daily: http://www.archdaily.com/21304/republic-square-eric-owen-moss-architects/ http://www.archdaily.com/43705/eric-owen-moss-appointed-as-curator-for-biennalearchitecture/ YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufZF6J25_Qc