EA4_Notation Lab / Reverie by Nancy Ho

COLORS, COMICS, SILHOUETTES AND DAYDREAMS

白日夢

Reverie sensory catalyst

HO CHAO EN ARCHITECTURE THEORY LAB/2020

白日夢

Reverie

COLORS, COMICS,SILHOUETTES AND DAYDREAMS

sensory catalyst

Let's daydream in architecture. This book explores the daydream-like fun that may occur in daily life. Those colors, textures, and paintings can trigger our senses and emotions that make us feel about things. I believe that the essence of architecture is to move people's hearts, and creativity can make us live.

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Col orf ul reveri e i n ar c hi t e c t ur e w i t h c hi l dr e n' s vi s i on. . .

Reverie in comic books / episode in architecture...

. . . L ook i ng for r e ve r i e i n T ai p e i C i t y

... Reveri e b as e d on r e al i t y and c hangi ng t i m e s

C ont e nt s

PROJECTS 1 虹彩

2 片段

3 剪影

4 白日夢

Ir ides cent

initial image

notation of iridescent

Epis ode

initial image

notation of episode

Sihouette

initial image

notation of sihouette

R ever ie

initial image

notation of reverie

虹彩 12

Ir i descent Epi so de Si ho u ette R ev er i e

< Iride sc e n t > INITAIL IMAGE

Iridescent: showing many bright colours that change with movement.

Little girl rediscovers herself with colorful shadows on the wall. She seemed to find something different in red, green, and blue light. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fun to make various surprising shapes by these colors. Because of color overlapping, something are emphasized and something are faded. There are even unexpected results and strange shapes that only need to overlap through different things.

I will associate with this creative

and vibrant color picture through color research and experience that can really realize in architecture.

BOOKSTORE

The site is chosen at the crossroads, so people can look at the bookstore in different directions when crossing the road. And I open windows in diverse dimension to make the spaces of different colors

TIME BOOKSTORE TIME BOOKSTORE TIME BOOKSTO

connected at a certain time .

t ee in S tr nm Sa

Zhongzheng Road

< Iride sc e n t > NOTATION

There are many colored shadows overlapping in the initail image. It's like every part of our lives has a different color, because of time passing, something you forgot, and something you rememberred deeply.

In my design,each color space

defines a different age group. You can imagine that you are the littile red guy in the notation, as you grow older you will stay in spaces of different colors. When you are a child, teenager, adult, or even bringing your own child back to this space, you can feel the passage of your life time through light, holes, and atmosphere. Eventually, different colors of thoughts meet in the white blank space, causing reflection. People's vision and hobbies varie with age, but I want you remember how you saw the world as a child or teenager.

< studying model A >

First, I study the rules of light and think about how color light is used in physical space. So I made the studying model A to explain the direction and blend of light. Red light plus blue light becomes purple light. Red light, blue light, and purple light add to white light. Moreover,the direction of the light affects the different places where it can blend. Next, I want to place the blended space in the center of the space (white light) so I made the studying model B. I think about the light transmission and shielding properties applied in space.

< studying model B >

< studying model D > This model I want to present the soft nature of overlapping light, so I use the distance gap and the material to create a fused facade. I want people can feel it from a distance.

< studying model E > According to my program definition in the time bookstore, people at different stages are in different colors of space. So I tried to make a model that corresponds to my concept, it looks clear and people can easily find the space they want to go.

< studying model F > < studying model C > I believe how to place color space and white blank space is worth discussing. I think about how to make

Then I encountered a serious problem: in the studying model E,the spaces of different colors do not seem to blend, they look like individual colored rooms and there is no intersection. So I rethink the meaning of color in the time bookstore. I find that the overlapping of different colors (people at different stages) and the creation of atmosphere are important.

people feel the

In the end, I changed my approach to

color change and

respond to the design. I designed most of the

overlap when they go through space quickly.

space as a white blank space, using colored lights, holes, ceilings, walls, etc. to pass the atmosphere to each other. And people can be triggered to think in this white blank space. 23

Age after 60 Sunlight shines into the bookstore, connecting different colored spaces with light and atmosphere. 24

Age 0-6

Age 17-23

Age 40-60

Age 24-40 Connect different spaces through sight, triggering a feeling of time.

Age 7-16

MEMORIES 18 17-23 Age of high school and university

green light hit on the pink wall

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UNPREDICTABLE

Age of little kids

TIME Books are arranged in

UNCERTAIN

7-16 Age of Elementary School and Middle School

MEMORIES 16

40-60 Age at stable working

30 CONFUSED 24-40 Age of looking for life ambition

BOOKSTORE order by year of publication ,and people can feel the order of time.

UNEXPECTED

MEMORIES

age

TRY TO FIND

after 60 Age of retirement

MEMORIES

IRIDESCENT < The essence of Iridescent > in the white blank space.

Although you have gone through life of age, from five, ten, eighteen, thirty, all the way to old age. Mean at the same time,you go through red, yellow, green, blue, and all the way to color. Just like the light of different colors overlaps and finally appears white. You have overlapped in different stages, and your essence is still the same. This white blank space is a thought-provoking place, the essence of time bookstore. 29

片段 30

Ir i descent Epi so de Si ho u ette R ev er i e

< E piso de > INITAIL IMAGE

Episode: one of the single parts into which a story is divided.

World affairs change with the elapse of time. Time sometimes seems to be paused, recorded and visualized.

In the comics,

the events are recorded with different segmental images. Each segment conveys different scenes,angles,and motions,and it shows us strong emotions at that time. Finally, you need to merges them into one to learn the whole story. Whether children or adults love to read comics, I think comics are a more imaginative transmission medium. The point is that there are many blank spaces in the comics, and each picture is a fragment. Although the picture is separate, it is storytelling and powerful.

COMIC HOUSE

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How can we feel Episode in architecture? Maybe it â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s like walking into a comic book and enjoying the funny scenes. I think the feature of the episode in the comic is the frame, and the continuity of the story. But unlike comic books, architecture is dynamic. The natural environment and the rising sun give us the most beautiful painting. Therefore, I drew strong comic lines to divide the space, and designed different themes to let people experience the comic-style house when walking inside.

< E piso de > NOTATION

As mentioned on the previous page, I think the comic book style concept in architecture is dynamic. Because the architecture contains the natural environment and the characteristics of the site. The building affects the external environment, and the outside also profoundly affects the interior. Therefore, I designed four themes in this building. From left to right in the notation are dots, external reflections, stripes and natural tree shadows. I use strong comic lines to divide the space. And each space has a completely different atmosphere. Under the sunlight, people can go back and forth in the space, like walking in a comic book.

sun

rise

Greenery Natural pattern

In the house, people can find that sunlight also has different mood changes. Due to the clear division Wooden

Reflected Environmental pattern

of the space, people cannot see the other spaces in one of the spaces. Therefore, people can feel the interesting features of the comic segmentation screen, and more focus on the changing

dot pattern

Line pattern

effect of light.

grid pattern (The black line in the figure represents the dividing line of the building facade. Rolling up the figure will make up the complete building.)

How do you feel the rising sun and the sunset?

The sun shines on the ground,

creating bright and dark sides. When light meets the architectural textures, it creates interesting dynamic patterns. These patterns are not only beautiful, they become a medium for perceiving light and nature. L i k e g o r g e o u s s t a g e shows, these amazing performances are held every day. T h e r e f o r e , I w a n t to create a comic house where we can enjoy nature performances simply.

< Site > Park at the junction of Tamsui Zhongzheng Road and Lane 15 of Zhongzheng Road. The site position is next to the square, childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s playground,Tamsui River viewing platform,and under the big tree.

This theme is a natural tree shadow experience space. People can observe the tree at close distance at a high height, and experience the fantasy of intertwining the tree and the light.

This theme is about the sky. Use the wall to create a pure space to feel the change of the sky. Soft natural materials stand under the sky. The mirror reflects the blue and tree shadows in the white box. As the wind disturbed, the shadow trembled. T h i s w i l l m a k e y o u t h i n k that the sky has something new besides the flow of clouds.

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sky, tree, light, shadow and people are superimposed on each other. It is like a story in the comic book where different scene materials overlap.

Sky clouds flow reflected on comic house. d ot -t he m ed su nl ig ht ex p er

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line-themed sunlight experience space grid-themed sunlight experience space

COMIC HOUSE Natural environment is a dynamic comic book.

剪影 48

Ir i descent Epi so de Si ho u ette R ev er i e

< S ilh o u e t t e > INITAIL IMAGE

Silhouette: a dark shape seen against a light surface.

Everyone is independent, coming and going on the street. Shadows reflect the pavement, forming large and small patterns and changing over time.

Because

shadows,we can see people briefly merge and separate, just like a microcosm of world change or movie playing every day. The texture of this painting is very special. The overall background (city), mid-range (building), close-range (human sea) and landscape (shadow and ground) are combined and integrated into one. Different objects are composed of the same texture. But we can still feel the contrast between static buildings and moving people.

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This is a catalyst that can trigger people to see the city as a movie.

PEOPLE BUILDING

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< S ilh o u e t t e > NOTATION

Silhouette is a story,telling the life of people and city. But only when you notice this thing, you can feel the story of life. Therefore, my design focuses on creating filters and atmosphere to make people feel the little stories that happened between you and us and the city. In my notation, I actually paste the appearance of the site and the noisy scene of people and vehicles. I designed the theme of silhouette theater, it is a catalyst for people to feel. When you finish watching the movie in the theater, you come out and see the hustle and bustle of the city. Some people rush and some wait. You will associate the movie you have seen with the real city. Natural light, shadow and artificial neon lights overlap each other. Under the influence of architectural filters, Everything is reflected and becomes a painting, a story or a movie.

< Site > Site is located in Xinyi District, Taipei City, one of the most prosperous cities in Taiwan. Most people's impression of Taipei is the 101 building, many high-rise buildings, shining neon lights, noisy traffic and convenient MRT, etc.

S I L HO UET T E O F T A I PEI C I T Y

The solid and transparent interface is like creating a different scene in a movie. There is an interesting relationship between seeing and being seen.

The overall volume is linear and long. When walking on the corridor, the sight range can be accurately regulated. Go to the next corner to discover a new space.

The silhouette makes people feel because it has a rugged curve that can associate with many things.

The figure of

the person is uneven, and the plants are also irregular shapes. When the sunlight hits the rough surface, it will produce a more rugged shadow shape. It will make people mistakenly think that they have a combination with the environment and architecture. This interesting phenomenon can be interpreted as the central idea of silhouette. 59

The main concept of the building volume is divided into outer-inner-outer spaces. These four layers become the filter of the film. Both colored light and natural light can be reflected in it.

In order to create life as a silhouette. I made speed comparison. The silhouette theater is in the middle of the building, with open walkways on both sides.

The initial concept of the silhouette theater is believed that office workers often ignore the beauty of the city when commuting. People stop and walk in the city. Between the inside and the outside,always in a hurry.

Silhouette theater is not a pure theater. When you watch a movie inside, you will be disturbed by deliberate arrangements. For example, the reflection of light, the wind of the bicycle riding, the noise of the traffic and the sight of people.

S EC T I O N O F S I L HO UET T E T HEA T ER

Color filter maps different textures.

SILHOUETTE THEATER overlapping

Neon contrasts strongly with black and white.

The rough texture of the facade creates a combination of natural shadows.

The crowd flows like a movie.

Biker passing quickly causing blur.

Silhouette is a story, telling the life of people and city. City people are busy every day,rush but real. They do something conscious and unconscious. They go up and down, back and forth.

Within fast and slow,their shilouette just like rhythms. Every step creates reflection and interesting image. Because of silhouette,people and city have a further connection. 65

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Ir i descent Epi so de Si ho u ette R ev er i e

< Re v e rie > INITAIL IMAGE Reverie: a state of having pleasant dreamlike thoughts.

Like sleepwalking,itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a unreal but fantasy journey. You may be hung or supported by tiny things,and everything becomes possible. It â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s like flying through space in search of the next adventure. Space is no longer limited, but an extension of sky and earth. But reverie is a daydream, which is different from dreaming. It is an idea based on reality, which is produced for happiness. As in the initial image, girls, flying birds and hemp ropes are all real things. But in reality, flying few birds cannot support the weight of girl. But just because we want to pursue the possibility of dreams, we can imagine interesting processes and developments.

REVERIE IN DAILY LIFE

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< Re v e rie > NOTATION

This fourth project is the process from real to daydream.

I focuse on having a strong

connection with the site. Residents can drill into the building from obscure doorways and experience the real to unreal process step by step. When they gradually go up, they can see these fantasy spaces. ( vertical in notation: narrow→reflection→large...→sky ) Or they can enter the unreal fantasy space in the extension of daily life. ( horizontal in notation:balcony→gallery )

C UR R EN T S T A T US O F T HE S I T E

< Site > Kaohsiung Linyuan Anle Building

高雄林園安樂樓

Ruins are many repeated

The hinterland of the site is not small, but the entrance is

porches, stairs, and wall.

very secret. You can't know what it looks like when you pass from the outside.

This site is closely connected to the surrounding community and has a rich history. This building was built around 1931, and it is a great restaurant for singing and dancing. Around 1944, the Japanese government compulsorily collected it as a Japanese sergeant club (similar to the comfort station). This building was renamed several times. Nowadays, this place is a ruin and popular place for tourist.

BALCONY

GALLERY DANCE STUDIO

APARTMENT

PICNIC/GREEN CORRIDOR

DAILY LIFE TO REVERIE

DINING ROOM

G Go u p to th e dr e am s p ac e â&#x2020;&#x2019;

wall ruins

brick wall ruins

apartment corridor â&#x2020;&#x2019; outdoor green gallery

light

You will enter the Reverie space with historical architectural remains.

reflection

I retain the complete historical ruins. ( the grey parts )

And add some new structures and elements ( the black parts )

REVERIE

JOURNEY

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ga l l e ry gr een c or r i d or or i gi n a l r ui n wa l l

o ld stru ctu re

You w ill e n t e r t h e R ever i e s p a c e wi t h h i s t or i c a l a rch ite ctu ra l re ma in s .

DAYDREAMING IN THE ALLEY

ol d s t r uc t ur e

← E N T RY

T he si t e is h id d e n in ever yd a y s t r eet s , a n d t h er e a r e ma n y a pa rtme n ts n e xt to it.

Let's keep dreaming. The first two projects were designed reverie with childlike imagination, while the last two were reverie built on reality. I'm getting deeper and deeper in the process of dreaming in architecture. Designing this book allows me to find my own characteristics.

Especially thanks to teacher _ Hideki Hirahara. He's very creative and inspiring.

June 9 , 2 02 0 H o chao - e n

HO CHAO-EN

REVERIE, SENSORY CATALYST

June, 2020 Summer

First Edition

Author :

賀昭恩 Ho Chao-en ( Nancy )

Teacher :

Hideki Hirahara

Email :

nancy0952@gms.tku.edu.tw

IMAGE SOURCE Exploratorium, San Francisco/Little Hiccups p.12 painting/Geoffrey Johnson_ p.48

Reverie sensory catalyst