OF ARCHITECTURE & MEDIA
2016
Amidst a neighborhood infused with new energy, 140 Broadway is an ideal location with easy access to transit, a wide variety of dining options, new shops opening daily, and many more area amenities on the way.
Object Accuracy and Hybrid Object – will focuson the complete modeling and documenting of all the component pieces of the chosen object using the demonstrated 2D and 3D drawing and modeling techniques.
The presedent study of Ronchamp, and the Church of the light. I n 1 9 5 0 , L e C o r b u s i er was commissioned to design a new Catholic church to replace the previous church that had been destroyed during World War II.
The building project is about 50,000 sq. ft. This size will enable interiority explorations between the volumetrically larger auditorium, gym, and cafeteria, the classrooms, and the suporting offices and circulation spaces.
A Narrative is defined as an account of connected events; a story. As a representation tool a narrative can be used as conceptual device to connect the existing condition and speculate on a new condition for which an image exists. For the first six weeks students will craft an image which assembles a range of techniques from integrated drawing, modeling and photography.
140 BROADWAY The basic idea of the project is to convert 2D parrterns into 3D architecture in reality. The site of the project is a public plaza at 140 Broadway, which has a dominant red cube sculpture. Amidst a neighborhood infused with new energy, 140 Broadway is an ideal location with easy access to transit, a wide variety of dining options, new shops opening daily, and many more area amenities on the way.
1 entrance rendering 2 floor plans 3 process
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1. photos 2. renderings 3. site plan 4. circulation 5. sections
HYBRID CREATION This next phase of the project – Object Accuracy and Hybrid Object – will focuson the complete modeling and documenting of all the component pieces of the chosen object using the demonstrated 2D and 3D drawing and modeling techniques. These new hybrid drawings can be created through combination, overlap, connecting, etc. of the component pieces.
1. photos 2 & 3. renderings 4. section
R esearch of Modern Churches
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r om th e a rc hi te ct . I n t h e co mmu ne o f R o n c h a mp , s lig h tl y so u th of ea st o f P ar i s, s its on e of L e C orb us i e r’ s m os t u n u s u a l p r o jects of h is car e er , N o tr e D am e d u Ro n c h a m p , o r mor e c om m on ly r e f er r ed t o a s Ron ch a mp .
I n 1 95 0, Le C or bu s ie r w as co mmi ss i on e d to d e si g n a n ew Ca th ol ic ch u rc h to re pl a c e t he p r ev io u s ch ur c h t ha t h ad be e n d es tr oy ed d u r i n g Wor ld W ar I I. The s it e o f R on c ham p h a s l on g be e n a r el i g iou s s ite of p i lg r i mag e t h at wa s dee pl y r oot e d in C at ho l ic tr ad i ti o n , bu t af te r W or l d W a r II th e ch u r ch w an ted a pur e s p ac e vo id of e x tr av a ga nt d e t ai l a n d o rn a te re l ig i ou s f i g ur es u n l ik e i ts p red ec e s s or s . R onc h amp i s d e c e p ti v e l y mod e r n su c h th at i t d oes n o t ap p ear as a par t o f C or bu s i e r ’ s ae s th e t i c or e ve n th a t of th e In ter n ati on a l Sty le; r ather i t s i ts in t he s i te a s a s cu l p tu ra l obj e c t. T h e in a bi li ty to cat ego ri z e Ronc ha mp has ma d e i t o ne of t he mos t i mp or ta n t r el i gi ou s bu il d i ng s of th e 2200 th Ce Cenntt ur uryy,, as w el l as a s C oorrbbuussiiee r’ r ’ss ca c a rree er er. In s tead , Co rb us i er wan ted th e sp ace t o b e m edit at ive and re fl ect ive in purpo se. T he s ta rk whi te wa ll s ad d to t h is pu r i st men ta lit y t hat wh en t he li gh t en te rs int o t he ch apel t he re be comes th i s was h ed ou t, eth er eal at m ospher e. The effect o f t he l ight ev oke s e xpres s ive an d emo ti on al q ua li ti es tha t cr ea te h e ighte ne d se nsat io ns i n tune w i th t he rel igio us a cti viti es. T he m os t s tr ik i n g p ar t of Ro nch amp is t he curved ro o f th at peel s up t ow ards t he he ave ns . Th e cu r vi n g roo f ap p ear s t o f l oat a bo ve t he b uil ding a s it is suppor te d b y em be dded col u mns i n t he wal l s, wh i ch cre ates a 10 cm gap b et w een t he roo f an d th e wa lls , w hich a llow fo r a s li v er o f cl er esto r y l i g ht. T h e ro of is act uall y t he only gl im pse o f me cha ni z ed i nfluen ce i n th e o v er al l d es ig n of Ron ch am p; th e roo f’s curvat ur e mi mics the cu rve s of an ai rp l a ne wi ng . I t ’s aero d yn ami c i n d esig n an d i n al l of it s m as sive and hea vy qu al iti es it s till a pp ea rs wei g ht l ess. I t m ai n tai n s some of t he p ri n cip l es of puri t y, ope nn ess , and com m un al sen se o f co m ing to g et her . Ro nch amp wa s le ss o f a move aw ay fro m t he me chani st ic, Int ernat io nal S t yle , a s i t wa s mor e of a cont ext u al r es p on se t o a rel igio us sit e. R o nch am p is an archit ect ure r oot ed i n cont ext t ha t’s bas ed on mo de rn pri nci ple s, w hic h ma kes R o nch am p o ne of the mos t in ter est i ng b ui l d i ng s of th e 20 th Ce nt ury and o f L e Co rb usi er’s caree r.
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h e Ch ur ch o f th e Lig h t e mb ra ce s A n d o’ s p h il os o p h ic a l fr a me wo r k be tw ee n na tu r e an d ar c h it e c tu r e t h ro ug h t h e w a y i n w h i c h li g ht ca n d ef in e an d c r ea te n ew s p a tial p e rce p t io n s e q u al l y , if n o t m or e so, a s t ha t of h is concrete structures. Completed in 1989, the Church of the Light was a renovation to an existing Christian compound in Ibaraki. The new church was the first phase to a complete redesign of the site – later completed in 1999 – under Ando’s design aesthetic. For Ando, the Church of Light is an architecture of duality – the dual nature of existence – solid/void, light/dark, stark/serene. The coexisting differences leave the church void of any, and all, ornament creating a pure, unadorned space. The intersection of light and solid raises the occupants awareness of the spiritual and secular within themselves.
As a mo d ern , mi ni ma l is t str uct ur e the Church o f t he Light em i ts an archit ectu ra l p u r it y th at i s fo un d i n t he de ta ils . T he rei nfo rced co ncret e vo lume i s v oi d of a n y a nd al l or n am en t th at is no t pa rt o f t he co nstr uct io n pro ces s. T he s eams an d j oi n ts o f t he con cr et e are b uilt wit h p re cisi on and care by ma st er Ja pa nes e car p ent ers , al on g wi th Ando , that ha ve w o rke d to cre at e an im m acul at el y s moo th su rf ace a nd a ccu rat e ly al igned j oint s. S o much s o, that th e s eams o f the con cr et e f orm wor k al ign pe rfect ly w i th the cro ss es ext rus ion on th e ea st si d e of th e chu r ch. “ I n al l my wo rk s , l i g ht is a n i mp o rtant co nt roll ing fact or. I crea te en clos ed sp a ces ma i nl y by mea ns of t hi ck co ncre te w all s. T he pri ma ry rea so n is to cr eate a p l ace fo r t h e i nd i v i d u al , a zo ne fo r o ne self wi t hi n s ocie ty. Whe n t he ex ter n al fa ct or s o f a ci ty 's en vi r onm ent require t he w al l t o b e w i tho ut o pe ni n g s, th e i nt er i or m us t be es p ecial ly full and sat i sfyin g.” –Ta dao Ando
M I DD L E SC HO O L AND NE IB OURH OOD C EN TE R Middle school program: This is an annotated program list so that students are able to engage programming questions in their projects. Also, each type of space may be investigated formally during the initial generative phase in the semester. Our building project is about 50,000 sq. ft. This size will enable interiority explorations between the volumetrically larger auditorium, gym, and cafeteria, the classrooms, and the suporting offices and
AXONOMETRIC DIAGRAM
FLOOR PLAN
SECTIONS
INTERGRATED DRAWING A Narrative is defined as an account of connected events; a story. As a representation tool a narrative can be used as conceptual device to connect the existing condition and speculate on a new condition for which an image exists. For the first six weeks students will craft an image which assembles a range of techniques from integrated drawing, modeling and photography. Students wiPll manage projecting information and inventing new content in order to explore ideas in both vector and raster outputs, as these narrative images will consider montaging