Why do we need to live so closed and private and what happens when we open ourselves up? That is what we want: architecture that doesnt try to determine a way of living by reducing us on our need of privacy , instead we want to give the opportunity to live with people no matter where they stand in life, sharing properties, being productive together, sharing space and knowledge as well as making new experiences and influencing other people, thereby living a more archaic and happier life. One might say that this is part of our basic needs that has been lost in architecture.
Summary In this project we spend much time thinking about the society we live in. Through the analysis of a historic building and a building from the present time we tried to find parallels in sociology and architecture. After that we tried to create a futuristic society and asked for the architecture they might live in. In the end the outcome is more like a formal proposal to aim our socialogical goals. A proposal for a shareable living structure in which the form equals the thought behind it. But we dont see the project as a fixed building. More like a framework which can expand or shrink. It is supposed to provide room that is very free in its use and supports a productive and social way of living. Also the form might not be ideal because it depends on the buildings we worked with in the a n a l y s i s . Leon Hidalgo, Felix Schuschan
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prof. kazu blumfeld hanada + pascal feck | yuka tamura _tutors
[ analysis regained _2.0 ] While tracing Colin Rowe´s writings: „Transparency (1971)“ or „The Mathematics of the Ideal Villa and Other Essays (1976)“, the New York Five (Eisenman, Graves, Gwathmey, Meier, Hejduk) has exploded in their carrier at completely different directions. As Mies overlapped some submission such Schinkel, Wright, or van Duesburg, each architect supposingly apply some historical layers. In this semster as desgin basics, we return to modern, possibly to mis-read (Eisenman) unread potentials for next dimension. 1] [ index models of the modern ] Phenomena of modern house will be analyzed. The hypothetical analysis will then be transformed into series of [ index models ]. The aim of the assignment is, to analyze the potentials of contemporary houses rather physically through reduced models, drawings, or diagrams while concerning the methodic operations, light, proportions, structural system or other architectural parameters as well as the thoughts and influences behind the projects. 2] [ index models exploded ] The [ index models ] as a tool will be transformed, unfolded, extended further with additional themes such as light, alternative methodic operations, consideration of transformed social phenomena, or actual influences on media. Those exploded [ index models ] has potentials to unfold further to the new architectural dimension. 3] [ house of rhetoric ] While applying exploded [ index models ], a house will be developed. Mainly two considerations shall be include in the process of the project: a) notation (analysis) of the site, and b) transformed social, technical, ethic or aesthetic phenomena.
teamblumfeld_ prof. kazu blumfeld hanada pascal feck yuka tamura
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MEL NI KOV ANALYSIS OF THE
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The Melnikov House
The Melnikov House, isometric drawing front view
The Melnikov House, back view Photo by D. Esakov 2016
The Melnikov house was build from 1928-31 by the russian architect Kontantin Melnikov in Moskow. It is a prime example of modern avantgardistic architecture and unique in its circumstancial origin. The house was build in the time of communism in Russia. Ressources were low and experimental architecture close to unseen. How could a building so different from any structure arise under these circumstances? In 1928 Kontantin Melnikov had already built the russian pavillion for the „Exposition Internationale des Arts DĂŠcoratifs et Industriels Modernes“ as well as the sarkophag for the Lenin Mausoleum in 1925, a big honor. After these projects he had a good position politically. He used this to ask the government for a plot in Moskow to build a intelligent structure for mass living. The living space in that time was very limited and new ideas were needed so politics agreed to give him a plot in the Krivoarbatsky Lane, Moscow. Even forty years after his death we still dont know if that was his intention or if he just used his status to build a house for him and his family. Although the second assumption seems more propable since his financial support was cut a lot of times, resulting in him financing the project on his own and thereby risking the abillitiy to support his family. This shows how important this project was to him.
The living room in the Melnikov House in 2016 Photo: D. Eskanov
Analysis The form, consisting of two cylinders cutting into eachother surrounded by a structure based on hexagons, seems odd and unrelated to its environment but the opposite is the case. The form resulted from Kontstantin Melnikov handling the many situational and political limitations in an innovative way. The round forms for creating more space while having very good structural and stiffening property as well as supplying a dynamic form for the air to flow through the building after a principle Melnikow invented himself. The hexagonal structure as a reaction to the limitations of construction material that was usual for the construction process in communist Russia. The form is very economical with the amount of bricks but it still had a lot of structural strenght to carry the floors. The Melnikov House, photography of For the floors Melnikov develothe construction ped a lightweight wooden strucMH. Inv. 581/57, neg.4. ture to save materials and span the whole diameter of the circles whithout stressing the structure too much. The ground floor seems to be more of a functional living space. It has a lot of walls breaking the circular form and thereby creating very unique rooms in their shape and lighting situation. Going up the sleeping room divided only by two freestanding walls that depending on the angle seperate the room or open it. The living room gives a first atmosphere of how it feels to stand in a high circular room, with a gigantic openable window and balcony facing the street it has a very representative character. Now going up to the atelier you enter a room flooded with even lighting given by the many hexagonal windows. The productive and creative character of this room is undeniable.
Construction works on the Melnikov House in 1930 MH. Inv.581/57, neg. 8
After anaysing the building, we were filled with new thoughts about where avantgardistic architecture originates, what the approach should be and how we ourselfs want to live and build to influence how others live. Us, rather working from a social point of view were expected to focus on the form.
Finding the form Intersecting tubes horizontally and vertivally
Intersecting tubes
One of the most interesting situations of the Melnikov house is the spacial situation resulting from two circles intersecting. In the beginning we played a lot with the influencing factors like the amount of circles, the grade of intersection, the height differences between the circles. This took a lot of time because resulting situation were really hard to understand in three dimensions. We decided to take three cylinders and intersecting them on different heights. The question of where to put walls and where to put floors was difficult to answer. Taking a wall out or putting a floor into a cylinder could change the whole atmosphere. Additionally there is a dominating cylinder whenever forms intersect. We tried to make decisions that would result in rooms we could identify with by combining these forms with our expectations.
Analysing model of the outer structure
Additionally we played with the outer shell and the principle of having a stable structure while using little material. Analysing the hexagonal form we decided that it is based on the limitation of ressources and the fact that brick was the only available material. Without being limited by the material we came to a very slim interpretation of the structure which uses even less material while still having similar properties when it comes to the stabillity and transparency. The resulting openings have the shape of slim rhomboids similar to the structure of a traditional jurt.
In our first final conceptional model we tried to combine the reduced outer structure with the intersecting moments of the cylinders. By taking three cylinders a bigger variation of rooms were given to us. No functions were given to them.
Point of intersection of the different floors
FUJI MO TO ANALYSIS OF
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View from the kitchen into the diningroom Photo: Iwan Baan
Finding the form House H was build 2008 in Tokyo, Japan by the architect Sou Fujimoto. It is based on a 2x2 structural grid with layers placed on different heights connected by stairs. The stairs make a tree like way through the building defining a sequence of rooms. Every room is opened in at least 4 directions. This creates an open flow of space and light throughout the whole building. A consequence of this is that there is not a lot of privacy. An aspect that got a lot of bad feedback in our course and seemed to be a constant subject of the Japanese architecture. This made us think a lot about why closed roomed privacy and property seems to be so important in german architecture.
So we looked at the people, specifically at the unspecific average of a german family, family MĂźller. We asked ourselfs whether it was possible to build the perfect average family home to represent the people and then show them how they could live in a differnt, maybe a better way with the same amount of materials but a bigger amount of work put in by an architect.
Photo: Iwan Baan
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Wir wollen um einen Schnitt durch die Gesellschaft Lebenstil darstellen. Anhand von Statistiken ermitteln wir so die Durchschnittliche Lebensform, das Durchschnittsalter, das Durchschnittskind und dessen Durchschnittshobbies. Unser Ziel ist es für diese Familie das Durchschnittshaus zu entwerfen um dann der Durchschnittsfamilie aufzuzeigen, wie man anders leben könnte... sehr durchschnittlich!
Comparison The House H is the complete opposite of the Melnikov House when it comes to the limitations, represented by the political restrictments in the originating countries. Communist russia had a lot of restrictions and control over its architects and ressources while the modern Japan is an example of a country with really few restrictions for architects. Although these opposites exist both structures are similar in being very experimental with their approach to open shareable living and thrifty when it comes to materials being used. In the following time we tried more and more to make the structure growable by finding a module that might be put together. We found a possibility to add single tubes endlessly in the vertical way. The resulting rooms were playful as they had three different floors. The hight of the rooms went from three to nine meters. The modules are represented by the plaster models on the following page. We opened up the single modules more to get back to the communal thought. Previous site: Visualisation of our growing structure Three and two sites before: The average german family based on facts from different researcherts Picture: german.china.org.cn
Architecture always describes the work with borders. In the first place these borders often seperate a outer and an inner world. It seems that these borders mainly have the intention to give a comfortable shelter for the weather conditions but additionally these borders always have been designed to impart the social structures. Inside the houses borders seperate the space in different private rooms. In Germany by law evrybody shall be able to have his private room in which she or he should be left alone. This opinion is reflected in the western architecture. The majority of people live in little closed up family homes. This seems normal due to the fact that we all were raised in this sociolgical structure. But we would like to question this way of building borders. Social status is represented by ones house and due to its expenses the house must be protected well. Big fences surround green grass areas and devide the western world in many micro cosmoses in which everybody can be his own king. a capitalistic image of the world is represented. the shared space is mostly used for private transportation. nearly no room of social interaction is given. only the nature really attracts people to get out of their homes. Beside from our working places Parks and forests are the last places of real social interaction. The task of the architect should be to open up these existing borders and stop building new ones to create a rather open world.
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We wanted a new approach of living and sharing by increasing communal spaces and reducing private spaces to a minimum. In this last step we combined this approach with our formfinding, resulting in an example for a shareable living structure. Example because we think there are many forms and structures to our approach of shareable living and this is just one of them. The floorplan with all its different situations is supposed to show what is possible instead of trying to be a definite product.
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The structure is situated on the edge of Muensters inner city. It is positioned between the canal and an industrial site which is reused as a club and culture area.
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In this example we try to to combine a very open structure for student living of three circles with a partly communal three family home of three circles. there is communal spaces for each structure like the terraces and different rooms for relaxing and learning as well as intercommunal spaces, like the workshop, library, upper terrace and intercommunal kitchen where families and students meet and have the opportunity to share knowledge, be productive or just cook and relax together.
Ground floor First floor
Second floor Third floor
Fourth floor Fifth floor
Why do we need to live so closed and private and what happens when we open ourselves up? That is what we want: architecture that doesnt try to determine a way of living by reducing us on our need of privacy , instead we want to give the opportunity to live with people no matter where they stand in life, sharing properties, being productive together, sharing space and knowledge as well as making new experiences and influencing other people, thereby living a more archaic and happier life. One might say that this is part of our basic needs that has been lost in architecture.
Modell made from paper and white cardboard. Scale: 1:50