COMMUNITY ARTS CENTER The South Phoenix Community Arts Center’s program provide quality art experiences for people of all ages, Race, Ethnicity and backgrounds. Improving skills through learning & teaching Arts and passing it on. Art of the American Southwest is the visual arts of the Southwestern United States. These arts forms include architecture, ceramics, drawing, painting, photography, sculpture, printmaking, and other media, ranging from the ancient past to the contemporary arts like graffiti art of the present day. These programs are driven by the belief that the arts are a critical component to a healthy and active community. We have identified that there is no attention to art in the community. Therefore, taking Arts as a medium to engage the community socially, through the community spaces, with art works acting as a backdrop for people.
When connecting the Fernando Botero Library Park and the art piece, Politicians Debating Global Warming, you can find a similarity within the initial misinterpretation of both of their scales. At first glance, the library appears to be have a very strong and heavy presence, in comparison to its site context. Through, when it is experienced from the interior the building is actually very porous, filled with natural light, and connected to its surroundings through large views of the landscape. The initial misinterpretation is connected to the art piece as contrast. The art piece is often misinter preted as being life size, when, in reality, it is very small.
“The reduce use of materials and finishes builds and order of austerity and restrain”
LOWER FIRST FLOOR PLAN 1’’= 40’
FIRST FLOOR PLAN 1’’= 40’
The Building uses light, shade and shadow to create a peaceful atmospheric composition of the interior of the building. All spaces are accentuated by light that descends through light wells from skylights in the roof. Vertical perforations in the building also provide visual connections between the different levels revealing a system of spatial relationships that enrich the experience through the spaces and enhance the strong relationship with the landscape.
The concept is to create built structure that interacts with the built environment and people. The result is configuration of various open, semi open and green spaces. The structure are semi open spaces without solid walls ensuring maxium natural daylight and ventilation. The south facing walls are solid to block harsh summer heat avoiding heat island effect. Use of bridge to connect community directly to the gathering spaces.
SECOND FLOOR PLAN 1’’= 40’
ELEVATIONS 1’’= 40’
SECTIONS 1’’= 40’
ADE 521: Fall 2018 Grad Architecture Studio I
Students: Aditya Dalal & Avinash Dewangan Instructor: Catherine Spellman