ARCH 1201 Assignment 2

First Study : Structural System

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white : On-grid column

beige : Off-grid column

Second Study : Circulation

ARCH 1201 Project 2_First Interim

Theme 1 : Structural System and Space

This is a model to show the relationship between space and vertical structural system of villa savoye. Its columns are claimed to be placed based on grid system. However, columns at the internal spaces do not really obey this. Black coloured columns are those on the grid which have been removed. Whereas the red are those being added outside the grid. The shifting of these columns follows the arrangement of spaces and elements such as spiral staircase and sloping ramp on plan. This reinforces free plan.

Theme 2 : Circulation elements and space

This is a unfolded sectional drawings both the circulation elements in villa savoye which are the spiral staircase (top) and sloping ramp (bottom). Apart from showing varied experiences with surrounding spaces as strolling up the paths, the pairing of these two sectional drawings is intended for path length comparison.

Theme 3 : Ribbon Window and Horizon View

Photomontages are made to give a better visualisation on horizon view is made possible with the introduction of ribbon window that is one of the characteristic of villa savoye. The right hand side montage is a made up as to act as a reference point for depicting the difference between horizon view and view that are broken down into pieces. This also shows significance of villa savoye in representing the technology development in the time when it was being builit.

Project 1_ Week 3 Villa Sovaye Model

ARCH 1201 Project 1_Submission Drawings

Two plans of the ground floor are paired up as to emphasise the grid guided columns position and programming of the building.

At the second floor, internal walls are accentuated for framing space and guiding circulation through the building. Circulation is also emphasised through the floor hatching around the sloping ramp and depicting the picture of different spatial qualities around the ramp whereby there are internal and external spaces.

At the third floor, spaces are framing by curving walls which provides sense of informality out of the square roof top.

Section here is meant to show different types of spaces that are created in the building whereby there is covered space framing by pilotis, enclosed rooms and solarium which are connected by ramp and spiral staircase.

Exploding axonometric shows how three of the levels are connected by the central-placed ramps and spiral staircase.

Tutor commented that there should always be a base drawings to accentuate what have been analysed. Also, analyses could be done on the same base but on different page to show clearer ideas of analysing. This could prevent disconnection between drawings.

Revised Drawings of the Final Submission

Here are axonometric drawings showing structural system and circulation of the building. Emphasis is no clearer through the comparison of two drawings and also, the circulation axo is edited to reduce to stark difference between line weight.

One more sectional drawing is added in order to accentuate the idea of "floating box" by eliminating the poche.

ARCH 1201 Project 1_Week 2 Drawings

Basically, I tried to put the axonometrics and plans of each level together as to give a clear sense of visualisation of the building.

I found it hard to emphasise something through the drawings.
The tutor commented that the axonometric should be joined in a page for better telling on how each floor is different and related to each other.

Montage It! Poster

In this poster, I propose to show the technical aspects of the process of making a photomontage.

These technical aspects of the process of making a photomontage that I intend to express here are namely the fitting of the image of my conceptual model into another image, and the adding of  hand sketches and textures on the combined image. 

All these aspects are shown in this poster to have given certain context to the initial conceptual model and  provided visualization on the built form of the model.

Final Photomontages

 The final step of montaging is adding contexts. I have done this by defining the materials of the building, adding human figure. Also, I made hand sketches on extended structures of the building to make it looks more complete.
These two photomontages are distinctive in terms of scale and atmosphere, and  different parts of the building are shown.

Montage 1

 

Montage 2