Here’s a video that may give you some thoughts for Thursday
Typography from Ronnie Bruce on Vimeo.
March 1, 2010
February 28, 2010
Musical Facades
La Tourette monastery designed by Le Corbusier in the late 1950′s working in close collaboration with Iannis Xenakis a composer and music theorist. The facade proportions were designed to a musical structure and rhythm.
Architectural Periscope?
Alberto Duman & St. John Handley
Top Down
As Ballymun’s towers are demolished, artist Alberto Duman and architect St. John Handley propose to save the inner core of Plunkett Tower and transform it core into a 15 storey periscope, bringing to ground-level, views of Dublin previously seen only by the residents of the tower’s top floors.
Oslo Opera House – Building as Landscape
February 27, 2010
Mimetic House – Dominic Stevens
Mimetic House (2006) by Dominic Stevens is an example of a structure that is rooted deep into the landscape on ground floor, and sitting lightly on top of it at first floor. The mirrored cladding allows it to recede into the landscape, while from inside on the first floor, the occupants are afforded many views of the landscape.
photo by Ros Kavanagh
ground floor plan
photo by Ros Kavanagh
photo by Ros Kavanagh
Church of st Aengus at Burt, Co. Donegal – Liam McCormick
The Church of St Aengus, Burt, Co. Donegal was built in 1967, and designed by Liam Mc Cormick
The striking roof structure acts as beacon in the landscape externally and lightwell internally.
photo by Henk Snoek
Saint Benedict Chapel, Sumvitg – Peter Zumthor
Saint Benedict Chapel (Capuletta Sogn Benedetg – 1988) was designed by Peter Zumthor.
The positioning in the landscape and simple use of materials allow it to both stand out and become part of the landscape.
photo by Helene Binet
plan
photo by Helene Binet
Farnsworth House – Mies van der Rohe
The Farnsworth House (1946-1951) was designed by Mies van der Rohe, as a weekend retreat for Edith Farnsworth.
The minimal design and detailing allow the occupant a direct communication with the landscape. It is also cooled naturally, through shade and cross-breezes and heated through coils in the floor.
site plan
floor plan in context
longitudinal section
Goulding House – Scott Tallon Walker Architects
Goulding House was built in 1972, and designed by Ronnie Tallon of Scott Tallon Walker Architects. They restored it in 2001.
It works well as a minimal intervention in the landscape.
February 26, 2010
References
‘ learning in architecture actually means an expansion of references…’
-Alvaro Siza
from Siza, Alvaro: Immaginaire l’Evidenza, (Rome/Bari: Laterza, 1998) pp 23
We will be posting references from the group reviews to the blog over the next few days. Below are two to start.
The photographs and drawings are intended as starting points – if you are interested in the project, research it further and analyse the plans & sections. This way it will help you understand fully the relevance of the project to your own work.
