arch studio blog

Presentation of work – Be Declarative!

alicec07 — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 21:36:24 +0000

Here’s a video that may give you some thoughts for Thursday

Musical Facades

eoinmce — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 23:54:27 +0000

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?

eoinmce — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 23:37:16 +0000

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

eoinmce — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 22:58:29 +0000

By Snøhetta Architecture Practice

Oslo Opera House
Oslo, Norway

The marble clad roofscape forms a large public space in the landscape of the city and the fjord.

Check this arcspace link for further info and drawings.

Mimetic House – Dominic Stevens

alicec07 — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 18:16:04 +0000

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

Church of st Aengus at Burt, Co. Donegal – Liam McCormick

alicec07 — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 17:56:09 +0000

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

alicec07 — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 17:43:25 +0000

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

alicec07 — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 17:17:48 +0000

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

alicec07 — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 16:53:00 +0000

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.

References

alicec07 — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 12:23:48 +0000

‘ 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.