Dear all,
I will be absent on Friday 1st of April.
I am available for tutorials on Wednesday 30th after studio (from 5pm) and Thursday morning (before 10.30 am).
Please let me know what will work best for you - blog tutorials are also required!
thank you
20110324
20110322
references
As promised to Bo,
_ pdf on mapping (where you will find Mark Lombardi's map) - 1st year lecture01
_ again, Edward Tufte's book on Information Visualisation and Diagrams (you should all have read it by now, but it seems you have not...)
_ pdf on diagram - 1st year lecture02
I never tire of it: POST YOUR WORK!!
And prepare well for the review.
_ pdf on mapping (where you will find Mark Lombardi's map) - 1st year lecture01
_ again, Edward Tufte's book on Information Visualisation and Diagrams (you should all have read it by now, but it seems you have not...)
_ pdf on diagram - 1st year lecture02
I never tire of it: POST YOUR WORK!!
And prepare well for the review.
20110315
for Friday
To start with, watch the 3 Wong Kar-wai films specified earlier.
Again and again.
While watching those films, you might play a bit with the way you project them:
- try watching the whole film (or parts) without the sound (you will then be able to really focus on the image, the visual rhythm)
- cover parts of the screen with paper: half, 2/3 (especially appropriate for 2046)... Doing so, and finding the right dimension(s) will make you focus on the framing of the film,
- play the sequence frame by frame (save screen-shots), repeat, play backwards etc.
In a nutshell be experimental even in your watching in order to de-construct the chosen film or sequence.
As Bom found out, those 3 films can be understood as a series. It is however not a necessity and you can completely appreciate one without having seen the others.
But they do share plots, intrigues and technical resolutions (and evolution) that deserve to be explored!
Those films are extremely rich, not only in terms of the very-well constructed plots (actually not complicated despite what some of you may think at first sight - watch them over and over again!), the wonderful mise-en-scene, the cinematography (colours, camera movement, framing etc.) and also the editing.
Time is an important factor to consider. Time and movement.
In this first phase, we are looking for a concept, a vocabulary and a grammar for you to develop the house project from, keeping in mind the specificity of our site, which we will approach during the second phase of the project.
You might identify a film sequence of particular interest to you.
Again you can also find a sequence repeated, re-interpreted throughout the 3 films, or a sequence ending in one and starting in another etc., or again study the overall plot structure, or the way both actors and characters appear and disappear in the 3 films - mapping out their connections).
Again and again.
While watching those films, you might play a bit with the way you project them:
- try watching the whole film (or parts) without the sound (you will then be able to really focus on the image, the visual rhythm)
- cover parts of the screen with paper: half, 2/3 (especially appropriate for 2046)... Doing so, and finding the right dimension(s) will make you focus on the framing of the film,
- play the sequence frame by frame (save screen-shots), repeat, play backwards etc.
In a nutshell be experimental even in your watching in order to de-construct the chosen film or sequence.
As Bom found out, those 3 films can be understood as a series. It is however not a necessity and you can completely appreciate one without having seen the others.
But they do share plots, intrigues and technical resolutions (and evolution) that deserve to be explored!
Those films are extremely rich, not only in terms of the very-well constructed plots (actually not complicated despite what some of you may think at first sight - watch them over and over again!), the wonderful mise-en-scene, the cinematography (colours, camera movement, framing etc.) and also the editing.
Time is an important factor to consider. Time and movement.
In this first phase, we are looking for a concept, a vocabulary and a grammar for you to develop the house project from, keeping in mind the specificity of our site, which we will approach during the second phase of the project.
You might identify a film sequence of particular interest to you.
Again you can also find a sequence repeated, re-interpreted throughout the 3 films, or a sequence ending in one and starting in another etc., or again study the overall plot structure, or the way both actors and characters appear and disappear in the 3 films - mapping out their connections).
We are asking for 2-dimensional drawings analysing and expressing the qualities you identified in the film - you can also develop your ideas and analysis in models.
Using, and somehow perverting the nature of, architectural drawings (plan, section, elevation, axonometric or isometric projections) to satisfy this purpose is strongly recommended.
You can also think of it as an hybrid between traditional architectural and filmic drawings.
This phase is quite short - the more and the earlier you will start producing the better.
Read the brief again and see you all on Friday with your work!
20110314
20110312
Project 1.2 Villa Shodan And Project 1.3 Villa Shodan and Eshrick House
Analysis of Villa Shodan By Lecorbusier
recommended readings
2 essays by the film-maker Sergei Eisenstein:
Montage and architecture
A Dialectic Approach to Film Form
Montage and architecture
A Dialectic Approach to Film Form
CHANGE for WONG KAR-WAI
Dear all,
Considering the complexity of David Lynch's films, and the more familiar cultural context Wong Kar Wai's oeuvre would present for you, I decided to change for his films instead:
Days of Being Wild (1990)
In the Mood for Love (2000)
2046 (2004)
Can the first one who sees this post, make sure the rest of the group know about it ASAP.
In any case, having watched one or several of David Lynch's films would certainly not hurt you...
Considering the complexity of David Lynch's films, and the more familiar cultural context Wong Kar Wai's oeuvre would present for you, I decided to change for his films instead:
Days of Being Wild (1990)
In the Mood for Love (2000)
2046 (2004)
Can the first one who sees this post, make sure the rest of the group know about it ASAP.
In any case, having watched one or several of David Lynch's films would certainly not hurt you...
20110310
20110309
everything on CDs
Dears,
Please bring a CD with all your work from the beginning of the semester - including good photographs of your models.
This is both for your own portfolio, and for INDA's archive, and exhibition.
Besides it gives you the opportunity to revise/complete/correct your panels....
Thank you in advance!
Please bring a CD with all your work from the beginning of the semester - including good photographs of your models.
This is both for your own portfolio, and for INDA's archive, and exhibition.
Besides it gives you the opportunity to revise/complete/correct your panels....
Thank you in advance!
AND POST YOUR WORK ON THE BLOG!!!
i can see no excuse for not doing it now
20110227
Aei
Tadao 4x4 house: this page with be mixture of section, elevation and storyboard perspective views.... top left corner will be mixed media drawing of Akashi Stait Bridge and Inland Island .I want to put a lot of emphasis on the views as 4x4 functions as a monument or a watchtower than a house, in my opinion.
Below is the result after adding water colour as background wash. The bridge will be drawn in larger scale just to give a visual impact to the page.
The cut-off section in the center will be highlighted to show circulation of the house
white boxes above will be filled with perspectives to illustrate relationship between inhabitants and space.
Experiment- drawing a city view when looking out from the large glass wall and over lay it with a section. I think this experiment will work if I remove details and just have outline of the viewing boxes.
On progress..
attempt to show:
1. use of space between two house; one focus on monument/views whilst the other is more client based
- want to show through perspective section and storyboard
2. structure-looking at the use of staircase & solid vs skeleton structure
3. material- concrete vs aluminium and glass
4. use of tatami mat as unit of measurement
20110226
2 important readings
Those references are not directly related to our comparison exercise, however they are very valuable readings for design students.
ENJOY!
20110216
1:3 comparison
Here is the new brief, meet up in pairs to decide points and strategies of comparison.
Have a good week-end!
Have a good week-end!
20110214
DRAFT LAYOUT
Aj.Camille, these are some idea of how I'm going to put on my 3 A0s, these drawings are just to give some idea. The axon one will be more 3 dimensional for sure and text & description will be added into...
the empty space on last sheet is where I'm going to talk about the geometry as well as information of how it came from which will be referred back to "Wall House"
Regards,
Arm
the empty space on last sheet is where I'm going to talk about the geometry as well as information of how it came from which will be referred back to "Wall House"
Regards,
Arm
20110213
Aei
I have a question regarding the 'perspective views' to show private, semi private and/or public space. I found that there are only two street views. Another one I found is very similar to the one next to it (see blue arrow). Should I just compare the two views or should I make up another one? (see green arrow; in reality you can't access this area, there are trees along the sides)
Regards,
Aei
20110210
20110209
Meeting this Friday at Impact Arena for:
ASA Forum: Thai
Thai Young Gen Architect Series & Keynote Speakers
Be there a soon as you can (transportation) - we will take attendance there.
Bring your work for tutorial if needed.
See you there!
ASA Forum: Thai
Thai Young Gen Architect Series & Keynote Speakers
Be there a soon as you can (transportation) - we will take attendance there.
Bring your work for tutorial if needed.
See you there!
20110205
bom....the change in interest for the analysis
Dear Aj. Camille,
I am writing this to inform you about the change in subject I want to further investigate on The Norman Fisher House. We talked about how I want to link both Classism and Modernism towards the building and the intersection among them. But I think I have found something much more interesting to me and much more to talk about.
I did how some buildings are similar/different from the Fisher House last time. Now I want to dig deep about Fisher House itself on how it develops during the five schemes. The House has been rethought 5 times before it is the house as the way it is now. I want to talk individually about all of the schemes on how it changes in each stage and the differences among them, maybe conclude the entire scheme into one at the last part. I dig deep about this and I have found a lot of great information to talk about during the presentation and I will show you on Tuesday.
The reason I want to do this instead of the comparison of the Classism/Modernism is because I think this directly involved with the house. But still, I will do all the axis, rhythm and hierarchy that we talked during the class. Thank you very much for understanding,
Respectfully,
Bom
20110204
PAIRS AND REFERENCE
The pairs for the coming comparison phase of the exercise are:
- Melnikov & Fisher Houses
- Riva San Vitale & Douglas House
- Curtain Wall House & Farnsworth House
- Azuma House and Fallingwater
- Shodan & Esherick Houses
- Villa Bordeaux & ??
- Small House & 4x4 House (Fern, Mark's group)
The analytical studies so far are quite slow and rather lifeless.....
To remedy to that situation,
A GREAT REFERENCE
I highly recommend you to get a copy of that book from the school library (open tomorrow).
Roger H Clark and Michael Pause take 64 famous buildings and break them down
They first create a diagrammatic language (of which they give a legend), and then proceed on to a series of analytical drawings, each focusing on several aspects that we discussed in class:
- structure
- natural light
- massing
- plan to section or elevation
- circulation to use-space
- unit to whole
- repetitive to unique
- symmetry and balance
- geometry
- additive and subtractive
- hierarchy
The book begins with a very useful description of what those terms mean and then goes through each project with radical diagrams related to each category.
I uploaded a pdf version of the book here.
Nevertheless you should get a paper version of it from the library since the drawings on the digital version are of quite low resolution.
Take a big roll of tracing paper and start a thorough analysis!
Do it according to the themes you selected, then present it in an axonometric projection at the centre of your big diagram.
For the presentation, everyone has to organize all studied characteristics in ONE SINGLE HUGE DIAGRAM (3 A0 in portrait orientation combined together).
This presentation diagram will be made out of drawings, diagrams, words, photographs of models etc..
We are interested in the relations between the different aspects you are analysing, and the final drawing should present those connections.
I will answer questions over the week-end, provided you show me your work!
Work hard now, as we will meet only Tuesday for reviews.
Friday we will go together to
ASA Forum: Thai
Thai Young Gen Architect Series & Keynote Speakers
- Melnikov & Fisher Houses
- Riva San Vitale & Douglas House
- Curtain Wall House & Farnsworth House
- Azuma House and Fallingwater
- Shodan & Esherick Houses
- Villa Bordeaux & ??
- Small House & 4x4 House (Fern, Mark's group)
The analytical studies so far are quite slow and rather lifeless.....
To remedy to that situation,
A GREAT REFERENCE
I highly recommend you to get a copy of that book from the school library (open tomorrow).
Roger H Clark and Michael Pause take 64 famous buildings and break them down
They first create a diagrammatic language (of which they give a legend), and then proceed on to a series of analytical drawings, each focusing on several aspects that we discussed in class:
- structure
- natural light
- massing
- plan to section or elevation
- circulation to use-space
- unit to whole
- repetitive to unique
- symmetry and balance
- geometry
- additive and subtractive
- hierarchy
The book begins with a very useful description of what those terms mean and then goes through each project with radical diagrams related to each category.
I uploaded a pdf version of the book here.
Nevertheless you should get a paper version of it from the library since the drawings on the digital version are of quite low resolution.
Take a big roll of tracing paper and start a thorough analysis!
Do it according to the themes you selected, then present it in an axonometric projection at the centre of your big diagram.
For the presentation, everyone has to organize all studied characteristics in ONE SINGLE HUGE DIAGRAM (3 A0 in portrait orientation combined together).
This presentation diagram will be made out of drawings, diagrams, words, photographs of models etc..
We are interested in the relations between the different aspects you are analysing, and the final drawing should present those connections.
I will answer questions over the week-end, provided you show me your work!
Work hard now, as we will meet only Tuesday for reviews.
Friday we will go together to
ASA Forum: Thai
Thai Young Gen Architect Series & Keynote Speakers
You can find information about Supermachine work on their blog (bloglist on the left side of our blog's page).
Have a good hard-working week-end!
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