Dear 2nd year student,
you are in the process of developing your Hub designs, based on the written feedback that you received, and input from your peers and employers. We suggest that you read the brief again, and again!
Here follows some useful pointers that should assist you in your work:
We suggest that you read Paul Righini's ("Thinking Architecturally") Chapter 3: "Why Modern Buildings look the way they do". It deals with themes very relevant to your Hub project e.g. "form and function", "the idea of space", "the idea of movement" and "technology and form". You do not have to read (or do) "project three, but do study the summary on pages 44 and 45. Make sure that you fully understand the arguments. Please ask (on fb) if you don't.
The second chapter that will definitely help your understanding (in view of the Hub project), is Chapter 5: "The idea of structure as order". The examples referred to, are large scale buildings (unlike the Hub), but the principles are very relevant. Again, focus on the summary - you need not worry about Project Five, although you may read it for interest sake.
On page 143 (Righini, 2000) you will find diagrams that explain the idea of "space defining" and "space enclosing systems." In Ching's "Form Space and Order" you will find useful theory on the basic elements of space-making, e.g. the manipulation of the ground/floor
plane, the roof plane and the wall planes.
THINK about and SUBSTANTIATE everything that you do - NEVER JUMP TO CONCLUSIONS.
Make sure that you understand the chosen FUNCTION and the prescribed TECHNOLOGY.
You want to delve deeper into understanding the required FUNCTIONS. Brainstorm the function/ activity (verbs, not nouns!) on the brief, e.g. meeting, performing, playing... You ask yourself what the properties and qualities of a meeting/ performing/ playing space are.
What degree of enclosure, intensity of light, views, contact with others (public-private/ noisy-quiet) etc. You also need to understand ergonomics (the human dimensions). You must find good FUNCTIONAL PRECEDENT. Look for a space solution for a similar functional brief - the precedent need not represent the same technology as required for the Hub.
You want to furthermore make sure that you really fully understand the required TECHNOLOGY and find at least one example of TECHNOLOGICAL precedent (function may be different to your brief).
Through studying the FUNCTIONS and TECHNOLOGY (in this project we have deliberately excluded CONTEXT), you gather clues to help you make decisions (rather than guess). The ARCHITECTURAL IDEA/ CONCEPT/HOLDING IDEA that you formulated as a group grew from your FUNCTIONAL, or TECHNOLOGICAL understanding of the problem, or a combination of these. The concept/ holding idea will guide you through all further decisions to ensure that your design thinking is consistent and appropriate, and you DO NOT HAVE TO GUESS!
We hope this helps.
If you want a crit after the awards ceremony (on he evening of Wed 13 April), let us know.
Alternatively we will be setting up a skype crit on Thursday 14 April at 21h00. Again, let us know if you will be joining. If so, you must please e mail us your latest drawings so that we can study these before the crit, in order to provide useful critique.
Thank you,
Jolanda & Hermie
you are in the process of developing your Hub designs, based on the written feedback that you received, and input from your peers and employers. We suggest that you read the brief again, and again!
Here follows some useful pointers that should assist you in your work:
We suggest that you read Paul Righini's ("Thinking Architecturally") Chapter 3: "Why Modern Buildings look the way they do". It deals with themes very relevant to your Hub project e.g. "form and function", "the idea of space", "the idea of movement" and "technology and form". You do not have to read (or do) "project three, but do study the summary on pages 44 and 45. Make sure that you fully understand the arguments. Please ask (on fb) if you don't.
The second chapter that will definitely help your understanding (in view of the Hub project), is Chapter 5: "The idea of structure as order". The examples referred to, are large scale buildings (unlike the Hub), but the principles are very relevant. Again, focus on the summary - you need not worry about Project Five, although you may read it for interest sake.
On page 143 (Righini, 2000) you will find diagrams that explain the idea of "space defining" and "space enclosing systems." In Ching's "Form Space and Order" you will find useful theory on the basic elements of space-making, e.g. the manipulation of the ground/floor
plane, the roof plane and the wall planes.
THINK about and SUBSTANTIATE everything that you do - NEVER JUMP TO CONCLUSIONS.
Make sure that you understand the chosen FUNCTION and the prescribed TECHNOLOGY.
You want to delve deeper into understanding the required FUNCTIONS. Brainstorm the function/ activity (verbs, not nouns!) on the brief, e.g. meeting, performing, playing... You ask yourself what the properties and qualities of a meeting/ performing/ playing space are.
What degree of enclosure, intensity of light, views, contact with others (public-private/ noisy-quiet) etc. You also need to understand ergonomics (the human dimensions). You must find good FUNCTIONAL PRECEDENT. Look for a space solution for a similar functional brief - the precedent need not represent the same technology as required for the Hub.
You want to furthermore make sure that you really fully understand the required TECHNOLOGY and find at least one example of TECHNOLOGICAL precedent (function may be different to your brief).
Through studying the FUNCTIONS and TECHNOLOGY (in this project we have deliberately excluded CONTEXT), you gather clues to help you make decisions (rather than guess). The ARCHITECTURAL IDEA/ CONCEPT/HOLDING IDEA that you formulated as a group grew from your FUNCTIONAL, or TECHNOLOGICAL understanding of the problem, or a combination of these. The concept/ holding idea will guide you through all further decisions to ensure that your design thinking is consistent and appropriate, and you DO NOT HAVE TO GUESS!
We hope this helps.
If you want a crit after the awards ceremony (on he evening of Wed 13 April), let us know.
Alternatively we will be setting up a skype crit on Thursday 14 April at 21h00. Again, let us know if you will be joining. If so, you must please e mail us your latest drawings so that we can study these before the crit, in order to provide useful critique.
Thank you,
Jolanda & Hermie
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