Work in Progess...
I've been reading Peter Zumthor-Thinking Architecture, heres a passage i found influential:
'I believe every well-made thing has an inherently appropriate order that determines form. This essence is what I want to discover and I therefore stick firmly to the matter at hand in the process of designing. I believe in an accuracy of outlook and a truth content in real, sensual experience, which are beyond abstract opions or ideas... What does this house want to become?'
I am not saying my design reflects any of this, but I try to adopt his process in design by asking the same question, what does this building want to become? The answers i found no matter right or wrong came from examining the shape and spaces at hand and sculpting it as dramatic spaces. I place the importance of the design not from a marco view seen from a bird but at a micro view of experiencing the space itself. This design will continuosly change as I work on it..
'I believe every well-made thing has an inherently appropriate order that determines form. This essence is what I want to discover and I therefore stick firmly to the matter at hand in the process of designing. I believe in an accuracy of outlook and a truth content in real, sensual experience, which are beyond abstract opions or ideas... What does this house want to become?'
I am not saying my design reflects any of this, but I try to adopt his process in design by asking the same question, what does this building want to become? The answers i found no matter right or wrong came from examining the shape and spaces at hand and sculpting it as dramatic spaces. I place the importance of the design not from a marco view seen from a bird but at a micro view of experiencing the space itself. This design will continuosly change as I work on it..
The Building started out as a simple section where the circulation was set on the exterior perimeter due to the tight space below the freeway. The core of the building will house shops and etc with a center circulation point coupled with exterior balcony circulation.The overall shape and form of the building began to morph and change as I sculpt it in 3d.The width is only 3 to 4 lanes at 128m x1170m not including basement level.The section has now changed to taper in and out on opposite sides to take advantage of right of light, followed by landscaping levels.
Hi Adrian - super interesting! I am loving your section and am wondering if you have time to do a couple more for tutorials tomorrow? - maybe too rushed? but in any case, how these begin to change, perhaps even quite radically across the project could become extremely interesting. At the moment, it's a bit pancake-y but is a really strong start so will be great to have a conversation about what kind of Intersection this is - how much is Infrastructure, and how much Building, and what each piece contributes and takes from the site.
Seeyatomorrow. n