Sunday 9 May 2010
Concept
The overall concept for my design was based on the design process of an architect.
Parasitic Architecture:
The reason that I have made my room parasitic is to continue the idea of architectural design, the main idea is that architecture aims to add to its surroundings and is based on growth, therefore having a space that is growing from something that is quite blank allows for the design to give something back to its surroundings.
The Form:
The form of the room that I have created stems from the idea that when designing, architects come up with many different concepts they then need to refine to result in a final design. The overall form of my space represents this concept by having a pure shape that has been cut away from to create a new form.
Internal Scheme:
The internal space of the room is intersected by black columns/beams. These are representative of architectural drawings and sketches. These elements cut through the space and outside the space portraying the way in which sketches diagrammatically represent and direct the design process. The application of these elements within the space is based on a desire for their use as functional components. The occupant may use them as supports for furniture, or moments where one might also sit directly upon them.
Windows and Openings:
The main opening for this space is the large open wall that orientates the occupants view towards the city, this allows for the architect to connect with the world around him. The smaller windows that are cut out around a number of the black elements in the interior are there to remind the architect that with every line they draw they need to be able to draw a link to the world around them.
Parasitic Architecture:
The reason that I have made my room parasitic is to continue the idea of architectural design, the main idea is that architecture aims to add to its surroundings and is based on growth, therefore having a space that is growing from something that is quite blank allows for the design to give something back to its surroundings.
The Form:
The form of the room that I have created stems from the idea that when designing, architects come up with many different concepts they then need to refine to result in a final design. The overall form of my space represents this concept by having a pure shape that has been cut away from to create a new form.
Internal Scheme:
The internal space of the room is intersected by black columns/beams. These are representative of architectural drawings and sketches. These elements cut through the space and outside the space portraying the way in which sketches diagrammatically represent and direct the design process. The application of these elements within the space is based on a desire for their use as functional components. The occupant may use them as supports for furniture, or moments where one might also sit directly upon them.
Windows and Openings:
The main opening for this space is the large open wall that orientates the occupants view towards the city, this allows for the architect to connect with the world around him. The smaller windows that are cut out around a number of the black elements in the interior are there to remind the architect that with every line they draw they need to be able to draw a link to the world around them.
The Site
Telstra Exchange building on Kent Street Sydney, Australia.
The building houses computers that send information throughout the Sydney area, and rarely has human occupants. Due to is location and use it made for a perfect location to create an architecture studio that was isolated yet located within the heart of a city. The height of the building and the buildings around it meant that a studio could be designed that was able to look over the city around it.
The building houses computers that send information throughout the Sydney area, and rarely has human occupants. Due to is location and use it made for a perfect location to create an architecture studio that was isolated yet located within the heart of a city. The height of the building and the buildings around it meant that a studio could be designed that was able to look over the city around it.
Painting
Office in a Small City, 1953
Edward Hopper
The solitary office worker in this scene is isolated both physically and emotionally. There is no indication of his particular profession, as he sits in his shirtsleeves; he appears, in fact, to be daydreaming rather than working. The postwar culture of American business is evident in the mass-produced office furniture, the impersonal atmosphere of the office itself, and the man's detachment from his unseen coworkers. Despite the light and air afforded by his corner office, he appears trapped in place. He is framed by the office window, and his head is profiled against another window and the wall of the building beyond, in a manner that suggests his containment within his environment. The solitude of the man, and the contrast between the stark, utilitarian upper story of the building and its decorative false front, visible at the lower right, suggest Hopper's own ambivalence toward modern urban life.
Source: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/53.183
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