Over the past few months I have be building my intial design,
below is the link that will take you to my Issuu account.
http://issuu.com/mattquinn68/docs/initial_design
Sunday 9 May 2010
Case Studies
Rolex centre
Situated on a single campus overlooking the shores of Lake Geneva at Lausanne, Switzerland, with extraordinary views of the Alps is the Rolex Learning Centre. The centre is conceived as an integrated learning environment and includes both study and social spaces.
It is designed as a single fluid space, with gentle slopes and terraces, undulating around a series of internal ‘patios’, with hidden supports for its complex curving roof.
Designed as the new campus hub the building breaks down the traditional boundaries between facilities creating spaces where the users are
inspired and made welcome. The building uses its form as its boundaries creating the kind of space that influences social interaction. It actively encourages its users to choose where to go, giving them the sense that they are in control of their learning.
The building plays on the movements of its users. Architectural forms can be created from human movements and in turn influence humans. Human movements are not linear, like the way a train moves, but are alive in a more organic way.
Located in Toronto, Canada, the building is situated adjacent to two significant historic buildings and state-of-the-art facilities for more than 1200 students. The building skin is oriented to maximise daylight where needed and minimise unwanted solar gain, reinforcing its clear and logical diagram. The full height atrium functions as a light slot, bringing daylight deep into the building's plan.
The buildings design seems to responds in a sensitive manner to its context while also creating a landmark facility for the University. The building is lifted above a 20m-high, five-storey, colonnaded circulation space. This daylit space is the hub of undergraduate activities, providing quick and easy access between the basement lecture theatres and the laboratories and the library as well as encouraging interaction between students.
The main feature of the building is a soaring atrium that pierces the height of the building providing visual connections between all floors as well as creating a central hub. Within this space two reflective silver-coloured pods are suspended. These change colours according to the light conditions, adding a striking focal point for the building. The larger pod houses a 60-seat lecture theatre and a reading room, while the other houses a 24-seat classroom, a quiet study lounge for undergraduate students and the faculty lounge.
The strong forms of the pod act as visual references both from the outside of the building and the inside. This manner of reorganization could be repeated on a smaller scale, much similar to that of the pod city in Taiwan, to provide visual reference for the autistic users of a building.
Situated on a single campus overlooking the shores of Lake Geneva at Lausanne, Switzerland, with extraordinary views of the Alps is the Rolex Learning Centre. The centre is conceived as an integrated learning environment and includes both study and social spaces.It is designed as a single fluid space, with gentle slopes and terraces, undulating around a series of internal ‘patios’, with hidden supports for its complex curving roof.
Designed as the new campus hub the building breaks down the traditional boundaries between facilities creating spaces where the users are
inspired and made welcome. The building uses its form as its boundaries creating the kind of space that influences social interaction. It actively encourages its users to choose where to go, giving them the sense that they are in control of their learning.The building plays on the movements of its users. Architectural forms can be created from human movements and in turn influence humans. Human movements are not linear, like the way a train moves, but are alive in a more organic way.
Pod City Taiwan San zhi
Located on the most northern point of Taiwan is the now abandoned Pod City.
Commissioned and built in the 1970’s, it was an attempt at luxurious accommodation for the rich of Taipei. Boarded by the East China sea and lush green hills of Taiwan the area is picturesque.
The development is made up of 17 blocks. Each block houses a cluster of 4 circular pods. The initial concept for the pods may have allowed them to expand vertically as required, simply by adding more pods on top.
Architecturally, its like staring at something from a science fiction movie. The modernist/futurism style creates strong powerful forms, allowing the pods to sit in their own little world. Colour coordination has been used to allow each group of pods to become independently recognisable.
In a sense these pods create a capsulated environment for each individual user. The strong views out from the pods forms a connection between the occupant and the surrounding environment, whilst also allowing them to feel contained within their own personal space.
Located on the most northern point of Taiwan is the now abandoned Pod City.Commissioned and built in the 1970’s, it was an attempt at luxurious accommodation for the rich of Taipei. Boarded by the East China sea and lush green hills of Taiwan the area is picturesque.
The development is made up of 17 blocks. Each block houses a cluster of 4 circular pods. The initial concept for the pods may have allowed them to expand vertically as required, simply by adding more pods on top.
Architecturally, its like staring at something from a science fiction movie. The modernist/futurism style creates strong powerful forms, allowing the pods to sit in their own little world. Colour coordination has been used to allow each group of pods to become independently recognisable.In a sense these pods create a capsulated environment for each individual user. The strong views out from the pods forms a connection between the occupant and the surrounding environment, whilst also allowing them to feel contained within their own personal space.
Leslie L. Dan pharmacy building in Toronto
Located in Toronto, Canada, the building is situated adjacent to two significant historic buildings and state-of-the-art facilities for more than 1200 students. The building skin is oriented to maximise daylight where needed and minimise unwanted solar gain, reinforcing its clear and logical diagram. The full height atrium functions as a light slot, bringing daylight deep into the building's plan.The buildings design seems to responds in a sensitive manner to its context while also creating a landmark facility for the University. The building is lifted above a 20m-high, five-storey, colonnaded circulation space. This daylit space is the hub of undergraduate activities, providing quick and easy access between the basement lecture theatres and the laboratories and the library as well as encouraging interaction between students.
The main feature of the building is a soaring atrium that pierces the height of the building providing visual connections between all floors as well as creating a central hub. Within this space two reflective silver-coloured pods are suspended. These change colours according to the light conditions, adding a striking focal point for the building. The larger pod houses a 60-seat lecture theatre and a reading room, while the other houses a 24-seat classroom, a quiet study lounge for undergraduate students and the faculty lounge.
The strong forms of the pod act as visual references both from the outside of the building and the inside. This manner of reorganization could be repeated on a smaller scale, much similar to that of the pod city in Taiwan, to provide visual reference for the autistic users of a building.
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