Showing posts with label Habitat. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Habitat. Show all posts

Saturday, 28 November 2009

End of Term Review 271109

Many thanks to our critics Stefano Rabolli Pansera (Inter 5), Thomas Weaver (Editor AA Files) and Stephen Sinclair (Fourthspace) for all of their comments and input.


Jinuk examines contrast and linearity in Beak Street


Antoine looks at ambiguity in surface and programme within Brewer Street


Samo looks at the dispersed programmatic fields of Berwick Street


Stefano questions the disappearance of corners in Samo's models


Ruo presents the discovery of a fortress in Great Windmill Street


Chen examines temporal occupation and accessibility in Brewer Street


Manijeh maps out eroded spaces in Golden Square and Piccadilly Circus


Steve discusses techniques for recording convergence and intersections

Sunday, 22 November 2009

Brewer Street Analysis

This is the new version of my street territory analysis.
I've tried to add other crossed streets to the territory pattern, but it seems a little bit messy. So maybe it's still better to keep my original focus on brewer Street only.

Signage and street studies- Kit/ Royce

For Royce



Unfolded programmatic elevational mapping of route in Shibuya, Tokyo- Hitoshi Yamamura

For Kit

Signage vs. activity in Ginza, Tokyo- Giada Pilo

Friday, 20 November 2009

site research: mapping

Initial sketch idea showing different conditions at street intersections where axes converge yet space expands.
a mapping of the expanded street space; discovering where the public space inflitrates the built volume

the wounded plan: only the space that is publicly accessible is shown

any feedback is welcome. thanks.

Tuesday, 17 November 2009

Street Diagram

Here is an idea of how to do a diagram of the streets of soho in relation to my research of ambiguity of surfaces.
Do you think it could work this way? I think that I could do that to all 5 streets and it will help me see some situation of overlaping/ambiguity/conflict.
All comments more then welcome!
Thanks. 

Seminar on perspective and manipulated views in cities and landscape

Seminar on perspective and manipulated views in cities and landscape

Appenino in Villa Pratolinio; the giant holds the head of the monster down(from wich water is pooring)
The section reveals hoe it works within the giant there are caves made decorated with fresco's; on the top floor there was a fireplace; the smoke escaped through the nose of the giant.



Gordon Cullen : serial vision (gates/focal points/ frontage/belvedere)




In this sequence the building is framed differently through the section




sequence from exterior to interior of Westminister Abbey



the "invention of perspective" created a new potentials in architecture



the construction of a virtual space


a view of heaven projected on a vaulted cieling


or the creation of depth on stage


Contile del Belvedere The section of the plaza is developed to reveal specific perspectives from each floor


Villa Frascati (Italy) orchestrated route through the villa
axo of the route of multiple vistas, to and from the villa the mirrored walls, painted doorview and picturesque garden



Vaux le Vicomte



Looking from the chateau we interpret the gardens as a flat surface, the slope on which the statue of Hercules stands apears to be flat. The depth we "see" is therefore even bigger than it is in reality.



views looking to and from the chateau



Regent street was contructed to make a connection between a new park on the edge of London and the royal/political centre of London


The connection was an urban re-developement project which involved demolition of exiting houses to create a new Upper Class environment



topografical overview and main interventions

overview demonstrating the urban quality of the new intervention; because of this new connection Regent's Park could become a place where "everyone" could be king






Saturday, 14 November 2009

Habitat Workshop 13/14.11.09

13.11.09- Fieldwork presentations


Samo and Zamri present Berwick Street studies


Manijeh and Ula discuss qualities of Golden Square


Antoine & Chen analyze the temporal and programmatic qualities of Brewer Street


Royce & Jin uk unfold Broadwick Street and define locality


14.11.09- Seminars & Fat Marker workshop to define qualities of habitat


Dagobert starts to assemble the range of street observations


Drawing session


Jin uk describes Brewer Street effects


Completed street observations and locality summary


Dago describes John Nash origins of adjacent Regent Street & Piccadilly conditions

Tuesday, 10 November 2009

Habitat- Urban Patterns

Here are some additional examples to help you with the representation of patterns and framing of your street conditions.



Upper Strip, Las Vegas- Venturi & Scott Brown from Learning from Las Vegas
Expansive zones of singular material that denote specific activities- particularly for Jin uk/ Royce


Beacon Hill, Boston- from The Image of the City- Kevin Lynch



mapping of mini-squares in Tokyo- PRODUCT TOKYO, RMIT



Comparative street section analysis



Rotterdam ... exploring different layers determining the urban landscape by Frits Palmboom



Extract from Made in Tokyo- Atelier Bow Wow



Square in Kalmar, Caruso St John- Unfolded elevations- for Kit



Diploma 7, UEL- street studies of gaps in city fabric in Genoa- for Manijeh



Unfolded elevations/ plan in Tokyo- Bo Tang, Unit E 2004-5- for Antoine/ Chen


Fumiko- Field Mapping Studies, Royal Festival Hall

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