Architectural Solution
Edges, Internal and External Spaces
Duration: Weeks 5-7.
Begin exercise in Week 5 in Studio; submission and presentation in Week 7
Submission: week 7, individual submission.
Exercise 2 extends the discussion presented in Exercise 1 to the building itself:
Week 5 - Changing Scales: Vertical & Big
In class exercise 1:
Exploring possibilities: Bring to studio 3 examples of interesting/relevant examples of cross sections
+ details (from magazines, books, web, etc)
+ your ARCH 1261week 3 submission (if enrolled in that course)
+ one page statement (about 100 words) that explains/presents the rational of your selection.
Testing possibilities 1st attempt: Based on the selected examples draw 1:20 detail section through "an edge" which explores the themes of materiality and threshold. [similar to S1 parti]
[note: this is design drawing (rather than "construction") and could even include pasted images of people and samples of materials]
Assessing possibilities: Submission @ 3pm. Assessment 3-5pm, worth 5% of exercise 2.
Students who come to class unprepared (without example of c/sections, paper, etc, will receive 0 mark for this exercise)
Week 6 - Changing Scales: Vertical, Big and Small
Dissecting/digesting the brief: The students are asked to present in words and sketches and/or diagrams the specifics of the selected/considered important spaces and their qualities. Relate the brief’s programmatic requirements to some /or all of the five themes [reciprocity, materiality, threshold, insertion and infrastructure. for example identify relationships between the “feel” for a space and identified site qualities]
1:20 detail section through "an Edge" 2nd attempt
Redraw one of the above mentioned cross section in order to represent further development of some/or all of the five themes of reciprocity, materiality, threshold, insertion and infrastructure. The drawing ought to include relevant/interesting aspects of your programmatic brief + land formations, surrounding blds / the context.
Week 7 - 1st esquisse: Working Across Scales
Submission/presentation requirements:
1: 20 detail section through "an Edge" 3rd attempt.
The drawing has to include the top + the bottom i.e the roof structure
+ the grounds [this drawing could also be a reworked ARCH 1261 week 6 submission] and has to explicitly concern construction as well as thematic.
2 X 1:200 cross sections through the site and building (extend as far as you can) + Exercise 1 submission. [bring along]
Worth 10 % of Exercise 2
Exercise 2 worth 15 % of total studio mark
Review & Assessment Criteria - Submission Week 7
• Clarity of cross section [as a drawing that represent desired spatial qualities]. [as an analysis of possibilities not a generic textbook c/section]
• Ability to translate and articulate relationship between the themes + the desired spatial qualities + materiality [proposition]
• Clarity of architectural representation. [visual and verbal representation]
