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PRECEDENT ANALYSIS

SECTION 5SPRING 2015

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN

TABLE OF CONTENTS 3

LE CORBUSIERLA ROCHE-JEANNERET HOUSE (1925) - AMY STUBENFOLLWEISSENHOFF ESTATE (1927) - SAI HUVILLA SAVOYE (1931) - THOMAS MCCORMICK

LUIS BARRAGÁNBARRAGÁN HOUSE AND STUDIO (1948) - DAVID FLORES

OFFICE OF MCFARLANE BIGGARGAMBIER ISLAND HOUSE (2013) - KAELA KIEFER

OSCAR NIEMEYERCASA DE CANOAS HOUSE (1951) - MARISA URBINARESIDÊCIA CAVANLAS (1954) - SAINA XIANG

PATKAU ARCHITECTSBARNES HOUSE (1991) - GARRETT RYAN

UNSTUDIODREAM HOUSE (1997) - AARON YANGMOBIUS HOUSE (1998) - ADAM BENGTSONVILLA N.M. (2007) - DY-HSIANG CHEN

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Le Corbusier was a rising architect who showed his abstract way of thinking and passion for the modern style of architecture through his

designs. In a short period before the 1920s, Le Corbusier did not construct anything, however, in 1923 he began to propose new and

inventive house designs, one being the Villa La Roche Jeanneret House. This design is almost like a stepping stone that Le Corbusier took in his career path to become the modernist architect that he is known to be

today. Throughout this period he implemented elements like long windows with abstract mullions, white plain façades, balconies, and

terraces.

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"Architecture is the learned game, correct and magnificent, of forms

assembled in the light."

VILLA LA ROCHE JEANNERET HOUSE

1923 - 1925

WEISSENHOF ESTATE

1926

VILLA SAVOYE1928-1931

CHARLES-EDOUARD JEANNERET (LE CORBUSIER), 1923 - 1925

ARCHITECTURE DESCRIPTION

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The Villa la Roche-Jeanneret House was designed by Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret. It was constructed from 1923 to 1925 on the Docteur Blanche impasse within an emerging community on the outskirts of Paris, France. This building, considered inventive for its time, can be defined as a modern styled structure. It was designed for Raoul La Roche, a Swiss financier who had a passion for avant-garde art. Due to the patron's interests, this structure not only served as a private residence for himself but also functioned as a gallery in order to display his wide collection of art. With the

purpose of integrating the gallery and living spaces, Le Corbusier was strategic with his design decisions. A main concept used throughout his design to bring these spaces together was the idea of an architectural promenade with an L-shaped layout. Le Corbusier's inventive design concepts were strategic and allowed him to explore new ideas involving the layout and construction of the building that would eventually leave a lasting mark on

this style of architecture.

TWO POINT PERSPECTIVE

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FIRST FLOOR PLAN

SECOND FLOOR PLAN

SCALE: 1/16"= 1'

FLOOR PLANS

FLOOR PLANS

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FLOOR PLANS

SCALE: 1/16"= 1'

FLOOR PLANS

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NORTH-SOUTH SECTION CUT

WEST-EAST SECTION CUT

SECTIONS

SCALE: 1/16"= 1'

ELEVATIONS

EAST ELEVATION

SOUTH ELEVATION

SCALE: 1/16"= 1'

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INTERIOR VS. EXTERIOR RELATIONSHIPSILLUSTRATES HOW THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SPACES FLOW

NORTH-SOUTH SECTION

WEST-EAST SECTION

SPACE TRANSITION DIAGRAMSHOWS THE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE TWO FUNCTIONS OF THE

BUILDING

2D DIAGRAMS

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LIGHT DIAGRAMREPRESENTING THE WAY LIGHT TRAVELS THROUGH THE SPACES

VERTICAL CIRCULATION

HORIZONTAL CIRCULATION

2D DIAGRAMS

NORTH-SOUTH SECTION

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PRIVATE VS. PUBLIC SPACESRED: PRIVATE PURPLE: PUBLIC

SHOWS THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PUBLIC VS. PRIVATE SPACES AND HOW THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF ROOMS FIT TOGETHER

WINDOW DIAGRAMMINI-MODEL REPRESENTING HOW LIGHT SHINES THROUGH DIFFER-

ENT SPACES

VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL CIRCULATION WITH STRUCTURAL COLUMNS AND FLOOR PLATES

PURPLE FOAM: VERTICAL CIRCULATION MASSESRED MATT BOARD: HORIZONTAL CIRCULATION

WHITE MATT BOARD: MAIN FLOOR PLATES WOOD: STRUCTURAL COLUMNS

FOCUSES ON DISPLAYING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL CIRCULATION

3D ANALYTICAL MODELS

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BACK VIEW FEATURING SKYLIGHTS AND ROOF TERRACE SECTION VIEW FEATURING A FEW STAIR SYSTEMS

FRONT VIEW SHOWING SHADOWS AND STYLIZED WINDOWS

SECTIONAL MODEL

During the time when Le Corbusier was developing this project, his five points of architecture had not yet been presented. However, one can already see that

some elements were being used such as the colonnad-ed first floor, free plan, and roof garden.

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"The home should be the treasure chest of living."


1923 - 1925

WEISSENHOF ESTATE

1926


CHARLES-EDOUARD JEANNERET (LE CORBUSIER), 1926

Weissenhof Estate is a site in Germany done by a group of architects, such as Mies Van der Rohe, and Le Corbusier, during the 1920s. Weissenhof Estate is made up of twenty-one buildings, Le Corbusier and the other architect designed two of them. One is a large-scale compound; the other one is a single family home, which is the house being analyzed.

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FIRST FLOOR PLAN SECOND FLOOR PLAN

THIRD FLOOR PLAN FOURTH FLOOR PLAN

SCALE: 3/32"=1'-0"

FLOOR PLANS

SECTION AND ELEVATIONS

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SOUTH ELEVATION EAST ELEVATION

SECTION A-A

SCALE: 3/32"=1'-0"

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WALLS OF PUBLIC SPACEWALLS OF PRIVATE SPACE

WALL DIFFERENTIATION OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SPACE

STRUCTURE

PROPORTION

2D DIAGRAMS

2D DIAGRAMS

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PRIVATE SPACESEMI-PRIVATE SPACEPUBLIC SPACE

PRIVATE SPACESEMI-PRIVATE SPACEPUBLIC SPACE

CIRCULATION PRIVACY HIERARCHY (2ND TO 4TH FLOOR)

PRIVACY HIERARCHY (1ST FLOOR)

FIRST FLOOR CIRCULATIONSECOND FLOOR CIRCULATIONTHIRD FLOOR CIRCULATIONFOURTH FLOOR CIRCULATION

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STRUCTURE AND CIRCULATION

WINDOWS DISTRIBUTION STRUCTURE AND CIRCULATION

PRIVACY HIERARCHY (ORANGE: PUBLIC, GREEN: SEMI-PUBLIC, BLUE: PRIVATE)


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SECTIONAL MODEL

During his pre-World War Two Purist Movement, Le Corbusier wanted to manifest something of a precur-

sor to the industrialization and standardization of residential architecture. He achieved this through a

house that highlighted the simple elements of form of the modern movement in architecture while employ-ing a detachment from its environment, much like a

machine, to contextualize itself within the industrial complex.

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"A house is a machine for living in."


1923 - 1925

WEISSENHOF ESTATE

1926


CHARLES-EDOUARD JEANNERET (LE CORBUSIER), 1928-1931

From 1928-1931, construction would take place on the Villa Savoy. The Savoye family would soon after come to the con-clusion that the house was uncomfortable and prone to leaking as the ramp, one of the vertical circulatory elements that established Le Corbusier's architectural walk, pierced directly through the second floor plate and the roof. During the Second World War, the house would be used by German and Allied forces alike before being expropriated by the Poissy

town council for the building of a secondary school in 1958. The house would receive a series of restorations spanning 35 years however, due to the actions of the French Minister of Culture, Andre Malraux, in 1959.


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FIRST FLOOR PLAN 0 1 2 4 8 16 1/16"=1'-00"

SECOND FLOOR PLAN 0 1 2 4 8 16 1/16"=1'-00" THIRD FLOOR PLAN 0 1 2 4 8 16 1/16"=1'-00"

FLOOR PLANS

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NORTH ELEVATION

EAST ELEVATION

1/8"= 1'-00"

1/8"= 1'-00"

ELEVATIONS

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1/8"= 1'-00"SECTION CUT

SECTION

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STRUCTURAL VERTICAL CIRCULATION

PRIVATE SPACE VS. PUBLIC SPACE

FREE FACADE VS. FREE PLAN

EXTERIOR SPACE VS. INTERIOR SPACE

SERVICE SPACE VS. FAMILY SPACE

STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS STAIR AND RAMP PRIVATE PUBLIC

FACADE PLAN EXTERIOR INTERIOR SERVICE FAMILY

2D DIAGRAMS

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CIRCULATION MODELTHIS MODEL HIGHLIGHTS THE VERTICAL CIRCULATION OF THE VILLA

SAVOYE WHICH CONSISTS OF BOTH A STAIR AND A RAMP

STRUCTURAL MODELTHIS MODEL HIGHLIGHTS THE STRUCTURAL SYSTEM OF THE VILLA

SAVOYE WHICH PRIMARILY CONSISTS OF PILOTIS

FACADE MODELTHIS MODEL HIGHLIGHTS THE FREE FACADE THIS ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENT WAS

POSSIBLE BECAUSE OF CORBUSIER'S COLUMN SYSTEM


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Barragan is most reknown for bringing architectural variances that sparked in the mid 1900's. His primary aesthetic styles are described as a

cultural beacon for Mexican Architecture that embody the natural surroundings. He became a major

influence in future landscape architecture and urban planning, and was rewarded a Pritzker Price in 1980.

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"I don't divide architecture, landscape and gardening; to

me they are one."

BARRAGAN STUDIO1948

EXTERIOR FACADE

INTERIOR VIEW

LUIS BARRAGAN, 1948

PERSPECTIVE: BARRAGAN HOUSE AND STUDIO

Barragan reveals the substantial importance of color in relations to form, space and use of material.His powerful color scheme is a reflection of the natural color tones present in areas of Mexico. His combination with textual contrasts and bold color placements within the Barragan House depicts his unique approach to modern minimalism, and the critical ele-gance of representing Mexican culture through architectural design. The house is a model of Barragan's vernacular ap-

preciation of his Mexican culture and exceptional approach to modernistic design practice. The Luis Barragan House has a orthogonal grid based layout, and is primarily constructed with concrete and plaster ren-

ditions of only flat plane structural elements.

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FLOOR PLANS 32

FIRST FLOOR PLAN SECOND FLOOR PLAN

SECTION AND ELEVATIONS 33

POST-TERIOR ELEVATION EAST SECTION

NORTH (FRONT ELEVATION) NORTH SECTION

2D DIAGRAMS 34

PROGRAM STACKING DIAGRAM: DEFINES VOLUMETRIC SPACES, AND DIVISION AMONGST PURPOSE AND USE. EVERY COLOR REPRESENT

DIFFERENT USE OF SPACE, THE CLOSER THE COLORS ARE THE CLOSER THE RELATION OF PURPOSE. BLACK INDICATES ENTRY

POINTS.

SUNLIGHT AND VENTILATION DIAGRAM REVEALS THE DIRECTION AND FLOW OF AIR (BLUE) AND SUNLIGHT(YELLOW). THE BROWN

INDICATES THE REFLECTIVE PANELS USED TO LIGHT MULTIPLE AR-EAS WITH ONE SOURCE OF SUNLIGHT

SPACE AND VOLUMETRIC PLAN, REVEALS FEATURES OF THE BUILDING TO LAND-

SCAPE RELATION SHIP

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HIERARCHY DIAGRAM REVEALS LEVELS, AND VERTICAL STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS. BASE LEVEL IS FULL BUILDING. SECOND IS

NONSTRUCTURAL AND PARTITION WALLS. THIRD IS BOTH PARTITION AND STRUCTURAL. HIGHEST LEVEL ARE ONLY STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS

GEOMETRY AND PROPORTION DIAGRAM

DIVISION OF SPACE USE DIAGRAM. DARKER COLORS INDICATE AREAS OF MOST PUBLIC USE. THE LIGHTER THE COLORS THE MORE PRIVATE OF THE

AREA

3D ANALYTICAL MODELS 36

CIRCULATION DIAGRAM EXPLAINS PRIMARY VERTICAL AND

HORIZONTAL CIRCULATION ON BOTH FLOORS, AND HOW THEY RELATE TO

ONE ANOTHER.

COLORED STRUCTURAL DIAGRAM REVEALS THE VERTICAL

STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS ALONG WITH THE GENERAL COLORS

BARRAGAN USES.(ALSO REVEALS GENERAL DIVISION OF SPACES

MASSING DIAGRAM SHOWS THE BUILDING TO LANDSCAPE

RELATIONSHIP, A CONCEPT IMPORTANT TO BARRAGAN'S

DESIGN TECHNIQUES.

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The Office of Mcfarlane Biggar values the importance in each step they do while working on each project. Through each design it is their belief to create something mean-

ingful within the public or private space. Each of the office members' desired outcomes for their designs revolve the concept of diversity and using the different disciplines

within their office to establish a unique design. For the Office of Mcfalrane Biggar for a good design to be produced the process of the design is originated from everyone who is involved in the planning, construction, operation and maintenance within the site. A key component the firm tries to follow in their designs responds to the site and keeping the design simple. Through a simple design the firm works hard to do less. While working to

create this ideal in what they produce the Office of McFarlane Biggar works towards what they consider to be a responsible design. Thus, a clear understanding and commitment to sustainable design principles. Overall the firm desires to produce a design incorporating

balance within the social aspect, with economic and environmental concerns in mind.

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"Thoughtful and creative solutions that respond to unique demands comes

from servicing clients"

GAMBIER HOUSE2013

EXTERIOR FACADE

EXTERIOR FACADE

OFFICE OF MCFARLANE BIGGAR, 2013


Nestled on the east side of Gambier Island, Canada, in the steep and wooded terrain, looking out upon Howe's Sound Bay sits the Gambier Island House. Gambier Island's terrain was a contributing factor to the houses' design. With the

house's location being set in a steep and wooded area OMB designed the house with the use of modest materials to allow for the least possible environmental impact. . With this concept in mind, a hybrid structure was designed with wood being

the primary material, the use of glass to allow for observations of the site, some steel, and a minimal amount of concrete. As a result, from an overhead view the design comes across as being two stacked boxes set on top of one another, the base floor running west to east and the second floor stretching north to south. However, when viewing it from a closer perspective, thus allowing for the interaction the construction maintains with the site and the different elevations and

slight variations in the structural walls.

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FLOOR PLANS 40

2D DIAGRAMS 42

PROPORTIONSHOWS THE PROPORTION OF THE FIRST

FLOOR PLAN

PARTITHE FORMS DISTINGUISH BETWEEN THE

FIRST AND SECOND FLOOR

STRUCTURALEXPRESSES THE SUPPORT OF THE BUILDING

THE DIAGRAM SHOWS THE STRUCTURAL WALLS OF THE BUILDING

2D DIAGRAMS 43

INTERACTION BETWEEN CONSTRUCTED PATIO AND BUILDINGBLACK SPACE = PATIO

WHITE SPACE = BUILDING

CIRCULATIONSHOWS THE HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL CIRCULATION THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING

WALKWAYSILLUSTRATES THE HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT THROUGHOUT INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF

THE BUILDING AND PATIO


PUBLIC VS. PRIVATETHIS MODEL REPRESENTS THE BUILDING'S RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PUBLIC AND PRI-

VATE AREAS. SPACES COLORED IN RED ARE PUBLIC SPACES, WHILE THE REST REMAIN

PRIVATE.

OUTDOOR + INDOORTHIS MODEL SHOWS THE INTERACTIONS BETWEEN THE OUTDOORS AND INDOORS THROUGH FOCAL POINTS BEYOND THE

BUILDING'S GLASS WINDOWS.

BUILDING+SITETHIS MODEL REVEALS HOW THE BUILDING SITS ON THE SITE. THE MESH REPRESENTS

THE SLANTED LANDSCAPE, WHILE THE WOOD REPRESENTS THE BUILDING.

SECTIONAL MODEL 45

VIEW OF THE EXTERIOR FACADE FROM ABOVE

Oscar Niemeyer, full name Oscar Ribeiro de Almeida Niemeyer Soares Filho, was a Brazilian modernist architect. He collaborated with Le

Corbusier, but did not let this keep his own modern style from going in a different direction. He favored curves over sharp edges and loved

nature. He worked the lush green environment of Brazil into his works whenever possible. His more than 500 works are spread throughout the Africa, Europe and the Americas. Their focus however, was surely in his

home country of Brazil. Casa de Canoas, for his family, and Casa de Cavanelas are two examples of homes that Niemeyer designed in the

Brazil area.

First Building Vignette

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"I am not attracted to straight angles or to the straight line, hard and inflexible, created by man. I am attracted to free-flowing, sensual curves. The curves

that I find in the mountains of my country, in the sinuousness of its rivers, in the waves of the ocean, and on the body of the beloved woman. Curves make up the

entire Universe, the curved Universe of Einstein."

CASA DE CANOAS1951 - 1953

RESIDENCIACAVANELAS

1954

OSCAR NIEMEYER, 1951 - 1953


Brazilian Architect Oscar Niemeyer designed Casa De Canoas in 1951. The house was built for himself and his family and was completed in 1953. Located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the house sits in the middle of the tropic greenery of the area.

More specifically, the house is on two slabs of stone placed into a lush hill. The main level is over 50% curtain wall, mak-ing the separation between interior and exterior space extremely minimal. Niemeyer's use of curves and this lack of strict

boundary between interior and exterior space emphasize his love for nature and the beauty of nature. Other features of the immediate area surrounding the home include a rock that reaches into the home, a pool, and statues of the female

figure.

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FLOOR PLANS

BASEMENT FLOOR PLAN

POOL

ROCK

LIVING ROOM

STUDIO

BED BED BED

BATH

BATH

BATH

KITCHEN

SCALE: 1/32"=1' A

OVERALL FLOOR PLAN: NTS

FIRST FLOOR PLAN

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SCALE: 1/16"=1'

A


NORTHWEST ELEVATION

SECTION A

SOUTHWEST ELEVATIONSCALE: 1/16"=1'

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2D DIAGRAMS

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PUBLIC SPACEPRIVATE SPACE

BASEMENT FLOORFIRST FLOORROCKDOORWAYCIRCULATION PATH

TREES AND LANDSCAPEROOF SLABSTRUCTURAL COLUMNSCASA OUTLINEROCK

SCALE: 1/32"=1'PRIVATE VS PUBLIC SPACE

BUILDING ELEMENTS WITHIN ENVIRONMENTCOLLAGE

CIRCULATION PATH

2D DIAGRAMS

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INTERRUPTED OR TRANSPARENT WALLSOLID, FLOOR-TO CEILING WALL

BASEMENT OUTLINEFIRST FLOOR OUTLINEROOF OUTLINE

SCALE: 1/32"=1'

HORIZONTAL PLANE COMPARISONWITH VARYING LINEWEIGHTS

SOLID MASS VS TRANSPARENT MASSBLACK AND WHITE RENDERING

GRADIENT USED FOR SOLID, HATCH USED FOR TRANSPARENT

SOLID VS INTERRUPTED WALLREPRESENTING RELATIONSHIP OF ARCHITECTURAL

ANALYTICAL MODELS 52

SITE PLANCLAY USED FOR NATURAL LANDSCAPE

BASSWOOD USED FOR SLAB REPRESENTATION

HORIZONTAL PLANE COMPARISONGRAY SHADE REPRESENTS EACH SLAB, INCLUDING ROOF.

BLACK SHADE REPRESENTS ROCK, BLUE REPRESENTS POOLCARDBOARD USED FOR BASE, BASSWOOD USED FOR STRUCTURAL POSTS

INVERTED EXTERIOR WALL ANALYSISDONE BY REPLACING CURTAIN WALLS WITH SOLID AND SOLID WITH CURTAIN WALLS. CREATES A 360 DEGREE VIEW FROM LIVING ROOM.

STYROFOAM USED FOR WALLS, MUSEUM BOARD FOR BASE

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VIEW OF FRONT ENTRY FROM WALKWAYMODEL MADE OF BASSWOOD, CLAY, AND MUSEUM BOARD

VIEW OF SECTION CUTFEATURING BASEMENT FLOOR SWIVELED

ZOOMED IN VIEW OF SECTION CUTFEATURING STAIRS AND MATERIAL THICKNESS COMPARISONS

Oscar Niemeyer was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on December 15th, 1907. As an architect, Niemeyer received his first assignment in 1941. From there on, he became famous

for his free-flowing plans, the use of concrete and implementing curves. By the end of his career, Niemeyer had

designed in places revolving around America, Africa, and Europe. He completed over five hundred projects with

modern and futuristic concepts.

Second Build-ing Vignette

(Increase Trans-parency)

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"My work is not about 'form follows function,' but 'form follows beauty'

or, even better, 'form follows feminine."

CASA DE CANOAS1951 - 1953

RESIDENCIACAVANELAS

1954

OSCAR NIEMEYER, 1954

In 1954, Niemeyer built the famous Cavanelas house, located in Pedro do Rio, with its tent-like metallic roof and a garden, with the help of Burle Marx's, is perfectly adapted to its mountainous site. The house is located in a valley on one side, natural forest covers the slope, grass and trees on the other (Urquhart). With the simplicity of the house and the

dedication of the garden, Residencia Cavanelas is famous as a stereotype of the Modern architecture. Personally, I love this house, with a simple floor plan and an extraordinary curved roof. Simple floor plan separates

private and public spaces perfectly. Two facades of the living room wall is constructed entirely from a group of wide glass sliding doors, which when opened, connects the living room space directly with the outside nature landscape. It just works as a zip of a tent, people are able to feel the nature, once the tent is unzipped. And also, I love the grid of vivid

grass. Different colors collaborating together, gives me a relax and optimistic feeling. So does swimming pool. The house is perfect for having vocations.

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FIRST FLOOR PLAN

FLOOR PLAN

EAST ELEVATION

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NORTH ELEVATION

SECTION A-A


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HIERARCHY PRIVATE VS PUBLIC

PUBLIC SPACE

PRIVATE SPACE

MOISTURE SPACE

CIRCULATION SPACE

LOW

MEDIUM

HIGH

EXTERIOR

INTERMEDIATE

INTERIOR

RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN INTERIOR, EXTERIOR AND INTERMEDIATE SPACES

CIRCULATION

2D DIAGRAMS

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UNIT TO WHOLE NATURAL LIGHT


2D DIAGRAMS

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CIRCULATION STRUCTURE

SITEANALYTICAL MODELS

SECTIONAL MODEL 61

The Patkau Architects is a design research studio founded by John and Patricia Patkau. In an effort to

portray rich and engaging buildings, the Patkau Architects utilize the environment that surrounds a building to provide a primary driving force for their

designs

First Building Vignette

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"Houses are very special to us. They are the poetry of architecture. They represent

those wonderful moments of passion that can be expressed directly."

BARNES HOUSE1993

EXTERIOR FACADE

INTERIOR VIEW

PATKAU ARCHITECTS, 1993


The Barnes House, finished in 1993, sits in the forested and rocky terrain of Nanamio, British Columbia. Designed to be a private home, the structure takes on several key concepts that the Patkau Architects learned and developed over

time. Nature and the surrounding elements help influence the design of the Barnes House and allow for a complex twist on modern architecture. Due to the rough landscape, the building seems to cut into the land rather than lay on top of it with forms extruding from the ground. Because of the variety of its surrounding environment, the Barnes House is made up of many different materials and complex geometries. Window size and placement allow visitors to experience the building's surroundings, while subconsciously connecting the building to its site. The design concept behind the Barnes House really

tries to emphasize the connection between building and nature.

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FLOOR PLANS 64

SECTIONS AND ELEVATIONS 65

2D DIAGRAMS 66

MASS + VOID ANALYSISSHOWN TO DISPLAY THE POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE SPACES AND PROVIDE A VISUAL OF THE OVERALL

MASS OF THE STRUCTURE

CIRCULATIONEXPLAINS THE VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL CIRCULATION

THROUGHOUT THE STRUCTURE

HORIZONTAL LEVELSVARYING LINEWEIGHTS TO SHOW THE HORIZONTAL

PLANES OF THE BUILDING

LEGENDTHIN = FIRST FLOOR

THICK = SECOND FLOOR

LEGENDDOTTED = VERTICALSOLID = HORIZONTAL

LEGENDDOTTED = VERTICALSOLID = HORIZONTAL

2D DIAGRAMS 67

BUILDING WITHIN THE LANDSCAPECOLLAGE

PROVIDES AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE TOPOGRAPHY AND PLACEMENT OF NATURAL ELEMENTS

RELATION BETWEEN ROOF STRUCTURE AND WALLS

PROVIDES INFORMATION ON HOW THE WALLS AND COLUMNS RELATE TO THE OVERALL ROOF ELEMENTS

NATURAL VIEWSDISPLAYS THE ARCHITECTS DESIGN TO PROVIDE

SPACES THAT OVERLOOK A SIGNIFICANT FEATURE OF THE NATURAL LANDSCAPE

3D ANALYTICAL DIAGRAMS 68

ENTRANCE + EXITATTEMPTS TO PORTRAY THE MAIN ENTRANCES AND EXITS OF THE BUILDING, WHILE SHOWING

KEY WALK PATHS FROM THE FIRST AND SECOND FLOORS.

MATERIALITYSHOWCASES THE KEY MATERIALS USED FOR SUPPORT AND SHAPE OF THE BUILDING. THE

MOST COMMON MATERIALS USED ARE CONCRETE (WALLS,FLOOR SLAB, COLUMNS), LUMBER (ROOF

SUPPORT BEAMS), AND METAL (HANDRAILS, FRAMES, SUPPORT BEAMS).

LANDSCAPE CONNECTIONCONVEYS HOW THE BUILDING "CUTS" INTO THE TERRAIN AND HOW THE BUILDING UTILIZES THE VARIED LANDSCAPE TO DRIVE ITS SHAPE AND

COMPLEX FORM.

SECTIONAL MODEL 69

Ben Van Berkel is a Dutch architect who was born in 1957 and later studied architecture at Rietveld

Academy in Amsterdam, as well as at the Architectural Association in London. he is most well

known for his work under the firm based in Amsterdam known as UNStudio, which he started under another name with his wife, Caroline Bos.

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"You could never hide yourself in these places - in Mies's Farnsworth house, for example. That was a mistake of Modernism. People need places to hide

from each other, too. You need everything."

MOBIUS HOUSE1993 - 1998

DREAM HOUSE1996 - 1997

VILLA N.M.2000 - 2007

UNSTUDIO, 1993 - 1998


The Mobius House is a single-family building that was designed by the European architecture firm known as UNStudio (Ben van Berkel), and was built in 1998 just outside of Amsterdam. The young couple that approached the firm wanted a build-ing that could direct them throughout their daily lives in terms of both work and family life. The architects spent a great amount of time studying the concept of a German mathematician known as the Mobius loop. This concept is essentially a single-faced band that is cut, rotated, and then reattached to form a single continuous edge. This is the concept that defined the form and function of the Mobius House. The loop brings the inhabitants throughout their daily business and

at the crossing points of the circulation are where public spaces develop. Additionally, the building is suited with a set of large windows that constantly keep the inhabitants in touch with the natural environment that surrounds them.


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FIRST FLOOR PLAN

SECOND FLOOR PLAN

GROUND FLOOR PLANSCALE: 1/16" = 1'-0"

FLOOR PLANS

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SOUTH ELEVATION

EAST ELEVATION

SECTION A-A

SCALE: 3/32" = 1'-0"


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CIRCULATION DIAGRAM

LIGHT EXPOSURE DIAGRAM

STRUCTURAL DIAGRAM

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PARTI DIAGRAM (ABOVE)

PLAN TO ELEVATION DIAGRAM (BELOW)

SOLID-VOID DIAGRAM (RIGHT)

2D DIAGRAMS

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VISIBILITY / MOBIUS LOOP CIRCULATIONTHIS DIAGRAM SHOWS THE PATHWAY BY WHICH INHABITANTS ARE GUIDED THROUGHOUT THEIR

DAY, AND HOW THIS PATH GREETS THE NATURAL SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT THROUGH

WINDOW PLACEMENT.

RECONFIGURATIONTHIS DIAGRAM SHOWS THE ORIGINAL BUILD-

ING OUTLINE AND CIRCULATION, BUT OFFERS A ALTERNATIVE TAKE ON THE WORKING / LIVING

SPATIAL ORGANIZATION

SPATIAL FUNCTIONS / RELATIONSHIPSTHIS DIAGRAM SHOWS THE BUILDING'S ORGANIZATION IN SUCH A WAY THAT

SEAMLESSLY INTEGRATES THE OWNER'S WORK AND FAMILY LIFESTYLES BY THE CONTEXT OF

THOSE SPACES.

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SECTIONAL MODEL

During the years developing his architectural philosophy, Van Berkel created four categories which

he would base his future works off of - Mobile Forces, Crossing Points, Storing the Detail and

Corporate Compactness

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"My mother took me to Venice one time and showed me all the houses where famous composers used to live. It gave me a fascination for music and

the city, but also for architecture. It was a valuable lesson."



VILLA N.M.2000 - 2007

UNSTUDIO, 1996 - 1997


The Dream House, designed by Ben Van Berkel in Berlin, Germany in 1997, is a unique representation of a living space, to say the least. The reason as to why I address it as a representation rather than a house is because it was not actually constructed but rather only conceptualized to the extent of two floor plans and a basic model. Even with the lack infor-mation, it becomes quite apparent as to what Van Berkel aims to achieve and manages to successfully accomplish in this

experimentation after close analysis and applied knowledge.

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FLOOR PLANS 80

2D DIAGRAMS 82

PLAN ELEVATIONSDISPLAYS THE FIRST AND SECOND FLOOR PLANS

RESPECTIVELY AND THE ELEVATION OF EACH LEVEL RELATIVE TO THE SURROUNDING FLOORS THROUGH

DIFFERING LINEWEIGHTS

SECTION COLLAGEDISPLAYS THE INTERCONNECTING PIECES OF THE MODEL BASED ON A NORTH TO

SOUTH CUT

CIRCULATION IN PLANSHOWS THE MAJOR ROUTES OF

CIRCULATION BETWEEN LEVELS AS DISTINGUISHED BY THE COLORS NOTED

IN THE LEGEND

2D DIAGRAMS83

SITE TO PLANDISPLAYS THE GEOMETRIC RATIO BETWEEN THE MAIN FACADE VERSUS THE SITE THROUGH THE

USE OF TWO DIFFERING LINEWEIGHTS

ROOF UNDULATION STUDYREVEALS THE CHANGE IN HEIGHTS OF THE

ROOF AND THE CHANGE IN LEVELS CORRESPONDING TO THE GRAY AND WHITE

COMPONENTS

LIGHTING ANALYSISSIMULATES THE AREAS WHERE LIGHT TRAVELS ON

THE FIRST FLOOR THROUGH THE USE OF VARIED SEPARATION IN HATCHING


RECONFIGURATION

MASSING STUDY ELEVATION STUDY

SECTIONAL MODEL 85

ENTRANCE VIEWROOF PLAN VIEW

PERSPECTIVE VIEW

As customary to his design principles and philosophies, Van Berkel addressed the needs of his clients, a young Russian couple seeking to be able to fully grasp the environment. Using mostly the site

as means of projecting his ideas, Van Berkel touched heavily on his established philosophy of site

incorporation.

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"Architecture falls between art and airports. It's pragmatic-it helps

you get from point A to point B. But it also works as art. It makes you think

twice. It inspires you. It brings you back to yourself."



VILLA N.M. 2000 - 2007

UNSTUDIO, 2000 - 2007


UNStudio was founded by Ben Van Berkel and Caroline Bos designed Villa N.M. in 2000. The building was designed to be a residential housing and was completed in 2007. Located in New York, around 2 hour drive from the city, Villa N.M. lies on

the slope of Catskill Mountain. The design is essentially a volume of a box that separates into two which one lies on bot-tom of the hill and the other rises from the top of the first. This design was structurally challenging due to use of sinu-

ous forms to accommodate for the circulation that connects all three volumes.

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FLOOR PLANS 88

SECTIONS AND ELEVATIONS 89

2D DIAGRAMS 90

2D DIAGRAMS 91

3D ANALYTICAL DIAGRAMS 92

CIRCULATION IN RELATIONSHIP WITH LANDSCAPE

THE CIRCULATION MODEL SHOWS THAT ONE CAN ENTER THE HOUSE THROUGH THE SOUTH SIDE CLIMBING UP THE HILL, OR FROM THE WEST SIDE ENTERING DIRECTLY FROM

THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL.VOLUME AND INTERIOR CIRCULATION

THE MODEL SHOWS THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE THREE VOLUMES OF THE HOUSE AND HOW THEY LIE ON THE LANDSCAPE. ALSO THE MODEL SHOWS THE CIRCULATION DESIGNED IN THE CENTER OF THE

BUILDING.

SHAPETHIS MODEL DEMONSTRATES THE EXTERIOR

FACADE OF THE ARCHITECTURE THAT THE VOLUMES ARE CONNECTED WITH SINUOUS WALLS THAT BEND AND JOIN WITH EACH OTHER TO CREATE A SENSE OF

UNITY.

SECTIONAL MODEL 93

VIEW OF INTERIOR SPACE MADE OF MATT BOARD AND 1/8"

THICK CARDBOARD

VIEW OF SECTION CUTVIEW OF EXTERIOR FACADE

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