Tag: ARCH 202

Phase 2: Review Case Study: Concepts

Intersect: The Private and Public areas intersect because of the street. Bundle: The pipes are bundled together to get the form. Blend: The public space blends into the private. Merge: Merges the river and land. Weave: The circulation weaves around the building. Gather: The People gather on top roof of the building. Laminate: The private … Continue reading Phase 2: Review Case Study: Concepts

Phase 2 Review: Case Study Studied

Weave: The circulation for mirador goes in and out and throw spaces in the building as shown in the concept model. Intersect: Habitat 57 form is a great example of this, it's composted of interlocking boxes that move, shift and rotate around as it goes higher. Bundle: Torres Blancas form is shaped based on a … Continue reading Phase 2 Review: Case Study Studied

Phase 2 Review-Case Study: Concepts

Overlap: Units overlap each other at different ends by moving them on top of each other.   Intersect: The city area (public) and the houses (private) area intersect through the street arrangement.   Merge: Small cuboids of different colours are merged perpendicularly with the larger white cuboid.   Blend: The "shiki" is transparent allowing the … Continue reading Phase 2 Review-Case Study: Concepts

Phase 2 Review – Case Study Studies

Bind — it is a bind because the colorful balconies bind ( combine) the units together, as they are so close together. In that way people can communicate with one another. Laminate — it’s laminate because the shifting of paired units are laminated by the court and also because they are put close together that … Continue reading Phase 2 Review – Case Study Studies

Phase 2: Marco Polo (Emily & Rebeca)

Marco Polo Location: Hamburg, Germany Architect: Behnisch Architekten Date Designed: 2007 - 2010 Date Completed: 2010 Volume: 1,440,000 cubic ft Height: 55 m Size of Residential Units: between 60 sq m and 340 sq m Number of Residential Units: 58 Description: "The Marco Polo Tower is a holistic ecological building concept. There are 17 above … Continue reading Phase 2: Marco Polo (Emily & Rebeca)

Phase 2: Via 57 West (Rishi & Shruti)

Via 57 West Architect: Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) Location: Manhattan, New York City Year Completed: 2016 Client: The Durst Organization Size: 830995 sq.ft. Residential Units: 709 Units (34 floors) Description: VIA 57 West is the name of a residential building designed by the Danish architecture firm Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG). The pyramid shaped tower block … Continue reading Phase 2: Via 57 West (Rishi & Shruti)

Phase 2: Habitat 67 Documentation (Ruth & Nataliya)

Habitat 67 Architect: Moshe Safdie Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada Date Designed: 1961 Date Completed: 1967 Client/Owner: Canadian Corporation for the 1967 World Exhibition Size: 238,000 sq ft ( One- bedroom dwelling: 600 sq ft) (Four-bedroom house: 1,800 sq ft) (Module: 17 1/2' x 38 1/2' x 10 1/2') Number of Residential Units: 158 Description: Habitat 67 is made … Continue reading Phase 2: Habitat 67 Documentation (Ruth & Nataliya)

Phase 2: Assignment

Sharing Case Studies DEADLINES: 1/20/20 Monday, 6:00pm. RESEARCH and ANALYSIS. 1 blog post (per team) see details below1/22/20 Wednesday, 2:00pm. Model proposals, see details below1/29/20 Wednesday, 2:00pm. Review, more detail TBD Closely review the assignment posting and accompanying lecture on the studio site (always do this). Make sure you understand not just for the basic … Continue reading Phase 2: Assignment