Sunday 14 September 2008

Exercise 1 - Submission 2

3 chosen Sections

1. CODA STUDIO - Simon Anderson

This section shows threshold as it is an area that informs a change from inside to outside and inside again. The section also illustrates infrastructure showing carpark facilites, a tree and the units of the building. This section also shows some people interacting with the spaces making the section more lively.



2. BARCELONA & the SATELLITE CITY - RETHINKING GROWTH PROJECT - Jennifer Chen and Liam Young

The interesting thing about this cross section is that the buildings have been built into the landscape and the architecture separated by transitional spaces filled with trees and shrubbery. The section is also interesting in that there are many height variations so the buildings and the landscape are intertwined. The extent to which the section undergoes in the horizontal direction is also another interesting feature showing that landscape and architecture have been intertwined.



3. NATIONAL AQUATIC CENTRE (WATERCUBE) - PTW Architects

This sections is a great example of materiality. The walls and roof are representing "water bubbles" but are made of ETFE and steel reinforcement. The bubbles act as a filter to sunlight and light up at night to make the building more entertaining.



This section is taken from my first trial at designing coogee community centre showing the edge and the Managers office. The section shows more materiality than threshold because I used different hatching and shading to represent the materials that make up the building.

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