A list of architectural projects was given to us as case studies to analyze the theme of “house”. Because this semester we will design a project by taking references from house designs of many different architects and many different terms and scales. We will learn to adapt the references to our own projects. Therefore, the case study is a very important assignment for us to understand how architects deal with the environmental conditions, climate, landscape and how to achieve functional organization of the interior space, choice of material and structure. We also analyzed the houses by focusing on different themes such as:
- border conditions: boundaries, peripheries, enclosures, transparency, permeability …
- continuity & discontinuities: continuance of edges or surfaces, visual & other means of relating interior & exterior, relations with topography & landscape…
- dominance: dominance of one part over others, spatial hierarchy & distribution…
- motion & movement: the movement patterns inside and outside the building, spaces for circulation & spaces for meeting/gathering, paths connecting the building to its context…
- interface: hinges, thresholds, edges; spaces for interconnection…
- tectonics: tectonic qualities of the building, choice of material, hinges, structural aspects…
We provided our analytical discoveries through plans and sections in 1/200 scale. Also, we drew diagrammatic sketches that show our interpretations.
- Le Corbusier, Villa Roche, Paris, 1925
- Louis Kahn, Esherick House / Pennsylvania, 1961
- Sou Fujimoto, Tokyo Apartment, Tokyo, 2010
- Estudio Campo Baeza, The House of the Infinite, Spain, 2014
- Andrew Burns, Crescent House, Sydney, 2013
- Alataş Mimarlık, Uşaklıgil Evi, istanbul, 2006
- ARX Portugal, House in Matinhal, Portugal, 2007
- Kentaro Takeguchi & Asako Yamamoto, Hall House 1, Japan, 2007
- Olson Kundig, The Pierre, Washington, 2010
- Luis Barragan, Barragan House and Studio, Mexico, 1958
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