PRECEDENT STUDY

The objective in this project was to dissect and analyze a given building to understand the form, concept, processes, and execution in the design of this precedent and be able to use as inspiration in our work for the semester.

I was given the Optical Glass House by Hiroshi Nakamura.

Process

I focused my study on the way light flowed through the building and how it was transformed by the materials used in construction. The light well created by the opening over the stairs was one of my favorite ways that Nakamura was able to let light flow, aside from the glass block facade.