ARCH 477 - Architecture in Context - SP22 Florence Study Abroad

ARCH 477 ARCHITECTURE IN CONTEXT SPRING 2022 Piazza Ognissanti - ISI Florence - Study Abroad

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the site piazza ognissanti

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103 ft / 31.39 m

80 ft / 24.38 m 74 ft / 22.56 m 62 ft / 18.9 m 58 ft / 17.68 m

43 ft / 13.11 m 34 ft / 10.36 m

20 ft / 6.096 m

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the site part a, b, c

PROMINENT CONNECTION TO SKY

PROMINENT CONNECTION TO SKY

ROOFTOP ELEMENT, INTERACTION WITH INTERIOR OCCUPANTS AND STREET PROMINENT CONNECTION TO SKY

ROOF OVERHANG

MAJOR FOCAL PT. OCCURING ON PART C

PRIVATE, BUT CONNECTING ELEMENTS

INTERACTION WITH INTERIOR OCCUPANTS AND STREET

FUNCTIONAL OPENINGS (WINDOWS)

NOT FUNCTIONAL, RATHER VISUAL ASPECT INTERACTION WITH INTERIOR OCCUPANTS AND STREET NON-FUNCTIONAL OPENINGS PROTECTION OF PEDESTRIANS

FUNCTIONAL OPENINGS FUNCTIONAL / OPERABLE OPENING

PRIMARY ENTRANCE

INTERSECTION OF CURVILINEAR AND LINEAR

the site

details and critical facade elements

FUNCTIONAL WINDOWS MAINTAINING 90 DEGREES

FUNCTIONAL OPENINGS (WINDOWS AND DOOR)

ALTERNATING (SIMILAR TO WESTIN)

FUNCTIONAL OPENINGS (WINDOWS)

INTERSECTION OF RATIONAL AND IRRATIONAL...

(ORTHOGONAL AND CURVILINEAR)

ROOF OVERHANG

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ROOF OVERHANG

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LOGGIA BOTH ELEMENTS ARE FUNCTIONAL INTERACTION WITH INTERIOR OCCUPANTS AND STREET

INTERACTION WITH INTERIOR OCCUPANTS AND STREET

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FUNCTIONAL / OPERABLE

VISUAL ASPECT, INOPERABLE

ALTERNATION

FUNCTIONAL / OPERABLE

INTERACTION WITH INTERIOR OCCUPANTS AND STREET PROTECTION OF PEDESTRIANS

FUNCTIONAL / OPERABLE

the site

details and critical facade elements

FUNCTIONAL / OPERABLE

FUNCTIONAL RIGHT ANGLE GEOM. STAYS PROMINENT

NON-FUNCTIONAL

VISUAL ASPECT, INOPERABLE FUNCTIONAL / OPERABLE

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FRIEZE ?

FUNCTIONAL / OPERABLE

the concept

emphasizing the “part C” and connection to the sky

“Taylor Street House” Boston, MA, USA

COIMA HQ Milan, Italy

Lagere School Saint-Gilles, Belgium

Murcia Town Hall Murcia, Spain

INTEREST: historical context, double skin facade, diffusion of louvers

INTEREST: transparency changing upon positioning, disconnect

INTEREST: grid system, contemporary facade in historical context

INTEREST: diffusion of a grid within facade, interaction with sky

precedents

projects studied and referenced

ALTANA, CONNECTION TO SKY

FOCUS PUSHES TOWARDS CASA GALLERIA

CREATE MORE DEPTH WITH WINDOWS

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CONSISTENCY DRAWING EYE ALONG ENTIRE FACADE

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SIMPLIFICATION OF VOIDS

DESIGN DIFFUSES

CONTINUITY DOWN

DESIGNED “HEAVY” AT PART C AND ALLOW MODULES AND DETAILS TO TRICKLE DOWN

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STEP STEEL FRAMING OUT FROM FACADE, CREATING A FRAME

“GROUNDING THE FACADE IN THE CONTEXT”

CONTINUE FRAME DOWN (changed material but have it protruding out from facade)

FACADE NEEDS MORE OPENINGS, GREATER LIGHT OPPORTUNITIES

60° rotation Light / Sparse in Elevation

70° rotation

Beginning at 30 degree rotation Greater sun protection

each louvre rotates 2.2°

Heavy / Dense in Elevation

30° rotation

Light / Sparse in Viewer’s Perspective More Revealing Corrseponds to Language of Altana

Ending at 90 degree rotation Less sun protection, not necessary

Heavy / Dense in Viewer’s Perspective Less Revealing

progress

thoughts, early designs, solutions

STRONG EMPHASIS ON TOP, ALLOW IT TO DIFFUSE DOWN

FOCUS IS GRASPED AT PART C

LEAVE ROOM FOR WALL THICKNESS

REPEATED GEOMETRIES AND DIMENSIONS

CONTINUE THIS MOVEMENT, BUT BEGIN FURTHER TO LEFT TO ALLOW FOR MORE OPENINGS

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12:00 PM

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21 June

SUNRISE

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21 March / Sept.

2:00 PM

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3:00 PM

progress sun study

2:00 PM 21 DEC.

21 SEPT / MARCH 21 JUNE

progress

sun study

GREATER TRANSPARENCY

LESS TRANSPARENCY

WESTIN EXCELSIOR

diagramming

sun shading solution and view of facade

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diagramming sun shading solution

VOIDED FACADE ELEMENTS

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concept representation emphasizing the “part C” and connection to the sky

elevation including infill facade

SECTION DETAIL

plan, elevation, section detail of infill facade

glass

smooth plaster

tinted aluminum

elevation and materiality detail of infill facade

experiential views connection to sky

experiential views views from piazza

FACADE DESIGN FINAL: IN-FILL FACADE PROPOSAL

STORY : INSPIRED BY ICONIC LOCAL BUILDINGS AND THE CONTEXT SUCH AS: HIERARCHY, PROPORTIONS, & GEOMETRICAL SEQUENCES, THE IDEA BEHIND MY FACADE DESIGN CONVEYS THE IMPORTANCE OF THE COMPOSITE OF “3” AND THE EFFECTS OF LAYERING. THE PURPOSE IS TO ILLUMINATE THE IDEA THAT BALANCED PROPORTIONS & MATHEMATICS PLAY A MAJOR ROLE IN HARMONIZING A BUILDING, FACADE FACE, AESTHETICS, INTERIOR SPACE, & THE PIAZZA. ...

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URBAN PLAN

A LOOK AT THE PAST

A LOOK AT THE PAST continued

PRESENT CONDITIONS : SKETCH

OVERVIEW OF PIAZZA OGNISSANTI

PRESENT CONDITIONS : SKETCH

CONCEPTUAL ELEVATION

LOCAL PRECEDENTS

URBAN PRECEDENTS

24 RUE SAINT - BONIFACE SYNOPSIS ARCHITECTURE BRUSSELS, BELGIUM

BAUGRUPPEN : URBAN AREA 17 GERMANY

CONCEPT DIAGRAM

C B B A

CONCEPT DIAGRAM continued

PROPORTIONS & GEOMETRY DIAGRAM

STREET ELEVATION & INFILL FACADE

DIAGRAMS

COMPOSITE OF 3 : CENTER HIERARCHY

DIAGRAMS continued

PULLING QUOTATIONS FROM TYPOLOGIES

DIGITAL MODEL

MATERIAL BOARD

FACADE PROPOSAL : RENDERINGS

FACADE DETAILS

DIGITAL MODEL - ROOF DETAIL

BUILDING DETAIL // SECTION

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Architecture in Context: City, Spaces, and Urban Design Helena Mott

DESIGN CONCEPT

The concept behind my design comes from the proportions found in the facade of the church.

It is the main building you can see at the center of the piazza.

The size of the ground floor opening and the rectangular space corresponding directly above the door possess similar proportions.

The facade is also three dimensional, with certain details settling further back or protruding forward from the surface.

My design will represent the rectangular proportions in the church, as well as a three dimensional effect in order to connect to the context of the site.

PRESENT CONDITIONS

HISTORY

SKETCHES

PROPORTIONS

GEOMETRIES

CONCEPT DIAGRAM

MAHANAKHON OLE SCHEEREN

HABITAT 67

PRECEDENTS

MOSHE SAFDIE

UNITE D’HABITATION LE CORBUSIER

STREET ELEVATION

INFILL FACADE AND SECTION