Project 3 - Art Gallery, Shop/House: Final Model

Project 3 - Art Gallery, Shop/House: Final Drawings

Plan- 1st floor & 2nd floor 1:100

Section 1:100

Site Plan 1:500

Poche Drawing 1:50

Interior Perspectives

Project 3 - Art Gallery, Shop/House: Draft Models

During the design process, a draft 1:200 model was built in order to help understand the visualisation of the design.

Different floors and roof (note that the back end of the gallery and its relationship to the park has not been fully designed)

1:200 sectional model

Project 3 - Art Gallery, Shop/House : Initial Concepts

Yayoi Kusama's works are mainly internal installations, and are very controlled, as opposed to Andy Goldsworthy, whose sculptures are site-specific and usually in the natural landscape. Therefore it is clear that Kusama is very internalised and controlled while Goldsworthy is natural and more free-form.

Artificial vs. Natural
After using this notion and transferring it in regards to form, the idea of Solid and Void was developed. This concept forms the overall design of the gallery.

Concept Sketches

Kusama's gallery is "solid" while Goldsworthy's is "void"

Initial ideas of the program working in relation to the site as well as the circulation

Sketch of a section

Project 3 - Art Gallery, Shop/House : Artists

Andy Goldsworthy

Rowan Leaves With Hole

Roof

Screen

Maple Leaves and Rock

Yayoi Kusama

Infinity Mirror Room: Phalli's Field

I'm Here But Nothing

Fireflies on the Water

Project 3 - Art Gallery, Shop/House

Site 1 Photos

Project 2 - Room & Narrative

The Painting:
It is interesting how the painting does not show any windows but reveals a glimpse of one through a reflection from a mirror. Another interesting aspect is the girl seemingly looking at a person or an object which is hidden from the viewer's sight. A combination of these aspects inspired me to develop my narrative.

The Narrative:

A BEDROOM FOR AN ELDERLY MAN WHO IS BERIDDEN WITH SERIOUS ILLNESS.

The Site: an area overlooking a park which is associated with fond childhood memories of the elderly man

Concepts & Experimentation of Materials

Final Model and Drawings

The Seat
The seat is for the visiting relatives and friends of the old man. It is connected to the opening outside through an underground tunnel. The purpose of this is to allow sunlight to come through the tunnel and reflect back under the seat, illuminating it in the process. The sun-lit seat is a representation of the "life" that the visiting family and friends, in contrast to the bed of the old man.

The Bath
The raised platform with a glass panel on top surrounds the bath area and extends into the interior. The cut around the wall allows the sunlight to reflect from the glass and illuminate the bathroom. This compliments the process of bathing which is associated with rejuvenation and cleansing.

The Bed
The most significant aspect of the room is the relationship between the window, the mirror and the bed. Since the site, as stated previously, is a park where the old man used to play with his friends when he was a young boy, it is very fimiliar with him. Now, he sees the children playing and all the other activities that are taking place in the park through the window via the reflections created by the mirror. He is reflecting on his past, reminiscing the memories, on his deathbed. This can relate to the quote in the brief "Eyes are the windows of the soul" since if the window is the eye then the room can be represented as the mind of the ailing man.

Poche Drawings & The Axonometric

Plan

Section

Axonometric