STW ex.3
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2 nd year architectural technology 2011 STW exercise 3 20.05.2011 Why my HUB design is a ‘space defining system’ and not a ‘space enclosing system’. My HUB design is a space defining system as it makes use of several devices to define space as opposed to enclosing space: My HUB defines space by the floor plan projecting a ground plane, which invisibly extends vertically defining the space. The frame structure creates visual planes, creating a spatial zone within the boundaries of those planes. The first floor creates an overhead plane to the ground, defining the space below by the visual plan that it projects downwards, the shadows it casts and the continuity that it affects. All of these devices define the space, as opposed to enclosing it with walls and a roof. It leaves a sense of enclosure whilst being open, it successfully defines the space without the use of harsh elements such as walls and an enclosed roof. Yusuf Sampson 210044594 References: F. Ching, ARCHITECTURE Form, Space and Order, 2007, John Wiley & Sons P. Righini, Thinking Architecturally, 2000, University of Cape Town Press
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2nd year architectural technology 2011
STW exercise 3
20.05.2011 Why my HUB design is a ‘space defining system’ and not a ‘space enclosing system’. My HUB design is a space defining system as it makes use of several devices to define space as opposed to enclosing space: My HUB defines space by the floor plan projecting a ground plane, which invisibly extends vertically defining the space. The frame structure creates visual planes, creating a spatial zone within the boundaries of those planes. The first floor creates an overhead plane to the ground, defining the space below by the visual plan that it projects downwards, the shadows it casts and the continuity that it affects. All of these devices define the space, as opposed to enclosing it with walls and a roof. It leaves a sense of enclosure whilst being open, it successfully defines the space without the use of harsh elements such as walls and an enclosed roof.
Yusuf Sampson 210044594 References:
F. Ching, ARCHITECTURE Form, Space and Order, 2007, John Wiley & Sons P. Righini, Thinking Architecturally, 2000, University of Cape Town Press
