Also, because it can't easily be seen in these drawings, here are some screenshots showing one of the new design features I've put in: Movable bookshelves. The three bookshelves in the working area are put on a a track, so they can be moved around edges of the semi-circular area. This way, the writer can position them as they please, to block out sun, or create privacy.
As described earlier, it is highly advised to do the following:
ReplyDelete-consider how the building sits on the site; this will also indicate orientation to sunlight, views, and certainly inform how you manipulate your movable shelves if you proceed with that idea
-the project might benefit more from a wider compressed plan (think less bullet profile and more like a speed bump) in order to optimize the light and view
Moving forward:
-the roof resolution is still very generic and makes the building come across more like a greenhouse than a writing pavilion; given earlier discussion on where it would be situated, the proposal seems like it would gather more leaves than do anything beneficial
-think about the movable elements less as shelves (as there is an inherent weight to books that does not seem to be reflected in this proposal) and perhaps more as blinders or something to that effect; as with the Kundig project, you do not have to feel obligated to shove everything into a movable component and if you do, consider the reality of the weight of the structure and books
-the project still seems far too preoccupied with the rounded elevation and not on the rest of the proposal (most notably the opposite elevations); two things to do that would remedy this would be to a) site this with real drawings/models and b) find a way to make a more cohesive design so that the elements that you seem to be focused on may have an impact/presence on the other elevations; as it stands now, your project is like the Four Seasons Centre where it suffers from a focus on one elevation and letting the rest of the project be generic
-though this precedent came up earlier and another of your colleagues was to have posted it up, Fuller's Dymaxion House is a good precedent on how to sort out the roof and consistency of the design; it's not the best, but it is a start