With Laura Ciak, Ecenaz Ozkorkut, Lise Courtin, Sabrina Travaglini and Rebecca Broye
Week 1: first explorations
__________________________________________________________________________________________
Réalisé avec Laura Ciak (Abenia), Lise Courtin (Treiber)et Sabrina Travaglini (Wegman)
Inspiration par les projets faits dans la phase ROOMS:
Gabrielyan Eva (Abenia) : scène suspendue
Rey Mikael (Bondu) : théâtre
Abansir Marwan (Treiber) : balcons
Suter Delphine (Wegman) : salle de débat
Atmosphère :
Développement par le dessin :
premiers croquis sur le conceptboard
conception de notre House
développement des passages
croquis de composition des escaliers et des loges pour créer un signal
dessin du théâtre final : scène et gradins
Storyboard
Concept Text:
A house full of contradictions, a room serving one purpose and the next the complete opposite. Sometimes, they are passive observers and sometimes, active participants. Sharing collective moments with others one instant and enjoying the intimacy of their private quarters in the next. They can also pass from a very low place where they feel immersed in nature to another higher one where they have greater visibility in front of them.
The first room that they see after entering the house is the debate room. This room has its privacy because of the three planes composing its roof and because of its position on a lower level than the entrance of the house. The choice of its circular form was made to make it more comfortable for people to discuss and be able to see everyone in the room. The second one is the theatre which is composed of bleachers following the slope of the site. The bleachers don’t touch the slope to avoid destroying the vegetation that exists on site. At the end of the slope, there is the stage that touches the water where a play can take place using the landscape behind as a backdrop where or a movie can be shown on the removable screen. The house can be seen from the other side of the river because of a high signal made of many small spaces of different heights for one or two people. Stairs allow the circulation between these places that offer an intimate moment. Also, they shade some parts of the bleachers during the day. The transition between all the rooms is ensured by simple spaces with good visibility of the house so people always have the choice to take a direction knowing where it’s leading them.
Dessins Rhino :
premiers dessins sur Rhino (axon, plan, coupe)
It is 16:30, they are not here yet, so I would be the first one to enter.
The entrance is in front of me. Step by step, I pass it and start to observe this room.
I start walking, an oblique plane above my head is becoming closer.
The space shrinks and it makes me feel like I want to sit down.
I see places on which I could sit on in front of me,
I step over the middle one and choose to sit on the one the left.
Now, they start to arrive one after the other. Finally, we will all meet again.
Starting point
The first idea was to make a room where people can meet and talk together. But who are these people? why do they meet? and how many are they?
First drawings : plan & perspective, West elevation, South elevation, 1:10
Axo, 1:20 study model, 1:10
Then I defined a specific program of the room: it is a room where a family (around 6 people) can meet, sit together and discuss.
The position of the planes has been chosen in order to have one big space where everyone can stand or sit, see and talk to the others. Also, it ensures the privacy of the room that a family would like to have.
This led me to change the tilt of the oblique plane and the position of the room in the protostructure. The distance between the protostructure and the horizontal plane allows having places to sit on. Also, it gives a third support to the oblique plane on its extremity.
Determination of the oblique plane by drawing (plan and elevation on translucent paper), 1:10
Drawings in process: plan, south elevation, west elevation, 1:20
Structure and construction
Construction of the planes (structure)
Horizontal plane divided into 2 parts in order to enter in the protostructure
Model, 1:10
Construction details, 1:10
Plan, south elevation, West elevation, 1:20
Sections showing the space inside, 1:20
Axon, 1:20
Perspectives: from the from the inside to the entrance
Perspectives: from the entrance, looking to the East/West
South elevation, 1:40
PERCEPTIONS
« The viewer becomes aware of himself and of his movement through the plaza. As he moves, the sculpture changes. Contraction and expansion of the sculpture result from the viewer's movement. Step by step the perception not only of the sculpture but of the entire environment changes. »
Richard Serra
Entre les différents composants de la topographie fictionnelle et la protostructure, trois plans courbés créent des espaces divers. Ensemble, ces trois plans indiquent un passage vers une ouverture dans la topographie à l’intérieur de laquelle un lieu sombre et mystérieux existe. Chaque plan se différencie par sa hauteur, qui dépasse souvent l’échelle humaine, et la position du centre de son cercle de base. Le choix de ces deux caractéristiques détermine précisément l’espace créé et le met en valeur. De cette manière, les plans dialoguent avec l’environnement topographique. Dans ces passages, l’homme sera proie à des sentiments variants selon l’endroit dans lequel il est positionné. Il se posera souvent la question sur la possibilité de passer dans ce lieu et sur la finalité de ce passage.
La stabilité des plans est assurée principalement par la protostructure et la topographie. Les courbes se servent de ces derniers pour trouver des appuis sur lesquels elles se posent. Ces points de tension entre la protostructure et les plans sont la clé de la stabilité du projet et permettent aux plans de ne pas être entièrement posés sur le sol. Leur courbe joue aussi un rôle statique puisqu’elle leur permet de se tenir par eux même. Finalement, le matériau utilisé (plâtre) apporte beaucoup au projet. Il augmente la rigidité des plans et assure aussi leur stabilité.