Thursday 29 October 2009
150 words on re
The Vitra Design Museum is a great design, especially its interesting outside shapes and roofs. But as far as I am concerned, the whole building is not great enough. It’s a little short in height and outside materials are little boring.
As it is shown in the poster, I rebuilt the model by adding a giant, magnificant roof and a big beautiful cover
over the body of the building. As a whole, it is put over water, so it becomes a water house. To make it more interesting to audience visually, I changed all the materials into transparent material such as glass.
People can see what’s inside the building standing outside and even know what things like next door. There is a long transparent corridor that connects the ground with the back entrance. Visitors can feel a fresh feeling visually when walking through that corridor and appreciating the building. The building has two levels, which remain the same as its original, but , however , things inside the building are completely different. I have changed the function of the building from a museum to a modern multi-functional club. On ground level, there is a big beautiful restaurant
which includes three parts, there are two bars in the two outer restaurants and in the inner one, there is a D J table there which can create exciting entertainments.
On the upper floor, there is a pool table room that contains almost 10 pool table for people to play. Outside is a small internet cafe.
The reason that I put a big transparent cover over the original roof of the building is to make people fell that there are indeed in an under water environment, and the biggest roof is built as a giant surf so that can make the whole environment more realistic.
As it is shown in the poster, I rebuilt the model by adding a giant, magnificant roof and a big beautiful cover
over the body of the building. As a whole, it is put over water, so it becomes a water house. To make it more interesting to audience visually, I changed all the materials into transparent material such as glass.
People can see what’s inside the building standing outside and even know what things like next door. There is a long transparent corridor that connects the ground with the back entrance. Visitors can feel a fresh feeling visually when walking through that corridor and appreciating the building. The building has two levels, which remain the same as its original, but , however , things inside the building are completely different. I have changed the function of the building from a museum to a modern multi-functional club. On ground level, there is a big beautiful restaurant
which includes three parts, there are two bars in the two outer restaurants and in the inner one, there is a D J table there which can create exciting entertainments.
On the upper floor, there is a pool table room that contains almost 10 pool table for people to play. Outside is a small internet cafe.
The reason that I put a big transparent cover over the original roof of the building is to make people fell that there are indeed in an under water environment, and the biggest roof is built as a giant surf so that can make the whole environment more realistic.
Tuesday 27 October 2009
Thursday 15 October 2009
Draft Text
The Vitra Design Museum is an internationally renowned, privately owned museum for design in Weil am Rhein, Germany.
The museum's collection, focusing on furniture and interior design, is centered around the bequest of U.S. designers Charles and Ray Eames, as well as numerous works of designers such as George Nelson, Alvar Aalto, Verner Panton, Dieter Rams, Jean Prouvé, Richard Hutten and Michael Thonet. It is one of the world's largest collections of modern furniture design, including pieces representative of all major periods and styles from the beginning of the nineteenth century onwards.
These works, originally the private collection of Rolf Fehlbaum, are now not permanently on display, with the exception of a representative selection of designer chairs that can be seen in Zaha Hadid's fire station on the Vitra premises. Instead, the museum puts on temporary collections focused on one particular designer, often with loans from other collections. In turn, parts of the collection are lent to other institutions around the world.
In addition, the museum produces workshops, publications and museum products, as well as maintaining an archive, a restoration and conservation laboratory, and a research library. It also organises guided tours of the Vitra premises, a major attraction to those interested in modern architecture.
As far as I am concerned, the whole exterior of museum is not great enough. The height of the building doesn't give its audience sense of shock. From my point of view , the museum should pay more attention on its height, so in my individual model, I add something above the oringinal roof by modelling some interesting shapes so that the whole buiding will be greater visually.
The museum's collection, focusing on furniture and interior design, is centered around the bequest of U.S. designers Charles and Ray Eames, as well as numerous works of designers such as George Nelson, Alvar Aalto, Verner Panton, Dieter Rams, Jean Prouvé, Richard Hutten and Michael Thonet. It is one of the world's largest collections of modern furniture design, including pieces representative of all major periods and styles from the beginning of the nineteenth century onwards.
These works, originally the private collection of Rolf Fehlbaum, are now not permanently on display, with the exception of a representative selection of designer chairs that can be seen in Zaha Hadid's fire station on the Vitra premises. Instead, the museum puts on temporary collections focused on one particular designer, often with loans from other collections. In turn, parts of the collection are lent to other institutions around the world.
In addition, the museum produces workshops, publications and museum products, as well as maintaining an archive, a restoration and conservation laboratory, and a research library. It also organises guided tours of the Vitra premises, a major attraction to those interested in modern architecture.
As far as I am concerned, the whole exterior of museum is not great enough. The height of the building doesn't give its audience sense of shock. From my point of view , the museum should pay more attention on its height, so in my individual model, I add something above the oringinal roof by modelling some interesting shapes so that the whole buiding will be greater visually.
Thursday 8 October 2009
Wednesday 30 September 2009
Vitra Design Museum_Re-envision
From my point of view, Vitra Design museum is not magnificant enough, the whole building can be higher , like the red parts shown in the image above,and I think that will make the building greater visually. What' more, I think it can have some underground levels. The design museum can put some unbelievable designs there. The building can also be proved by using some interesting materials like glass or fabric on outside and inside walls.
Thursday 24 September 2009
Case study_Disney concert hall
The strikingly beautiful Walt Disney Concert Hall isn't just the new home of the Los Angeles Philharmonic; it's a key element in an urban revitalization effort now underway Downtown. The Walt Disney family insisted on the best and, with an initial gift of $50 million to build a world-class performance venue, that's what they got: A masterpiece of design by world-renowned architect Frank Gehry, and an acoustical quality that equals or surpasses those of the best concert halls in the world. Similar to Gehry's most famous architectural masterpiece, the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, the concert hall's dramatic stainless-steel exterior consists of a series of undulating curved surfaces that partially envelop the entire building, presenting multiple glimmering facades to the surrounding neighborhood. Within is a dazzling 2,273-seat auditorium replete with curved woods and a dazzling array of organ pipes (also designed by Gehry), as well as Joachim Splichal's Patina restaurant, the hip Concert Hall Cafe, a bookstore, and a gift shop.
The 3 1/2-acre Concert Hall is open to the public for viewing, but to witness it in its full glory, do whatever it takes to attend a concert by the world-class Los Angeles Philharmonic. Also highly recommended are the $12 audio tours, which lead visitors through the Concert Hall's history from conception to creation. The 45-minute self-guided tour is narrated by actor John Lithgow and includes interviews with Frank Gehry, Los Angeles Philharmonic music director Esa-Pekka Salonen, and acoustician Yasuhisa Toyota, among others. One big caveat is that you see just about everything except the auditorium: There's almost always a rehearsal in progress and the acoustics are so good that there's no discreet way to sneak a peek. The audio tours are available on most non-matinee days from 10am to 2pm (be sure to check their website for the monthly tour schedule).
Reference:
http://www.frommers.com/destinations/losangeles/A33111.html
Russell, James S,Project diary: Walt Disney Concert Hall
The 3 1/2-acre Concert Hall is open to the public for viewing, but to witness it in its full glory, do whatever it takes to attend a concert by the world-class Los Angeles Philharmonic. Also highly recommended are the $12 audio tours, which lead visitors through the Concert Hall's history from conception to creation. The 45-minute self-guided tour is narrated by actor John Lithgow and includes interviews with Frank Gehry, Los Angeles Philharmonic music director Esa-Pekka Salonen, and acoustician Yasuhisa Toyota, among others. One big caveat is that you see just about everything except the auditorium: There's almost always a rehearsal in progress and the acoustics are so good that there's no discreet way to sneak a peek. The audio tours are available on most non-matinee days from 10am to 2pm (be sure to check their website for the monthly tour schedule).
Reference:
http://www.frommers.com/destinations/losangeles/A33111.html
Russell, James S,Project diary: Walt Disney Concert Hall
Thursday 17 September 2009
Week 8
Interactive PDF link on filefront:
http://www.filefront.com/14553695/week%208%20with%20vedio_3284336.pdf
Thursday 3 September 2009
Thursday 27 August 2009
Aliston Ward
Thursday 20 August 2009
Wednesday 19 August 2009
National Gallery of Canada
The National Gallery of Canada (French: Musée des beaux arts du Canada), located in the capital city Ottawa, Ontario, is one of Canada's premier art galleries. [1]
The Gallery is housed in a glass and granite building on Sussex Drive with a notable view of the Canadian Parliament buildings on Parliament Hill. The acclaimed structure was designed by Moshe Safdie and opened in 1988.[2] The Gallery's former director Jean Sutherland Boggs was chosen especially by Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau to oversee construction of the national gallery and museums.[3]
Marc Mayer was named the museum's director, succeeding Pierre Théberge, on December 8, 2008.
My words:
The National Gallery of Canada shows a magnificant visual of structure of an architecture. As the walls and windows are transparent, audience can see what are the components inside the building clearly. The design inside the building are also interesting, especially the ceiling, with many triangle shaped things standing in a circle and stack on top of each other.
Bank of China Tower, Hong Kong
The Bank of China Tower (abbreviated BOC Tower) is one of the most recognisable skyscrapers in Central, Hong Kong. It houses the headquarters for the Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited. The building is located at 1 Garden Road, in Central and Western District on Hong Kong Island.[3]
Designed by I. M. Pei, the building is 305 m (1,000.7 ft) high with two masts reaching 367.4 m (1,205.4 ft) high. It was the tallest building in Hong Kong and Asia from 1989 to 1992, and it was the first building outside the United States to break the 305 m (1,000 ft) mark. It is now the third tallest skyscraper in Hong Kong, after Two International Finance Centre and Central Plaza.[citation needed]
Design and feng shui
Designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect I. M. Pei, the building is 305.0 metres (1,000.7 ft) high with two masts reaching 367.4 metres (1,205.4 ft) high. The 72 story building is located near Central MTR station. This was the tallest building in Hong Kong and Asia from 1989 to 1992, the first building outside the United States to break the 305 m (1,000 ft) mark, and the first composite space frame high-rise building. That also means it was the tallest outside America from its completion year, 1990. It is now the third tallest skyscraper in Hong Kong, after Two International Finance Center and Central Plaza.
A small observation deck on the 43rd floor of the building is open to the public; visits to the main observation deck on the 70th floor are by appointment only.
The structural expressionism adopted in the design of this building resembles growing bamboo shoots, symbolising livelihood and prosperity. The whole structure is supported by the five steel columns at the corners of the building, with the triangular frameworks transferring the weight of the structure onto these five columns. It is covered with glass curtain walls. While its distinctive look makes it one of Hong Kong's most identifiable landmarks today, it was the source of some controversy at one time, as the bank is the only major building in Hong Kong to have bypassed the convention of consulting with feng shui masters on matters of design prior to construction.
The building has been criticised by some practitioners of Feng Shui for its sharp edges and its negative symbolism by the numerous 'X' shapes in its original design, though Pei modified the design to some degree before construction following this feedback. The building's profile from some angles resembles that of a meat cleaver. In Feng Shui, this is described as a cleaver building and it is not difficult to observe that it is facing the HSBC Hong Kong headquarters building in this guise.[citation needed]
Cultural references
The BOC Tower's bold futuristic design has made it into popular culture. It is the only Hong Kong landmark included in the city-building/simulation computer games SimCity 3000 and SimCity 4. The digitally modified facade of the building is featured in the science fiction television series Star Trek: Voyager as the Starfleet "Communications Research Center". The building features alongside the Emirates Towers in the racing game 'Burnout Paradise'
My words:
One of the biggest reason I chose this building is because its unsymmetrical design, different parts of the builing are in different height, that fell is really fresh. We can figure out that point by looking at the image of its section.
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