'Openings' in Architecture - II

1 Sangath, B. V. Doshi, Ahmedabad, India - Consider the use of vaults in a semi-subterranean structure

2 Berlin Holocaust Memorial, Peter Eisenman

3 student project?

4 Tadao Ando, Collezione
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kwc/sets/72157594466733400/
See more in http://silalahi.net/internal/thesis.html 5 Kunihiko Hayakawa's Labyrinth
See more in http://silalahi.net/internal/thesis.html 6 Arakawa's Reversible Destiny House
See more in http://silalahi.net/internal/thesis.html

Examples 2 - 6 show the emphasis on a labyrinthine layout - What role do openings have in this?

hasan fathy's works might be an inspiration for students working with the idea of a cavernous quality and with massivness. Note how the thickness of the wall is emphasized through the arches, the in-built furniture and its connections with windows.

http://www.fathyheritage.com/album-1138944.html

Nakagin Capsule Tower

For students interested in the idea of stacking modules with openings to create a multidirectional enclosure

Origami inspired house, Tokyo, Yasuhiro Yamashita, Atelier Takuto
http://www.trendir.com/house-design/japanese_homes/?start=15

This house emphasizes the idea of folding. It shows how the strategy of folding can create strategically placed openings that are integrated into the fabric of the structure - It is not a simple subtraction from the mass of the building.

Window Less House
http://www.curbly.com/DIY-Maven/posts/5921-window-less-house

Light can be diffused through the use of courts, paths, gaps and bridges - Similar to Geoffrey Bawa House in which courtyards provide majority of the light coming into the habitable spaces

From http://gizmodo.com/5060824/big-brother-house-is-more-like-peeping-tom-house

Another example of stackable forms that allow the creation of a multidirectional composition

PROJECT 2 TIPS part 1

To start to understand the idea of openings (windows and doors) and their role in the formation of an interior space, you can start to look at some of these images but to really grasp them I would advise that you select (informally, in your mind) which architect you feel closely aligned with and start to examine their work in detail along with designing your own project.

Remember that design is a scholarship - and looking at the works of other architects is a way of building on what has previously been conceived - that creativity does not emerge out of thin air.

The list of architects (not exhaustive) who deal with this theme is

Louis Kahn
Tadao Ando
Jorn Utzon
Le Corbusier
BV Doshi
Charles Correa
Steven Holl

'Openings' in Architecture - I

Jørn Utzon, Bagsværd Community Church, Bagsværd, Denmark

Peter Zumthor, Hotel Therme, Vals


Charles Correa, Vidhan Sabha, India


Louis Kahn, IIM Ahmedabad, India

Louis Kahn inside the auditorium of the Kimbell Art Museum

Along slightly different lines, you might be interested to see the Sir John Soane Museum London

See the virtual tour at http://www.britishtours.com/360/soane-museum.html

Steven Holl, Chapel of St. Ignatius

Tadao Ando, Church of Light

Husain Doshi Gufa Art Gallery, Ahmedabad India

BV Doshi, Gandhi Labour Institute, Ahmedabad, India

Steven Holl, Paviljoen het Oosten

Le Corbusier, Ronchamp Cathedral