Draft Model

Regium Waterfront, Zaha Hadid

Regium Waterfront

                                        Zaha Hadid, Italy

Interior

Inspiration of Regium Waterfront is from the organic shapes of a starfish. The symmetry of this shapes helps to coordinate the communication and circulation between different sections of the museum and its other facilities.

Exterior

Image Credits: http://www.e-architect.co.uk/italy/regium_waterfront.htm
                           http://www.zaha-hadid.com/architecture/regium-waterfront/

Rolex Learning Centre, SANAA

Rolex Learning Centre

                                                                                                SANAA, Switzerland

Exterior

The impressive concrete surface and the glass window create a fluid space. The building is a perfect rectangle when seen in a plan view, the curves and slopes which define the interior space give the building a totally organic look.

'Human movements are not linear like the way a train travel, but curve in a more organic way. With straight line we can only create a crossroads, but with curves we can create more diverse interactions,' states SANAA.

Interior


For my building, to show one of the concept: movement, I would create a space not only has a curves surface and external appearance to reflect movement, but people can also walk in it and create the movement within the building.

Video Link: http://youtu.be/4O0OqdIoOPQ
Image Credits: http://www.ideamsg.com/2012/06/rolex-learning-center/

Precedent Study & Design Proposal

1. Project one outline

The buildings I chose for project one are Glasgow Riverside Museum of Transport and Maggie's Center Fife by Zaha Hadid.
The concepts are
~ Movement
~ Projection

Concept Model

2. Visual Analysis of two Precedent Studies as a Pair
Zaha Hadid, Regium Waterfront, Italy

 
~ Movement:  the external appearance of this building has a smooth and curved shape. The ceiling & walls are one continuous surface: parts of the ceiling going down and touch the ground to form walls and entrances.
~ Projection:  this building includes a museum and a performing arts centre, which can project people from one area to the other area.

SANAA, Rolex Learning Centre, Switzerland

~ Movement: movement is shown from both exterior and interior view, the floor and the ceiling are undulating.
~ Projection: the learning centre is seperated and divided into few sections by the punctuating holes, so people could be projected from one place to the other.

3. A Design Proposal and Design Draft for Assignment three

~ Shopping Mall
Shopping mall is a place where has a lot of stores and the continual stream of people can create movement when they go from this store to the others.

~ Retail Store

Inspired by the IKEA retail store plan, its like a maze, has many doors indicate people from this sections to the others by creating ribbon-like cureves

examples:

IkeaLV

~ Art Gallery

Art gallery normally has a large space where I can create an area project to the otherside. A curved path or spiral stairs can also create movement inside the gallery.

4. A Short Description of Prescribed Additional Representation

Project 02 Precedents Study

To remain the ideas and concepts from project one --- movement.

Zaha Hadid, Regium Waterfront, Itatly   

This building also have continuous lines, silmilar to the building I chose for project one.

                                                                                                  the entrance

                                                                                                                  interior of the museum

                                                                             

                                                                                             diagrams

SANAA, Rolex Learning Centre, Switzerland

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