I have chosen the Maison A Bordeaux for more reasons than to just to exemplify the style of section I would like to produce. The Maison A Bordeaux represent a house that sits like an artificial concrete cube within the surrounding environment, like the dwellings within my underground community. The bottom level of the main house is surrounded and shaped on one side by concrete walls supported by earth, giving no element penetration whatsoever on that side. Light and air penetration relies fully on the opposite side where windows and doors have been programmed to fulfil this need. The top level is a concrete cube fixed with small circular holes to allow light and air into the space. Similarities can be seen between this feature within the Maison A Bordeaux and the windows within the dwelling of my underground community. The Maison's concrete structure is like a confined cube separated from the outside world and only allowing programmed views into the space. The underground dwellings have this same opportunity, however the windows are programmed by the users and views and light can be mimicked to represent a landscape or scenery above ground.
Section sourced from
Riley, T. (1999). The Un-Private House.
New York: The Museum of Modern Art.
Harris, K. (2012, 12 9). Kristin Harris Arch 1201.
Retrieved from Blogspot:
http://kris-arch1201.blogspot.com.au/2011/03/plans-at-1100.html
Plans Sourced from
OMA. (2012, 12 8). Maison a Bordeaux,
France, Bordeaux, 1998. Retrieved from OMA:
http://oma.eu/projects/1998/maison-%C3%A0-bordeaux
Model images sourced from
Booth, P. (2012, 12 8). UTAS building
Simulation Student Work. Retrieved from Wordpress:
http://peterbooth.wordpress.com/2008/11/11/utas_-building-simulation-student-work/
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