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Research Exercise 02: MassPrecedent: The Pantheon - Rome
Photo above: http://www.polatkaya.net/pantheon_yurt.htmhttp://s3images.coroflot.com/user_files/individual_files/original_256293_CwFeZw6ttA7tyyuAGiryFv3Hu.jpghttp://atheism.about.com/od/christianchurchchurches/ig/Pantheon-Rome-Temple-Church/Pantheon-Rome-Today-Exterior.htm
• Large concrete structure• The oculus - the main source of natural
light• Lower part - larger heavier materials• Higher part - thinner lighter materials
Research Exercise 02: MassPrecedent: The Beehive Tomb
Photo from: http://www.historywiz.com/beehivetombs.htmhttp://www.howitworksdaily.com/history/a-tholos-tomb-unearthed/
• Built in a hill• Triangle “window” as the source of
light• Entrance passage• Beehive shape - with stand com-
pressive stress from the earth above the structure
Research Exercise 02: MassPrecedent: The ant hive
http://traumwerk.stanford.edu/archaeolog/2011/04/ant_ants_and_archaeology_a_med.htmlhttp://www.arkive.org/yellow--meadow-ant/lasius-flavus/image-A18322.html
• Thin, small, plenty membered structure• “The reverse volume”• Build by “blanks” between mass con-
struction
Research Exercise 02: MassPrecedent: The former Bank of Australia Building
• Large thick column at the bottom
• Thinner column on top• Arch opening - classic
openings of mass con-struction
Research Exercise 02: MassPrecedent: Collins Street 333
• Large granite columns• Arch again• Dome - good structure to define volume and
resist compression stress at the same time• Arches everywhere
Research Exercise 02: MassPrecedent: Former London Chartered Bank
• Large column at bottom• ARCHES!• Blue stone as the base
Research Exercise 02: MassThe design: Brainstorming - Solid and Void“Positive” & “negative” Volume
• Exploring how can the design locate
Research Exercise 02: MassThe design: Brainstorming - Darkness & Light
How light goes through the structure
• Exploring how to allocate lights through the structure
Research Exercise 02: MassDrawing: Ant Hive - 1:50 Site Plan
• An attempt of drawing
• Site Plan• Ant hive - inter tun-
nel• Openings on top
Research Exercise 02: MassDrawing: ant hive - 1:50 Section Plans AA & BB
• Few section drawings• Find it really hard to express by draw-
ing
Research Exercise 02: MassDrawing: The village - 1:50 Site Plan
• Another attempt of drawing
• Site Plan• In a valley, with cliff
on one side and a gentle slope on the other side
• 3 different designs responding to dif-ferent landscape
Research Exercise 02: MassDrawing: The village - 1:150 cliff
• Cliff side section plan• Located around 15m above
ground• Land fill providing a gentle
slope• Light tunnel slightly on top of
the structure, made by optic fiber wrapped by concrete
• Diamond shape wall pattern• Glossy finished fiber glass back
wall to reflect lights through out the whole structure
• Opening on the side to exit the structure in another way
Research Exercise 02: MassDrawing: The village - 1:50 Hill side
• Hill side section plan• Located 2.5m above
ground• Columns at the front
door• Large glass block on
the front roof to re-flect and reflex lights into the building
• Concrete slab be-hind the glass block as support
• Tined glass panels as the ceiling to allow or prevent more light from going into the structure
Research Exercise 02: MassDrawing: The village - 1:50 underground
• Underground section plan
• Located 5m under-ground
• Front area will be digged down 2.5m
• Columns and stairs as the entrance
• Triangular structure as the roof of entrance
• Main structure as a cyl-inder with a hemisphere roof
• Roof made by semi-transparent keyboard-key-like covers inspired from coplane theatre
• Keyboard-key-like seats located inside the struc-ture