Architecture Design Studio: EarthResearch Exercise 02: Mass

Research Exercise 02: MassPrecedent: The Pantheon - Rome

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• 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

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• 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

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• 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