Week 05 - Independent Study

The Two Concepts

SANTIAGO CALATRAVA

For Axonometrics:

1. Architecture should be aesthetically pleasing like a sculpture on a pedestal.
2. Architecture is shaped by the manipulation of light and shadow.
3. The spirit of a building shall not be diminished by the structural foundation.

For Light Rail Station:

1. The use of oblique curves and symmetry to add dynamism.
2. The visible skeleton: expressed structure: everything used is visible.
3. Evoking the sense of movement through the building form.
4. Inspired to seek simple forms in the hope of creating an emotional response.

FRIEDENSREICH HUNDERTWASSER

For Axonometrics:

1. Generosity of space; Providing maximum space for individuals to interact with.
2. Architecture as a playful, otherworldly place.
3. Appreciates individualism, where building should not be think of as a whole but distinct spaces.

For Light Rail Station:

1. The line between the building and landscape melds: the building as an extension of the landscape rather than as an addition to it.
2. "The straight line is godless and immoral"
   

12 Axonometrics (6 pairs)

One Pair of Axonometrics created in class

In SketchUp

Two Images from Lumion Environment