Architecture 200 Exercise 2
Only using a few sticks
Description
The second exercise of Arch 200 was a site with a raised portion on one side where we needed to construct an art gallery. There had to be a 10'x10'x10' and a 10'x10'x15' gallery space, the site was 30'x45' with a berm 10' tall by 9' wide on one side. Instead of planes we had 280 linear feet of timber to use. We could cut it to any length we pleased. The goal of the project was to adequately describe both spaces and have the buildings engage the site (the berm specifically).
With this project I placed both galleries on one side, with the larger one connected to the berm (this saved a lot of lumber). The entrance was located between the galleries, and the remainder of the space was a courtyard. With this project we were exploring the concept of 'poché' ('thickness'), I tried to make it work by using the doubled members on the roof of the courtyard.
Organization of Space
My gallery was organized by the two display spaces (red) flanking an entrance area (green) with a courtyard (blue) spanning the back. Doubled sticks create an area of poché between each gallery and the entrance.
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