EXP2.WK5 - INSPIRED IDEAS

When one door closes another one opens, but we so often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the ones which open for us.
By Alexander Graham Bell

I searched for already-built houses or buildings, which represent similar ideas to that in Edward Hopper's painting, 'Rooms by the Sea'.

EXP2.WK5 - PAINTING SELECTION

The painting that I have selected for Project 2: Rooms and Narrative is 'Rooms by the sea' by Edward Hopper, 1951.

1. Edward Hopper (American, 1882-1967)
2. Rooms by the sea, 1951
3. Oil on canvas, 29 1/4 x 40 in. (74.3 x 101.6 cm)

Hopper designed and built a sunny studio at Truro on the bluff overlooking the ocean. This painting is based on the view out the back door of the studio. While the view from the studio suggested the composition of Rooms by the Sea, the image is more an evocative metaphor of silence and solitude than the transcription of an actual scene.

(http://artgallery.yale.edu/pages/collection/popups/pc_amerps/details19.html)

The emotive and phenomenal qualities of this painting include silence, openness, deserted, endless, and boundless.

EXP1.WK4 - FINAL PRESENTATION

The final presentation took place on 10th, april at Red centre Level 6.

The first image shows the overall presenation, including the final model + the final drawing done by myself and my partner, Terri John.

The second image shows the final drawings, both parti and poche.

EXP1.WK4 - FINAL MODEL

The final model with a horizontal section-cut.

All of the images above, shows similar perspectives of the model.

However, the second image displays how the section cut affects the concept of the overall building.

EXP1.WK4 - FINAL POCHE DRAWINGS

I have drawn section and plan view of the building as my poche drawings. The main important thing that I wanted to convey through my drawings, was the relationship between the building and the surroundings (environment,,etc). Since the building incorporates the use of indoor and outdoor spaces, it is best to show the context, how the building is situated in terms of the landscape and the surroundings. Also, the section view of the building is related to that of plan view, just to make it easier for you to imagine the whole building in your mind.

EXP1.WK4 - FINAL PARTI DRAWINGS

1.Structure

2. Enclosure

EXP1.WK4 - FINAL DRAFT MODEL

The draft model, with a vertical section-cut.

We (Terri and myself) thought it would be better to make the model with a horizontal section-cut, since the building is a very wide (horizontally) building.

Anyway, the images above show the final product of draft model. Our final model should be as similar as to that shown above, with just a different section cut.

EXP1.WK3 - PARTI DRAWINGS

1. Structure

2. Geometry

3. Geometry

4. Circulation

EXP1.WK3 - MODEL PROGRESS

These photos show the progree of my group's model-making. The model details the main facade of the building, and its connection to the upper floor.