Inversion of pre-dertermined archetype has been studied to propose a new style of spaces. Being submerged with the earth can suggest a sense of claustrophobia, or relief from it…
However, sometimes programmatic obstacles often result in temporary propaganda that would only seem to appeal a specific group of users. Or maybe that’s the point?
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Excavating Wilderness: A [re]Orienting Trajectory Across Central Park proposal by Jeff Kamuda
This came through as I was reading about the spread of underground culture and its impact!
Re-blog from ArchDaily…
This project explores the tension between the sprawl of the built environment. The idea of subterranean architecture interacting with the surface using the influences of the cosmos creates an interesting dialogue that reflects the experience of the individual. What is it about large structures built underground that can invigorate such strong reaction? Is it being beneath the layers of soil that evoke a sense of isolation? Or maybe people are simply just not use to experiencing the raw earth being inside their spaces?
Photo by Jeff Kamuda
Photo by Jeff Kamuda
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Disrupting the Axis
Developed from the principals that organized the Forbidden City, strategies that derived from cosmology suggest strong axial domination that separates primary and secondary programs. Spaces that are meant for conducting civil events are placed along the axis that follows the progression along the complex. This axis then relates to Beijing at a larger scale by being in itself the center of the city.
The construction of Tian An Men drew from the influence under the leadership of Mao, whom led the revolution to the rise of communism that still governs the Chinese society until this day. Its authority matched the Imperial China by extending itself along the axis that rules the organization of the Forbidden City.
The idea of axis seems to be the base that dictates the Tian An Men Square. It seems to be the focus of media as a space that can draw the most attention based on the meaning of the space. Therefore significant event that protest the authority of the government often result there.
How can architecture affect this gesture to not only question the morality of the space that defines the Chinese society? Can democracy be promoted along this axis to mediate fortified language power?
Rupture of a systematized line-up of volumes
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Transforming the room into a winter wonderland by peeking in to the space from under. Obscuring the perspective and entirely immersing yourself in a pure white “landscape” can bring a sense of experiencing a space.
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Starbucks in Japan by Kengo Kuma
Lately I have been intensely inspired by textural production resulting from repetitions of logical tectonics of a material. Being in this space must make one feel awake…and it might not be from the coffee…
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Site Fit / Detail Program
To finally put my ideas of program into test on the site (School Street, Quincy, MA), I have decided to insert a preliminary series of volumes that are the volumetric equivalent of the spaces. These forms are still undeveloped but serves as a good test in comparison to the perspective site. So far the tested volumes did not take up as much land as thought therefore it will allow the future development more area for experiment.
To experience the program adjacencies, I have derived the below diagrams to convey my idea for adjacencies among the main spaces.
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