BLOG ENTRY - 13 CASE STUDIES 5,6
Halftecture O
LOCATION - Osaka, Japan
ARCHITECT - Shuhei Endo
(1) Front elevation
Site conditions -
setting - historical gathering place for the people of Osaka
Abundance of trees
Important landmark - local and tourist attarction
Concept -
- Not fully enclosed - simultaneously
open (for convenience) and closed (for privacy).
- Artfull presence suiting the environment of the park - Disguising its banal purpose.
- Interesting ''Tent-like'' structure.
- Contrasting expressions of the interior and exterior setting.
Planning -
- Entrances are not defined
- Closed compartments not touching the roof- enabling air flow into the interior space.
- Spaces designed in between fixed ofjects.
Materiality -
- Monolithic structural system
- Weathering steel plates
- used in the roof, joinery details and walls.
- Rusted surface blends into the environment.
- Connections - welded connections.
- Steel alloy - passive barrier protecting from atmospheric corrosion.
- Interior space - glistening porcelain, stone,
and metal finishes.
Technicality-
- thick steel plates welded into a single plane using continuous welds.
- Catenary curved form of the roof (like a hanging chain/ cable) - suspended on its on weight and supported at the ends ( Trianglulated COR-TEN steel plates)
Artists’ Studios in Aberystwyth
LOCATION - Wales, UK
ARCHITECT - Heatherwick Studio
(2) Front elevation of a studio
Site conditions -
- Wooded site
- Project is placed amongst the trees
Design intention -
low-cost facilities for sixteen start-up arts organizations for the Aberystwyth Arts Centre.
Concept -
- shed-like studio spaces
- organised around a common entryway.
- simple timber frame split down in the middle to bring in more ventilation.
(3) Concept
Materiality -
Stainless steel sheet metal -
- intentionally crinkling the thin foil prior to installation
- Flexible and has structural integrity.
- Thin yet durable and resistant to weather
spray foam -
To achieve the rigidity needed for durable cladding - applied to the inner face of the foil after it was installed.
Technicality -
- Eight buildings - elevated off the sloping site by
fifteen concrete piers.
- light wood-frame construction
- stainless-steel cladding - seamless overlapping of giant peices of metal.
- reflective, polished metal exterior - reduce all forms of heat transmission.
- polyurethane foam - sprayed on the inner surface of the cladding - designs a cavity conceals this irregularity behind a vertical plane of interior gypsum and wood studs.
REFERENCES:
(1) - https://www.archdaily.com/11008/halftecture-o-shuhei-endo/50102f7928ba0d422200104e-halftecture-o-shuhei-endo-image?next_project=no
(2), (3) - http://www.heatherwick.com/project/aberystwyth-artist-studios/
Signing off,
Tejashri Kumaresan
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