EXP3 The Bridge. Moving elements+spaces

Links

Lumion:

https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B0kEm0HAlZocWFZVZ1hESjdZb0U&usp=sharing https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B0kEm0HAlZocZHM3d3VlLUtWQ0U&usp=sharing

Sketchup:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0kEm0HAlZocVnlmeXpSWUJrdGM/edit?usp=sharing

The school is purposely built to resemble a bridge rather than a building. From what I understand, this is what this experiment is about, "your challenge is to design a school that forms a bridge spanning a valley". Hence circulation around the school is minimal and has been made "one-way" as one would experience walking through a bridge. The strong building element of this school is the research area. This architecture has a mixture of both building and bridge focusing mainly on it being a bridge.

Ascending ramp with ascending texture assigned leads to area of high brain activity i.e Research space, workshop and student meeting. Blocks are placed close together to represent the concept of "building is a hive of activities"

Moving element moves vertically down in a linear manner taking down to the folly.

Lecture space has a very spatial arrangement. Although this school would consist of 100 students, during days of orientation/open days/seminar/workshop, number of participants may soar and that is what this spatial arrangement has been thoughtfully considered for. It is never risky to have more space than needed.

Flythrough view. More effort has been put to make the school function and look like a bridge. Making a bridge allows to stretch for thousands of feet. The arch shape allows this bridge to support itself without the use of beams or piers. It can cope well with bending forces

Tea gardens in Sylhet, Bangladesh are planted in rows across high lands. They are not really hills but I thought I could use the concept and integrate to my landscape without disrupting the original one.

Under construction

Too sleepy..Making of  lumion environment and bridge with moving elements separated.

SU Model

Circular junction of the bridge has open studio spaces. Concept of Architecture has been wrongly entitled to  demolition of nature and forests. Hence, in studio spaces, students work close to nature, in open spaces with the outstanding natural view to inspire them and in this way they would value conserving. The long rods(moving elements) stand out and have high altitude that "encourges love of facts" (mashup).

This is ought to be the busiest part of the building. Hence it is placed at a distance connected to an ascending ramp (with an ascending texture assigned)and receives minimal distractions. The building consists of Research space, Workshop and Student Meeting.

This design is inspired by the Seattle Library where progressive levels are at an altitude and connected by stairs.

Moving elements

The "disc" has two functions. It acts like an elevator, coming down from the bridge and creates passageway to climb the steps of the folly.

Rotating rods that extrude from the folly spreads to form junction with the inner circumference of the bridge. When the rods "spread", they form a cross shape which was our theme to work for on perspective sketches

Folly again..

I have been constantly emphasised to think dynamically, in 3d. Hence, I re-did my folly for students to move around, centrally meet and have an assembly. Also...

                                                             

relating my sketches to the folly.

2 point perspectives

Lumion Environment

Hill tracks of Chittagong, Bangladesh.

36 custom textures

folly

Draft section

top view

Draft plan

1 Point Perspectives