Tuesday, 20 November 2012
Sunday, 4 November 2012
Impact C - Inviting the Climate
Assingment: Pushing and Pulling the Envelope - Phase II C - Inviting the Climate
The room I have selected in this investigation is the kitchen. I thought this was the room, which had the greatest demands according to inviting the climate. Over the last ten years the kitchen has become a really important room in our homes. It is mainly used for cooking, but also for coffee drinking, reading the newspaper, to make homework, etc. Therefore I have designed a room with two zones, which suits the above mentioned in the best possible way.
The room I have selected in this investigation is the kitchen. I thought this was the room, which had the greatest demands according to inviting the climate. Over the last ten years the kitchen has become a really important room in our homes. It is mainly used for cooking, but also for coffee drinking, reading the newspaper, to make homework, etc. Therefore I have designed a room with two zones, which suits the above mentioned in the best possible way.
To create a good climate indoor, I
have studied the sunlight and designed an opening, which is open for the sunlight
during the winter months and closed for the sunlight during the summer months.
This is done to avoid an overheating in the room during the summer. In the
winter months the idea is to heat up the room with the sun instead of using
energy to heat up the room.
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Sun
angels at 12 p.m. in December and June
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The
indoor movement of generated heat from the sun
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By
making a platform to the relaxing zone, a warm and cold zone is created.
These zones suit the actions in the room. You can cook in the cold zone because
the body is in motion, while the zone in the back is warmer because the
body mostly is sitting in this zone.
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Sunlight
in December 12 p.m.
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Sunlight
in June 12 p.m.
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The
months between June and December at 12 p.m. (September and March)
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Thermal
material in the relaxing zone of the kitchen to retain the heat for a longer
period when it is cold outside and the heat is needed
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Elements to keep
the sunlight outside during the summer
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Elements
to bring the sunlight inside during the winter
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The
arrangement of windows in the opening
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Model
of my kitchen
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Diagrams
of the process
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Technical
drawings
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Wednesday, 31 October 2012
Montre for the Body
I have called my result in impact B "Montre for the Body" because I have created a frame around the shower action. Basically the idea is to have this light constantly and when the action bathing is in use the steam and water will interact with the light. That interaction will give the user some kind of artificial shower curtains and the montre will appear around you.
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| The montre |
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| The light beams to create artificial shower curtains |
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| The montre seen from above |
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| The process |
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| Technical drawings of the result |
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| Pictures of the result |
Tuesday, 30 October 2012
Impact B - Bending the Light (investigations)
Assignment: Pushing and Pulling the Envelope - Phase II B - Bending the Light
These models are some of my investigation models. Models built to see how the opening can control the behavior of the light in the room. The selected room for this assignment is the bathroom. The light becomes visible when it hits something. Therefore the bathroom is preferred because water and steam will appear when the action is in use, which I thought was an interesting thing to work further with.
These models are some of my investigation models. Models built to see how the opening can control the behavior of the light in the room. The selected room for this assignment is the bathroom. The light becomes visible when it hits something. Therefore the bathroom is preferred because water and steam will appear when the action is in use, which I thought was an interesting thing to work further with.
Tuesday, 23 October 2012
Impact A - Framing the View
Assignment: Pushing and Pulling the Envelope - Phase II A - Framing the View
This is the room to relax in which I especially have worked with the framed view. The room is divided into two zones. One zone to asocial relaxing with its own view and another more social zone with the greatest view.
This is the room to relax in which I especially have worked with the framed view. The room is divided into two zones. One zone to asocial relaxing with its own view and another more social zone with the greatest view.
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| Drawing of the Relaxing room - 1:20 |
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| Adjustable slats to further investigations according to framing the view |
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| Adjustable slats to further investigations according to framing the view |
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| Adjustable slats to further investigations according to framing the view |
Monday, 22 October 2012
Drawing for Manipulating the Opening
Assignment: Pushing and Pulling the Envelope - Phase II A - Framing the View
These pictures are the technical
drawings of my envelope with the new openings designed after intuition to create
the best context to the actions and my "program of
intent"
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| Technical drawings of the envelope (complete) |
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| Technical drawings of the envelope (plans) |
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| Technical drawings of the envelope (sections) |
Tuesday, 16 October 2012
Manipulating the Opening
Assignment: Pushing and Pulling the Envelope - Phase II A - Framing the View
In a time interval of 24 hours I worked by intuition to create different types of openings for every action. The opening should suit the action and frame the view of the newly given context. These models were my result.
In a time interval of 24 hours I worked by intuition to create different types of openings for every action. The opening should suit the action and frame the view of the newly given context. These models were my result.
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| 3D Rhino model of the new developed envelope (South and East elevation) |
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| 3D Rhino model of the new developed envelope (South elevation) |
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| 3D Rhino model of the new developed envelope (West elevation) |
Monday, 8 October 2012
Positioning the Envelope
Assignment: Pushing and Pulling the Envelope - Phase II - Manipulating the opening
In this phase I was given a site in Aarhus Botanic Garden. My site is no. 4.
In this phase I was given a site in Aarhus Botanic Garden. My site is no. 4.
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| Map of the lower part of The Botanic Garden, Aarhus. |
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| Position in the context |
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The
block next to my site, which I consider as a weakness because it blocks the
sunrise
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Panorama
view from the site towards "Den Gamle By" in Aarhus, which I consider
as a strength in my site
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Panorama
view with total view over my site
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Sunday, 30 September 2012
Program of Intent
Assignment: Pushing and pulling the opening - Phase 1 - Creating the opening
The sun plays an important role in the human life. Even though we have equipped ourselves with ties and suitcases through the last centuries, it does not change the fact that we still are born with a daily rhythm. A rhythm which contains sleeping during the night and being awake during the day. Actually a pretty simple rhythm. Scientific studies show our physical recovery takes place between 22-02 and our mental recovery from 02-06. It is important to recover in that period. The fact that we have displaced that rhythm surprises me. I think that the average person gets up at 8 a.m. and goes to bed around midnight. According to that, I will design my envelope after the sun and the daily rhythm of the actions, by giving a huge amount of light through the day. I will make the sun force an occupant up in the morning and tell the occupant it is sleeping time in the evening by letting him see the sunset.
The sun plays an important role in the human life. Even though we have equipped ourselves with ties and suitcases through the last centuries, it does not change the fact that we still are born with a daily rhythm. A rhythm which contains sleeping during the night and being awake during the day. Actually a pretty simple rhythm. Scientific studies show our physical recovery takes place between 22-02 and our mental recovery from 02-06. It is important to recover in that period. The fact that we have displaced that rhythm surprises me. I think that the average person gets up at 8 a.m. and goes to bed around midnight. According to that, I will design my envelope after the sun and the daily rhythm of the actions, by giving a huge amount of light through the day. I will make the sun force an occupant up in the morning and tell the occupant it is sleeping time in the evening by letting him see the sunset.
The rooms in the cube are
designed for our daily rhythm so the actions which needs sunlight gets it. Off course
I have considered more subjects than that; private/public, social/asocial,
view, orientation, size, scale, atmosphere, comfort, what kind of light could
best support the different actions, and most important of all: The body-room
relationship. Based on these ideas, the rooms have been designed and
carefully positioned in the envelope.
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| Isometry of the envelope |
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| Program of intent |
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| Technical drawings of the envelope |
Around the Envelope
Assignment: Pushing and Pulling the envelope - Phase I - Creating the opening
Plaster model of my selected study model (no. 4) for further investigations.
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| South Elevation |
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| West Elevation |
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| North and West Elevation |
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| North Elevation |
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| East Elevation |
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| South and East Elevation |
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