The way I see the canyon in your project, is the same way I see the river going through land! Water, Hydraulic energy shape and engrave its pass way. how the water engraved its way? and till where? why the canyon start here and end here, or transversal.
Does the bottom of the canyon has slope?
what determined the canyon width?
I think the more the canyon gets wider the more it could address its point.
Why cant the canyon be much wider? while In your previous post of the foam model,Image "model+021" look how the width of the canyon affected both, the light and the trip experience through the canyon.
I believe your project is about experience not static value of water and an umbrella, you have created an experience through the canyon of water as a reason of life to both banks of the river (Canyon) well how this canyon shape its way?
Well what would happen if we build your building with sea sand and let water go through the canyon, and check what water passage did with the sand model?
does the walls against the canyon has to be straight? cant they be descending or ascending? or both?
what the point of having a canyon if we cant put little boats in them and move?
Its great that you post this map of Boston, enriching a concept you develop, I think its time to look more inside, very inside and see the experience your students will have in relation with their little river and its water.
I wont cover the canyon, or if I have to for climate control reasons, I would do it using skylight, however you would use a loop for this running water. otherwise the water will be so cold and bring cold to the heart of the building.
I dlove to see a section through your canyon and its relation with the two banks (both sides). that will speak for it self.
I am amazed by your Ideas of incorporating water, as long as you look at the "Inside experience".with relation to the canyon.
Kara, I think Amr brings up some extremely great points. Like I said to you at the intensive, the first thing I thought of when you explained your project to me was the Grand Canyon. As we all know the canyon never has the same element repeated in it. It took forever for it to establish its character. What establishes the character in your canyon and what does it mean for the supporting spaces? What makes each element individual and what makes one want to experience every element in your canyon/building. I visited the canyon last April and wanted to stop at every point along the way. There was something different about each overlook. Think about this when you are studying the layout. I think Amr’s idea about the sand is awesome. If you have time to study this with a sand model placed on something that would replicate the existing topo. I think you could have a great point to go from. I can’t wait to see your next post.
Thanks for your thoughtful comments. I will look into a sand model... as for the canyon bottom I had not considered a slope...accessibility is an issue of course...I agree the walls can be more interactive to the space... Morphosis used a wire mesh model in form-z to create the form of the building...this could be a good area to start... and yes if it rains it pours and we will all get wet inside the pedestrian passage.
Kara, Amr and Jaclyn add interesting points to your search for the right heart of your project. I would love for you to try to be less general and more specific. When the Grand Canyon makes yet another unexpected steep turn, there is a reason: a particularly hard rock in the river's path, a tributary, rapids. Emerge yourself into the plan, draw it at 1/4"=1'-0" scale and fill it with events. Your canyon needs to have reasons to bend and twist: forces from inside the adjacent buildings, areas of rest for the visitors, transitions in the water treatment and learning installation.
I am keeping tabs but I have been deluged with work at the office. Big meeting on Monday. The interesting coincidence is that I can't even stop thinking about my project even if I wanted to because a few guys in the area I sit at are working on a LEED project and today the conversation was about a water feature (the client unfortunately can't afford that was designed to tell a story about water and the process of heading into the Edward's Aquifer (I heard mention of caves...) of course this is VE'd out but the client still wants their water story...I have so many brains to help me with my story of our site. I like what the recent map discovery depicts; a city that floats...not unlike my proposal for my building... As for the Morphosis article the project had similar problems a site deemed unsuitable for building upon because of its unusual shape and size and the grading...The school received the land cheap and morphosis managed to design a beautifully with cheaper building materials...also I really enjoy the ingenuity the firm took to form the building from the grading...I will really delve into this soon... now i need to get back to the sketch up models due for work...
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Kara!!!!
The way I see the canyon in your project, is the same way I see the river going through land!
Water, Hydraulic energy shape and engrave its pass way.
how the water engraved its way? and till where?
why the canyon start here and end here, or transversal.
Does the bottom of the canyon has slope?
what determined the canyon width?
I think the more the canyon gets wider the more it could address its point.
Why cant the canyon be much wider? while
In your previous post of the foam model,Image "model+021" look how the width of the canyon affected both, the light and the trip experience through the canyon.
I believe your project is about experience not static value of water and an umbrella, you have created an experience through the canyon of water as a reason of life to both banks of the river (Canyon) well how this canyon shape its way?
Well what would happen if we build your building with sea sand and let water go through the canyon, and check what water passage did with the sand model?
does the walls against the canyon has to be straight? cant they be descending or ascending? or both?
what the point of having a canyon if we cant put little boats in them and move?
Its great that you post this map of Boston, enriching a concept you develop, I think its time to look more inside, very inside and see the experience your students will have in relation with their little river and its water.
I wont cover the canyon, or if I have to for climate control reasons, I would do it using skylight, however you would use a loop for this running water. otherwise the water will be so cold and bring cold to the heart of the building.
I dlove to see a section through your canyon and its relation with the two banks (both sides). that will speak for it self.
I am amazed by your Ideas of incorporating water, as long as you look at the "Inside experience".with relation to the canyon.
Kara,
I think Amr brings up some extremely great points. Like I said to you at the intensive, the first thing I thought of when you explained your project to me was the Grand Canyon. As we all know the canyon never has the same element repeated in it. It took forever for it to establish its character. What establishes the character in your canyon and what does it mean for the supporting spaces? What makes each element individual and what makes one want to experience every element in your canyon/building. I visited the canyon last April and wanted to stop at every point along the way. There was something different about each overlook. Think about this when you are studying the layout. I think Amr’s idea about the sand is awesome. If you have time to study this with a sand model placed on something that would replicate the existing topo. I think you could have a great point to go from. I can’t wait to see your next post.
Amr and Jaclyn
Thanks for your thoughtful comments. I will look into a sand model...
as for the canyon bottom I had not considered a slope...accessibility is an issue of course...I agree the walls can be more interactive to the space...
Morphosis used a wire mesh model in form-z to create the form of the building...this could be a good area to start...
and yes if it rains it pours and we will all get wet inside the pedestrian passage.
Kara,
Amr and Jaclyn add interesting points to your search for the right heart of your project. I would love for you to try to be less general and more specific. When the Grand Canyon makes yet another unexpected steep turn, there is a reason: a particularly hard rock in the river's path, a tributary, rapids. Emerge yourself into the plan, draw it at 1/4"=1'-0" scale and fill it with events. Your canyon needs to have reasons to bend and twist: forces from inside the adjacent buildings, areas of rest for the visitors, transitions in the water treatment and learning installation.
werner,
I am keeping tabs but I have been deluged with work at the office. Big meeting on Monday.
The interesting coincidence is that I can't even stop thinking about my project even if I wanted to because a few guys in the area I sit at are working on a LEED project and today the conversation was about a water feature (the client unfortunately can't afford that was designed to tell a story about water and the process of heading into the Edward's Aquifer (I heard mention of caves...) of course this is VE'd out but the client still wants their water story...I have so many brains to help me with my story of our site. I like what the recent map discovery depicts; a city that floats...not unlike my proposal for my building...
As for the Morphosis article the project had similar problems a site deemed unsuitable for building upon because of its unusual shape and size and the grading...The school received the land cheap and morphosis managed to design a beautifully with cheaper building materials...also I really enjoy the ingenuity the firm took to form the building from the grading...I will really delve into this soon...
now i need to get back to the sketch up models due for work...
to be continued...
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