Project 1: Final Submission

Ground floor plan

First floor plan

Second floor plan

Sections A & B


Isometric
Structural Elements



Circulation
Relationship between major parts

Progress pt. 3

20/03/2011
The group decided to meet again on Sunday and complete the model. Most of the structural elements were modeled and all we had to do was paste them together. However, there were many minor jobs that were to be done. Some would include doors, spiral stairs, beams and a lot of lining. With not many jobs to do we naively thought we could actually complete the model before dinner. Instead the hours carried on to the next day because as we progressed, we found mistakes and more jobs to do.

Section view at stair-cases, book shelves and masters bedroom

We even made a portal stick for the door

View looking straight at section cut

Overall model without other side of section

Progress pt. 2

19/03/2011
Within the studio class this week, our group managed to create ground floor walls. The hardest part to cut and paste together was the curves at two stair-cases. We showed the teacher our 1:50 model and regarding the contours next to the driveway, he suggested it should be covered to make the courtyard flush with the driveway. Within the limited hours we have for studio class, not much were done so we decided to meet up during the week.

Ground floor floors to be pasted down.

(Done during class)

Countours next to driveway covered and first floor slab partially complete.
(Partially done in class and continued within week)

Section of first floor slab cut and detailing.
Spiral staircase area modeled.

Internal walls and roofs completed for guest house and guard house.

At the end of the night, two set of stairs was modeled, tiles cut and pasted on the first floor at living area.

Progress

8/03/2011
Today was initiated to model making. Before that, research on the Bordeaux House were presented. Good information, interesting photographs. As discussed, the time came to start modeling. The group brought all the equipment needed to model make but the only materials missing were white card.... which is the key material.

Instead of model making, we gathered and planned how the topography was going to be built out of card and the many queries we had were answered. Nothing was made today and the progress furthered on towards the weekends.

Below is an image of the initial stage of the contours.



As the foam board and white paper was pasted and completely stuck down on top of each other, we found out that we were missing a few contours. Therefore we had to rip everything we had done so far apart and to start from the initial stage once more.

The partially completed topography of the site. The rest of the contours being located on the sides have purposely not been done; to allow room for the ground floor to later integrate into the site to form a 'cave-like' structure.

Weekly Thoughts 1

01/03/2011
The first studio lesson we were all divided into groups of three according to our interests in the buildings of five given options of Villa Muller, Villa Savoye, Villa Mairea, Antonio Carlos Siza House and the house chosen; the Maison a Bordeaux house (1995-98) by Rem Koolhaas.

The elevator acting as a moving room, the port-holes seen on the ground floor and second floor, and the round windows that was designed according to the owners' wifes vision were elements that had caught my eye.

However, accurate plans were difficult to search for. Never-the-less, many photographs of the Bordeaux House were helpful in drawing plans for next studio.